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The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection

Robinson S Brown, Jr

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№ 475 x

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6 October 2010

Hammer Price:
£600

Thomas Spence series, Mule Farthings (7), Adam and Eve, die with artist’s name, rev. pig, 4.15g/6h (DH 1083); Adam and Eve, die with artist’s name almost obliterated (6), revs. Britannia, 3.22g/6h (DH 1084), man on bull with ass’s head, 3.71g/5h (DH 1085), conjoined heads of man and ass, 4.06g/7h (DH 1086), padlock, 4.16g/6h (DH 1087), pig, 3.55g/6h (DH 1088), slave, 3.33g/5h (DH 1089) [7]. DH 1084 extremely fine with original colour, others very fine and better
£140-180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection.

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Provenance: DH 1083 bt M.Z. Gerson January 1981; *DH 1084 SCMB June 1964, J.A. Bobbe Collection [from J.D. King January 1981], bt J.A.B. December 1984; DH 1085 bt M.Z. Gerson June 1980; DH 1086 O.P. Eklund Collection, bt J.A. Bobbe December 1984; DH 1087 with Seaby 1962, bt J.A. Bobbe April 2000; DH 1088 bt J.A. Bobbe April 1993; DH 1089 bt M.Z. Gerson November 1981