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North West Co. Copper Fish Necklace 18th-19th C.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 1,200.00 USD
North West Co. Copper Fish Necklace 18th-19th C.
This is a North West Company of Montreal, Quebec, Canada copper fish effigy gorget pendant from the late 18th century to early 19th century. The piece shows amber and copper beads restrung on a metal wire. North West Co. was the major competitor and bitter rival of the Hudson Bay Fur Trading Co. NWC was forced to merge with HBC by the British Government in 1821 due to their violent competition with several minor armed skirmishes breaking out. The piece pre-dates the merger and is an excellent museum quality early Northern Plains Native American Indian artifact. The fish effigy shows clear, “MONTREAL”, “NWC (in a heart), and two other pictorial hallmarks. The piece is marked on the obverse and reverse. The effigy pendant is 4.25”L x 1.75”W. Necklace overall is 30”L strung.