British, Irish and Scottish Coins

George V (1910-1936), 1926 Trial of the rev. only, by F. Derwent Wood [modelled by T.H. Paget], in silver, obv. model, rev. crowned full-blown rose, date below, edge grained, 2.80g/12h (Davies –; ESC –; KM. TS2). Extremely fine and as made, excessively rare £1,000-1,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Collection of Sixpences formed by the late Alfred Bole.

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Francis Derwent Wood, RA (1871-1926) was an accomplished sculptor whose career flourished in the late Victorian and Edwardian period. Post World War I, one of his better-known but more controversial sculptures is the Machine Gun Corps Memorial at London’s Hyde Park corner