LONDON 17th CENTURY TOKENS FROM THE COLLECTION OF QUENTIN ARCHER (PART III) 3235
Bell Yard [Queen Victoria Street], D.I.T., THE FRIEN PAN, Farthing, 0.74g/6h (N 6544; BW. 2200); Bell Yard [Temple Bar], Will Jonson, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.37g/6h (N 6549; BW. 172), Tho. Lawrance, Halfpenny, [16]66, 2.56g/1h (N 6547b, this piece; BW. 173), Jacob Lions, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.38g/12h (N 6548, this piece; BW. 174), Stephen Porter, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.46g/12h (N 6550, this piece; BW. 175), W.L.R., THE PERCVLIS, Farthing, 0.89g/6h (N 6551, this piece; BW. 176) [6]. N 6547, 6550 and 6551 fine or better, N 6549 about fine, others in varied state, some rare
£150-200
Provenance: N 6544 and *6551 H.W. Taffs Collection, Glendining Auction, 21-3 November 1956, lot 867 (part), R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 259 (part); N 6547 Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 259 (part, recté 6547b) [from N.A. Clark 1977]; N 6548 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 259 (part); N 6549 bt S.H. Monks September 2011; N 6550 Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 259 (part) [from Baldwin].
William Johnson, innholder, The Drake; Stephen Porter, innholder, The Nag’s Head 3236
Billingsgate, S.M.B. AT THE QVEENS HEAD, Farthing, 1.00g/12h (N 6558; BW. 196); R[obert] C[ash], Farthing, 1663, 0.53g/6h (N 6552; BW. 198); John Eldridge, octagonal Halfpenny, 1.70g/6h (N 6553; BW. 199); V[alentine] H[ayward], Farthings (2), 1650, 1.15g/6h (N 6557; BW. 200), [16]57, 0.80g/12h (N –; D 200A) [5]. N 6552 and 6557 fine, latter with ‘river’ patina, others fair, D 200A very rare
£80-100
Provenance: N 6552 W.H. Pheatt Collection, Spink Auction 208, 22-3 June 2011, lot 824 (part); N 6553 Mrs Dora Harris Collection, DNW Auction 56, 11 December 2002, lot 495 (part) [acquired December 1987]; N 6557 Baldwin Auction, 2 November 2013, lot 301 (part); N 6558 bt K. Pryke June 2012; D 200A bt R. Parkes February 2003.
Robert Cash († by 1667), innholder, The Mermaid, from 1663, wife’s name Anne; John Eldridge, fishmonger, fl. 1682; Valentine Hayward (†1663), innholder, The Mermaid, 1650, married twice, to Joan Green, 1643, then Joan Harward, 1654
3237
Billingsgate, T.W. AT THE DARK HOVSE, Farthing, 1.27g/6h (N –; BW. 203); The Four Yeomen, Farthing, WATER SIDE TOKENS, 1.18g/6h (N 6554; BW. 205) [2]. BW. 203 fine and dark-toned, very rare, N 6554 very fine, ‘river’ patina
£90-120 Provenance: BW. 203 bt J. Philpotts June 2014; *N 6554 bt S.H. Monks June 2013 3238
Billiter Lane, William Phillips, Farthing, 0.92g/6h (N 6562; BW. 211); Birchin Lane, John Harison, Farthing, 1.38g/12h (N –; D 216A), Robert White, Halfpenny, 1.50g/9h (N 6566; BW. 217) [3]. N 6566 fine, others very fine with ‘river’ patina, D 216A extremely rare
£150-200
Provenance: N 6562 found in the R. Thames, Mrs Dora Harris Collection, DNW Auction 56, 11 December 2002, lot 495 (part) [acquired October 1987]; N 6566 bt May 2013; *D 216A bt N.A. Clark July 2011.
Robert White, innholder, The Bell Ordinary 3239
Bishopsgate Street, W.I.A. AT THE SVNN, Farthings (3), 1.00g/6h (N 6588; BW. 219), 1.08g/6h (N 6588 rev., different obv.; BW. 219), 0.87g/6h (N 6588 rev., different obv.); F.M.B., THE SVGAR LOFE, Farthing, 0.84g/6h (N 6568; BW. 220); Will Bennet, Farthing, 1657, 0.68g/12h (N 6569; BW. 223); H[ugh] B[est], Farthing, 0.79g/6h (N 6586; BW. 221) [6]. N 6588 very fine but dark patina, N 6586 and 6588 vars. fine, others in varied state, N 6568 with ‘river’ patina
£120-150
Provenance: N 6568 bt S.H. Monks June 2013; N 6569 SCMB July-August 1986 (M 203), bt M.J. Dickinson September 2014; N 6586 bt J. Higginbotham August 2013; *N 6588 Mrs Dora Harris Collection, DNW Auction 56, 11 December 2002, lot 495 (part) [acquired December 1987]; N 6588 var at 1.08g bt S.H. Monks February 2010; N 6588 var at 0.87g bt R.E. Josland May 2010.
Hugh Best, innholder, The Star, fl. 1670
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