Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

John and Rose Sedding, 1891, a cast bronze Arts & Crafts plaque by F.W. Pomeroy, conjoined busts left, 157mm (Attwood 2). Extremely fine and very rare £200-£260

Provenance: J. Watson Collection, DNW Auction 132, 15-18 September 2015, lot 1599.

John Dando Sedding (1838-91), church architect and an influential figure in the Arts and Crafts movement, b. Eton; practising architect in Penzance 1865-8, Bristol 1869-76, then from 1876-91 at 447 Oxford street, London, next door to William Morris & Co. His wife, Rose, née Tinling, was a major influence on his work and died a few days after her husband in April 1891