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Lot 189
Antique Period 19th Century Stunning Quality Platinum Set Diamond and Carved Opal Pendant with Attached Platinum Chain. The Central Carved Opal Portrait Bust of a Young Woman of Wonderful Colour. Surrounded by Old Cut Diamonds. Pendant 1.5 Inches - 3.75 cm High & Chain 18 Inches - 45 cm. Wonderful Quality and Condition.
Lot 59
Miscellaneous Brass Items. This lot includes an antique brass letter opener the finial modelled on a bust of Napoleon signed d'apres Messonnier, approx 28 cms l; a Cairo-ware silver, brass and copper trinket box signed to the cover (hinges are loose) approx 12 x 9 x 4.5 cms ; a small brass jug; an Indian Sadeli Micro-Mosaic Card Case, circa 1900, approx 9.3 x 7 cms together with a brass pillow purse, approx 11 x 8 cms. (5)
Lot 84
ROMAN COINS, LICINIUS II (CAESAR, AD 317-324), GOLD AUREUS, 5.3G. MINT OF NICOMEDIA, AD 321/2. D N VAL LICIN LININIVS NOB C, BARE-HEADED, DRAPED AND CUIRASSED BUST FACING. REV. IOVI CONSER-VATORI CAES, JUPITER SEATED FACING ON THRONE SET ON PLATFORM, HOLDING VICTORY ON GLOBE AND SCEPTRE, PLATFORM INSCRIBED SIC V/SIC X IN TWO LINES, EAGLE STANDING LEFT AT FEET TO LEFT, HEAD RIGHT, HOLDING WREATH IN BEAK, SMNE TO BASE OF PLINTH
Lot 273
A 19TH CENTURY WHITE METAL SEAL, modelled as an elegant lady, the oval hardstone seal intaglio carved with a cherub, unmarked, 4cm high; another modelled as a young lady with cornucopia, 5.5cm high, another in the form of a male bust, on green hardstone plinth, 5cm, and a silver plated example modelled as a classical male bust, 6.5cm (4)
Lot 7
A Rare Resolution and Adventure Medal, 1772, in bronze coloured 'platina', the obverse with bust r., laureate, GEORGE III KING OF GR. BRITAIN. FRANCE. IRELAND. ETC., the reverse with two ships at sea. RESOLVTION. ADVENTVRE., the exergue SAILED FROM ENGLAND MARCH MDCCLXXII, the top edge above the King's head bearing traces of original suspender ring, later drilled to take a ribbon suspender, with later case Footnote:- These medals were made for distribution to indigenous people by James Cook and his men of the ships 'Resolution' and 'Adventure' during the Second Voyage of 1772-75.Provenance:- The Resolution and Adventure Medal was given to the vendor by his grandmother when he was young, and he always kept it in his 'treasure box'. However, the early provenance of the medal has been lost to time.
Lot 4
J Hirsch and Sons Limited, Montreal - an early 20th century rectangular cigar tin, inscribed Irving Cigars and printed in polychrome with a titled portrait oval of Our Future King, H.R.H Edward Prince of Wales, leafy swags, royal arms and regalia, on a faux mosaic ground, 3cm high, 21.5cm wide, 12.5cm deep, c.1911Prince Edward, later briefly Edward VIII, was officially invested as Prince of Wales at Caernarfon Castle on 13th July 1911. This was the first time that the ceremony had been held in Wales since at least 1616; Queen Victoria - South Africa 1900 - a rounded rectangular tin, the cover embossed with portrait bust in gilt, Royal Cipher, crown, inscribed South Africa 1900, facsimile script, I Wish You a Happy New Year Victoria, 1900, on a red ground, blue border, reg 349850, 2cm high, 15.5cm wide, 9.5cm deep, c.1900; a circular plate, printed in colours with The Four Generations of Our Royal Family, the border with named views, Windsor Castle, York Cottage, Buckingham Palace and Marlborough House, and Royal Arms and flowers of the British Isles, 30cm diam; etc (5)
Lot 8
Victory Factories, Nelson - an early 20th century tapered rectangular tin, embossed and printed in polychrome with a mounted Native American Indian, to verso with a Moor, on a faux leather ground, 'brass mounts' to angles, lion mask handles to sides, verso of cover inscribed The World's Winter Sweetmeats Victory-V For Cold Journeys, Gums and Lozenges Sold All Over The World, Nothing Like "Victory", 28.5cm high, 15.5cm wide, 10.5cm deep;Banner, Wallis and Manners, Ltd - an early 20th century commercial sample cover, printed in polychrome with bust length portrait of John Spencer Churchill, The 1st Duke of Marlborough, with embossed laurel leaf border, 21cm high, 16.5cm;etc
Lot 297
g Elizabeth II (1952 -), gold proof Fifty-Pence, 2003, struck in 22 carat gold for the 100th Anniversary of the Suffragette Movement, crowned bust right, IRB below for designer Ian Rank Broadley, legend surrounding, ELIZABETH II D. G. REG. F. D.2003, rev. design by Mary Milner Dickens of a suffragette chained to railings and holding a banner on which appear the letters WSPU, to the right a ballot paper marked with a cross and the words GIVE WOMEN THE VOTE, to the left 50 PENCE, and below and to the right 1903 and 2003, 15.5g (S.H12). As struck, lustrous mint state, in original Royal Mint box with certificate of authenticity numbered 0318 of 942 pieces issued. g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.
Lot 76
Pleasing Example of the 1562 Milled Sixpence of Queen Elizabeth IElizabeth I (1558-1603), silver Sixpence, 1562, milled issue by E. Mestrelle, elaborate crowned bust left, small rose in field behind, initial mark star both sides, outer beaded circle and legend surrounding both sides, cross on crown below centre of E, ELIZABETH. D. G. ANG. FRA. ET. HIB. REGINA, rev. long cross fourchée over quartered shield of arms, date above between pellets, left pellet below V of legend, POSVI DEVM. AD IVTORE M. MEVM, weight 3.11g (Borden and Brown 27, O1/R1; N.2027; S.2596). Toned, with underlying brilliance, extremely fine for issue and rare and highly desirable this nice. Elloye Mestrelle likely arrived from Paris with his family in 1559, and along with his sibling Philip was already a skilled engraver. It is thought that he came to England to sell his skills to the Mint, as the Queen was concentrating her energy into the recoinage, having ascended the throne the year before. He may well have lost employment engraving in France, as the first mention of him is in a pardon by Queen Elizabeth of 24th March 1561 where he is forgiven for any treasons, felonies or offences before his arrival at the Mint dating before 1st March 1559. He seems to have secured a contract during 1560 at the Mint, and the first fruits of his experimental machine-made labour appear in late 1561. To make such milled coins metal ingots were first cast and then a cutter was employed to cut individual blanks, which turned out to be 10% overweight. Therefore, the individual blank flans had to be adjusted by hand cranking through roller presses to flatten them out. The eventual coins were struck by a screw press method and the first denominations were the undated silver Shilling, Groat and Half-Groat, and a limited number of gold Half-Pounds and Crowns perhaps produced to celebrate the Queen’s visit to the Mint in July 1561. The silver at least features in a Pyx trial of October 1561, but not the gold. These silver denominations were then dropped in favour of new silver Sixpences, Threepences, Three-Halfpence and Three-Farthings, as of a new Proclamation issued 15th November 1561, all featuring the rose behind the bust, and Elloye was awarded £25 from the Queen. Elloye worked within the Mint for the next eight years, but fortunes changed on 1st September 1568 when his brother Philip was arrested for counterfeiting Burgundian Crowns and Elloye was implicated in the crime. Philip was subsequently hanged after his conviction of 12th January, and Elloye though once again pardoned on 2nd May 1569 returned to the Mint in 1570; but not in as much favour as previously as he now had only limited access to letter punches for engraving. The Under-Treasurer Stanley suddenly died in December 1571 and the change in master-ship to John Lonison meant changes were afoot. It was decided the experimental machinery would be put to the test against the hammermen in 1572, and its production rate of a mere 22 blank Sixpence sized flans an hour could not compete with the hammermen’s 280 in the same timeframe and theirs were more accurately hewn. Therefore, Lonison denied Elloye further access to the Minting area in the Tower though he remained in lodgings with his family, and not much more is known for the succeeding years and months. That is until in October 1577 when Elloye is arrested in London and later appears at the Norfolk Assizes charged with counterfeiting and is convicted. His possessions and family are evicted from the Tower, and alas it seems he met the same fate as his brother Philip in Spring 1578. For further reading see the article in the British Numismatic Journal 1983, volume 53, “The Milled Coinage of Elizabeth I” by D. G. Borden and I. D. Brown Provenance: Ex St James Auction 35, 9th February 2016, lot 40.
Lot 287
g Elizabeth II (1952 -), gold proof One Pound Coin, 2006, struck in 22 carat gold, crowned bust right, IRB below for designer Ian Rank Broadley, legend surrounding, ELIZABETH. II. D. G REG. F. D. 2006, outer beaded border surrounding, rev. struck en medaille, the Egyptian Arch Bridge County Down, tiny incuse back to back Es at lower left of design for designer Edwina Ellis, denomination below, outer border of arcs and linear circle surrounding to represent bridges and paths, edge milled with woven cable pattern incuse, weight 19.61g (S.J19). As struck, lustrous mint state, in original Royal Mint box and card case with certificate of authenticity numbered 1010 of 1195 issued. g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.
Lot 125
Charles II (1660-85), silver Shilling, first hammered issue (1660-61), crowned bust left, plain field, legend and outer toothed border surrounding both sides, initial mark crown, CAROLVS. II. D. G. MAG. BRIT. FR. ET. HIB. REX, rev. long cross fourchée over quartered shield of arms, .CHRISTO. AVSPICE. REGNO., weight 6.03g (Bull 273; ESC 1009; N.2762; S.3308). Toned, a little double-struck in parts, some light hairlines, rim chip on reverse, otherwise very fine and scarce. Provenance: Ex A. H. Baldwin, Auction 77, 27th September 2012, lot 2716.
Lot 265
g Elizabeth II (1952 -), gold thirteen-coin proof Set, 2002, struck for the Golden Jubilee of the Reign, the current denominations all struck in 22 carat gold, proof Golden Jubilee Five Pounds, 2002, crowned bust of Queen right enrobed, IRB on truncation for designer by Ian Rank Broadley, denomination below, rev. Queen enrobed on horseback left, IRB incuse below rear hoof, date in exergue either side of Order of the Garter, two lines of legend surrounding, ELIZABETH. II. DEI. GRA. REGINA. FID. DEF / .AMOR. POPULI PRÆSIDIUM REG, edge milled, weight 39.94g; gold proof Two Pounds, 2002, crowned head left, IRB below for designer Ian Rank Broadley, beaded circles and legend surrounding, ELIZABETH. II. DEI. GRA. REG. FID. DEF., rev. concentric symbols to depict the advance of technology from the Iron Age to the Internet, incuse italic BR in stripe on right side for designer Bruce Rushin, denomination and date surrounding, edge milled, weight 15.97g; gold Proof One Pound, 2002, similar obverse to previous coin without beaded inner circle, rev. three heraldic lions left, denomination below, modelled by Norman Sillman, edge milled and inscribed with incuse letters DECUS ET TUTAMEN, weight 19.61g; gold proof Fifty Pence, 2002, struck on heptagonal flan, similar obverse, rev. Britannia seated right with trident shield and lion, holding spray of leaves, 50 in exergue, FIFTY PENCE above, designed by Christopher Ironside, weight 15.58g; gold proof Twenty Pence, 2002, struck on heptagonal flan, similar obverse, legend incuse on raised border, rev. crowned rose, date either side, denomination at stem 20 below, TWENTY PENCE incuse on raised border, designed by William Gardner, weight 9.74g; gold proof Ten Pence, 2002, similar obverse to One Pound, rev. crowned lion prancing left, 10 below, TEN PENCE above, designed by Christopher Ironside, edge milled, weight 12.65g; gold proof Five Pence, 2002, similar obverse, rev. crowned thistle, 5 below, FIVE PENCE above, designed by Christopher Ironside, edge milled, weight 6.32g; gold proof Two Pence, similar obverse, rev. Prince of Wales plumes with motto, 2 below, TWO PENCE above, designed by Christopher Ironside, edge plain, weight 13.96g; gold proof One Penny, 2002, similar obverse, rev. crowned portcullis with chains, 1 below, ONE PENNY above, designed by Christopher Ironside, edge plain, weight 6.98g; gold proof Maundy Set, Four, Three, Two and One New Pence, each with young laureate head of Queen right designed by Mary Gillick, legend and beaded border surrounding, +ELIZABETH.II. DEI. GRATIA. REGINA. F:D:, rev. crowned mark of value with date either side all within oak wreath, weights 3.16g, 2.37g, 1.58g, 0.79g respectively (S.PGJS1-2002). As struck, lustrous mint state with some coins toning, in original Royal Mint box and card outer with certificate of authenticity numbered 1221 of 2002 sets issued. (13) g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.
Lot 239
Victoria (1837-1901), silver Florin, 1885, Gothic type, crowned Gothic type bust left, Latin legend in Gothic letters with linear and 33 longer arched border surrounding, date in legend in Roman numerals, Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxxxv, rev. crowned cruciform shields, emblems in alternate angles, quatrefoil at centre, denomination legend, One florin in upper half, one tenth of a pound in lower half, toothed border and rim surrounding, weight 11.30g (Bull 2909; Davies 777 dies 9+B; ESC 861; S.3900). Attractively toned, extremely fine.
Lot 211
Pleasing Example of the George III Oval Countermark on a Mexican Spanish Empire Eight RealesGeorge III (1760-1820), oval countermark upon Spanish Eight Reales of King Charles IIII (1788-1808), 1793 FM, struck in Mexico City, Mexico, small oval hallmark of George III right at centre of obverse, bust of Spanish King laureate and draped right, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, CAROLVS.IIII. DEI. GRATIA, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, pillar with ribbon motto either side PLUS ULTRA, legend surrounding, .HISPAN. ET IND. REX. M. 8R.F.M., weight 26.66g (Bull 1852; ESC 129; S.3765A). Toned, host coin and countermark good very fine. These emergency countermarked coins were struck in relation to a crisis with the silver coinage at the end of the 18th Century where the supply of silver in commerce and for the Mint had dwindled due to the Wars in France after the Revolution in 1797. From March 1797 the Bank of England therefore released stocks of its Spanish dollars each with an oval countermark valued at 4s and 9d for currency. They did not really alleviate the problem of smaller change and were issued on an off with the oval countermark until a more complex larger octagonal mark replaced them from January to May 1804, as the oval pieces were being counterfeited. Eventually the octagonal replacements were also copied widely and the ultimate solution was to have the Soho Mint totally overstrike the Spanish Dollars with the Bank of England design. The initials F and M at the end of the reverse legend represent the names of the Mint Assayers who were Francisco Arance Cobos and Mariano Rodriguez.
Lot 387
Byzantine Empire, Maurice Tiberius (A.D. 582-602), gold Solidus, mint of Constantinople, O N MAVRC TIb PP AVI, draped and cuirassed bust facing, wearing a plumed helmet and holding a globus cruciger, rev. VICTORIA AVGGG I, Angel standing facing, holding a long rho-headed cross and a globus cruciger, a star on right, CONOB in exergue, 4.17g, 6h (S -; DO -; MIB -). Extremely fine, apparently unpublished with this reverse legend.
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