British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

Gardens, LAMBETH, Vauxhall Gardens, uniface copper, unsigned [by R. Yeo after W. Hogarth], three Cupids, pedestal below inscribed iocosæ conveniunt lyræ, scrolled border, back dated (1746), 44 x 35mm, 22.75g (cf. W 1351; cf. D & W 84/284). A later striking from the die in rusted state, very fine and extremely rare; with integral loop for suspension
£150-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tickets and Passes of London from the David Young Collection.

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Provenance: From the stock-in-trade of W.S. Lincoln, Glendining Auction, 6-7 March 1930, lot 44 (part); DNW Auction T6, 19 March 2009, lot 639.

What happened to Yeo’s dies after his death is a matter of some conjecture: they were not included in the auction of his coins, tools and numismatic effects (Langford’s, 2-3 February 1780)