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№ 1200

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25 November 2013

Hammer Price:
£70

Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton, 1824, copper medals by E. Avern, published by T. Gosden (2), half-length bust of each to either side, almost full-face, both 35mm (BHM 1240) [2]. Extremely fine, scarce £90-120

Gosden was a bookseller in St. Martins Lane, London. It is thought that the medals were struck to promote an edition of The Compleat Angler