18th Century Tokens, Miscellaneous, Middlesex, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, globe, rev. frontal elevation of Wanstead House, i promise edge, 23.70g/12h (DH 124; DH Essex 2). Extremely fine with much original colour, rare (£120-150)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Tokens formed by Eileen Judson.

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Wanstead House, built in 1715 for Sir Richard Child from designs by Colin Campbell, later passed into the hands of William Pole Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington (1788-1857), son of William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint 1814-23