Lot 496
A South Central Agricultural Society Coin Silver Premium Cup, Edmund J. Johnston, Macon, GA, wc. 1850, marked "E.J.JOHNSTON/MACON.GA.", cartouche engraved "S.C.A.S./For the best & largest/Collection of Fowls", baluster shape with molded foot, beaded borders, scroll handle and chased seal and foliage , height 3 1/8 in., weight 1.55 troy ozs Note: The South Central Agricultural Society was organized in 1846 to present an agricultural fair that would appeal to Georgia farmers as well as those in adjacent states. After being held in Stone Mountain and Atlanta, it was moved to Macon in 1851. The name was changed to the State Agricultural Society of Georgia. The fair continues today as the Georgia State Fair, still held in Macon. Reference: Cutten, George Barton. Silversmiths of Georgia, pp. 58-59.
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