Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Theatre and Entertainment, A silver pass awarded to The Prince Regent, afterwards George IV:

HANOVER SQUARE, Vocal Concert, 1818, engraved silver, vocal concert above date, rev. named (His Royal Highness the Prince Regent), 35mm, 9.68g (W 1105, and p.150, this piece illustrated; D & W –). Some light staining and suspension loop removed, otherwise very fine and extremely rare, especially so named to a member of the royal family £500-1,000

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 September 2005.

George Augustus Frederick, later George IV (1762-1830); Prince of Wales 1762-1811; Prince Regent 1811-20; King 1820-30. The Prince Regent was at the height of his unpopularity at the time he received this medal, his daughter having recently died in childbirth and he had long been separated from Queen Caroline. The Hanover Square Rooms were acquired by Sir John Gallini in 1774 and converted into a venue for concerts, the first of which was staged in February 1775. It remained one of London’s principal concert venues until closure in 1874