Theatre and Entertainment, HAYMARKET, Her Majesty’s Theatre, 1847, ivory, her majesty’s theatre above date, rev. box xxi 4, named (Duke of Cleveland), 36mm, 5.35g (W 336; cf. D & W 30/323). Very fine and very rare; pierced for suspension £300-400

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: Bt T. Millett May 2002.

Henry Vane, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, KG (1788-1864); cr. Viscount Barnard, 1792, Marquess of Cleveland, 1827, Duke of Cleveland, 1833; successively MP for Co Durham 1812-15, Winchelsea 1816-18, Tregony 1818-26, Totnes 1826-30, Saltash 1830-1 and South Shropshire 1832-42. He combined politics with a career in the British army.

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