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The King's Pass, George III, undated but circa 1810, in silver (34mm) (D&W. 27/297; M.G. 126). Nearly extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $580
(King's Theatre) Opera Subscription, 1795.6, in ivory with red ink (42 x 37mm) No.88 Lady Clarke (D&W.28/304). Pierced for wear, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $560
King's Theatre, London, ticket in ivory (40mm) Mr Denison Opera Property 1820/ One Pair Box 57/5 (D&W 28/cf308). Pierced for wear, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $460
King's Theatre, 1823, in ivory (39mm) Ground Tier, Box 28/4, Marchionefs of Bath (in black ink) (D&W.29/309). Pierced for wear, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $540
Princess Elizabeth's Ticket, Director of the Ancient Concert 4 in gilt silver (42mm) hallmarked (1796). Pierced for wear, cut to centre to cancel otherwise very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,450
Hanover Square, Vocal Concert, 1815, in silver (33mm) (hollow) 'H.R.H./Prince Regent' (D&W-; M.G.-). With suspension loop, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $450
SOLD $1,050
Hanover Square, Vocal Concert 1816, in silver (33mm) (hollow) 'H.R.H. Prince Regent', similar to last. Suspension loop broken otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $450
SOLD $1,050
(Hanover Square) Vocal concert 1818, in silver (35mm) (hollow) 'His Royal/Highnefs the Prince Regent.' (D&W-; M.G.-). Suspension loop broken off otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $450
SOLD $1,050
(Hanover Square) Vocal Concert 1819 in silver (37mm) 'His/Royal Highnefs/the Duke of/York' (D&W-; M.G.-). With loop suspension at top, good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $900
Her Majesty's Theatre (Haymarket) 1842, in ivory, round (39mm) signed T.G. Pole, named to Duke of Wellington, Pit Box 3, 4 (D&W.30/32; cf Glendining's Sale 10 June 1987, lot 478). Pierced, good very fine, rare and important being the pass for the Duke of Wellington, the heroic leader and victor of Waterloo.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,250
Her Majesty's Theatre (Haymarket) 1848, in ivory, round (39mm) signed C. Nugent, named to Duke of Wellington Pit Box 3, 4. (D&W.30/cf 323; cf Glendining's sale 10 June 1987, lot 479). Pierced with suspension ring. Good very fine, rare and important being the pass for the Duke of Wellington, the heroic victor at Waterloo.
Estimate $450
SOLD $1,350
(Lyceum Theatre, Strand) T.R.E.O.H. (Theatre Royal English Opera House) Box, in copper (37mm) (D&W.p32/cf 340; M.5720). Another, with larger central hole. Very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $90
SOLD $190
Another, but for Pit, in copper square shape (42mm) (D&W.-;M.G.-). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $150
TREOH (Theatre Royal English Opera House) (Lyceum Strand) Box in copper (36mm) with medium centre hole (M.5720) others in pewter (42mm) 2/box (M.5716) (illustrated) 2/GAL (M.5718) and UG/2 (38 x 34mm) (M.5719) (illustrated). The first with hints of mint red nearly extremely fine, the others fair as usual, rare. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $270
Lyceum (Theatre) Hat Check in white metal (35mm) (D&W.-). Theatrical scene signed Jacquier reverse plain, engraved 53/XVI (seat and row no.) in copper (31mm). Southampton Botanic Spa Gardens June 1st 1815, in silvered copper (33mm) edge grained left (D&W.96/372). Associated Brethren Benefit Society, Instituted 1802 in brass, oval (27 x 23mm) (M.5613). Fair-very fine, the third very rare. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $240
The Pantheon (Oxford Street) Italian Opera Pantheon 1790-1, in silver plated copper (33mm) P.S. (Prince's Side) Lord Vt. Courtney Box No.125 (D&W.33/350; M.5723). Pierced for wear, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $320
SOLD $400
Another, as previous except inscribed to 'Baron Nolcken', Box No. 97. Pierced for wear, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $270
SOLD $400
Prince of Wales Theatre, (Tottenham Court Road) Pit, undated but circa 1865, in brass (30mm) (D&W.34/362;MG.338). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $90
SOLD $160
Prince of Wales Theatre, Gallery, in copper (30mm, octagonal) reverse plain (D&W.34/363). Royal Olympic Theatre (Wych Street) in white metal, oval (42 x 32mm) (illustrated). Saddlers Wells Theatre, in brass 31mm, Gallery and Pit (triangular hole) (illustrated) (D&W.35/377;). Fine-very fine, the second very rare. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Princes Theatre (Tottenham Court Road) in copper (30mm) undated but circa 1810, reverse plain (D&W.34/364). Another, very similar. Very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $90
SOLD $220
Royalty Theatre (Whitechapel) 1790, in copper (38mm) (D&W.35/373; MG.277). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
Various theatre and entertainment hall tickets and checks, Sadlers Wells/Gallery (D&W.35/377). Theatre Royal, in copper, octagonal with central hole, reverse Dress Circle. Grand Theatre Leeds, Pit 1/- in brass (MG.404). Strand Music Hall, 6d oval in brass (cf MG.607). J.C. Wray 1st seats check by W.J. Taylor Red Lion Street W.C. (MG.542). Wyndham's Theatre check 'Jelf's'. Very fine-extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
(Surrey Theatre, Blackfriars Road) Royal Circus, Gally, undated but circa 1809, in copper (35mm) (D&W.35/383). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $90
SOLD $170
Another, as previous. Even brown, very fine and rare.
Estimate $90
SOLD $180
Royal Circus, Surrey Theatre, Box, in copper (34mm) reverse plain (D&W.36/384). Very good and rare.
Estimate $90
SOLD $160
Royal Circus Surrey Theatre (Blackfriars Road) Pit, undated but circa 1816, in copper (34mm) reverse plain (D&W.36/385). Obverse damage in centre otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $40
SOLD $90
London Music Halls etc, London Pavilion Music Hall, Balcony, in brass (33mm) (D&W.34/360;MG.598) undated but circa 1867 (illustrated). St. James's Hall in brass (34mm) undated but circa 1867, very similar to the previous and by the same maker (D&W.-;M.G.-). Marylebone Music Hall, R.F. Botting/12 pence (W.J. Taylor die) in silvered brass (28mm) (D&W.-; M.G.599, but for fourpence (illustrated) Metropolitan Music Hall/6 pence in zinc or white metal (35mm) undated but circa 1870 (cfMG.636); Prince of Wales Music Hall, George Hearse, 1/- in brass (31mm); South London Police 1s in brass (D&W.35/379;M.G.-) (another but BODY in centre both sides (D&W.-;M.G.601) (illustrated); Regent Music Hall/area, in white metal or lead (32mm) undated but circa 1870. Music Hall Co-operative Union, Q.V. obverse in brass (20mm) pierced for wear. Tivoli/Shefras London EC4, in brass (19mm), Tivoli 25/Arms, Sporrong & Co., Stockholm, in brass (25mm), disc in brass (25mm) impressed both sides The Trail of '98 Tivoli/Keep This it May be lucky 13376 see Daily Sketch, undated but circa 1900. The District Messenger and Theatre Ticket Company Limited, Award of Merit in silver (29mm) undated but with hallmark, another different hallmark (illustrated). Fine-extremely fine a few rare. (14)
Estimate $450
SOLD $420
Provincial Theatres, Halifax, Grand Theatre, Pit/issued by Longley's Patent in brass (30mm) (D&W.-; M.G.-) undated but circa 1850 (illustrated) triangular hole (to cancel or discount?); Brighton, Gaiety Limited/ 1d another for 1«d in bronze (33mm) undated but circa 1870 (illustrated M.G.612,611). Eden Theatre Brighton Mother Goose Pantomine, 1901-2 in gilt bronze (24mm) (illustrated) another but crown size in silvered brass (40mm) Grand Comic Pantomine 1902-3. Provincial Concert Halls, Birmingham Rodney Inn, Concert Room Coleshill Street (man at organ) in gilt brass, (32mm) for 3d in refreshments (M.G.522) (illustrated), The Birmingham Concert Hall, Coleshill Street, H either side of shield (for Henry Holder proprietor impressed twopence in brass (34mm) scalloped edge (M.G.513). Bolton, T. Sharples Concert Room and Museum Star Inn in brass (32mm) undated but circa 1850 (D&W.51/62;M.G.471). Yorkshire, Northern Mechanics Institution Concerts, in brass and copper (34mm) undated but circa 1860 (D&W.-;M.G. ) Leeds, Thornton's New Music Hall in gilt brass (31mm) undated but circa 1870 (M.G.642) (illustrated); Sheffield, T. Youdan Promenade, in brass (32mm) undated but circa 1850 (D&W.95/374; M.G.627). Birmingham (or Salford), I. Abrahams Polytechnic Music Hall in brass (26mm) 3d by Pope (M.G.609) Holder's Concert Hall in brass (26mm) hexagonal by Daniell (M.G.518); Portsmouth, William Brown, South of England Music Hall in brass (33mm) 6d, undated but circa 1880 (M.G.644).Very fine-extremely fine. (15)
Estimate $370
SOLD $400
(Bath) Theatre Royal Gall. sixpence in copper (32mm) with central hole (5mm) undated but issued 1851 (M&Y 50.). Nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
(Kent) Margate Theatre, Pit 1791, in copper (34mm) reverse plain (D&W.-, lists only Box 1791 37/395). Very fine and very rare, the Pit unpublished.
Estimate $120
SOLD $260