British Tokens

Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, WARWICKSHIRE, Grendon, Sir George Chetwynd, 1833, silver, by B. Wyon, bust right, rev. elevation of Grendon Hall, edge quod deus vult fiet, goat’s head erased at beginning and end of legend, 34mm, 21.75g/12h (W 3016, recté 34mm; Bell, 1966, A1). Reverse edge knock at 3 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine and toned, extremely rare £600-£800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: Bt J. Whitmore May 2001.

Sir George Chetwynd, 2nd Bt (1783-1850), Grendon Hall, Atherstone, was collecting tokens by the end of the reign of George III. His collection, said to be the best in existence in the second quarter of the 19th century, was catalogued by Thomas Sharp in 1834 and sold by his eldest son through Christie’s in 1872. By profession Chetwynd was a lawyer, called to the Bar in 1813; he served as MP for Stafford 1820-6 and subsequently High Sheriff for Warwickshire, 1828-9. He lived firstly at the family seat, Brocton Hall, near Stafford, relocating to Grendon Hall after the death of his father in 1824. Grendon Hall was demolished in 1933