#67 • 1883 Catholic Order of Foresters St. John Court Medal

Part of Haute Couture Haven: The Ultimate Designer Fashion Auction (timed auction by Lux Auctions)

High bid $5.00

Status: Sold

Category: Jewelry

Hard-to-find three-tier antique pinned gold-tone medal for the St. John's Court No. 1476 Catholic Order of Foresters, a mutual benefit society. COF 1883 is on the lowest Maltese cross tier, with a stag leaping past a cross bearing the letters F, H and C. The round middle features an open safe, and the top bar has a printed paper label inside a plastic window. T.C. Gleason Mfg. of Chicago made this order's medals from about 1905 until after WWII, this being an early model. Measures 2 1/8" W x 4" H, with patina, rubbing and light marks appropriate for age.