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30 September 2021

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British Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Wiltshire Coins and Paranumismatica

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№ 588

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30 September 2021

Hammer Price:
£600

LONDON, Haymarket, Her Majesty’s Theatre, 1839, ivory, opera above date, signature of P.-F. Laporte in centre, rev. Box 2, 1, un-named, 40mm, 5.19g (W –; cf. D & W 29/316; cf. T. Millett FPL 2006, 110). Signature very feint, otherwise very fine and very rare; pierced for suspension £240-£300

Pierre-François Laporte (1799-1841), actor and theatrical impresario, made his debut at Drury Lane in November 1826 and joined His Majesty’s Theatre in 1827, actively managing the facility for most of the next 13 years. It is thought that very few ivory tickets survive bearing his signature.

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