Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2016 ANA Auction - Online Sess. D-E 15-16 August 2016
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SCOTLAND. Anstruther. Beggar's Benison Member Badge, 5826 (1826). EXTREMELY FINE.
34.08 mm (excluding hangar); 16.10 gms. Silver-gilt. "BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY" Adam and Eve naked, lion at their feet, Adam reaches for the apple; Reverse: "LOSE NO OPPORTUNITY" Adonis holding spear standing over recumbent Venus, hound at left. The Beggar's Benison was a society of gentlemen celebrating male sexuality. Exceptionally well preserved with minimal signs of handling. EXTREMELY FINE.
Estimate: $300.00- $500.00
34.08 mm (excluding hangar); 16.10 gms. Silver-gilt. "BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY" Adam and Eve naked, lion at their feet, Adam reaches for the apple; Reverse: "LOSE NO OPPORTUNITY" Adonis holding spear standing over recumbent Venus, hound at left. The Beggar's Benison was a society of gentlemen celebrating male sexuality. Exceptionally well preserved with minimal signs of handling. EXTREMELY FINE.
Estimate: $300.00- $500.00