Auction Catalogue

8 November 2007

Starting at 1:30 PM

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British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 15

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8 November 2007

Hammer Price:
£330

17th Century, Berkshire, Reading, Richard Bagly, Farthing, 0.79g/12h (N 129; BW. 64); Solomon Barnard, Farthing, 1653, 0.98g/6h (N 130; BW. 65); Mary Blower, Farthing, 1652, 1.03g/6h (N 132; BW. 66); William Burly, Farthing, 1655, 1.08g/6h (N 139; BW. 73); Thomas Bye, Farthing, 0.84g/9h (N 140, this piece; BW. 74); William Champe, Farthing, 1658, 1.03g/6h (N 142; BW. 78); Robert Creed, Farthing, 1655, 1.06g/6h (N 145; BW. 80); Nicholas Edwards, Farthing, 1667, 0.72g/6h (N 148, this piece; BW. 81); Al[i]ce Gill, Farthing, 1666, 0.62g/6h (N 150; BW. 83); John Harvie, Farthing, 1.28g/6h (N 152a, this piece; BW. 86); Henry Head, Farthing, 1652, 1.14g/6h (N 153; BW. 87); Richard Hellows, Farthing, 1656, 1.13g/6h (N 154; BW. 84) [12]. BW. 78 fair, others all fine to very fine but BW. 73 cracked, one or two rare (£140-180)

Provenance:
BW. 64, 65, 73, 78 and 86 M. Bull Collection, additionally:
BW. 64, 73 and 78 The Property of a Lady, Spink Auction 51, 16 April 1986, lot 75 (part); BW. 65 Carnegie Museum Collection, Spink Auction 43, 18 April 1985, lot 254 (part), SCMB October 1985 (M 256), from Seaby December 1986; BW. 86 R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, SNC September 1987 (5362)
BW. *74 and 81 R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, SNC November 1987 (6673, 6675)
BW. 83, 84 and 87 P.J. Seaby Collection.

Richard Bagly, chandler; Mary Blower, grocer; Thomas Bye, mealman; William Champe, mercer; Robert Creed, grocer; Alice Gill, widow, baker; John Harvey, tailor