TOKENS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE EDWARD ROEHRS
1019
BRIDGETOWN, John Arnot & Co, uniface trial for the obv. of the Pattern Penny, 1791, by T. Wyon for M. Boulton, in white metal, negro head left, edge plain, not struck in collar, 33mm, 3.96g (Lyall –; Prid. –; Margolis, SNC 1990, p.200, fig. 1, this piece). Extremely fine; probably the only known specimen
£600-800 Provenance: Bt R. Margolis 1991
1022
BRIDGETOWN, John Arnot & Co, Pattern Penny, 1791, by T. Wyon for M. Boulton, in copper, negro head left, rev. value around pineapple, edge plain, not struck in collar, 32mm, 12.08g/6h (Lyall 73; Prid. 22; Margolis, SNC 1990, p.200, fig. 4; Spink F5). Minor spotting both sides, otherwise extremely fine and of the highest rarity; believed only one other specimen known [R.J. Ford, lot 379]
£2,000-3,000 Provenance: Glendining Auction, 15 March 1972, lot 338.
Although the provenance of the present coin cannot be taken further back than 1972 with any certainty, its striking characteristics are a close match for the Montagu/Caldecott coin illustrated by Pridmore and Margolis. Pridmore thought these tokens were made for collectors but it is actually much more likely that they were a legitimate order for John Arnot, baker of Bridgetown; however, Arnot’s order was seemingly cancelled when the island became flooded with Birmingham-made copies of the original 1788 Gibbes issue in 1791
1020
BRIDGETOWN, John Arnot & Co, uniface cast trial for the obv. of the Pattern Penny, 1791, by T. Wyon for M. Boulton, in white metal, similar, edge plain, not struck in collar, 33mm, 5.43g (Lyall –; Prid. –; Margolis, SNC 1990, p.200, fig. 1). Very fine
£200-250 Provenance: Bt C. Plante 2005
1023
BRIDGETOWN, [Isreal] Bowen, an England, George III, Penny, 1797, rev. countermarked with a bookplate stamp T. BOWEN BOOKSELLER & STATIONER BARBADOES in oval, 24.46g (Lyall 59, this piece; Prid. 30, this piece; Brunk 50530, this piece). Coin worn flat, countermark very fine; UNIQUE
£500-1,000
Provenance: H. Peck Collection, Sotheby Auction, 29 October 1920, lot 156; H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 18-19 March 1966, lot 1328; R.A. Byrne Collection, Jess Peters Auction 78 (Los Angeles), 13-14 June 1975, lot 62; R.J. Ford Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 79, 15 October 1990, lot 385.
It is presumed the maker of the bookplate stamp used a T instead of an I in error. Isreal Bowen (1802-80) established his printing and stationery business in Church street in 1834; by 1841 he was at 13 Trafalgar street and by 1863 at 20 Broad street. The business was restyled I. Bowen & Sons by 1866
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1021
BRIDGETOWN, John Arnot & Co, uniface trial for the rev. of the Pattern Penny, 1791, by T. Wyon for M. Boulton, in white metal, pineapple, edge plain, not struck in collar, 34mm, 5.52g (Lyall –; Prid. –; Margolis, SNC 1990, p.200, fig. 2, this piece). Some light surface discolouration, otherwise extremely fine; probably the only known specimen
£600-800 Provenance: Bt R. Margolis 1991 Additional lot images may be found on our website
BRIDGETOWN, Thomas Lawlor & Co, copper check [c. 1850], legend both sides, 22mm, 4.29g/12h (Lyall 88; Prid. 29; Spink Tn2); Dockyard, copper bracteate for an employee, stamped H V KING 202, 34mm, 4.45g (Lyall –); Dockyard, square copper bracteate boarding pass, stamped 450 and a crown above B, 53mm, 24.73g (Lyall –); together with a black plastic check for use in hotel air conditioning, c. 1982, 28mm, 1.40g [4]. Very fine £60-80
Provenance: First bt A. Rollins 1966; second bt K.V. Eckardt 1982; last gift of K. Eckardt.
Thomas Lawlor & Co, general merchants, partners Thomas Rice Lawlor (†1850), William Thomas Barrett, Edward Augustine O’Keefe and Thomas Hayes, established 1841 and headquartered in Cork, Ireland; their Bridgetown premises were located in Broad street. The second and third items were in use during World War II
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