Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Theatre and Entertainment, CHARING CROSS ROAD, Wyndham’s Theatre, brass, bust of Gerald du Maurier left, gerald du maurier above, rev. wyndham’s theatre around jelf’s, 22mm, 4.03g (W 912), brass (2, one plated), wyndham’s theatre, revs. the ringer, both 22mm, 4.12g, 4.05g (both W 928); COVENTRY STREET, Prince of Wales Theatre, brass (2), ca c’est paris, the golden parisian revue, etc, revs. the only genuine french revue…”london’s folies bergere”, both 28mm, 6.50g, 6.45g (both W 916); PICCADILLY CIRCUS, The Plaza, aluminium, london greets you for the coronation around ship, may 1937 in field, rev. london’s greatest coronation show around the plaza piccadilly circ. welcomes you to see “farewell again”, 29mm, 3.07g (W 915, this piece illustrated); St Martin’s Lane, Duke of York’s Theatre, aluminium, from duke of york’s theatre london in 4 lines, rev. merely mary ann, 24mm, 1.66g (W 900); Les Cloches de Corneville, brass, milton bode & john hart’s around les cloches de corneville, rev. five bells in shield, 24mm, 4.51g (W 898, this piece illustrated); Winifred Maude, brass, miss winifred maude’s company in 4 lines, rev. the sins of a city in 3 lines, 24mm, 4.38g (W 911); ‘General Tom Thumb’, 1844, white metal by Allen & Moore for P.T. Barnum, male figure standing on table with impedimenta, charles s. stratton known as genl. tom thumb, rev. general tom thumb’s chariot the equipment cost £400, etc, coach and horses to right, 38mm, 18.00g (W 921; BHM 2157; E 1394; Young, Entertainments, p.28, this piece), 1846, brass, male figure standing with impedimenta, general tom thumb, rev. victoria regina, bust of Victoria left, date below, 22mm, 5.09g (W 922; Young, Entertainments, p.28, this piece); West’s Pictures, aluminium, signed C.H., this medal will admit children to west’s pictures matinees for 3d, rev. george v rex brit, bust of George V right, 26mm, 2.07g (W 927) [12]. Generally very fine £80-£100

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: W 898 bt May 2009; W 900 bt R. Pratt April 2003; W 911 bt May 2004; W 912 and one 916 bt L. McCarthy November 2002; W 915, one 916 and one 928 bt R. Wells March 2005; W 921 bt A. Fitzsimons October 2007; W 922 bt May 2006; W 927 bt April 2007; one W 928 bt R. Gladdle February 2005