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Lot 62
British Tokens, Seventeenth Century Tokens, Dorset, Sherborne (12): Town farthings, 1669 (5 - three from one obverse die, two from another), mitre (W.155); Thomas Cooper, farthing, 1667 (W.161); W[illiam] O[ldish], farthing, hart, Welcom (W.165; see Norweb 9325); Richard Oldes, farthing, Mercers’ Arms (W.166); Iohn Sherlock, farthing, 1666, hour-glass (W.175); Beniamin Snooke, farthing, 1664, Mercers’ Arms (W.176); Ioh Stvckie, farthing, 1659, ram’s head on shield, Glover (W.177); Iohn Whetcombe, farthing, 1657, family arms (W.180); Wareham (2): Henry Harbin, farthing, 1657 (W.192), pierced; Anthony Trew, farthing (W.193); Wimborne (6): Iohn Anstey, farthing, Mercers’ Arms (W.210), pierced; William Baten, farthing, Grocers’ Arms (W.211); David Deane, farthing, 1657 (W.215); another, dated 1668 (W.216); Iohn Deane, farthing, 1666 (W.218); Iohn King, halfpenny, 1669, horse drawing wagon (W.223), fair to good fine, W.165 very rare (20)
Lot 63
British Tokens, Seventeenth Century Tokens, Dorset, Weymouth (13): Town farthings (2 - same dies), 1669 (W.194); Bartholomew Beere, farthing, 1658, Grocers’ Arms (W.195); Iohn Beere, farthing, Grocers’ Arms (W.197); Iames Bvdd, halfpenny, 1666, Grocers’ Arms (W.198); Thomas Hide, farthing, 1664, ship (W.199); Ioh Hodder, farthing, rose (W.200); Francis Reed, farthing, Grocers’ Arms (W.202); Francis Reed, halfpenny, 1669, Grocers’ Arms (W.203); Iohn Senior, farthing, Mercers’ Arms (W.204), pierced; Iohn Senior, farthing, 1663, fleur-de-lis (W.205); Thomas Tvnstall, farthing, ship (W.207); Thomas Tvnstall, farthing, 1667, ship (W.208), one poor, the others fair to good fine, W.205 and 207 very rare (13) W.205 not represented in the Norweb collection.
Lot 639
British Commemorative Medals, John Lilburn (1615-1657), his trial, copper medal, 1649, at one time attributed to Thomas Simon, IOHN LILBORNE SAVED BY THE POWER OF THE LORD AND THE INTEGRITY OF HIS IVRY WHO ARE IVGES OF LAW AS WEL AS FACT OCT 26 1649, bust of Lilburn l., in doublet and plain collar, legend around in three concentric circles, rev. MYLES . PETTY . STE . ILES . ABR . SMITH . ION . KING . NIC . MVRIN . THO . DAINTY . EDM . KEYSAR . EDW . PARKINS . RAL . PACKMAN . WIL . COMINS . SY . WEEDON . HEN . TOWLEY . OCTOBER . 26 . 1649, central rose, the names of the Jurymen around in four concentric circles, 34.5mm. (MI.385/3; Eimer 167; Platt II, p. 202), struck in low relief, very fine and rare*ex Baldwin’s vault John Lilburn, political agitator and ‘Leveller’ who fought for ‘Freeborn Rights’. He was acquitted of the charge of High Treason for libelling Cromwell and Ireton. The medal is far more usually found in silver.
Lot 645
British Commemorative Medals, William and Mary, Coronation Celebrations at The Hague, silver medal, 1689, BRITTAN LIBER RELIG IUSTIT LEG VIND MDCLXXXIX, crowned shield of arms within Garter, rev. HAC NITIMUR HANC TUEMUR, Hollandia leans on Bible on altar, with Liberty cap on staff, 33.5mm., milled edge (MI.677/53; vL. III, 389), choice extremely fine with near-black tone, rare This coin-like piece was struck for distribution at the Coronation-day festivities at The Hague. The obverse was struck from a Gulden coinage die.
Lot 650
British Commemorative Medals, Queen Mary, Death, hollow silver medal, 1694, by James Roettier, bust r., rev. AT SVPERIS ORIENS, radiant sun sets behind hill, 42mm. (MI.111/344, illus.), good very fine with dark tone, extremely rare*ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 1992, part ex Baldwin’s vault
Lot 651
British Commemorative Medals, Queen Mary, Death, silver medal, 1694, by Jan Drappentier, O SERVES ANIMÆ DIMIDIVM MEÆ, Britannia kneels at altar, with shield, spear and cornucopia, signed with full name on exergual line, rev. celestial crown above funeral pall with four shields, 43.5mm. (MI.120/362; vL IV, 189), dark tone, good very fine, extremely rare*ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 1992, part ex Baldwin’s vault
Lot 66
British Tokens, Seventeenth Century Tokens, Essex, Bardfield, Robert Bowyer, farthing, chequers (W.2); Barking, Nickles Cler, farthing, 1650, Baker (W.7); Braintree, William Martin, farthing, crossed tobacco pipes (W.37); Chelmsford, Iohn Tvrner, halfpenny, 1667, At The White, Horse (W.68); Coggeshall (3): Thomas Gvyon, farthing, 1670, rose (W.79); Francis Lay, halfpenny, At The, swan (W.82); Beniamin Samson, farthing, 1665, Samson holding jawbone (W.85); (Little) Coggeshall, Iohn Harvey, farthing, arms (MD.87A), this pierced, but good fine, rare, a couple of the others poor, the rest fair to good fine (8) *MD.87A ex Norweb (1154)
Lot 672
British Commemorative Medals, John Churchill (1660-1722), Duke of Marlborough, Death, white metal medal, 1722, by J. Dassier, armoured bust three-quarters r., rev. VBI ADERAT IBI VICTORIA, Victory amidst military trophies, 42mm. (MI.457/68; Eimer 495; Eisler I, 269, 7), extremely fine and rare in this metal; with George I, Dassier’s medal, copper, 40mm. (MI.475/94; Eimer 508; Eisler I, 264/33), very fine*ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 2003, part ex Baldwin’s vault
Lot 68
British Tokens, Seventeenth Century Tokens, Essex, Chelmsford (2): Tho Haven, farthing, 1669, 3 keys, Locksmith (W.59); Tho Haven, halfpenny, 1669, 3 keys, Locksmith (W.60), both corroded, the first about fine, the second good fine, both extremely rare, an interesting pair (2) Both from the same obverse die, and neither represented in the Norweb collection.
Lot 689
British Commemorative Medals, Admiral Edward Vernon, Capture of Cartagena, silver medal, 1741, standing figure between two forts, rev. TOOK CARTHAGENA, bird’s eye panorama with ships, 38mm. (A&C. CAv 2-B; Betts 332; MI.548/156); another, pinchbeck, 38mm., first very fine and very rare in silver, second fine (2)
Lot 701
British Commemorative Medals, George II, William, Duke of Cumberland, the Battle of Culloden, copper medal, 1746, by J. & A. Kirk, armoured bust r., rev. INSULA CHARA …, Fame flies over globe centred on the British Isles, 36mm. (MI.613/279; Woolf 55:3a; Eimer 607), good very fine, rare*ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 2008, part ex Baldwin’s vaul
Lot 705
British Commemorative Medals, George II, The British Victories of 1758 and 1759, silver medal, unsigned, Britannia in small chariot with Justice and Liberty, legend around with battle details and, at top, LOUISBOURG / BOSCAWEN – AMHERST, rev. Lion and Unicorn supporting reversed lily, victories in legend around, QUEBEC / WOLFE at top, 44.5mm (MI.709/445; Betts 419; Ford XIV, 66), extremely fine, some patchy toning, extremely rare in silver*ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 2007, part ex Baldwin’s vault The John J. Ford specimen, Stacks, 23 May, 2006 (lot 66) sold for $2,800.
Lot 716
British Commemorative Medals, George III, Patriotic Club, for the support of the Prince of Orange against Napoleon, white metal member’s medal [1813], ORANJE BOVEN – ONE AND ALL, clasped hands, rev. VIRESQUE ACQUIRIT EUNDO, within olive wreath, 36mm. (BHM.774), pierced, extremely fine and rare*ex W. V. R. ‘Roy’ Baldwin collection ex Baldwin’s vault The reverse legend from Virgil
Lot 72
British Tokens, Seventeenth Century Tokens, Essex, Finchingfield, Wil Greene, farthing, At Ye, bell (W.179); Halstead (2): William Newman, farthing, stick of candles (W.191); Rowland Sath, farthing, 1669 (W.192); Harwich, Andrew Debnam, farthing, Fishmongers’ Arms (W.197); Hatfield Broadoak, W.M. Spiltimber, farthing, 1658, tree (W.202); Hedingham (Castle), Robert Walford, farthing, woolpack (W.208); Hedingham (Sible) (2): William Cant, farthing, 1667, Clothworkers’ Arms (W.209); Iohn King, farthing, 1668 (W.210); Manewden, Thomas Bvll, halfpenny, 1669, Barber-Surgeons’ Arms (W.233); Newport Pond, Francis Hvcherson, halfpenny, 1669 (W.243), damaged in centre; Rochford, Iohn Harvey, halfpenny, 1668, part of the Butchers’ Arms (W.259), this pierced, but rare, W.209 good very fine, the others fair to good fine (11) Thomas Bull the only issuer for Manewden.
Lot 75
British Tokens, Seventeenth Century Tokens, Essex, Saffron Walden (3): Ann Mathews, farthing, 1656, Grocers’ Arms (W.276); Edward Tompson, farthing, 1659 (W.281); William Wildman, farthing, 1656, two fishes (W.282); Steeple Bumstead, Martin Dike, farthing, 1657, Drapers’ Arms (W.299); Thaxted (2): Will Mason, farthing, 1662, At The, bell (W.314); George Stvbbing, farthing, 1666 (not 1669 as in Williamson), baker’s peel (W.320); Waltham Abbey (2): Iohn Hodges, farthing, Grocers’ Arms (W.329); Mihill Robinson, farthing, Grocers’ Arms (W.331); Wivenhoe, Iohn Parker, farthing, At The, Falken (W.344); Witham, George Robinson, farthing, 1669, still (W.351), good very fine; Writtle, Daniell Lenord, halfpenny, 1668 (W.355), except where stated, poor to good fine, W.331 rare, W.355 very rare (11) Dike and Lenord the only issuers for their respective villages.
Lot 76
British Tokens, Seventeenth Century Tokens, Essex, St. Osyth, William Clarke, farthing, 1659, Grocers’ Arms (W.284); Thaxted, Will Mason, farthing, 1662, At The, bell (W.314), the first with corroded flans, good fine, the second short of flan, nearly very fine (2) The first very rare not represented in the Norweb collection and the only issue for the village.
Lot 773
Foreign Coins and Medals, France, Louis XV, Coronation at Rheims, damascened copper medal, 1722, by Duvivier and (reverse) J. Le Blanc, LUDOVICUS XV REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS, young king robed, stands holding staff and sceptre, rev. the Coronation, REX COELESTI OLEO UNCTUS, bishops bless the king, 41mm. (Divo 47), extremely fine and very rare
Lot 777
Foreign Coins and Medals, Germany, Hamburg, Free and Hanseatic City, The Great Comet of 1744, silver ducat, comet and starry sky over landscape, rev. WER HAT DES HERRN SINN ERKANNT?, 22mm. (Gaed.1843; Brettauer 2276; Bottcher 236), extremely fine with light tone, rare The Great Comet of 1744, is also known as the Comet de Chéseaux or the Comet Klinkenberg-Chéseaux. It is official designated as C/1743 X1.
Lot 795
Foreign Coins and Medals, Jamaica, Clarendon, Halse Hall, Henry de la Beche, small silver Good Conduct Award, c.1823-24, by Tommaso Saulini, bust l., rev. HALSE HALL JAMAICA REWARD FOR GOOD CONDUCT, 24mm. (BDM.VI, 683; Roehrs 1554; Brandon 996), virtually mint state, extremely rare*ex Watts collection Sir Henry Thomas de la Beche, CB, FRS (1796-1855), geologist; his lifelong interest in geology was first kindled as a boy when he lived in Lyme Regis. He became a Fellow of the Geological Society of London in 1817 and was elected its president in 1847. He wrote several works on geology and was the mastermind behind the compilation of the Ordnance Survey map of Britain, begun in 1832. This medal was intended as a reward for the slaves working on the Halse Hall estate that De la Beche inherited from his father, a slave-owner. It was at Halse Hall that De La Beche wrote his geological survey of Jamaica and also published Notes on the then condition of the negroes. Neither Roehrs nor Brandon had an example of this medal in silver. See also the following lot. Whether any of these medals was actually awarded appears not to be recorded, they are nearly always found in excellent condition.
Lot 796
Foreign Coins and Medals, Jamaica, Clarendon, Halse Hall, Henry de la Beche, small copper Good Conduct Award, c.1823-24, by Tommaso Saulini, bust l., rev. HALSE HALL JAMAICA REWARD FOR GOOD CONDUCT, 24mm. (BDM.VI, 683; Roehrs 1554; Brandon 996), virtually mint state, very rare*ex Watts collection A prize medal for good conduct awarded to the employees on the Halse Hall estate. See note to previous lot.
Lot 797
Foreign Coins and Medals, Jamaica, Clarendon, Halse Hall, Henry de la Beche, copper Good Conduct Award, 1841, by W. Wyon, bust right, rev. tropical fauna, 45mm (BHM 2002), very fine, rare. *ex Watts collection An award medal for good conduct awarded to the employees on the Halse Hall estate. See previous two lots.
Lot 80
British Tokens, Seventeenth Century Tokens, Gloucestershire, Dursley (4): William Partridge, farthing, bird, Mercer (W.71); Samvell Simons, farthing, 1667, man making candles (W.72); Iohn Wattkins, farthing, star (W.73); Obediah Webb, farthing, fleece, Mercer (W.74); Gloucester (13): Luke Novrse Maior, large farthings (2 - different dies both sides), 1657, City Arms (W.77), one pierced; Thomas Price Maior, large farthing, 1667, City Arms (W.80); City farthing, 1669, City Arms (W.81); I.C., farthing, 1654, At The Negs Head (W.83); Richard Cockes, farthings (2 - same dies), 1652, cock (W.86); Henry Knowles, farthing, flesh-pot (W.93); Giles Lye, farthing, Chandler (W.95); W.P., farthing, The Roose and Crowne (W.99); Walter Taynton, farthing, 1651, Grocers’ Arms (W.100); W.W., farthing, 1650, At The Raen Taverne (W.101); Nathaniell Webb, farthing, Brewers’ Arms (W.103), this pierced, poor, but extremely rare, the others poor to nearly very fine (17)
Lot 81
British Tokens, Seventeenth Century Tokens, Gloucestershire, Hampton Road, T.C., farthing (W.106), overstruck on a token of Thomas Butterfeild of Chertsey, Surrey (W. Surrey 23; Everson 23); Marshfield, William Hosee, farthing, 1651 (W.116); Mitcheldean, Daniel Philpot, farthing, Mercers’ Arms, Chandler (MD.128A); Northleach (5): Richard Bvtler and Will Neale, halfpenny, (16)70, Bakers’ Arms (W.139); Thomas Page, farthing, falcon (W.140); Thomas Page, farthing, falcon (W.141); William Sovch, farthing, Grocers’ Arms (W.143); William Stone, octagonal halfpenny, 1669, crown (W.144), pierced; Painswick, Giles Smith, farthing, 1664, Grocers’ Arms (W.148); Stow-on-the-Wold, William Mince, farthing, 1656, Mercers’ Arms (W.157), one poor, the rest fair to nearly very fine, MD.128A very rare (10)
Lot 83
British Tokens, Seventeenth Century Tokens, Gloucestershire, Stroud (4): Samvell Bvbb, farthing size (listed as halfpenny in Williamson and Dickinson), 1664, tree (W.159); William Hopton, farthings (2 - same dies), 1655, three cloves (W.161); William Hopton, farthing, 1667, five crosses (MD.161A); Tetbury (3): Town farthing, 1669, Town Arms (W.163); Obadiah Arrowsmith, farthing, Haberdashers’ Arms, Baylef (W.166), pierced; Antipas Swinerton, farthing, woolpack, Wollman (W.169); Thornbury, Town farthing, 1670, cartwheel hub issuing flames above knot (W.206); Wickwar, George Hoart, farthing, 1669, lion rampant (W.207); Winchcomb (5): Cle Darks, halfpenny, 1672, glove (W.208); William Jones, farthing, 1666, roll of tobacco or cloth (W.212); Nicholas Pearson, octagonal halfpenny, 1670 (W.213); George Skiner, farthing, 1657, man making candles (W.215); George Skinner, farthing, 1657, man making candles (W.217); Woodchester, Andrew Rogers, large farthing, 1670 (W.220); Wotton-under-Edge (2): The Maior and Aldermen, large farthing, 1669, woolpack (W.222); I.S., farthing, At The Maremaid (W.225), fair to very fine, MD.161A rare (17)
Lot 84
British Tokens, Seventeenth Century Tokens, Gloucestershire, Tewkesbury (6): Lawrence Ambry, farthing, pair of shears (W.171); William Hale, halfpenny, 1662 (W.178); Phillip Heyward, halfpenny, 1668, Mercer (W.180); Thomas Jeynes, halfpenny, 1669, castle (W.186); Samvell Ieenes, farthing, glove (W.187); Francs Iefferis, farthing, 1652, cheese-knife (W.188), fine to very fine, the last rare and not represented in the Norweb collection (6)
Lot 844
Foreign Coins and Medals, USA, Boston, City Medal, issued by the School Committee, engraved silver medal, 1796, crossed quills above an open book, ‘The GIFT of FRANKLIN’, rev. inscription, ‘Adjudged by the School Committee as A REWARD of MERIT to Samuel Grant 1796’, 35.5mm., pierced with small ring for suspension, good very fine and extremely rare ex Watts collection Samuel Grant was to become a well respected citizen of Boston, where he was born on 16 April, 1783, the son of Moses Grant (1742-1817), ‘who refused to pay tribute to English tyranny…’ He later a deacon of the Brattle Street Church. His grandfather, another Samuel, lived on Union Street. Grant traded first as Grant and Stone and then in 1817 established the The Line of Boston and Philadelphia Packets. He was a director of the Franlink Fire Insurance Company and represented Baring Brothers in Boston. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register records ‘to his great satisfaction his possession of one of the first Franklin Medals’. In fact, the medal was first awarded in 1792 and Samuel Grant appears on the official list as one of only four Franklin Scholars for 1796. These early medals are rare with, in 1792, 14 awarded; in 1793, 18; 1794, none; 1795, 5; 1797 none; 1798, 3; 1799, 7; and 1800, 2.
Lot 90
British Tokens, Seventeenth Century Tokens, Herefordshire, Hereford, Will Welch, halfpenny, 1665, Weavers’ Arms, Silk Weaver (MD.34A); Ledbury, Samvell Wilson and Iohn White, halfpenny, 1663 (W.54); Leominster, Thomas Foorde, farthing, Mercers’ Arms (W.59), all flat in places, the first nearly fine, the second very fine, the last fair but extremely rare (3)
![MOFFENSPIEGEL - A RARE FIRST EDITION 1944 COPY OF ANTI-GERMAN PROPAGANDA S.I. [Utrecht], De Bezige Bij, [Charles E. van Blom](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ba11b7fc-f619-48c2-b780-a78000ccc0eb/8797b8ae-ea8a-47c5-d52c-c644b06465b4/468x382.jpg)
Lot 118
MOFFENSPIEGEL - A RARE FIRST EDITION 1944 COPY OF ANTI-GERMAN PROPAGANDA S.I. [Utrecht], De Bezige Bij, [Charles E. van Blommestein & Geert Lubberhuizen], 1944. Small 8°. Original boards, with bold red coloured type cover title and a large coloured caricature of Adolf Hitler. Ti. -p. and colophon printed in red and black type, each illustrated. Hftitle (verso blank). [36] pp. with captioned coloured and monochrome caricatural illustrations drawn by Karel Lodewijk Links, colophon. DE JONG, 569. 'Dutch clandestinely published book with caricatures of Adolf Hitler his cronies, regarding Nazi oppression of Holland during the Second World War'
Lot 30
RARE BLACK & WHITE GROUP PHOTOGRAPH OF THE INDISCHE FREIWILLIGEN LEGION DER WAFFEN SS (THE INDIAN LEGION (1943-5) the Indian soldiers dressed in German uniforms, their right tunic sleeves bearing the 'Freies Indien leaping tiger embroidered shield insignia, 6cm x 9cm, together with a black & white photograph of an Indian member of the Legion in uniform standing next to a German infantryman, 6cm x 9cm and another showing members at an address by an official with standard bearer, 14cm x 10cm, (3)
Lot 85
Ammolite and Diamond Pendant and chain, the rare stone, ammolite, mined in Alberta, Canada and only recognised as a gemstone since 1981, has, in this ovoid pendant, been pieced to ensure a brilliant display of all the most desirable colours; bezel set in silver with highlight diamonds accenting the bale and on an 18 inch silver chain; purchased in First Class on an international airline, ammolite is rarely seen in jewellery shops because of it's limited mining
Lot 557
Rare set of six George III graduated beakers of cylindrical tapered form, with gilded interior and engraved crest, maker - William Skeen (London 1775). Total gross weight approximately 14ozs, largest 66mm, smallest 45mm high CONDITION REPORT General overall condition very good, some surface wear and scratchng primarily from one inside the other. No signs of major damage or repair. Beaker rims are very slightly distorted and nicked. Marks are all clear. Internal gilding is pale and shows signs of use. Amorial engraving quite crisp
Lot 119
The Baptism of Prince William of Wales - Wednesday 14th August 1982, The Music Room, Buckingham Palace - rare Order of Service, guest list - sixty-seven people, invitation letter to Mrs Sheila Tilley and related ephemera.Mrs Sheila Tilley was the senior housemaid for The Prince and Princess of Wales and would often play with the infant Prince William at Kensington Palace
Lot 1380
Rare Victorian brass skeleton timepiece of two week duration, by John Pace, Bury St. Edmunds, no. 320 - the spire-shaped frame cast of 6mm thick plates with chamfered edges joined by turned pillars, the ormolu skeleton chapter ring with Arabic numerals and blued hands, the going barrel movement configured so as to rise up the central section turning the spoke crossings terminating in a deadbeat escapement, the pendulum with 'axe-headed' bob and steel rod with rise and fall regulation screw above, to the rear a series of pulleys united by a small fusee chain combine to drive the hands, the whole raised on an oval stepped brass base, signed - 'John Pace Bury St. Edmunds 320', on oval mahogany plinth on bun feet, under glass dome, the timepiece 32cm high, 41.5cm including dome (key present) CONDITION REPORT General overall condition is very good. Movement is clean and in full working order. Plates have some minor nicks to sharp edges. Mahogany plinth may not be original and has some damage to veneer. Dome is possibly a replacement
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