Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Gardens, LAMBETH, Vauxhall Gardens, Virtue and Voluptas, uniface silver, unsigned [by R. Yeo after W. Hogarth], Virtus standing facing, holding shield and clasping the right hand of Voluptas who wears light drapery, virtvs at left, voluptas at right, felices vna on scroll below, back named (Thos. Thomas 465), 45 x 35mm, 15.50g (W 1364; D & W 88/318; Young, Gardens, p.20, this piece). About very fine, very rare; with integral loop for suspension £700-£900

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: DNW Auction 54, 19 June 2002, lot 453.

Thomas Thomas was a friend of Jonathan Tyers, who relaunched the Gardens in 1732, and witnessed Tyers’ will