Catalogue
Devonshire, Addenda for S&T part II, Honiton 39ii, Exeter Inn (i)(ii), London Inn, Griffins Black Lion (not listed on p.11)(illus), Black Lion CS in centre / in wreath in white metal (19mm)(illus). Poltimore Inn, Sidwell Street, Medland 1« in brass (19mm)(illus), D.Elworthy, Clifton Inn 3d in aluminium (19mm)(illus); Windsor Castle Inn 1 1/2 CPJ monogram, in brass (19mm). Fine - good very fine, mostly rare (9).
Estimate $370
SOLD $380
Devonshire, Exeter, refreshment checks, Elmfield Hotel, 1 (i)(ii)(iii)(iva). Very fine - good very fine (4).
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Devonshire, Exeter and district, Talbot Inn (cf.S&T.43 (ii) but for 1«d not 3d) Country House Inn, Weeks, Nonford (cf.S&T.69). Withycombe, Holly Tree Inn F. Windover (S&T.75 (i)) P. Stocker (S&T.75 (iii). Rockbeare (and Broadclyst) Crown and Sceptre (S&T.20); Crediton White Swan Inn, Bitsett, High Street/5 within wreath (unpublished see S&T.26 on p.76). Refreshment Check, Exeter, Elmfield Hotel «d (S&T.1 (iv). Fair-good very fine, mostly rare-very rare. (7)
Estimate $220
SOLD $280
Dorsetshire; Half Moon Inn 1«d (illustrated) 2d in brass (21mm); Herefordshire, Hereford Royal Oak Hotel 3d (illustrated); Kent, Bromley, Pamphilon VOS; Folkstone, Rose Inn Commercial Hotel Railway Station (illustrated) Tenterden, Eight Bells Inn Corn Market 6 pence in copper and brass (illustrated); Norfolk Great Yarmouth, Horatio Fenner; Nottinghamshire Nottingham Norfolk Hotel H.F., 3d; Lincolnshire, Boston The Pheasant, Daniel Jackson 1«d (illustrated), Peterborough, Wentworth Hotel, John Eltin Bowling Saloon 3d; Sussex, Eastbourne Sussex Hotel 2d; Petworth, Angel Inn, Jones in copper (illustrated), Winchester White Swan, 3d in white metal; Susex Arms 6 pence in brass (illustrated). Warwickshire Warwick, Liberal Club 1«d, Old Bowling Green 3d Worcestershire (north) Dudley The Vine Ben Tranter (J.W. ref.8370) Bowling Green (Netherton), Cottage and Spring; J. Parry (J.W. ref. 7030) (3); Oldbury, Travellers Rest (J.W. ref.9520) (2), John Glazerbrook 6 pence, a Pickaxe (illustrated). Fine-extremely fine. (24)
Estimate $360
SOLD $680
Gloucestershire; Bristol, Duke of Marlborough, J. Leadbeater twopence (illustrated), Queen's Arms Durdham Down 3d; Rowland Adams threepence; Forest of Dean, Jovial Colliers Hotel Mitcheldean, James Phelps threepence; Gloucester, Bridge Inn, Llanthony, Ford and Witts 2«d; Crown and Thistle, Barton Street, 3d; Vauxhaul Inn, Barton Street, 3d; Sharpness, Pier View Hotel 3d (illustrated); Stroud, Crown Inn 1«d; (illustrated); Tewkesbury, Bell Hotel, 4d (illustrated); Railway Inn, Butler 3d (illustrated) Sun Inn, Dan. Kitton 3d. Fine-good extremely fine, several rare. (12)
Estimate $220
SOLD $480
Lancashire, Blackpool, Coach and Horses, Church Lane 2d; Bury, Albion Hotel, John Harrox (holed); Craft, Horse Shoe Inn 2d; Lancaster, The Iron Duke (Eimer-); (illustrated) Penwortham, Bridge Inn 2d; Warrington, Admiral Rodney (illustrated); another but countermarked W.M. either side of bust and G.R. either side of a crown at base of bust (illustrated). Fine-extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $120
SOLD $280
Greater London Pub Checks, the colloection formed by the late D.G.Vorley, in this and the following 8 lots arranged according to Hayes numbers, Hayes, Ralph, Hotel and Pub Checks of Greater London, 2 vols, 1991 and 1993, arranged by Boroughs within Greater London. Borough of Barnet, Old Welsh Harp, 9d (H.la); Borough of Bromley; Clarendon Hotel (H.la); Borough of Camden, Bedford Head Tavern (H.12a)(illus), Bull Tavern (H.31)(illus), Camden Arms (H.51)Elephant and Castle (H.91), The Feathers (H.101)(illus), George and Blue Boar (H.121a), Henekeys' (141 variety 3 pence not 2, 141a), Horse Shoe (H.161, 161a) Lion and Still (H.171); Northumberland Arms (H.192), Running Horse (H.221), Southampton Arms (H.231 this piece, H.232), Turks Head (H.241), Two Brewers (H.251), White Lion (H.271). Mostly very fine - nearly uncirculated; several scarce or rare (19).
Estimate $400
SOLD $540
City of London; Anderson's Hotel (H.1a, 1b (pierced)), Fox and Goose (H.31)(illus), Horses and Dorsers (H.61), Hotel Francais (H.81), King O'Toole (H.101, 101a, 101b), Mail Coach (H.111)(illus), Borough of Ealing; Queen Victoria (H.21); The Stag (H.31a) Borough of Enfield, The Bell Inn (H.1b)(illus), Green Dragon (H.21) Borough of Greenwich, Beehive (H.1a), The Duke (H.21), Lion and Lamb (H.81), Red Cow (H.101e)(illus), Sea Witch (H.131a), Tiger Cat (H.141) (illus), White Hart (H.161a)(illus). Fine - mint state (20).
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
Borough of Hackney, Alma Tavern (H.1), Birch Tree Tavern (H.21a), The Crown (H.51)(2)(illus), De Beauvoir Arms (H.61), Duke of Wellington (H.91), Earl of Aberdeen (H.111a), Forresters Hall (H.121), The Garibaldi (H.131), Green Man (H.141, H.143), The Jolly Anglers (H.161)(illus), Lord Clyde (H.171a), Marquis of Landsdowne (H.181), Middleton Arms (H.191), Red Lion (H.211), Royal Hotel (H.241), White Bear (H.291); Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Bramby Arms (H.11)(very worn), Grey Hound (H.41a) (illus), Harwood Arms (H.51)(illus), Norfolk Arms (H.71), Royal Oak Hotel (H.81), Salisbury Hotel (H.91), Trafalgar (H.111)(illus), The Travellers Rest (H.121); Borough of Haringey, Alexandra Tavern (H.1)(illus), Fishermans Arms (H.21 this piece, illus), Nightingale Tavern (H.31)(this piece), Three Jolly Butchers (H.51)(illus); Borough of Hounslow, Lamb Inn (H.2)(illus), Old Windmill (H.11). Very good - mint state, several rare (32).
Estimate $750
SOLD $780
Borough of Islington, Albion (H.1, H.2), Bricklayers Arms (H.21), Chapel House (H.51) Dickinsons Arms (H.61), Downham Arms (H.71b), Duke of Clarence (H.82), The Florence (H.91), The Hemingford Arms (H.111b)(illus), Highbury Barn Tavern (H.121d, 121e, 122), Island Queen (H.141a), Kings Arms (H.151)(illus), Kings Head Tap (H.152a), Kings Head Tavern (H.154)(illus), The Lord Nelson (H.161)(illus), North Pole (H.193 bis (a) 6 pence)(illus), Queens Arms (H.221), Red Lion (H.231), The Rotherfield (H.251), Sun Dial (H.281), The Three Johns (H.301), Three Wheat Sheaves (H.311), William the Fourth (H.363), York Hotel (H.371)(illus). Fine - nearly uncirculated (25).
Estimate $500
SOLD $680
Royal London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, The Bridport (H.11 this piece)(illus), Duke of Abercorn (H.41) (illus), The Goat (H.51), Kings Head (H.61a), Phoenix (H.91), The Royal Pair (H.111a)(illus); Borough of Lambert, Atlantic Hotel (H.1), The Denmark (H.51), Duke of Cornwall (H.71), Elephant and Castle (H.91), New Guildford Arms (H.131b, 131c), Prince of Wales Hotel (H.151)(illus), Rose and Crown (H.171), Sussex Arms (H.211), Waterloo Arms (H.231), White Hart Tavern (H.251a)(illus); Borough of Lewisham, Duke of York (H.11)(illus), Victoria Tavern (H.81, 81a). Fine - nearly uncirculated (20).
Estimate $370
SOLD $560
Borough of Newham; Queens Head (H.51), Rose of Denmark (H.61a), Spread Eagle (H.81), Windsor Castle (H.101)(illus); Borough of Southwark; Acorn (H.1), Carlton Tavern (H.91a), Catherine Wheel Inn (H.101)(illus), China Hall (H.111a)(illus), Crystal Tavern (H.121), Duke of Suffolk (H.151, 151a)(illus), Dukes Head (H.161), Farrier Arms (H.171)(illus), Greyhound (H.203)(illus), Grove Tavern (H.211), India Arms (H.241), Jolly Tanners (H.261)(illus), King and Queen (H.271), Masons Arms (H.321), Prince of Orange (H.382), Prince Regent (H.401a, 401b), Princess Victoria (H.411a)(illus), St George's Tavern (H.481a), Ship and Blue Coat Boy (H.511a), Ship Tavern (H.531a, only fair), Turks Head (H.601)(illus), Two Brewers (H.611)(illus), The Warrior (H.651)(illus), Yorkshire Grey (H.701)(illus). Fair - nearly uncirculated, some rare (30).
Estimate $600
SOLD $780
Borough of Tower Hamlets; Albion (H.1)(illus), Anchor and Hope (H.11), Beehive (H.41)(illus), Blacksmith's Arms (H.51), Crown (H.71a)(illus), The Enterprise (H.101), Ferry House (H.111a)(illus), The George Tavern (H.131)(die break right across obverse 10 to 4 o'clock, illus), Globe Tavern (H.151a), The Kings Arms (H.191a), London Tavern (H.211, 212)(illus), Mechanics Arms (H.241), Millwall Dock Tavern (H.251), Mutton and Pig Tavern (H.261), New Globe Tavern (H.271 in white metal), Newcastle Arms (H.281), Prince of Wales Tavern (H.301), Queen's Arms (H321), Rainbow Tavern (H331). The Robert Burns (H.341), Seabright Arms (H.381), Ship Tavern (H.391), Trinity Arms (H.401). Fine - nearly uncirculated, a few scarce and rare (25).
Estimate $500
SOLD $780
Borough of Wandsworth, Europa (H.21)(illus), Kings Head (H.31), Royal Albert Park Tavern (H.51). City of Westminster, Carpenters Arms (H.41b, 41d)(illus), The Cheshire Cheese (H.51b), Crown and Apple Tree (H.91), Devonshire Arms (H.111)(illus), Excelsior (H.131)(illus), Flying Horse (H.141)(illus), General Napier (H.151a), Golden Cross (H.161, 161a)(illus), Green Man Tavern (H.171) (illus), The Harp (H.201), King and Prince of Wales (H.231a)(illus), Lord High Admiral (H.281 but in copper, 281b, 283 countermarked 100)(illus), Lord Nelson (H.291, 291a(illus), 291b), The Old Rose (H.331), Portman Arms (H.361)(illus), Queen's Head (H.392), The Sun (H- p228 1 penny in zinc, 2 pence in brass countermarked N). Fine - uncirculated (26).
Estimate $500
SOLD $700
City of Westminster, continued; Swan and Horse Shoe (H.441a-d, set of), The Talbot (H.451), Two Spies (H.471), The York Minster (H.491. W.J.Taylor miscellaneous stock checks halfpenny (illus) in copper, 1 penny (brass), 4 pence (brass). Unlisted in Hayes, The Lord Byron, Belgrave Street 2 1/2d in brass (29mm)(illus), Kings Arms W.B.N. 6d in brass (28mm)(illus), Everard Raby, Wine and Spirit Merchant 1 penny (28mm)(illus) in copper. Griffin Head RK, in copper (28mm) 4 pence (illus), The Best Beer Under the Sun, Starch Green Road W in brass (28mm) 6 pence (illus) 12 pence. Miscellaneous by other manufacturers; Junction Inn, Highate Lane 3d uniface oval in brass (33x23mm)(illus); R.Moore (Bulls Horns) Tavern, Rotherhithe the Street 2d check in brass (24mm) milled edge (illus); J.Rarbey, Primrose Hill Retreat/ 1 1/2, in brass (24mm)(illus); Rose Tavern Gt Russel St/ Check two pence halfpenny (in four lines) in copper (26mm) milled edge (illus). Fine - nearly uncirculated, sevral rare or very rare (20).
Estimate $400
SOLD $520
Greater London, Borough of Camden; Bedford Head (RH.12a); George and Blue Boar, Holborn (RH.121a), Horse Shoe (RH.161, 161d), White Lion (RH.271a). City of London, O'Tooles (RH.101a, b). Borough of Hackney; Birch Tree Tavern (RH.21) (illustrated). Borough of Islington; William the Fourth (RH.361a) (illustrated), Borough of Kensington and Chelsea; Phoenix (RH.91) Borough of Lambeth; The Fleece (RH.101a bis) (illustrated) (this value unlisted), White Bear (RH.241). Fine-extremely fine, a few rare or very rare. (12)
Estimate $220
SOLD $290
Greater London, Borough of Newham; Essex Arms, Plastow Marsh (RH.11) (illustrated). Borough of Southwark; Spa Tavern, Wakley (RH.561) (illustrated). Borough of Tower Hamlets; Ferry House (RH.131b). Princess of Wales Tavern 3d (RH.301a bis, this value not listed (illustrated); The Robert Burns 2d (RH.341a bis this value not listed) (illustrated); Trinity Arms (RH.401) The Sun 2d (RH.421a bis, this value not listed). City of Westminster, Crown and Apple Tree (RH.91), The Talbot (RH.451); Three Jolly Gardners (RH.461) (illustrated); The York Minster (RH.491c). Brewers token (RH. 7d). Borough of Islington, The Swan (RH.291). Borough of Haringley, Fishmongers Arms (RH.21). Borough of Lambeth, Prince of Wales Hotel (RH.151a). Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Royal William Inn (RH.181), Red Lion, 39 Beek Street, W. W. Searle 4 pence (RH.-) (illustrated). Fine-extremely fine. (17) The first and fourteenth from A. Dowle in 1975, the third from Baldwin in 1992, the tenth, eleventh, and sixteenth from L. Bennett in 1988, the others from Schwer in 1984.
Estimate $330
SOLD $500
Somersetshire, the collection of public house tokens in this and the following 13 lots was formed by David Young, purchased from Baldwin in 1992, listed by M.D.G. no's (Minnitt, S.C., Durnell, J., Gunstone, A.J.H., Somerset Public House Tokens, Bridgewater; 1985; and the supplementary list, prefaced with S in front of the number, in Minnitt, S., and Young, D., Tickets, Checks and Passes from the County of Somerset, Bridgewater 1990. Abbots Leighs; 1 (illustrated), Aller; 2 (this piece), Bath; 8a (illustrated), 11, 12a, 13, 13a var, Bath Arms/1«d in brass (23mm) edge milled (illustrated), 14, 14a, 14a var, additional CMK A on both sides, 16, 17c. Fine-extremely fine, mostly at least scarce. (12)
Estimate $360
SOLD $480
Bath; M.D.G. no's 20, 22, 25a, 25b, 29, 29a without crown countermark (illus), Addendum 4 (or 31c) (illus), 32, 33, 35, 35a, 35b variety in copper, milled edge (illus), 35c, as previous but countermarked 2 on reverse. Fine - good very fine, several scarce (14).
Estimate $320
SOLD $500
Bath; M.D.G. no's 36a, another but edge milled, 37 copper formely gilt, 41, 44 (also listed as D&W 44/10), 446 (D&W 44/8)(illus), 46 (illus), 46a (this piece), 46e, 48. Fine - good very fine, some scarce or rare (11).
Estimate $320
SOLD $400
Bath; M.D.G. no's 51, 52, 54, 59, 59c (illus), 60 (illus), 63 (illus), 64, 74a (illus, this piece), 74c, 74d. Very fine - uncirculated and some rare (11).
Estimate $360
SOLD $400
Bath, Lark Hall Inn/St. Saviours (MDG.74b) but countermarked with bar pattern and flower bud on the reverse. Very fine and very rare with the countermark which is not recorded in MDG or M&Y.
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
Bath; M.D.G. no's 78, 80, 81 (illus), 84, 85 plain edge (illus), 85a, s.1 (illus), 90, 91, 94a, 94f, 95b (this piece), 97. Fine - good very fine, several rare (13).
Estimate $320
SOLD $480
Bath; M.D.G. no's 99a, countermarked with W on reverse (illus), 107, 108 (illus), 111, 112, 113, 114, 115 brass and copper, 118, 119, 119a. Fine - very fine, several scarce to rare (12).
Estimate $360
SOLD $440
Bath, M.D.G. no's 120, 121 (illus), 122 (illus), 124, Bathampton 125 copper, 125a, 125b copper, Batheaston, 126, 127 (illus), 128 (illus). Nearly very fine - good extremely fine (10).
Estimate $360
SOLD $460
Bathford; 131 (illus); Brean S.4; Bridgewater; 134, 137 copper and brass (illus), 3.5 (this piece) Addenda 6 (Queen's Head Inn), 145 (illus) 145a; Bruton; 149 (illus), 149a; Castle Cary, 153 (illus), 154, 154a (illus), 155 milled and plain edges (illus), 156 (illus), 156a. Very fine - nearly uncirculated, several rare (18).
Estimate $480
SOLD $620
Chard; 161a, 161c, 164c; Clevedon W.Witemore/ 2d in brass (25mm)(illus), Combe Down; 173, 173b this piece (illus); Congresbury s.7 this piece (illus); Crewkerne; 177, 178, 178a, 179; Evercreech; 187 (illus); Frome; 190, 191, 194 (illus), 195 (illus), 199. The second holed otherwise fine - good very fine, some rare (17).
Estimate $480
SOLD $620
Frome; 199b (illus), 200, 200a (illus), 200b countermarked PW; 200c; Glastonbury 202, 204 (illus), 204a; Hatch Beauchamp 207; Ilminster; 213, 215 (illus), 215b (illus); Keynsham; 217; Langport; s.16. Fine - extremely fine, several rare (14).
Estimate $370
SOLD $620
Monkton Combe; 230, 230a, 231, 231b, 232; Newton St Loe s.18 (this piece) (illus); Odcombe; 240; Portishead; E.Coles Royal Oak Inn/3d in brass (24mm) edge milled (illus); Shepton Mallet; s.20 this piece (illus), 252 (illus), 253, 254, 254a; Shipham; 257; Somerton; 258. Fine - good very fine, several rare (15).
Estimate $370
SOLD $560
Taunton; 263a, s.22, 268, 268a, 272b, 283, 284, 286, 288a Twerton; 289a, 289c, 290, 290b (illus), 293, 294 (illus). Fine - very fine several scarce (15).
Estimate $370
SOLD $620