Auction Catalogue

7 October 2009

Starting at 10:00 AM

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British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 621

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7 October 2009

Hammer Price:
£50

Drury Lane, Theatre Royal, Playbills (2), 2 June 1804, for the Benefit of Mr Powell, Mrs Sontley & Miss B. Menage, the tragedy Pizarro, in five acts, the ballet of The Scotch Ghost, and the opera Paul & Virginia in two acts; 7 April 1823, for the benefit of Miss Clara Fisher, the comic opera Duenna, followed by Bombastes Furioso and Actress of All Work!; together with paper impressions of theatre tickets by W. Hogarth (6), Pasquin, for the author Henry Fielding; Mock Doctor, also for Henry Fielding; James Figg, pugilist; The Ram Inn, Cirencester, drawn for the landlord, John Shaw; Beggars Opera, for Mr Fielding; Old Batchelor, for the actor Joe Miller [Lot]. Fine and better for this material; the paper impressions pasted down on two sheets, one pencilled ‘1872’ £40-60