Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

LONDON, Haymarket, King’s Theatre and Opera House, octagonal ivory, opera 1820, rev. named (Mrs Beaumont, Ground Tier 18, 3), 47 x 38mm, 6.59g (cf. W p.45). About very fine, very rare; pierced for suspension £240-£300

Mrs Beaumont is presumed to be the actress of the same name who was prominent on the London and New York stages in the first two decades of the 19th century.

Please note that ivory is covered by CITES legislation and may be subject to export and other trade restrictions