Fine old example of the knights Of Pythias highly decorated sword with Nickled Scabber. A chain bond of steel runs from the knights head pommel to double phoenix crossguard & shield with emblazoned "UR" the reverse "FCB" on crossguard for Friendship, Charity, & Benevolence.The Pythians were the first Franternal Organization chartered by The U.S & Congress & the urging of President Lincoln in 1864 . It's goal was to bring back the North & South of a waring nation back to peace and brotherhood. The owner of this paticular sword was etched onto blade as Joseph N. Mahoney. This sword dated back to the second half of the 19th century when many members were Civil War Veterans. The 30 d.e. blade is etched more than half it's length on both sides telling the story of the Knights Of Pythias
This is a set of Solid Silver flatware consisting of 12 place settings: dinner knife, dinner fork, salad fork, bread & butter spreader, tea spoon. There are 4 ice tea spoons, 2 large table spoons, 1 butter knife server, 1 sugar spoon, 1 pickle fork, 1 cake knife, and 1 cheese server. Also included in the original 5x12, International Silver Company manual that identifies each item. Presently it is stored in a safety deposit box, but I have included photos taken from the manual.
The set was purchase in the 1920's in Lincoln, Nebraska. The manual has a foil sicker inside with the name of the store, but it is difficult to read. It belonged to Fred B. and Sunbeam Thompson, who retired in Sprinfield, Missouri. Thompson was a college football coach, and coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks in the 1940's. The set has never been sold. I Inherited it from a family member in the 1980's.
I have a pheasant vase that I bought off of Ebay and I think it is quite old. I can find no information about the maker or how old it is. I just started to collect pottery and therefore have no real experience, but my gut tells me this is very old. I was thinking it was french or perhaps English. The top of the vase has vines and leaves (the brown from the vines is barely visible now as is the green on the leaves). It has a beautiful pheasant on the front (tail looks like it is losing it's color but the rest is very brightly colored). Any information specific about age, maker and approximate value would be wonderful! I've attached images I think will help. Since the picture of the bottom doesn't do it justice, I've attached an image of the "maker mark" that I drew to show what it looks like. There is also a "7337" on the bottom, 15 incised as well and a blue ".5" painted on the bottom. Thanks!
