Tokens from the late David Griffiths Collection (Part VIII)
949
LONDON, Bloomsbury, James Henry, 1879, silver, unsigned [by W.J. Taylor], female seated right, holding cornucopia from which coins fall, books at left, coin cabinet at right, rev. JH monogram, NUMISMATIST ANTIQUARY, 30mm, 12.28g/12h (W 3043; Bell, 1966, A1; D & W 345/46). Brilliant and deeply toned, extremely rare
£200-£300
Provenance: W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 61B (Melbourne), 3-4 August 1999, lot 366 [from Spink 1973]; D. E. Litrenta Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 66, 6 July 2005, lot 920 [from R. Gladdle].
12 struck. James Henry, almost certainly a pseudonym of James Henry Dormer, the London dealer active in the first two decades of the 20th century; Henry was a dealer at 48 Devonshire street, Queen square, from 1877-82, an address also used by Dormer towards the end of the century
950
LONDON, Bloomsbury, James Henry (4), 1879, copper, unsigned [by W.J. Taylor], from the same dies as previous, 30mm, 10.97g/12h (W 3043; Bell, 1966, A1; D & W 345/45); undated (3), copper (2), and brass, unsigned [by W.J. Taylor], DEALER IN COINS MEDALS &C A CATALOGUE PUBLISHED, rev. from the same die as previous, all 30mm, 11.27g/12h, 11.08g/12h, 9.39g/12h (W 3044; Bell, 1966, A2; D & W 345/47-8) [4]. Extremely fine
£90-£120
Provenance: First and third T. McGoldrick Collection, Spink Auction 7, 5 December 1979, lot 395 (part); last bt S.E. Schwer January 1981
951
LONDON, Bloomsbury, [Peter] Whelan, brass (3), wolf suckling twins, revs. FINE ANCIENT ROMAN BRASS COINS 1S EACH, etc, edges grained, 27mm, 6.21g/12h, 6.21g/12h, 6.19g/12h (allW3086); Covent Garden, William Webster, brass, SUCCESSOR TO WM TILL 7 GT RUSSELL ST etc, rev. DEALER IN ANCIENT AND MODERN, etc, edge plain, 19mm, 3.36g/12h (W 3084; W TB 2, 2990); Strand, William Warrington, brass, ENGRAVER TO HER MAJESTY, etc, rev. Thomas Tunnel, edge plain, 5.94g/12h (W 3083; W TB 2, 2985) [5]. One Whelan brilliant mint state, others very fine
£30-£50 Provenance: Last T. McGoldrick Collection, Spink Auction 7, 5 December 1979, lot 395 (part).
Timothy Peter Whelan (†1863), coin dealer, firstly in Holborn and at 46 Strand, later at 36 and then 44 Great Russell street, married Eliza Norris in 1847 and their son, Francis Edward, was born in May 1848: it is speculated that this event, perhaps allied to the birth of his daughter in December 1849, prompted the image on his token; William Webster (1821-85), nephew of William Till, whose business at 17 Great Russell street he inherited in 1844, remained active in numismatics until his death; William Warrington, medallist, seal and copperplate engraver, 27 Strand, 1842-51, subsequently Richard Silvester Warrington & Co, 1852-98
952
LONDON, Camden, Edinburgh Castle Museum, Thomas Middlebrook, copper (2), bust left, rev. FREE MUSEUM WELL WORTH A VISIT, etc, edge plain, 28mm, 9.64g/12h (W 3052); flag, WITH THE SEASON’S GREETINGS, etc, rev. Balaclava bugle above motto of 17th Lancers, edge plain, 32mm, 14.32g/12h (W 3050; D & W 68/177) [2]. First extremely fine with original colour, second nearly so
£20-£30 Provenance: First bt S.E. Schwer 1983.
Thomas George Middlebrook, innholder, Old King’s Arms, Southwark, 1874-9, and the Edinburgh Castle, 1879-1906; at the latter he housed a collection of military relics from about 1887, which was sold by Debenham Storr post mortem in January 1908. The correct order of issue has been demonstrated by David Powell (eSylum vol. 17, no. 52, 21 December 2014)
953
LONDON, Cornhill, William Griffin (5), white metal by J. Taylor, parable of the Good Samaritan helping a traveller on the road, donkey behind, GO, AND DO THOU LIKEWISE, rev. W. GRIFFIN...25 CHANGE ALLEY CORNHILL LONDON THE UTMOST VALUE GIVEN FOR LIGHT SOVEREIGNS, etc, 31mm, 9.52g/12h (W –; D &W–); brass, legend in 10 lines, rev. Thames Tunnel, 24mm, 5.62g/12h (W 3029); brass, bust of Isambard Brunel left, legend around, rev. Thames Tunnel, 24mm, 5.50g/12h (W 3031); brass, legend in 8 lines, rev. elevation of Thames Tunnel entrance, 26mm, 9.64g/12h (W 3032); gilt, bust of Isambard Brunel left, W GRIFFIN 27 LOMBARD ST, etc, rev. Thames Tunnel, 22mm (W –) [5]. Second and third very fine, others extremely fine, first very rare
£100-£150 Provenance: *First bt Baldwin 1991; last bt J. Whitmore May 1981.
William Griffin, silversmith, jeweller and dealer in coins and medals, 25 Change alley, Cornhill (1843), 27 Lombard street (1844), 73 Cornhill (1845)
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