17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer

Middlesex (Metropolitan), Brewers’ Yard [King Street, Westminster], John Hudson, Farthing, 0.85g/6h (N 8641, this piece; BW. London 1605, Middlesex 246); Bridges Street [Covent Garden], Robert White, Halfpenny, 1.29g/10h (N 8643; BW. 746); Broad Sanctuary [Westminster], Thomas Fountayne, Farthing, 0.78g/9h (N 8644; BW. 2763); Broken Cross [Westminster], F.A.H., Farthings, 1659 (2), 1.16g/12h (N 9057; BW. Middlesex 247), 1.51g/12h (N 9058a, this piece; BW. Middlesex 247) [5]. N 8644 fine and much superior to the Norweb specimen, others in varied state, first three very rare £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer.

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Provenance: N 8641 R.J. Carthew Collection, R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 664 (part); N 8643 bt December 2009; *N 8644 bt D. Webb February 2009; N 9057 with Seaby, D.A. Pickrill Collection, P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 183 (part), bt M.J. Dickinson September 2014; N 9058 W. Gilbert Collection, Norweb Collection [from Baldwin], Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 664 (part).

John Hudson, woodmonger; Thomas Fountain of St Margaret Westminster, pewterer. The hearth tax returns for Lady Day 1666 show Robert White with 17 hearths (compared with the nearby Theatre Royal’s 14 hearths)