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China, coins, Xianfeng (1851-61), AE 50 cash, Board of Works mint, Peking, Hartill CCC-22.759, 55mm, 59.5g, Old branch mint, cast November 1853 to March 1854, large type, VF or betterCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, coins, Xianfeng (1851-61), AE 50 cash and AE 100 cash, both Board of Works mint, Peking, 50 cash Hartill CCC-22.761, 44mm, 40g, Old branch mint, smaller size, cast April 1854 to July 1855, VF or better and 100 cash CCC-22.762, 48mm, 48.8g, New branch mint, cast March 1854 to July 1855, VF (2)CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, coins, Xianfeng (1851-61), AE 10 cash and AE 20 cash, both Fuzhou, Fujian Province and cast 1853-55, 10 cash Hartill CCC-22.780, 36mm, 16.9g, copper colour, F-VF and 20 cash CCC-22.781, 45mm, 36.5g, , copper colour, VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, coins, Xianfeng (1851-61) AE 50 cash, Fuzhou mint in Fujian province, cast c.1853-1855, Hartill CCC-22.782, 56mm, 97.6g, dark brown patina, edge nick otherwise VF,CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, coins, Xianfeng (1851-61) AE 100 cash, Fuzhou mint in Fujian province, cast c.1853-1855, Hartill CCC-22.784, 72mm, 187.5g, dark brown patina, good VF with finishing file marks to the rimCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, coins, Xianfeng (1851-1861) AE 20 cash, Fuzhou mint, Fujian Province, Hartill CCC-22.794, 47mm, 45.1g, yi liang ji zhong incuse on rim, cast 1853-55, copper brown patina, VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, coins, Xianfeng (1851-1861) two AE 50 cash, the first Wuchang mint, Hubei Province, Hartill CCC-22.859, 49mm, 35g, cast 1854-56, VF, the second Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province, CCC-22.897, 53mm, 44.5g, cast 1854-55, local pattern, VF, (2)CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, coins, Xianfeng (1851-61), AE 100 cash (58.56g), Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province, Hartill CCC-22.917, 60mm, 54.7g, cast 1854-55, greenish brown patina, VF with visible finishing filing marksCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Book on Roman coins, Charles Patin, Imperatorum Romanorum Numismata Ex Ære Mediæ Et Minimæ Formæ, Paris 1697, one volume quarto calf,CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, coins, Xianfeng (1851-1861) AE 100 cash, Xi'an mint, Shaanxi Province, Hartill CCC-22.950, 58mm, 56.6g, cast in 1854, large size flan for yuan bao type, FineCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, coins, 'Qixiang' bronze one cash, 'Qi Xiang tong bao', finely cast but probably a copy, 28mm, 8.7g, compare to Hartill CCC-22.1121CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Vietnam coins, Annam, Tu Duc (1848-83), AR 2 Tien and Thieu Tri (1841-1847), AR tien, the 2 Tien, Schroeder 351B, 26mm, 7.9g, obverse double struck, otherwise VF and the AR Tien Sch-250, 25mm, 3.9g, fine finishing marks good VF (2)CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Vietnam coins, Annam, Canh Thinh (1793-1802) two bronze 60-Van Large Cash, Schroeder 480 and 481, both Rev dragon, fish and clouds, Sch 480, 45mm, Good VF and Sch 481, 47mm, dark brown patina, VF, most of these large cash are presentation coins,CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Vietnam coins, Annam, Minh Mang (1820-41), Bronze 60-Van Large Cash Schroeder 131, 51mm, 31.9g, VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Vietnam coins, Annam, Tu Duc (1848-83) three bronze or brass 60-Van Large Cash, all unlisted in Schroeder, the first reverse inscribed P'ei T'ien, Pou Hou P'ei Ti, 51mm, 30.9g, good F, the second 'Ching Lun T'ien Hsia', 51mm, 34.3g, VF and the last includes the references the previous reign of Thie Tri, 51mm, 36.3g, good F 3 x 60vaCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Vietnam coins, Annam, Thieu Tri (1841-47), two AE 60-Van Large Cash Schroeder 217, 51mm, 30.5g rim casting fault otherwise VF and Sch unlisted, 53mm, 39.4g, the reverse similar to Sch 130 from an earlier reign, tape residue otherwise VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Vietnam coins, Annam. Tu-Duc (1848-1883), two brass or copper 60-Van type coins, Schroeder 309, 42mm, 29.7g, near VF, and a Ham Nghi thong bao (1884-5) pattern coin, Sch-unlisted, 47mm, 25.8g, the reverse inscribed T'u Thu'o'ng vi t'ac, corroded otherwise FCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Korea coins, Tae Dong Treasury Department (1882-3) 3 Chon, KM1083, 2 Chon, KM1082 and 1 Chon, KM0181, scarce the silver 3 Chon with blue enamel centre, 31mm, 11.2g, near EF, the silver 2 Chon, 27mm, 7.3g, splintering to black enamel centre otherwise VF, the silver 1 Chon, 22mm, losses to black enamel centre otherwise VF (3)CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, a group of 6 bronze coin charms or amulets, 19th century and various Thai (Siamese) porcelain gaming counters, including copies of two Wu Shi, both Mandel 1.3.9, four Wu Zhu, both M-1.9.5, 48mm, one M-1.9.9, 54mm (cracked) and 1.9.10, four Wu Xing, 2 M-1.12.4, M-1.12.10 and 1.12.53, two Yong Tong Wan Guo, M-1.13.4 and 1.13.43 four various Zhou Yuan Tong Bao and an oval AE Wu Zhu charm 43mm and hongmu Wu Zhu charm, 40mm, ranging from F-VF gradeCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

A group of English medieval church/priory architectural stonework and tile fragments, some pieces with inscribed labels of provenance, including two fragments of figures supposedly from the lowest row of niches of Wells Cathedral, Somerset, four sections of stonework from Merton Priory, Surrey (destroyed in 1538) from excavations from 1898-1929, a section of a door jamb from the cloisters of Glastonbury Abbey, a section from the reredos of Lady St Mary church, Wareham, Dorset, and a section of the reredos of Cuthbert Church, Wells, Somerset with traces of red paint Provenance - A. T. Arber-CookeCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Antiquities and Asian works of art, principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with local archaeological digs undertaken by the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975. The inscribed labels in this lot were probably produced in the 1940s-50s.

China, a group of 14 bronze coin charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, variously inscribed - two Tai Ping tong bao, rev. Zao Cai Li Shi, Hartill, Cast Chinese Amulets 4.1205, 40mm, VF and Bai Fu Bai Shou, CCA-4.1227, CC367.68, 45mm, VG, four Da Guan tong bao, two Mandel 1.29.21, Hartill, Cast Chinese Amulets, 4.487, two unlisted with rev. eagle 40mm and rev. horse 38mm, two Ta T'in tong bao, M-1.62.5 and M-1.62.6, four Tai He Zhong Bao, Hartill, Cast Chinese Amulets, 4.3186 and 4.3175, M-1.63.4, M-1.63.11, M-1.63.14 and similar unlisted but with rev. tiger 41mm and two othersCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

A group of 7 Chinese bronze coin charms or amulets, Qing dynasty- Republic period, to include a Huo Pu, unlisted, the handle spade shaped, 130mm, two massive Wu Xing Da Bou, rev, dragon and phoenix, 150mm, Mandel 1.12.1, Zhou Yuan Tong Bao, rev. dragon and phoenix, Hartill CCA-4.2400, CC441, larger version of Mandel 1.18.27, 60mm, two large Da Guan tong bao, M-1.29.27, 93mm and 95mm, a Zhi Zheng zhi bao, unlisted, rev. five characters, 65mmCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, a group of 22 bronze or copper coin charms, Qing dynasty, each inscribed 'Zheng De Tong bao', Mandel 1.83.11, M-1.83.18, M-1.83.34, two M-1.83.35, one a well cast copper version, 46mm, unlisted rev. confronting dragons chasing pearl, 52mm, two variations of 1.83.34 but with decorative borders or cross-hatching, both 45mm and many smaller versions of similar design, ranging from 22-54mm, majority VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, a group of 14 bronze and brass coin charms or amulets, Qing to Republic period, F to VF to include charms two inscribed Zheng De Tong Bao, a massive version of Mandel 1.83.27, rev. phoenix & dragon, 118mm, VF, Mandel 1.83.16, three Qian Long Tong Bao, Mandel 1.95.2 and a version of 1.96.1, rev. phoenix & dragon, 55mm, two Tong Zhi Tong Bao, rev. Chang Ming Fu Gui, Hartill, CCA-4.1890, 26mm, VF and rev. Ding Cai Gui Shou, CCA-4.1889, VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 2 archaistic bronze charms or amulets, Qing dynasty or earlier both copies of inscribed Zhou dynasty military passes, the first fish-shaped 'Yu ch'ien', 61mm, 25.6g, the second tortoise-shaped, Mandel 18.1.4, 42mm, 31.6gCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, a group of 17 bronze or copper inscribed charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, nine with inscriptions to one side only, the largest inscribed Tian Xia Tai Ping, 65mm, two inscribed to each side, 42mm and six with pictorial designs to the reverse, 24-65mm, VG to VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, a group of 7 bronze charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, each with a four character inscription obverse and a pictorial reverse, to include Tian Zi Wan Nian ([May the] Son of Heaven [live for] Ten Thousand Years), Hartill, Cast Chinese Amulets 4.1004, 48mm, good F, Yi Er Zi Sun (Ye locusts, winged tribes..), rev. flowers, variation of Hartill CCA-4.252, 50mm, F, Zhuang Yuan Bai Xiang (Top graduate, become Prime Minister), rev. two scholars, Hartill CCA-4.2240, 47mm, good F, also some illustrated in Mandel 15.4.28, 15.11.10 and 15.21.2, 44-50mm, all F to VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, a group of 26 bronze or brass charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, all with four character inscription obverse and pictorial reverse, 22m-49mm, F to VF, to include 'Yuan Heng Li Zhen', rev. bat & coins, Hartill, Cast Chinese Amulets 4.801, 43mm, good F, 'Wei Lan San Tai', rev. bat & coins, Hartill, CCA-4.2136, 44m, near VF, 'He Wu Qiao Song', rev. lotus flowers, Hartill CCA-4.4387, 49mm, VF and 'Qu Xie Pi E' (Expel Evil..), rev. Poisonous creatures & tiger, Hartill CCA-4.4372, 50mm, good VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 4 large bronze charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, each with a four character inscription obverse and pictorial reverse, 68mm-70mm, F to VF, includes Bai Fu Lu Shou, possibly Song or Yuan dynasty, see Hartill, Cast Chinese Amulets 4.2104, CCH-1085, 70mm, F, Four Fu characters, Hartill, rev. Sun ssu-miao in a garden, CCA-4.4446, 68mm, VF, ranging from CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 10 bronze or copper charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, all with four character inscription obverse and pictorial reverse, to include Mandel 15.8.6, M-15.8.37, M-15.14.18, 48mm-56mm, some later holed otherwise F-VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

A 19th century painted wood architectural elevation model of Lansdowne House portico, after Robert Adam 17cm high, Provenance - A. T. Arber-CookeCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 4 bronze or copper charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, each with four character inscription obverse and pictorial reverse, 62mm-75mm, F to VF, including 'Jin Yu Man Tang' (Gold and Jade Fill the Hall), Hartill, Cast Chinese Amulets 4.2638, 62mm, good F, two 'Tai Ping Fu Gui' (Great Peace, Wealth, Honour), rev. dragon & phoenix, Hartill, Cast Chinese Amulets 4.1153, 75mm, near VF and 72mm, near F, and 'Lu Wei Gao Sheng' (Rise in Rank & Salary), rev. antique objects, 61mm, F, some included in Mandel - 15.4.34, and a smaller version of 15.8.14CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 5 bronze charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, all with four character obverse and pictorial reverse, including 'Ping An Ji Qing' (Peace & Clear Good Fortune), rev. magpie, sceptre etc., Hartill, Cast Chinese Amulets, 4.1437, CC904, 52mm, good VF, a two 'Pin Zhong Lan Tai' (An Important Place on the Orchid Terrace), rev. figures and cash, Hartill CCA-4.2964, CC973, 52mm, F, 'Xiang Hua Gong Yang' (Incense & Flowers [Buddhist] Offerings), rev, figures, snake & tortoise, 533m, near F, all included in Mandel 15.5.6, 15.8.18, and 15.9.1.CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 17 bronze or copper charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, ranging from 18mm-54mm, VG - VF, thirteen inscribed with four characters obverse and a pictorial reverse, including 'Du Zhan Ao Tu' (To Stand Alone on the Head of the Ao Fish), rev. figure on fish, Hartill, Cast Chinese Amulets 4.4228, 44mm, VF, 'Dui Jin Ji Yu' (Pile up Gold Amass Jade), larger version of Hartill CCA-4.3369, oval 54mm, VF, four with two characters obverse and reverse and the last two characters obverse only.CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 12 bronze charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, to include eight zodiac charms, rev. pictorial, Mandel 3.5.A and 3.6.A, 35mm-62mm, mostly fine to good F, two zodiac charms, rev. plain, 36mm & 43mm, F, one magical spell charm, rev. eight trigrams, version of Mandel 6.1.6, 39mm, VF and four character obv, rev. pictorial, 37mm, near VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 19 bronze zodiac charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, six obv. Twelve Terrestial Branches & Symbolical Animals, rev. Eight Trigrams with characters, 32mm-45mm, all Mandel 4.3, fine to good fine, a set of 12 small zodiac animal charms, 17mm, Mandel 3.1.A, good VF, one other worn,CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 5 bronze zodiac charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, three obv. Twelve Terrestial Branches & Symbolical Animals, rev. Eight Trigrams with characters, Mandel 4.2, 45mm-54mm, ranging from F-VF, two obv. Twelve Terrestial Branches & Symbolical Animals, rev. Eight Trigrams without characters, Mandel 4.1, 47mm-49mm, V and VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 9 bronze charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, seven obv. magical spell characters, rev. Eight Trigrams with characters, Mandel 6.1, 42mm-53mm, ranging from V-VF, and two obv. Twelve Symbolical Animals, and Eight Trigrams, rev. pictorial, Mandel , 47mm and 49mm,CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 24 bronze charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, two obv. magical spell characters, rev. Eight Trigrams with characters, Mandel 6.1, 40mm and 41mm, sixteen obv. four characters, rev. Eight Trigrams, Mandel 5.6, 19mm-44mm, ranging from F-VF, three obv. two characters, rev. Eight Trigrams, Mandel 5.4, 19mm-21mm, F and another charm, 20mmCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 6 bronze charms or amulets, Qing-Republic dynasty, one obv. magical spell inscription, rev. Eight Trigrams with characters, Mandel 6.1.12, 65mm, good F, three obv. pictorial, rev. Eight Trigrams, 44mm-50mm, F, shaped example VF, two poorly cast zodiac charms, probably later copies, 63mm and 68mmCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 38 small bronze, copper and metal charms or amulets, Qing-Republic dynasty, all but one inscribed with four characters to both obverse and reverse, Mandel series 32.1 and 32.2, 17mm-33mm, ranging from F-VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 19 small bronze charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, each inscribed with four characters to both obverse and reverse, ranging from F to VF, 20mm-29mm, four inscribed 'Yi Ben Wan Li Shun Feng Da Ji', 40-43mm, F-VF, two 'Yi Ben Wan Li Zhao Cai Jin Bao', Hartill CCA-4.84/4.86, 42mm, Mandel series 32.1 and 32.2,CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 9 bronze or copper charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, each inscribed with four characters to both obverse and reverse, Mandel series 32.1 and 32.2, 29mm-40mm, ranging from F-VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 5 large bronze or copper charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, each inscribed with four characters to both obverse and reverse, Mandel series 32.1 and 32.2, 47mm-67mm, F-VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 13 bronze charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, each inscribed with four characters to both obverse and reverse, Mandel series 32.1 and 32.2, ranging from 29mm-39mm, F-VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 12 bronze or copper charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, each inscribed with four characters to both obverse and reverse, Mandel series 32.1 and 32.2, ranging from 39mm-52mm, F-VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 6 bronze or copper charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, five inscribed with four characters to both obverse and reverse, Mandel series 32.1 and 32.2, 43mm-50mm, ranging from F-VF and the sixth inscribed with for characters, rev. flowers, 59mm, FCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 8 bronze charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, six with four characters obverse and two reverse, Mandel series 30.1 and 30.2, 24mm-56mm, largest with casting holes otherwise ranging from F-VF, including two inscribed 'Chang Ming Fu Gui', Hartill, Cast Chinese Amulets, 4.2759 and 4.2760 and one 'Tian Xia Tai Ping', Hartill, Cast Chinese Amulets 4.887, CCH-865, and two inscribed with six characters obverse and two reverse, 25mmCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, a rare set of 8 bronze charms or amulets, late Qing dynasty, 34mm-36mm, 13.5g to 17.5g, ranging from good F to VF, each cast with four characters to obverse and two reverse, includes 'Yu Shu Zhi Lan' (a talented young man of noble character), Hartill, Cast Chinese Amulets, 4.1675, CCH-1123 vol.2, 17.5g, 'San Duo Jiu Ru', rev. Ji De, Hartill, Cast Chinese Amulets 4.203, CCH-1130, vol.2, 'Fu Rong Zi Gui', similar to Hartill, Cast Chinese Amulets, 4.1274, rev. differentCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 17 small bronze, copper or silver charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, nine with four characters obverse and plain reverse and one inscribed with four characters obverse and reverse, 8mm-28mm, some with small losses or later holes, otherwise ranging from F to VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 17 bronze or copper charms or amulets, Qing dynasty or earlier, fifteen with pictorial obverse and reverse, one example with a single character, 30mm-63mm, ranging from F-VF, one cast in high relief with two chilong, rev. plain, 56mm and a poorly cast zodiac charm, probably a later copy, 65mmCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 5 large cast bronze charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, the first inscribed to the obverse and reverse with a Daoist magical spell, Mandel 7.5.7, 65mm, fine or better, the second 108 Shou, 58mm, good F, two cast with 24 'good fortune' characters to obverse and reverse, 48mm, VF and 45mm, good F, the last ten characters obverse and reverse, 45mm, good FCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 13 cast bronze charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, six obv. eight characters, rev. pictorial, 44-46mm, one cracked otherwise F-good F, two obv. pictorial, rev. pictorial with four characters, 44mm, F and 45mm, VF, two obv. eight characters, rev. pictorial with four characters, both 44mm and VF, two obv. multiple characters, rev. pictorial with four characters, both 40mm, good F, and the last obv. two deer and two 'coins', rev. plain, rim fault at 1 o'clock otherwise VF, 42mmCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 14 cast bronze charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, ten obv. eight characters, rev. pictorial, 34-43mm, F-VF, two similar with large square hole, 36mm, good F and rim nick otherwise F, one obv. eight characters, rev. pictorial with four characters 43mm, F, the last obv. pictorial with four characters, rev. pictorial, poorly cast, 39mmCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 12 cast bronze charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, seven inscribed 'Tai Shang zhou yue..', rev. Zhenwu (five with Daoist magic writing), Hartill, Cast Chinese Amulets 4.1104, 40-42mm, 4.1107 and 4.1113, 39mm-45mm, one rim split, another drilled, otherwise ranging F-good F, one obv. eighteen character Li script, rev. chrysanthemum, Hartil CCA-4.3245, 44mm, VF, four obv. eight characters, rev. pictorial, 45-48mm, good F to good VF, together with a coin charm, 23mmCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 19 bronze horse gaming charms, Qing dynasty - Republic period, different varieties, Mandel 20.--, 23-42mm, ranging from F to EFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 9 large bronze charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, three zodiac charms, obv. Twelve Symbolical Animals without branches, two rev. pictorial Mandel 3.4, 55mm, the third two characters, 60mm, VG or better, five zodiac charms, obv. twelve branches and animals, rev. pictorial, 58-72mm, one holed, another the central hole worn, ranging from VG to VF, and a Chinese astronomy charm, rev. sun and moon, 75mm, VGCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 10 large bronze open work charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, five with confronting dragons, 57-61mm, good F to VF, two with encircling phoenix, 46mm, near VF and 59mm, rim split otherwise VF, two with two lion-dogs and brocade balls, 49mm, rim split otherwise F and 53mm, VF and another poorly cast and probably a later copy, 62mmCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 10 bronze open work charms or amulets, Qing dynasty or earlier, seven with plants and flowers, Mandel 8.2.A, 42-72mm, one with rim loss, otherwise ranging from F to VF, one with a human and a fish, Mandel 8.7.11, 49mm, F, one with a dragon and phoenix, Mandel 8.4.6, 70mm, crudely finished otherwise VF, the last a geometric 'sun' design, 23mm, together with a small charm (11)CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, a rare archaic bronze openwork Dharmachakra (wheel) charm, probably Han-Tang dynasty, 64mm, small split to rim, malachite encrustation, well defined, old collection label '99'CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.