The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, silver Quarter-Pagoda, first issue, type D/IV, seven-tiered Gopuram of a temple flanked by 9 stars on either side, surrounded by ribbon inscribed quarter · pagoda ·, pau hun phuli [Quarter of a star pagoda], god under base of Gopuram, Persian legend facing inwards, rev. Vishnu holding sword, rising from a lotus flower, surrounded by three concentric circles of pellets, flanked by 15 pellets on left and 11 pellets on right, legend in Tamil and Telugu divided by quintets of pellets at top and bottom, kal vara kun/kai vara hun [Quarter of a star pagoda], eight characters in Tamil legend, 10.56g/12h (Prid. 155 [Sale, lot 365]; Stevens 3.57; KM. 343). Very fine, scarce [certified and graded NGC XF 45] £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Puddester Collection.

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G. Blaker Collection, Baldwin Auction 9 (London), 7-8 October 1996, lot 1274, ticket.

Owner’s ticket