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Click here to subscribeBRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Thomas Spence, Copper Halfpenny, 1796, obv laureate bust right under a radiated star, UNITED TOKEN around, rev crowned harp between thistles, ENGLAND . IRELAND . SCOTLAND . 1796 . around, edge SPENCE X DEALER X IN X COINS X LONDON X (Conder p.110, 336; Virt p.76; Atkins p.137, 717; D&H Middlesex 899). Good extremely fine with a fair amount of original colour remaining.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Thomas Spence, Copper Farthing, 1794, obv bust in profile left, JAMES below, T. SPENCE . A . STATE PRISONER IN 1794. around, rev figure of Britannia seated right, ROUSE BRITANNIA: around, edge plain (Conder p.253, 77; Virt p.160; Atkins p.144, 776; D&H Middlesex 1077). Good extremely fine and patinated.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Thomas Spence, Copper Farthing, 1794, obv bust in profile left, JAMES below, T. SPENCE . A . STATE PRISONER IN 1794. around, rev man riding on a bull with the head of an ass, AM I NOT THINE ASS around, edge plain (Conder p.305, 419; Atkins p.144, 777; D&H Middlesex 1078). Good extremely fine with a fair amount of original colour remaining.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Thomas Spence, Copper Farthing, 1794, obv bust in profile left, JAMES below, T. SPENCE . A . STATE PRISONER IN 1794. around, rev padlock dividing date below, . MUM . above, edge plain (Conder p.306, 432; Atkins p.144, 779; D&H Middlesex 1080). Good extremely fine with a little faded colour remaining, scarce.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Thomas Spence, Copper Farthing, 1794, obv bust in profile left, JAMES below, T. SPENCE . A . STATE PRISONER IN 1794. around, rev pig facing left trampling on emblems of royalty, cap of liberty above PIGS MEAT PUBLISHED BY T. SPENCE LONDON around, edge plain (Conder p.306, 435; Virt p.160; Atkins p.144, 780; D&H Middlesex 1081). Good extremely fine with subdued colour remaining, scarce.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Isaac Swainson, Copper Halfpenny, obv bust in profile left, JSAAC SUAINSON around, rev female standing dropping herbs into a still, HYGEIA PREPARING VELNOS’ VEGETABLE SYRUP * around, edge plain (Conder p.238, 234; Pye p.34, 10; Atkins p.138, 725; D&H Middlesex 907). Small area of encrustation on the reverse, otherwise nearly mint state and lightly bronzed, retaining a few tiny spots of original red casting wax, extremely rare, perhaps only 12 struck.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Taylor, Moody & Co., Westwood’s Unfinished Obverse Die Trial in Copper, obv helmeted bust to left, rev blank, edge PAYABLE AT MACCLESFIELD LIVERPOOL OR CONGLETON . X . (D&H Hampshire 81). Essentially as made and unique. ex Norman Collection ex S H Hamer Collection, Glendinings, 26-28 November 1930, lot 83 (part) ex F S Cokayne Collection
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Taylor, Moody & Co., Westwood’s Obverse Die Trial in Copper, obv helmeted bust left, ST BEVOIS below, SOUTHAMPTON HALFPENNY . around, large bust, large letters in inscription, rev blank, edge PAYABLE AT MACCLESFIELD LIVERPOOL OR CONGLETON . X . (D&H Hampshire 83). Good extremely fine and exceptionally rare, perhaps only two others known. ex F S Cokayne Collection
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Taylor, Moody & Co., Westwood’s Copper Halfpenny, 1790, obv helmeted bust left, ST BEVOIS below, SOUTHAMPTON HALFPENNY . around, small bust, small letters in inscription, rev shield of arms, 1790 above, BREWERY AND BLOCK MANUFACTORY UNITED COMPANY around, small letters in inscription, large date, the points of the shield between the K and M on the left and between the R and Y on the right of BLOCK MANUFACTORY, no blossoms on the hop stem in shield, edge PAYABLE AT THE OFFICE OF W. TAYLOR R. V. MOODY & CO. . X . (Conder p.44, 28; Atkins p.42, 56; D&H Hampshire 86). A little corrosion on the obverse and some spotting, otherwise good extremely fine and quite rare.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Taylor, Moody & Co., Westwood’s Copper Halfpenny, 1790, obv helmeted bust left, ST BEVOIS below, SOUTHAMPTON HALFPENNY . around, small bust, small letters in inscription, rev shield of arms, 1790 above, BREWERY AND BLOCK MANUFACTORY UNITED COMPANY around, small letters in inscription, large date, the points of the shield between the K and M on the left and between the R and Y on the right of BLOCK MANUFACTORY, no blossoms on the hop stem in shield, edge engrailed (Atkins p.42, 56b; D&H Hampshire 86b). Obverse flaw as made, light contact marks, otherwise better than extremely fine and very rare.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Taylor, Moody & Co., Copper Halfpenny, 1791, obv helmeted bust right, SR. BEVOIS SOUTHAMPTON around, rev shield of arms, PROMISSORY 1791 HALFPENNY around, edge PAYABLE AT THE OFFICE OF W. TAYLOR R. V. MOODY & CO. . X . (Conder p.44, 29; Pye p.45, 2; Virt p.94; Atkins p.43, 58; D&H Hampshire 89). A couple small spots, otherwise good extremely fine and bronzed.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Taylor, Moody & Co., Silver Halfpenny, 1791, obv helmeted bust right, SR. BEVOIS SOUTHAMPTON around, rev shield of arms, PROMISSORY 1791 HALFPENNY around, edge PAYABLE AT THE OFFICE OF W. TAYLOR R. V. MOODY & CO. . X . (Conder p.44, 29; Pye p.45, 2; Virt p.94; Atkins p.43, 58; D&H Hampshire 89). Very light hairlines, otherwise mint state and attractively toned.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, William Waller, Copper Halfpenny, 1797, obv bust of William Waller right, PUDDINGTON HALFPENNY PAY AT THE HOUSE OF W. WALLER around, rev ship sailing right, KING AND CONSTITUTION above, BRITANNIA 1797 in exergue, edge plain (D&H Bedfordshire 5). Nearly very fine and very rare.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Thomas Welch, Uniface Copper Penny, Trial of the Unfinished Obverse Die, obv bust in profile left, rev blank, edge ON DEMAND I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ONE PENNY (D&H Warwickshire 23). Minor spotting, otherwise nearly as made and of the highest rarity. ex F S Cokayne Collection
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Westwood, Copper Penny, 1790, obv helmeted bust left, SOUTHAMPTON HALFPENNY . ST BEVOIS . around, rev shield of arms, 1790 above, BREWERY AND BLOCK MANUFACTORY UNITED COMPANY * around, edge ON DEMAND WE PROMISE TO PAY ONE PENNY (D&H Hampshire 5). Struck on a penny flan that had previously received an impression from the dies used to strike Mary Lambe & Son’s halfpenny (D&H Somersetshire 50), as made and probably unique. ex F S Cokayne Collection, acquired 10 December 1903 for 120/-
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Westwood, Copper Penny, 1797, obv laureate bust in profile right, BRITISH COMMERCIAL PENNY around, rev Britannia seated upon a cannon, BRITANNIA above, 1797 below, edge plain (D&H Middlesex 7). Trifling marks and spots, otherwise nearly as made, bronzed and rare.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Westwood, Copper Halfpenny, 1797, obv laureate bust of George III in profile right, BRITISH COMMERCIAL HALFPENNY. around, rev female seated on a cannon, BRITANNIA above, 1797 in exergue, edge PAYABLE AT CRONEBANE LODGE OR IN DUBLIN (D&H Middlesex 1006). From the fractured obverse die, trifling marks, otherwise nearly as made and bronzed, significant red casting wax adhering, extremely rare.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Westwood, Copper Halfpenny, obv laureate bust in profile right, 1650 below, CHARLES THE SECOND OF ENGLAND . around, rev oak tree, BOSCOBEL HALFPENNY . above, edge PAYABLE AT CRONEBANE LODGE OR IN DUBLIN (Conder p.316, 2; Atkins p.165, 3; D&H Shropshire 1). Small obverse spot, otherwise good extremely fine with a fair amount of original colour remaining, very rare. ex F S Cokayne Collection
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Westwood, Copper Halfpenny, obv laureate bust in profile right, 1650 below, CHARLES THE SECOND OF ENGLAND ., rev oak tree, BOSCOBEL HALFPENNY . above, edge WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY (Atkins p.165, 3a; D&H Shropshire 1a). Good extremely fine and very rare.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Westwood, Copper Halfpenny, obv laureate bust in profile right, 1650 below, CHARLES THE SECOND OF ENGLAND . around, rev oak tree, BOSCOBEL HALFPENNY . above, edge plain (Atkins p.165, 3b; D&H Shropshire 1b). Small spot on the reverse and a little old lacquer, otherwise better than extremely fine and extremely rare.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Westwood, Copper Half-Halfpenny, 1790, obv bust of Charles Roe right, CHARLES ROE ESTABLISHED THE COPPER WORKS 1758 around, no buttons on coat, rev female seated with right hand on a screw and left hand on a cogwheel, MACCLESFIELD HALF HALFPENNY around, 1790 below, the upper bar of the windlass points to the first limb of the E, the lower bar points just below the second limb of the second N, edge engrailed (Atkins p.15, 57; D&H Cheshire 83). Minor spots, otherwise good extremely fine, scarce.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Westwood, Copper Half-Halfpenny, 1790, obv bust of Charles Roe right, CHARLES ROE ESTABLISHED THE COPPER WORKS 1758 around, three buttons on coat, rev female seated with right hand on a screw and left hand on a cogwheel, MACCLESFIELD HALF HALFPENNY around, 1790 below, the upper bar of the windlass points to the first limb of the E, the lower bar points just below the second limb of the second N, edge milled (Conder p.25, 21; Virt p.213; Atkins p.16, 58; D&H Cheshire 84). Good extremely fine with subdued colour remaining, scarce
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Westwood, Copper Half-Halfpenny, 1791, obv bust of Charles Roe right, CHARLES ROE ESTABLISHED THE COPPER WORKS 1758 around, no buttons on coat, rev female seated with right hand on a screw and left hand on a cogwheel, MACCLESFIELD HALF HALFPENNY around, 1791 below, the upper bar of the windlass points to the first limb of the E, the lower bar points to the space between the second N and Y, edge engrailed (Atkins p.16, 59; D&H Cheshire 85). Struck from the fractured reverse die on a large, but incomplete flan, good extremely fine and scarce.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Westwood, Copper Half-Halfpenny, 1791, obv bust of Charles Roe right, CHARLES ROE ESTABLISHED THE COPPER WORKS 1758 around, three buttons on coat, rev female seated with right hand on a screw and left hand on a cogwheel, MACCLESFIELD HALF HALFPENNY around, 1791 below, the upper bar of the windlass points to the first limb of the E, the lower bar points to the centre of the second N, edge milled (Conder p.25, 22; Atkins p.16, 60; D&H Cheshire 86). Better than extremely fine and scarce.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Westwood, Copper Half-Halfpenny, 1792, obv bust of Charles Roe right, CHARLES ROE ESTABLISHED THE COPPER WORKS 1758 around, no buttons on coat, rev female seated with right hand on a screw and left hand on a cogwheel, MACCLESFIELD HALF HALFPENNY around, 1792 below, the upper bar of the windlass points to the first limb of the E, the lower bar points to the centre of the second N, edge milled (Conder p.25, 23; Atkins p.16, 61; D&H Cheshire 87). A little spotty, otherwise better than extremely fine and scarce.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Westwood, Copper Half-Halfpenny, 1792, obv bust of Charles Roe right, CHARLES ROE ESTABLISHED THE COPPER WORKS 1758 around, three buttons on coat, rev female seated with right hand on a screw and left hand on a cogwheel, MACCLESFIELD HALF HALFPENNY around, 1792 below, the upper bar of the windlass points to the first limb of the E, the lower bar points to the centre of the second N, edge milled (Atkins p.16, 62; D&H Cheshire 88). Good extremely fine, scarce.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Westwood, Copper Half-Halfpenny, 1791, obv helmeted bust left, ST BEVOIS below, SOUTHAMPTON HALF HALFPENNY around, rev shield of arms, 1790 above, BREWERY AND BLOCK MANUFACTORY UNITED COMPANY around, edge milled (Conder p.44, 34; Atkins p.44, 65; D&H Hampshire 96). Minor marks, otherwise good extremely fine and with a little original colour remaining, rare.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Westwood, Copper Half-Halfpenny, 1791, obv bust of John of Gaunt left, JOHN OF GAUNT DUKE OF LANCASTER * around, rev shield of arms, LANCASTER HALF HALFPENNY 1791 around, edge milled (Conder p.61, 49; Atkins p.65, 94; D&H Lancashire 151). Struck on an imperfect flan, a little detritus, otherwise good extremely fine and rare.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Westwood, Copper Half-Halfpenny, 1792, obv bust of John of Gaunt left, JOHN OF GAUNT DUKE OF LANCASTER * around, rev shield of arms, LANCASTER HALF HALFPENNY 1792 around, edge milled (Conder p.61, 50; Atkins p.65, 95; D&H Lancashire 152). Good extremely fine with a substantial amount of original colour, rare.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Westwood, Copper Half-Halfpenny, obv bust in profile right, DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON above, rev three lions, PROMISSORY HALF HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT around, edge milled (Conder p.250, 49; Atkins p.239, 331; D&H Warwickshire 475). Good extremely fine with a fair amount of original colour remaining, scarce. ex Spink
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Westwood, Copper Half-Halfpenny, obv bust of Shakespeare right, STRATFORD PROMISSORY HALF HALFPENNY around, rev STRUCK IN HONOR AND TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF SHAKESPEARE BORN APRIL 1564 DIED APRIL 1616, edge milled (Conder p.174, 132; Atkins p.240, 338; D&H Warwickshire 484). Minor spotting, otherwise good extremely fine with some original colour remaining, rare.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Whitfield, Copper Halfpenny, obv bust in profile left, rev hand emanating from the clouds holding a balance, IN LONDON between the scales, PAYABLE AT JOHN WHITFIELDS around, edge plain (Conder p.112, 346; Atkins p.138, 726; D&H Middlesex 908). Softly struck up as usual, small edge nick and minor marks, otherwise extremely fine for issue and exceptionally rare, only a few examples traced. ex S H Hamer Collection, Glendinings, 26-28 November 1930, lot 234 (part) ex W Waite Sanderson Collection, Glendinings, 16 November 1944, lot 146 (part)
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Whitfield, Copper Halfpenny, obv bust in profile left, * * * LONG * LIVE * THE * KING * around, point of nose to the space between the L and O of LONG, rev hand emanating from the clouds holding a balance, PAYABLE AT JOHN WHITFIELDS around, edge plain (Conder p.112, 345; Virt p.28; Atkins p.139, 727; D&H Middlesex 909). Well struck, good extremely fine, rare. ex Spink
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Wilkinson, John Hancock’s Uniface Copper Halfpenny, Trial of the Obverse Die, obv bust in profile right, IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER. around, I. G. HANCOCK below, plain coat, no collar, four buttons on coat, upper tie of queue points between the IO of IOHN, stop after R, the stop in line with the centre of R, nose to the first limb of M, rev blank, edge plain (Pye p.48, 2; Atkins p.228, 249; D&H Warwickshire 332). Defacing marks, otherwise nearly as made and unique. ex Charles Pye Collection ex James Atkins Collection ex W J Davis Collection, Sothebys, 11 March 1901, lot 411 ex F S Cokayne Collection, acquired for 100/-
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Wilkinson, Silver Three-Shillings and Sixpence, 1788, obv bust in profile right, IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER around, plain coat with collar, four buttons on coat, upper tie of queue points to the N of IOHN, two points to queue under shoulder, tip of the coat almost touches the rim, stop after R, the stop in line with the centre of R, nose to MA, rev barge under sail left, FINE SILVER around, 1788 in exergue, edge WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY (Atkins p.228, 251; D&H Warwickshire 337). Trifling marks, otherwise better than extremely fine and attractively toned. Wilkinson seems to have seriously considered the idea of striking silver coin to pay his workers. Originally tariffed at 3s 6d he likely would have been ultimately obliged to reduce the redemption value to 2s, something more closely approximating its worth. In any case, the venture was abandoned, with few, if any, specimens circulating for any length of time.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Wilkinson, Copper Halfpenny, 1787, obv bust in profile right, IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER around, plain coat without collar, three buttons on coat, upper tie of the queue points to the O of IOHN, stop after R, the stop in line with the inside of the legend and a bit closer to R than the frill, nose to MA, rev man working at a forge, 1787 in exergue, curved 1 and 7, 1 under the centre of the support, second 7 under the anvil, edge WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY (Pye p.48, 5; Atkins p.229, 254; D&H Warwickshire 340). Better than extremely fine with a fair amount of colour remaining, scarce.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Wilkinson, Uniface Copper Halfpenny, Trial of the Obverse Die, obv bust in profile right, IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER around, plain coat without collar, three buttons on coat, upper tie of the queue points to the IO of IOHN, stop after R, the stop in line with the inside of the legend, nose to centre of M, rev blank, edge WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY (D&H Warwickshire 347). A few marks and a little lacquer, otherwise better than extremely fine and exceedingly rare, probably unique. ex S H Hamer Collection, 26-28 November 1930, lot 433 (part) ex F S Cokayne Collection, acquired 14 December 1944 for 42/-
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Wilkinson, Copper Halfpenny, 1787, obv bust in profile right, IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER around, plain coat without collar, three buttons on coat, upper tie of the queue points to the O of IOHN, stop after R, the stop in line with the centre of R, nose to centre of M, rev man working at a forge, 1787 in exergue, curved 1 and 7, 1 under the right edge of the support, second 7 extends just past the right edge of the anvil, date some distance from the line of the floor and seems to angle slightly down and to the right, edge WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY (D&H Warwickshire 350). Better than extremely fine and patinated, extremely rare.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Wilkinson, Copper Halfpenny, 1787, obv bust in profile right, IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER around, plain coat without collar, three buttons on coat, upper tie of the queue points to the OH of IOHN, stop after R, the stop in line with the centre of R, nose to centre of M, hairline equidistant between the N and I, rev man working at a forge, 1787 in exergue, curved 1 and 7, 1 under the right edge of the support, second 7 extends just past the right edge of the anvil, date very close and parallel to the line of the floor, edge WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY (D&H Warwickshire 351). Good extremely fine with some colour remaining, scarce.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Wilkinson, Copper Halfpenny, 1787, obv bust in profile right, IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER around, plain coat without collar, three buttons on coat, upper tie of the queue points to the O of IOHN, no stop after R, the tail of the R cut off by the frill, nose between N of IRON and M of MASTER, rev man working at a forge, 1787 in exergue, curved 1 and 7, 1 under the right edge of the support, 8 under the centre of the anvil, second 7 extends beyond the right edge of the anvil, edge WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY (D&H Warwickshire 368). A few spots, otherwise better than extremely fine with some colour remaining, rare.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Wilkinson, Copper Halfpenny, 1788, obv bust in profile right, IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER around, plain coat without collar, three buttons on coat, upper tie of the queue points to the O of IOHN, no stop after R, the R touches the frill, nose to first limb of M, rev man working at a forge, 1788 in exergue, curved 1 and straight 7, 1 to the right hand corner of the support, the second 8 projects beyond the edge of the anvil, edge WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY (D&H Warwickshire 381). A couple of small spots, otherwise good extremely fine and rare.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Wilkinson, Copper Halfpenny, 1793, obv bust in profile right, IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER around, ribbed coat with collar, three buttons on coat, upper tie of queue points to the W of WILKINSON, no stop after R, nose to centre of M, rev man working at a forge, 1793 in exergue, 1 to the right of the support, 3 extends just beyond the edge of the anvil, flat top to 1 and 7, edge WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY (Atkins p.231, 276; D&H Warwickshire 393). Essentially as made and bronzed.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Wilkinson, Silver Halfpenny, 1793, obv bust in profile right, IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER around, ribbed coat with collar, three buttons on coat, upper tie of queue points to the W of WILKINSON, no stop after R, nose to centre of M, rev man working at a forge, 1793 in exergue, straight 1 and 7, 1 to the right of the support, 3 extends just beyond the edge of the anvil, sloping top to 1 and 7, large date, edge WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY (Atkins p.231, 277; D&H Warwickshire 394). Light brush marks, otherwise extremely fine and toned, extremely rare in silver. ex Spink
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Unknown Issuer, Copper Medal or Trial strike, obv bust in profile right, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA . around, KETTLE under bust, rev lion rampant to left, edge plain (D&H Middlesex 944bis). Circular depression on the obverse, perhaps as made, a few edge bruises, otherwise nearly extremely fine and extremely rare. ex F S Cokayne Collection KETTLE likely refers to Henry Kettle, a die-sinker active in the late 18th and early 19th Centuries.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Uniface Obverse and Reverse Halfpenny Strikings in Copper by an unknown artist, obv bust in profile right, IRON MASTER around, nose points to the S of MASTER, bowed queue extends under the base of the bust, rev AND HE SAID LET US MAKE PENNYS AFTER MY OWN IMAGE within rough border of dots, edges PAYABLE AT MACCLESFIELD LIVERPOOL OR CONGLETON . X . (listed by Atkins p.239, 330; listed by D&H as Warwickshire 334; noted here as D&H Warwickshire 334 bis I and bis II). As made and unique. (2) ex Lincoln “No. 1” Collection, acquired by F S Cokayne 30 March 1934 for £2 2/- Both Atkins and D&H listed these as the obverse and reverse of a single token. Atkins later annotated his notes, however this information may not have been conveyed to D&H who copied the details from his original publication. As these were struck on full weight Macclesfield planchets it is likely that they originated at Soho, although the artist remains unidentified.
BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Uniface Copper Halfpenny by an unknown artist, obv bust in profile right, IRON MASTER around, nose points to the A of MASTER, straight queue terminating at the base of the bust, rev blank, edge WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY (D&H Warwickshire 335). Contact marks, otherwise likely as made and unique. ex Batty Collection ex W J Davis Collection, Sothebys, 11 March 1901, lot 418 ex S H Hamer Collection, 26-28 November 1930, lot 431 ex F S Cokayne Collection, acquired for 125/- This impression was made on a full weight planchet intended for tokens struck for John Wilkinson.
Fine quality 19th century Italian carved shell cameo brooch, the oval panel carved in high relief depicting a classical male bust, in yellow metal brooch mount with beaded border, 45mm x 39mm CONDITION REPORT Very good condition. Shell cameo in very good condition with no damage to the carving. When held to the light there are fine hairline cracks within the shell which appear to be naturally occurring within the shell rather than damage. The brooch mount is also in good condition, good quality and appears to be high carat gold but has not been tested. One of the four 'C' scrolls which secures the cameo into the mount is missing. Total gross weight 16 grams
19th century Italian carved shell cameo brooch, the oval panel carved depicting a female bust with flowers adorning her hair, in a pierced and engraved yellow metal brooch mount, 55mm x 48mm CONDITION REPORT Very good condition. Total gross weight 12.8 grams. Mount appears to be gold, not marked, in good condition
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