Auction Catalogue

2 October 2013

Starting at 10:00 AM

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British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 345

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2 October 2013

Hammer Price:
£600

17th Century Tokens, Surrey (Metropolitan), Bankside, Thomas Seabro, Farthing, 0.79g/10h (N 4742; BW. 130); Bermondsey, I.L.S., the cock and pie, Farthing, 0.64g/12h (N 4767; BW. 164); Bridge Foot, Cornelius Cooke, Farthing, 1.23g/6h (N 4893; BW. 198); Horselydown Lane, Richard Baxter, Halfpenny, 1.18g/6h (N 4928; BW. 247); Jacob Street, W.A.C., the bvnch of grapes, Farthing, 0.90g/6h (N 4941; BW. 274); Montague Close, Mary Loudell, Farthing, 0.89g/6h (N 4970; BW. 319); Pepper Alley, Thomas Crowder, Farthing, 0.93g/6h (N 4991; BW. 336); Pickle Herring Stairs, Edward Brent, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.33g/3h (N 4995; BW. 340), Thomas Hutchinson, Halfpenny, 0.98g/6h (N 4998; BW. 346); St Mary Overies Stairs, John Robinson, Halfpenny, 1.51g/9h (N 5051; BW. 361); Southwark [Borough High Street], T.C. at the cocke, Farthing, 0.92g/6h (N 4853; BW. 20); I.I.R. at the checker, Farthing, 1651, 1.40g/6h (N 4851; BW. 79) [St Olive’s], Nicolas Barnard, Farthing, 1654, 0.99g/6h (N 5083; BW. 416); Tooley Street, Thomas Macklie, Farthing, 1.03g/6h (N 5115; BW. 450) [14]. N 4853 and 4995 very fine, N 4742, 4893 and 5115 fine, others in varied state, some rare £150-200

Provenance: N 4742 F. Sedgwick Collection, Spink Auction 51, 16 April 1986, lot 62 (part), SNC February 1987 (649); N 4851 bt Seaby 1983; N 4893 B.M. Greenaway Collection [acquired July 1984]; N 5115 bt Spink.

N 4995 only illustrated. Cornelius Cooke, innholder, The Bear, previously a colonel in Cromwell’s army