Gardens, LAMBETH, Vauxhall Gardens, an etched admission ticket for a Masquerade Ball by W. Sharp after T. Stothard, printed in red ink, no.3233, dated May 31st 1792, 207 x 144mm. Lacking the wax seal (which prevented the ticket from re-use), deliberate incision, otherwise fine to very fine, very rare £200-£260

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tickets and Passes of London from the David Young Collection.

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Provenance: Bt T. Millett January 2004.

This is a ticket for a masquerade ball, given on the opening day, Thursday 31 May, of the 1792 season. This event is recorded in the manuscript ‘Vauxhall Lists’ as ‘A Masquerade, Admittance £1. 1s. 0d.’ A similar ticket, no.3133, is in the British Museum (1984,0225.33). The wax seal at lower left was removed from these tickets to prevent them from being re-used. Occasionally, such as here, the tickets were cut preparatory for admission by different entrance doors