Nottinghamshire 687
ADVERTISING CHECKS FROM THE LATE DAVID MAGNAY COLLECTION 695 Birmingham,
Nottingham, Beecroft & Sons (8), 6610, 6620, 6630, 6650, 6680, 9770, 9790, 9800; J. Crosland 7010; A. Everington (2), both 7170; Spencer’s 9140 [12]. 6610 and 9770 fine, others very fine or better, 9140 pierced but rare £60-80
Provenance: 6680 bt D.G. Vorley October 1995.
Beecroft & Sons, toy retailers, New street, established by Charles Beecroft in 1840 and still in business; J. Crosland, cheesemonger, 9 and 21 Clumber street and 37 Pelham street; A. Everington, jeweller and watchmaker, 5 Pelham street; Spencer’s, tea dealers, 32 Long row
Shropshire 688
Herr, boot and shoemaker Oswestry, Herr 7720. Pierced and plugged, otherwise
fine, very rare Staffordshire 689
Longton, Kent’s 8000; Newcastle-under-Lyme, Dixon 7060; Penn Fields [Wolverhampton], Beckett [Benjamin Beckett], Twopence, 6590; Stafford, J. Tasker Evans 7160 [4]. 6590 about fine but extremely rare, said to be only one other known [BM], others very fine and rare £80-100
Provenance: 6590 bt October 2008; 8000 bt D.G. Vorley October 1995.
Kent’s, hatters, Boardmans buildings; F. Dixon, tea dealer, Hanley and Newcastle-under-Lyme; Benjamin Beckett, beer retailer, est. 1865; J. Tasker Evans, provision merchant
Suffolk 690
Ipswich, Lockdale’s 2005 (2), both bronze (Sadler 363); Ipswich Numismatic Society 2006, bronze (Sadler 364) [3]. Brilliant; two with certificates
£10-15
These pieces, the concepts of John Sadler, were designed by Chris Elmy and produced by Patrick Deane. The former was distributed to all customers and buyers at the company’s 50th auction, the latter commemorates the Society’s 40th anniversary
Surrey 691
Mitcham, Pascall’s (3), 8500 (2, one countermarked 139 on rev.), 8520 [3]. Last about extremely fine, others good fine, all pierced
£20-30
Pascall’s, confectioners and producers of Golden Maltex, founded by James Pascall, moved to Mitcham in 1897 after fire destroyed their original premises in Blackfriars
Sussex 692
Brighton, Willing’s [James Willing] (2), both 9340, one a copy cast in silver c. 1970 [2]. First better than very fine but with fingermark on obverse, second fine
£30-50
James Willing, a local advertising contractor, commissioned a clock tower which was presented to the the town of Brighton in January 1888. The silver copy is said to be one of five produced by an experimental centrifugal casting method in 1970 (Neilson, p.61)
693 694
Warwickshire B. Wood, clothier
Atherstone, B. Wood 9380. About very fine, pierced, rare
£25-35
Birmingham, B. Bros [Bancroft Bros] (8), 6450, 6451 [plated], 6460 (2), 6470 (2), 6480 [plated], 6490; C.J.H. [Charles Harcourt] (2), 6850, 6860 [plated]; C.L. [Carmalt Long & Co Ltd], 6870; C.S. [Charles Smith], 6880 [12]. Generally about very fine and better, but 6490 and 6880 pierced
£50-70 Provenance: 6870 bt H. Simmons May 2006.
Bancroft Bros, diesinkers, 170 Hockley hill; Charles J. Harcourt, chain maker and brass founder, 74 Lozells road; Carmalt Long & Co Ltd, warehousemen, 94 Corporation street; Charles Smith, diesinker, 3 Mary street, Caroline street
These lots are illustrated on our web site 700 699 698 697
Birmingham, G.Y.I. and F.G. [George Iliffe and Frederick Gardner] (13), 7480, 7490 (2), 7491 [plated], 7500, 7510, 7520, 7540, 7550 (2), 7560, 7580, 7590; J.G. [John Goode] (4), 7760 (2), 7770, 7780 [17]. Generally about very fine, a few better, some pierced
£60-80
George Yorke Iliffe and Frederick Gardner, diesinkers, 96 Suffolk street; John Goode & Sons, chain makers, 3 Regent place, Caroline street
Birmingham, J.R. & J.W. [Joseph Rollason and John Wood] (2), 7790, 7800; J.W. [John Wood] (5), 7830, 7840 [plated], 7860, 7870 [plated], 7880; N.C.R. & Co [Nathaniel Cracknel Reading & Co] (9), 8340, 8350, 8360, 8370, 8380, 8410, 8430, 8440, 8450 [16]. Generally about very fine, a few better, some pierced
£60-80
Joseph Rollason and John Wood, diesinkers, 52 Tenby street north, the latter afterwards at 51 1/2 Spencer street; Nathaniel Cracknel Reading & Co, jewellers and chain makers, 186-7 Warstone lane and 33-5 Hall street
Birmingham, W.J.A. Son [William Jackson] (4), 7900, 7910, 7930, 7940 [plated]; King & Hodge (2), 8010, 8015 [6]. 8010 mediocre, others generally very fine and pierced except for the last, mostly rare
£70-90 William Jackson, stamper and piercer, 49 Howard street
Birmingham, Fred Karno (4), 7980, 7990 (3); W. Mayon 8300 [5]. Last fine but very rare, others generally very fine, all but one 7990 pierced
£60-80 Provenance: 8300 bt W.B. Neilson July 2006.
Fred Karno, the pseudonym of Frederick John Westcott (1866 -1941), theatre impresario based at Walworth, London; among those who worked for him were Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel. The show Moses & Son was first performed in Birmingham, where David Magnay thought the pieces were probably issued (which is why he classified them as Warwickshire), before going on tour. William Mayon, furniture dealer, 10-11 Holloway head, fl. c. 1872 -87
701
Birmingham, William Pearsall (2), 8560, 8570; W.B. Reeves 8790; Reeves, Smith & Son 8800; St Paul’s Church Centenary 9080; Trinity Church 9220; James White 9300 [7]. Generally about very fine and better, all except first two pierced, mostly rare
£90-120
Provenance: 8800 bt J. Whitmore November 2001; 9080 and 9220 bt D.G. Vorley October 1995.
William Pearsall, silversmith and jeweller, 9 New street, fl. 1901 -25; W.B. Reeves, hatter; Reeves, Smith & Son, Aston Lower grounds (The Great Outdoor War Picture was a series of tableaux depicting the war in Sudan, the advertising for which was done by J. Willing); St Paul’s Church Centenary, 2 June 1879; James White, lampmaker, 62 Pershore street
www.dnw.co.uk £40-50 696
Bolander 6780; George Davis 7020 [3]. First two fine and better, both pierced, last very fine, all rare
Provenance: 7020 bt A. Judd February 2004.
John Bill, greengrocer, 17 Cattell road, fl. 1886-94; William Boland, gold chain maker, 1 Caroline street; George Davis, jeweller, 7 1/2 Warstone lane
Birmingham, C.W.B. [Charles Bagnall] (8), 6890, 6900, 6901 [2, both plated], 6910, 6920 (2), 6921 [plated]; G.L. [George Lancelott] (9), 7340, 7370, 7380 [plated], 7390, 7400 [plated], 7410, 7430, 7440 (2); Hinks Wells & Co 9740 [18]. Generally about very fine, a few better, some pierced
£60-80
Charles William Bagnall, engraver, 16 Hockley street; George Ernest Lancelott, stamper and piercer, 196 New John street west and 49 Tenby street north; Hinks Wells & Co, stationers
Bill’s [John Bill], 6700; Guillaume £60-80
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