RARE “FRANK BUCK’S JUNGLELAND NYWF" RING WITH HIGH RELIEF LEOPARD HEAD.
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Winning Bid:
$1,182.78 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
4
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, July 25, 2013 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, July 25, 2013 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #209 - Part II
Item numbers 1145 through 2874 in auction 209
Value Code:
K/L - $1,000 to $5,000 Help Icon
Item Description
This brass ring with adjustable bands has very high relief club logo of leopard head on the top with surrounding text top and bottom “Frank Buck’s Jungleland” while at the left and right are the small designations “NY” and “WF.” For New York World's Fair. This is only our 5th example seen in over 5 decades. All previous examples had rather muted brass tone as opposed to gold flashing seen on some premium rings. This example is very bright brass tone, both on outer and inner surface. Somehow it missed the plating process that applied the simulated dark coloration simulating a bronze color. In our opinion, this creates the most striking visual appearance of the five we've seen. A beautiful example of a rare ring. Hake's Pop Culture guide values are Good $550, Fine $1600, NM $2750.
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