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24 January 2023

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№ 604

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24 January 2023

Hammer Price:
£120

LONDON, Cabbage Society, 1814, brass, cauliflower, cabbage society around, rev. date in wreath, edge thread-milled, 38mm, 27.15g (W 1755; D & W 113/104; cf. DNW 153, 2479). Trifling spots, otherwise extremely fine and with much original brilliance, rare £80-£100

It is possible that this piece may have a connection with a society of Jewish tradesmen who met in rooms in Paternoster row, underneath a cabbage painted on the ceiling