Auction Catalogue

11 April 2012

Starting at 12:00 PM

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British Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 323

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11 April 2012

Hammer Price:
£110

Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, MIDLOTHIAN, Edinburgh, Ambrose’s Tavern, copper, 30mm (Brodie 471; ST 583); John Anderson, brass, 26mm (Brodie 471; ST 597); Bertrams (4), brass, stamped 115 club, aluminium, stamped 143, brass, stamped 267, zinc, stamped 274, all 30-33mm; British Public House Co Ltd, copper Penny, 26mm (Brodie 471); Capaldi’s Automatics, brass, 21mm; Andrew Ednie, copper calendar medal, 1895, by R.E. Daish, 38mm (Brodie 471, this piece); C.H. Farquharson, brass (2, one dated 1838), both 25mm (Brodie 473; ST 588); J.S. Forsyth, brass, 25mm (Brodie 473); Alexander Giles, copper (2, stamped h and r), both 24mm [14]. Last two fine and scarce, others generally about very fine £100-150

Provenance: Ambrose’s bt Reading CC September 1998; Anderson, undated Farquharson and Forsyth A.B. Pardoe Collection, DNW Auction 31, 17 September 1997, lot 514 (part) [all from C. Brunel October 1985]; Bertrams bt September 2004; British P.H. bt J.G. Scott December 2009; Ednie N.G. Brodie Collection, DNW Auction 55, 8 October 2002, lot 471 (part), bt J. Whitmore November 2007; Farquharson 1838 bt J.G. Scott March 2006; both Giles bt D. Stuart May 2010