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Auction: 344 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale at Grand Hyatt, NY INC
Lot: 903

Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930). Sterling Silver Spoon commemorating Nansen's 1893-1896 North Pole Expedition. By Gorham. 147mm length. Facing portrait of Nansen, hemispherical globe behind, on handle, man on dogsled and polar bears below. Expedition ships at sail on bowl; CHRISTIANIA, JUNE 24 1893 RETURN SEPT.9, 1896. Names of the expedition members on back of the handle, radiant sun and iceberg above, snow-boots and ski-pole below. Hallmarked and stamped "911". A rare Gorham issue. Choice.

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