Tickets and Passes of London from the David Young Collection


640


BROMPTON, Cromwell Gardens, brass Sixpence, c. 1775, legend around value either side, 30mm, 6.54g (W 1311; D & W 67/171; Young, Gardens, p.87, obv. this piece). Small T engraved on lower reverse (similar to others seen), very fine and very rare


£120-£150 Provenance: Gift of A.H.F. Baldwin 1970.


Cromwell Gardens, opened in the early 1760s, was named after a tradition that Oliver Cromwell once lived in the neighbourhood, though this is unproven. The early lessee was John Clarke and this admission ticket was exchangeable for refreshments


641


CHELSEA, Cremorne House and Gardens, uniface zinc, CREMORNE HOUSE, 910 stamped in centre, 36mm, 8.94g (W 1307; D & W 67/168). Fine, rare


£30-£40 Provenance: F.W. Yeates Collection; F.S. Cokayne Collection [from Baldwin August 1923]; bt Baldwin September 2017.


Cremorne House, to the west of Battersea Bridge, was sold by the Huntingdon family in 1831 to a convicted fraudster popularly known as the Baron de Beranger. Beranger added pleasure gardens to the property but was declared bankrupt and the house and gardens were acquired by James Ellis in January 1845. Between then and the late 1870s the gardens were much frequented, but in 1877 local residents objected to the renewal of its licence and it was forced to close


642


CHELSEA, Ranelagh House and Gardens, an engraved admission card for a Masquerade, 14 June 1776, unsigned [by F. Bartolozzi after G.B. Cipriani], naked female standing cherubs holding masks at base, 153 x 105mm (Young, Gardens, p.48, this item). Very fine; mounted in a gilt frame by Crescent Galleries, Bridgwater [frame 275 x 220mm], with cord for suspension


£90-£120 Provenance: Bt March 1999.


Ranelagh House was built about 1690 on the east side of Chelsea Hospital for Richard, Viscount Ranelagh. In 1733 the house was taken over by the management of the Drury Lane Theatre, and the house and gardens opened to the public on 5 April 1742, at a basic admission of a shilling. Concerts, masquerades, dancing and miscellaneous theatrical events were held there over the next 60 years. The house was demolished in 1805


643


KEW, Royal Botanical Gardens, a park-keeper’s set of five brass keys, different lengths between 80mm and 150mm, on a key ring with a named tag. 60mm [Lot]. Fine for this material, interesting Provenance: Bt August 1999.


£30-£40


The origins of Kew Gardens can be traced to the merging of the royal estates of Richmond and Kew in 1772. It is believed that these keys date to the early 19th century and are not related to modern versions currently available


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