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Lot 17
About 40x records of various genres and conditions. Includes a number of collectable items: Faces “Long Player” (first pressing); Dead Sea Fruit; Buddy Holly “That'll Be The Day” (Ace of Clubs); “The McCartney Interview”; Roy Wood “Mustard”; Blonde On Blonde “Contrasts” (damaged sleeve); Rod Stewart “Blondes Have More Fun” (Picture Disc); David Bowie “The Hunger” & “Loving The Alien” (Both Picture Discs); Buddy Holly “Rave On “ (EP); and Freddie Mercury “I Was Born To Love” (45 & 33 rpm rare Double-pack 7”).
Lot 24
Nineteen classical records on the HMV label, a few very collectable. ALP 1001, 1014 (both with Red/Cream gatefold sleeves), 1026, 1030-1035 (extremely rare complete 6xLP set), 1076, 1363, 1620, 1659-1660, 1825, 1827 and 1874 (all Gold/Red labels); and ALP 1456 and 1669 (both Red/White labels). The condition of the vinyl appears to be excellent.
Lot 659
A Good Pair of Early Coloured Prints of 17th Century Portuguese Ships - 'To the Golden West' and 'A Following Wind', in original frames by F.R. London's Works, printed in England ..along with Four Rare Watercoloured Prints of Sailing Ships, inscriber RF Hartnett: "New Bedford Whaler - 1842" "Clipper Ship Flying Cloud - 1850" set the world's sailing record for the fastest passage between New York and San Francisco, held this record for over 100 years, from 1854 to 1989. "Old Ironside - 1797" Nickname of USS Constitution. Launched in 1797. Retired from active service in 1881, designated a museum ship in 1907. Usually berthed at Pier 1 former Charlestown Navy Yard, at one end of Boston's Freedom Trail, on May 18, 2015 entered Dry Dock in Charlestown Navy Yard to begin a three-year restoration program "Savannah Auxiliary Steam Packet - 1810" first steam ship to cross the Atlantic (6).
Lot 272
A rare Zulu snuff container South Africa skin and blood modelled as a buffalo with circular aperture to the head 11.5cm long. This talismanic snuff container has a protective function and a high social and spiritual value fashioned from the testicle skin of sacrificial bulls slaughtered in honor of the ancestors.
Lot 50
BRITISH COINS, Charles I, halfcrown, Exeter mint, mm. rose (1643-1645), small Briot horseman l., sword inclined forwards, lumpy ground below, rev. oval shield of arms with inverted garniture, wt. 14.96gms. (S.3068; N.2555/1), legend, king and horse weak in parts but a fully round coin, very fine, rare *ex R. C. Lockett, 4 November1958, lot 3513 ex N. Asherson, Spink Auction 6, 10 October 1979, lot 105 ex Colin Adams, Spink Auction 5033, 1 December 2005
Lot 53
BRITISH COINS, Charles II, hammered coinage (1660-1662), first issue, unite, mm. crown, laur. bust l., without mark of value, rev. crowned oval garnished shield, CR at sides, wt. 8.94gms. (S.3301; N.2753), toned, extremely fine *bought Spink, June 1997, with ticket ex Spink Auction 1012, 2 December 2010, lot 968 A magnificent piece on a broad flan and extremely rare in this high grade.
Lot 88
BRITISH COINS, George II, half guinea, 1745, LIMA, intermediate laur. head l., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3684; Schneider 602), a beautiful specimen, lustrous and evenly struck with a bold portrait and royal shield, only tiny abrasions in the soft nearly pure gold, in plastic holder, graded by PCGS as Mint State 61, exceedingly rare in this grade A Lima guinea in extremely fine has just been sold for £31,200. British coins marked with the bold capital letters LIMA are storied survivors of a grand moment in history. Reminiscent of the Vigo coins from Queen Anne’s reign, these celebrated a much grander victory and a far larger treasure trove, taken on the high seas from the Spanish. The Vigo and Lima silver coins are of about equal scarcity, and many collectors own examples. The gold pieces are another story. Lustrous and choice-looking examples remain elusive and are collecting prizes. The middle of the eighteenth century was the great era of sailing ships, and the end of privateering by buccaneers, whose piracy at sea reached its zenith a century earlier in the West Indies. By tradition, crews shared in captured prizes, adding incentive for crews to be included on any buccaneering mission. The spirit of those adventurers still resonated in the British Navy when Commodore George Anson set sail with a squadron of warships on 18 September 1740, hoping to locate and to attack Spanish galleons laden with silver and gold mined in South America. It was a voyage requiring much skill and great courage; and the commander of the squadron was ready for the challenge. Born in 1697, Anson was by 1740 an experienced navigator and captain, commissioned as a lieutenant in 1716 and having taken part in Admiral Byng’s victory in August 1718 at Cape Passaro. He was promoted to commander in 1722, charged with capturing smugglers in the North Sea. By 1724, he had been promoted to post-captain in command of a frigate sailing off the coast of South Carolina to protect British ships from Spanish pirates, and from the end of 1737 until late 1739 his ships did similar duty off the west coast of Africa and in the West Indies. As commodore, Anson set off from England in the autumn of 1740 with a squadron of eight ships manned by marines, charged with attacking the Spanish navy in the Pacific. Little did Anson realize that this was destined to be a voyage around the world that would become famed for its success. Anson’s ships reached treacherous Cape Horn at the height of a terrible storm and most of the squadron was unsuccessful at clearing the cape into calmer seas. Two ships gave up and turned back for England. Others were wrecked. Only Anson’s flag ship and two warships got through to the Pacific, with a loss of hundreds of crew. On the three ships remained just 335 sailors and marines, of the 961 original crews. But the long voyage was just beginning! Months later, Anson’s force attacked and sacked the town of Paita in Peru, although the reward was small. Anson pressed onward, with the original goal firmly in mind despite all his setbacks. He aimed to attack the Spanish Manila-Acapulco fleet and capture its treasure. His crew was shrinking as disease took its toll on his men, and deprivation made two of the ships unseaworthy. All the crew was moved to his flagship, the Centurion, and they sailed west for the coast of China, arriving at Tinian by the end of summer 1742. They stayed ashore for months. Rested and restored, Anson’s crew and warship finally steered for the Philippines. On 20 June 1743, they spotted the treasure galleon Nuestra Señora de Covadonga off Cape Espiritu Santo, engaged the largely unprotected Spanish ship, won the brief sea battle, and took possession of its treasure. To their disappointment, most of the Spanish treasure fleet had already sailed, but the Covadonga was no small prize. They discovered in its hold hundreds of thousands of pieces of eight and gold cobs mined and crudely minted at Lima, Peru. They sailed for home around the Cape of Good Hope, but they and their prize were nearly captured by a French fleet in the English Channel before at last anchoring safely at Spithead on 15 June 1744. The tons of silver and gold were offloaded and carried by wagons along a parade route to the Mint in London. The total treasure was found to be nearly a million pounds in value, including proceeds from their sale of the Spanish galleon. Anson was cheered as a national hero and promoted to rear admiral. His share of the booty made him a wealthy man, but he continued to serve the Royal Navy, eventually being promoted to Admiral of the Fleet in 1761. He remained at sea in command of warships in 1746 and 1747, after which he oversaw naval reforms and advances in ship designs in the Admiralty Office. Numerous ships of the Royal Navy have been named after him but none has endured as a remembrance of his greatest victory for as long as the silver and gold coins marked LIMA in his honour by royal warrant. Many collectors worldwide own a silver coin made from this Spanish treasure but few are lucky enough to secure even one example of the Lima gold with old tickets
Lot 403
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, FOREIGN MEDALS, India, East India Company, Haileybury College, uniface white metal striking of the prize medal for Arabic, undated (c. 1809) by C.H. Küchler, rev. Arabic reading ‘Pursuit of Knowledge is better than the pursuit of Gold’, 37mm. (Puddester 948.1.2), reverse striking good extremely fine with some original brilliance, rare The blank obverse shows traces of Sanskrit, suggesting this piece is struck over a blank for the Sanskrit prize medal issued around the same time.
Lot 633
ISLAMIC COINS, Arab-Sasanian, ‘Amr b. Laqit (fl.82-83h), drachm, GRM-KRMAN (unidentified mint), 82h, wt. 4.11gms. (Walker -; SICA.-; A.39), good very fine and extremely rare, * believed unique ex Triton X, 9-10 January 2007, lot 903 ex St James’s Auction 19, 3 October 2011, lot 1591 All other known coins of this governor are dated 83h - this is believed to be the only recorded example dated 82h.
Lot 528
FOREIGN COINS, Hungary, 20 korona, dated 1918 but 2010 restrike, emperor Karl I standing facing looking r., rev. crowned shield with angel supporters (cf. KM.500; Fr.259A), with box and certificate of authenticity, in plastic holder, graded by NGC as Proof 68 CAMEO, very rare Only 100 examples struck at the Budapest mint and apparently none available in the market place today. A gem proof and the only chance to own the last 20 korona of the last Habsburg emperor.
Lot 4
ANCIENT COINS, GREEK COINS, Peloponnesos, Phliasia, Phlious (c. late 6th - early 5th century BC), silver obol, human leg with prominent knee-cap bent to r., rev. incuse square divided into six irregular compartments, wt. 1.00gm. (S.-; BCD.78 (p.40, LHS Sale 96, 8 May 2006), obverse corroded, fair/very fine, extremely rare; Sicyonia, Sicyon (c.330-280 BC), silver hemidrachm, chimaera l., rev. dove flying l., wt. 2.74gms. (cf. S.2774; BMC.111), toned, nearly extremely fine (2) *both ex Maurice and BCD Collections
Lot 99
BRITISH COINS, George III, guinea, 1770, third laur. head r., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3727), deep scratches from G of GRATIA to bust, surfaces a little dull, otherwise extremely fine, rare This is one of the rarest dates, and the highest priced in the Standard Catalogue, of the guinea series from 1765 to the 1813 military guinea.
Lot 396
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, FOREIGN MEDALS, Egypt, Selim III , Vaka-I Misriya, gold medal, 1801, Second Class, toughra within ornamental border, rev. crescent moon and star with date below within ornamental border, 47.5mm., wt. 30.24gms.(Pere 1083), complete with original chain and hook suspension, lightly scuffed, but good extremely fine with much original brilliance, rare Issued to the Allies who defeated Napoleon at the Battle of the Nile.
Lot 602
FOREIGN COINS, Sarawak, C. V. Brooke, bronze cent, 1941H, Heaton Mint, bare head r.. rev. value within wreath (KM.18), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as Mint State 63 Red Brown, considerable original mint bloom, rare Last of the cent coinage, with a mintage of three million but nearly all melted as a consequence of World War II - Charles Brooke surrendered his powers in this year, having decided upon self-government for this private colony, but Japanese occupation ended all such plans. The Heaton Mint evidently never delivered its final production of cents, all other denominations having been halted earlier. The estimated survival of 1941H cents is 50 pieces, among which this specimen is clearly exceptional. An important colonial coin!
Lot 114
BRITISH COINS, George III, trial double-obverse pattern bank dollar in gold, undated, plain edge, obv. 1: GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX., laur. and dr. bust r., heavily frosted with a pebbled texture, C.H.K on truncation with flourish beneath into field, border of long denticles with narrow rim, obv. 2: GEORGIUS III • D : G • REX ., laur. and dr. bust r., heavily frosted, K or possibly curved X on truncation, border of beads with broad rim (W&R.146, lacking image, as R7, 1-2 known), a beautiful specimen of proof quality with gleaming mirrored fields, high rims, and extraordinary eye-appeal, a great rarity among ‘gold crowns’ and probably unique *ex Murdoch lot 203 This extremely rare pattern bears an uncanny resemblance to a pair of dies illustrated in C. Wilson Peck’s English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum, second edition, plate 20, the first obverse (although having the addition of a period stop after REX), being the piece standing alone and marked simply ‘x’, while the second obverse seems to be that of R93. All this suggests that the coin seen in this lot, a mule struck using these two Soho Mint dies intended for the bronze twopence coins of 1797 and 1805 respectively, might have been minted at Soho about 1805, although it certainly could have been struck slightly later by W. J. Taylor, as referenced by Wilson & Rasmussen. Peck makes no specific mention of it nor of the other two patterns listed as W&R.147 and 148, although Peck’s footnote 2 on page 362 states that Taylor obtained a number of bank dollar dies ‘which he used freely for restriking’. Peck’s Appendix 10 lists a variety of Taylor restrikes that appeared for sale in 1880 but no gold bank dollars are included. No matter when or where this piece was made, if crown-sized patterns struck in fine gold tickle your fancy, or stir your desire to engage in original research, this magical gold coin is for you!
Lot 52
BRITISH COINS, Oliver Cromwell, sixpence, 1658, Dutch, or Tanner’s, cast copy, laur & dr. bust l., Liberty cap below, rev. crowned shield of arms, inverted die axis, wt. 4.13gms. (cf. ESC.1506), very fine, exceedingly rare. The Liberty cap was an emblem of political freedom in the Netherlands.
Lot 358
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY TOKENS, London, Leadenhall Street/Gate (17): T.M., farthing, At The Grocers Armes (W.1673); Katrin Pick, farthing, Butchers Arms (W.1678); Hen Quelch, farthing, barrel, Oylman (W.1679); John Rowland, halfpenny, 1669, Tallowchandlers’ Arms, Mealman (W.1680); Edward Rugbey, halfpenny, 1668, At The, angel holding crown (W.1681); P.S., farthing, At The, hoop, and 3, tuns (W.1682); R.S., farthing, At The, plough (W.1683); John Scott, halfpenny, At The Red, lion (W.1685); John Scott, farthing, At The Red, lion (W.1686); Henry Smith, farthing, ‘57, key (W.1688); Phillip Stvbb, halfpenny, At Ye Hoop And 3, tuns (W.1689); G.T., farthing, At The Doge And Dvck (W.1690); G.T., farthing, The Grave Moryes, bust of Prince Maurice of Nassau (W.1691); Cristopher Tillard, farthing, bust of James I with hat (W.1692), very fine, rare; I.W., farthing, AT THE GORGE (W.1695 var.); John Wonde, farthing, tree (W.1701); farthing, The Black Horse, merchant’s mark (W.1703), poor to very fine (17)
Lot 329
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY TOKENS, London, Golden Lane, Will Arkesden, halfpenny, 1668, man and cat (W.1156), nearly very fine, very rare Although Williamson and Dickinson describe the obverse as depicting a man and cat, it is very likely that it is a portrayal of Dick Whittington and his cat. This piece is not represented in the Norweb collection.
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