Auction Catalogue

7 October 2009

Starting at 10:00 AM

.

British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 583

.

7 October 2009

Hammer Price:
£140

Parks and Gardens, London, Lambeth, Vauxhall Gardens, uniface lead trial for a badge, unsigned [by R. Yeo after W. Hogarth], Erato seated right with lyre, greeting robed female, vereor ne ultimum below, scrolled border, 41mm, 27.17g (cf. D & W 85/289; MG –; cf. DNW T6, 641). A later striking from the die in rusted state, chipped at bottom, otherwise very fine and extremely rare £100-150

Provenance: F.W. Yeates Collection; F.S. Cokayne Collection [from Baldwin May 1923]