antiques & fine art sale

Victoria-Jubilee eleven coin gold and silver set, 1887, VF-EF+ (see illustration).

Sold for £1800

Victoria, 2 x sovereigns, 1876 Sydney and 1881 Melbourne, F-F+.

Victoria, 2 x sovereigns, 1886 Melbourne and 1893, F-F+.

Sold for £350

Victoria, 2 x sovereigns, 1894 Melbourne and 1895, F-F+.

Sold for £350

Victoria, 2 x sovereigns, 1895 Melbourne and 1896 Sydney, old veiled head, F-F+.

Victoria-Edward VII, 2 x sovereigns, 1897 and 1903, both Melbourne Mint, F-F+.

Sold for £340

Victoria, 2 x sovereigns, 1889 Jubilee head and 1900, old veiled head, VF+.

Sold for £350

Edward VII, 2 x sovereigns, 1904 Perth and 1905 Melbourne, F-F+.

Sold for £380

Edward VII, 2 x sovereigns, 1902 Perth and 1903 Melbourne, F+.

Sold for £360

Edward VII, 2 x sovereigns, 1902 and 1905 Perth, F+.

Sold for £360

Edward VII, 2 x sovereigns, 1905 Melbourne, F+.

Sold for £360

Edward VII, 2 x sovereigns, 1906 and 1907, some light surface scratches, F-VF.

Sold for £360

Edward VII, 2 sovereigns, 1907 and 1908, F-VF.

Sold for £360

Edward VII, 2 sovereigns, 1908 and 1909, F-F+.

Sold for £350

Edward VII, 2 x sovereigns, 1907 and 1908, F-F+.

Sold for £350

Edward VII, 2 sovereigns, 1909 Perth and 1909, F-F+.

Sold for £360

Edward VII, 2 sovereigns, 1907 and 1908M, F-F+.

Sold for £350

Edward VII, 2 sovereigns, 1909 and 1910, F.

Sold for £350

Edward VII, 2 x sovereigns, 1910.

Sold for £350

Edward VII, 2 x sovereigns, 1910.

Sold for £350

Edward VII, 2 x sovereigns, 1910.

Sold for £350

Edward VII, 2 x sovereigns, 1910, (1 Melbourne).

Sold for £350

Edward VII-George V, 2 x sovereigns, 1910 and 1911.

Sold for £350

George V, 2 x sovereigns, 1911, EF.

Sold for £380

George V, 2 sovereigns, 1911, VF.

Sold for £360

George V, 2 x sovereigns, 1911, F+.

Sold for £350

George V, 2 x sovereigns, 1911, both Sydney, VF-EF.

George V, 2 x sovereigns, 1911 and 1912, both Sydney, VF-EF (see illustration).

George V, 2 x sovereigns, 1913, almost EF.

Sold for £380

George V, 2 x sovereigns, 1911, both Sydney Mint, VF.

Sold for £360

George V, 2 x sovereigns, 1911 and 1912, VF.

Sold for £350

George V, 2 x sovereigns, 1913 and 1914, VF-EF (see illustration).

George V, sovereign, 1913, EF+.

Sold for £190

George V, sovereign, 1914, EF+.

Sold for £180

George V, sovereign, 1915, EF+.

Sold for £180

George V, 2 x sovereigns, 1913 and 1914, EF.

Sold for £370

George V, 2 x sovereigns, 1915, EF.

Sold for £370

George V, sovereign, 1913, EF+.

Sold for £180

George V, sovereign, 1914, EF+.

Sold for £180

George V, sovereign, 1915, EF+.

Sold for £190

George V, 2 x sovereigns, 1913 and 1914, EF-EF+.

George V, sovereign, 1913, VF+-EF.

Sold for £180

George V, sovereign, 1914, VF+-EF.

Sold for £180

George V, sovereign, 1915, VF+-EF.

Sold for £180

George V, sovereign, 1913, VF+-EF.

Sold for £180

George V, 3 x sovereigns, 1913, VF+.

Sold for £520

George V, 2 x sovereigns, 1913.

George V, 2 x sovereigns, 1913 Melbourne and 1914 Perth.

Sold for £380

George V, 2 x sovereigns, 1918, both Perth, F+.

Sold for £360

George V, sovereign, 1925, South Africa Mint.

Sold for £180

George V, sovereign, 1927, South Africa Mint.

Sold for £170

George V, sovereign, 1928, South Africa Mint.

Sold for £170

George V, 1929, South Africa Mint.

Sold for £180

George V, sovereign, 1931, South Africa Mint.

Sold for £170

Edward VII-George V, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1909, 1911 and 2 x 1913.

Sold for £360

Peru, Gran Mariscal Gamarra, 1839 Proclamation silver 4 reales coin, Obv. angel right, trumpeting from a mountain peak whilst a battle ensues below, Rev. inscription within a wreath border. 23 mm, VF.

Sold for £60

Victoria, Golden Jubilee 1887 eleven coin set, £5-threepence, the silver coins with nice tones, all in a plush lined presentation case. VF+-EF (see illustration).

Sold for £1600

Victoria-Edward VII, 10 x sovereigns, young head 1864 Die No. 86, 1874 S, 1884 M, 1885 M, 1892 S Jubilee head, 1896 M, 1900 S, 1901 S, 1904 and 1908, all in fitted presentation case with gilt lettering to lid stamped "10 Sovereigns", VF-EF (see illustration).

Elizabeth II, Vivat Regina proof sovereign, 2013, commemorating the birth of HRH Prince George, encapsulated and in fitted presentation case with certificate.

Victoria, £2 double sovereign 1887, Jubilee head.

Sold for £380

South Africa - Krugerrand, 1974, EF.

Sold for £860

World Coins - America, Liberty head double eagle 20 dollar, 1900, some small nicks to the surface on both sides, VF-VF+ (see illustration).

World Coins - America, gold Liberty head double eagle 20 dollar, 1900, some surface knocks but almost EF.

Sold for £1000

George III, guinea, 1784, 4th Laur. head R, Rev. crowned shield of arms, VF (see illustration).

Sold for £450

Australia - Victoria, Sydney Mint sovereign, 1870, VF (see illustration).

Sold for £190

Victoria, 2 x sovereigns, 1872 and 1874S, EF.

Victoria, 2 x sovereigns, 1878 and 1879 M.

Victoria, 2 x sovereigns, 1875S and 1879M, F-VF.

Victoria, 3 x sovereigns, 1880, 1881M and 1882S, young heads.

Victoria, 3 x sovereigns, 1881, 1882 and 1883, all Melbourne Mint, young heads.

Victoria, 3 x sovereigns, 1884, 1885 and 1886S, young heads.

Victoria, 3 x sovereigns, 1885M, young head, 1887 and 1889, the latter two Jubilee heads, EF+.

Victoria, 3 x sovereigns, 1885M, young head, 1889S and 1890S, the latter two both Jubilee heads, F-VF+.

Victoria, 3 x sovereigns, 1889, 1891 and 1892, all Jubilee heads.

Victoria, 3 x sovereigns, 2 x 1889 and 1891, all Jubilee heads.

Victoria, 4 x sovereigns, 1893, 1894, 1895 and 1900, mixed grades.

Sold for £780

Victoria, 4 sovereigns, 1893, 1894, 1895M and 1896, old veiled head, mixed grades.

Sold for £780

Victoria, 4 sovereigns, 1898, 1899, 1900M and 1901M, old veiled head.

Victoria, 4 sovereigns, 1898, 1899, 1900 and 1901, old veiled head, mixed grades.

Victoria, 5 x sovereigns, 1899, 2 x 1900, 2 x 1901M, old veiled head, mixed grades.

Edward VII, 2 x sovereigns, 1902P and 1903, VF+.

Sold for £380

Edward VII, 2 x sovereigns, 1903 and 1907, VF (see illustration).

Edward VII, 3 x sovereigns, 1908, 1909 and 1910, VF.

Edward VII, 2 x sovereigns, 1908 and 1910,

Edward VII, 2 x sovereigns, 1910, F+.

George V, 3 x sovereigns, 1911, 1912 and 1913, F+-EF.

George V, sovereign, 1913, EF (see illustration).

Sold for £180

George V, 3 x sovereigns, 1911 and 2 x 1913, F-F+.

George V, 2 x sovereigns, 1913 and 1918S, VF-EF.

Sold for £380

George V, sovereign, 1915, VF-EF.

Sold for £180

George V, 2 x sovereigns, 1928, both South Africa Mint, VF-EF.

George V, sovereign, 1931, South Africa.

Elizabeth II, 2 x sovereigns, 1957 and 1962, EF+.

Elizabeth II, 2 x sovereigns, 1966 and 1967, EF+.

Elizabeth II, 2 x sovereigns, 1974, EF-UNC.

Elizabeth II, 2 x sovereigns, 1974, EF-UNC.

Elizabeth II, 2 x sovereigns, 1974, EF-UNC.

Elizabeth II, 2 x sovereigns, 1981, EF-UNC.

Elizabeth II, proof sovereign, 2001, EF (see illustration).

Sold for £250

Elizabeth II, 2 x sovereigns, 2000 and 2001, EF+-UNC.

Elizabeth II, sovereign, 2002, Obv, bust R, Rev. crowned shield in wreath.

Sold for £190

Elizabeth II, 2 x sovereigns, 2006 and 2008, EF-UNC.

Elizabeth II, 5 x sovereigns, 2010, UNC (see illustration).

Elizabeth II, 4 x sovereigns, 2013, UNC.

Elizabeth II, 3 x sovereigns, 2014 and 2 x 2015, UNC.

Elizabeth II, 4 x sovereigns, 2015, UNC.

Elizabeth II, 4 x sovereigns, 2015, UNC.

Elizabeth II, 4 x sovereigns, 2015, UNC.

Elizabeth II, 4 x sovereigns, 2015, UNC.

Elizabeth II, 4 x sovereigns, 2015, UNC.

Elizabeth II, 4 x sovereigns, 2015, UNC.

Victoria, 2 x sovereigns, 1884S, young head, and 1893M, Jubilee head.

World Gold Coins - America, 1 dollar 1853 (see illustration).

Sold for £70

World Gold Coins - America, 1,dollar 1855, almost EF.

Sold for £420

World Gold Coins - America, 1 dollar, 1856, F.

Sold for £60

World Gold Coins - America, 1 dollar, 1857, EF.

Sold for £75

Victoria, 3 x 1/2 sovereigns, 2 x 1887 and 1890, shield back type (1 1887 example with jewellery mount and solder marks).

Sold for £290

Victoria, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1893, 1894, 1895 and 1896, veiled head, F-VF.

Victoria, 3 x 1/2 sovereigns, 2 x 1893 and 1895, old veiled head.

Victoria, 3 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1897, 1898 and 1900, old veiled head.

Edward VII, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1902, 1903, 1904 and 1905.

Edward VII, 4 1/2 x sovereigns, 1902, 1904, 1905 and 1906.

Edward VII, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1902, 1904, 1906 and 1907.

Edward VII, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1909.

Edward VII, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1909.

Edward VII, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1909.

Edward VII, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1909.

Edward VII, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1907, 1908, 1909 and 1910.

Edward VII, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 2 x 1908, 1909 and 1910.

Edward VII, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 2 x 1908 and 2 x 1910.

George V, 4 1/2 x sovereigns, 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1914.

George V, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1914.

George V, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1914, the latter VF+.

George V, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1914, principally VF+.

George V, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1914, F-VF+

George V, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1914, F-F+.

George V, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1911, 1912, 1914 and 1915, VF-VF+.

George V, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1912, 1913 and 2 x 1915, F+-VF.

George V, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1912, 1913, 1914 and 1915S.

George V, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1912, 1913, 1914 and 1915S, VF-VF+.

George V, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1912S, 1913, 1915S and 1916S, F-VF+.

Sold for £370

George V, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1912S, 2 x 1915S and 1916S, F-VF.

George V, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1915S, VF-VF+ (see illustration).

Sold for £370

George V, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1915S, VF-VF+.

Sold for £370

George V, 3 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1915M, 1915S and 1925SA.

George V, 3 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1916S, 2 x 1925SA.

Elizabeth II, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1982.

Elizabeth II, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1982.

Elizabeth II, 4 x 1/2 sovereigns, 1982.

Elizabeth II, 3 x 1/2 sovereigns, 2 x 1982 and proof 1/2 sovereign 1983.

Elizabeth II, 3 x 1/2 sovereigns, 2000, 2001 and 2003, almost UNC.

Sold for £270

Switzerland - 20 francs (Vreneli) 1935, EF (see illustration).

Sold for £180

Two high grade gold medallions, commemorating the 15th Anniversary of The South Grand Textiles Industries Co. Ltd. October 1975, 9.3 grams each (22 carat or higher).

Indian 1/12th anna, 191 x 1926 UNC with lots of lustre.

Sold for £130

World Coins - To include Victorian and George V silver rupees 1878, 1901 and 1917, an American half dollar 1920, Victorian and later copper annas, Indian Hyderabad silver anna, Victorian and later pennies, halfpennies and farthings, and other, coins and an early 19th century Field Marshall Wellington halfpenny token, mixed dates and grades.

Sold for £48

A Bank of England white £5 note, Cashier Peppiat, dated 1945, Serial No. K74 03133.

Sold for £55

A quantity of GB world coins, to include 7 Elizabeth II £5 coins, 5 x £2 coins, 1821 and 1845 crowns, 2 x 1994 uncirculated £2 coins, 3 x 1994 50th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings commemorative 50 pences, Millennium coin set, 1985-87 proof coin sets, commemorative crowns and a quantity of loose world coins.

Sold for £100

Elizabeth II, Great Britain, cased 2007 Britannia silver proof four coin set, in original case of issue (see illustration).

Sold for £80

24 silver proof collectors' coins, the majority crown size, all within capsules and the majority with certificates of authenticity issued by Westminster, to include coins from The Collection of The Official Coins of Australia, The Millennium Coin Collection, The Official Coins of The Royal Canadian Mint and Ships and Exploring.

Sold for £220

Elizabeth II, 44 x £2 coins, comprising 13 commemorating The Bicentennial End of The Second World War, 20 commemorating The United Nations for Peace, 7 commemorating Euro 96 Football, Scottish examples and a modern bi-colour example.

Sold for £320

An assortment of silver and silver proof coins, to include Historic Coins of The British Empire, 6 x Indian 1 rupee 1900/01, 3 1999 Britannia silver coins, South African 5 shillings, 7 x Elizabeth II £5 coins, Canadian 1 oz fine silver $5, 3 Victorian and a George V crown, Maria Theresa Taler (29), some issued by Westminster and with certificates of authenticity, all encapsulated or sealed.

Sold for £150

A collection of silver proof coins, comprising 1 x XIIIth Commonwealth Games coin, 2 x Piedfort £1 coins, 6 x £1 coins and a Piedfort 20 pence, all encapsulated and with certificates.

Sold for £110

Nine silver proof crowns, comprising 3 x HRH Queen Mother 80th Birthday, 2 x Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee, 2 x the Wedding of HRH Prince Charles & Lady Diana Spencer, Turks & Caicos Mountbatten crown, a Duke of Edinburgh Award crown and 2 Silver Wedding crowns, each issued by The Royal Mint and in their own protective presentation case and with certificates.

Sold for £100

GB and Northern Ireland proof coinage sets, to include Guernsey and Jersey 1981, 2 x GB 1982, 3 x 1983, 2 x 1984, 2 x 1985, 86, 87, 88 and 99, ten further decimal coinage uncirculated sets, 2 Great British crown sets, 2 x Royal Family crown sets, Royal Wedding and Silver Jubilee sets, Gambia, Swaziland, Cyprus, Malta and other sets.

Sold for £190

2 x First National coinage of Barbados 8 coin proof sets, issued by The Franklin Mint, commemorative silver proof 5 pula, Botswana, and 10th Anniversary 10 kwacha, Malawi, each in presentation box and with certificates, silver proof Isle of Man crown, Tristan da Cunha Coronation crown, 2 x Jersey 1966 2 coin crown sets, Jersey 1966 4 coin set, Public of Panama 6 coin proof set, Cook Islands 7 coin proof set, Isle of Man International Year of The Disabled 4 crown proof set, 2 Isle of Man and Gibraltar proof crowns.

Sold for £110

A large quantity of 20th century world coins and coin sets, to include Slovenia, Peru, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Cyprus, Japan, America and the UK, and an assortment of books relating to British and world coins, to include the Handbook of English Coins by Llewellyn Jewitt published London 1879.

Sold for £110

Victorian and later commemorative medallions, to include Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee silver medallion, 56 mm, a white metal Victoria British Empire medallion, 76 mm, and further Victorian, George V and later silver white metal and other medals.

Sold for £75

Commemorative medals, to include a copper medallion commemorating The Battle of Kallao, obverse with relief profile bust facing right of Isabel II with anchor and shield within a wreath, inscribed "Kallao to De Mayo 1866", a Spanish medal for The Royal Academy of Sciences "Observation of Calculus", a French silver presentation medallion for The Parisian School of Pharmacology presented to Charlot (Henri) Atnri, 1840 (3).

Sold for £35

Portugal, Joao VI, silver 400 reis, 1807, the crowned shield of arms, Rev. cross with rosettes in angles, almost EF.

Sold for £75

Commemorative and other medals, to include a German National Socialist Party Reichspartel Tag 1936 badge, a Field Marshall Lord Kitchener of Khartoum Miniature Rifle Clubs Medal, medal commemorating The Entrance of The Allied Armies in Naples 1943, The Bell Medal presented to The Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs, a German 5 millione mark, 1923, with traces of lustre, further Rifle Club medals, a Royal Armoured Corps cap badge (9).

Sold for £20

An extremely large quantity of commemorative crowns, to include Churchill, Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee, HRH Prince Charles and Lady Diana, the majority in cases of issue.

Sold for £60

Edward VII, sovereign, 1909, in loose 9 ct pendant mount.

Sold for £190

Victoria, sovereign, 1900.

Sold for £170

Elizabeth II, proof 1/2 sovereign, 1999, encapsulated and with Royal Mint certificate.

Sold for £110

A George V, 1/2 sovereign, 1913, and a 1/10 krugerrand 1994, mounted loosely in a gold metal earring mount.

Sold for £170

Victoria, 2 x 1891 Jubilee head Maundy sets, all in a single contemporary leather case with red silk lining, almost UNC but with light surface scratches A quantity of c

Sold for £340

5 x coin covers, to include 1999 silver Britannia, Millennium £5 coin cover, 2 Isle of Man crowns, a Gibraltar £5, and a small assortment of world coins, tokens and banknotes.

Sold for £60

Earl Mountbatten commemorative 9 ct gold coin, Obv. portrait facing right, 1900 Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1979, Rev. HMS Kelly. Diameter 22 mm, 5 grams.

Italy - 18 ct gold medallion commemorating The Saint Aloysius De Gonzaga, Obv. with a quarter length facing bust of the Saint as a boy, Rev. with Arms of Castiglione Delle Stiviere in relief, in original case of issue. Diameter 22 mm, 7 grams.

Sold for £120

Elizabeth II and world coins, comprising 9 x £5 crown size coins, to include Millennium and Nelson commemorative issues, 2 x 10 golden commemorating The 25th Anniversary of The Reign of Queen Juliana 1973, 7 circulated £2 coins, 3 American dollars, and others.

Three decimal banknotes, to include the Commercial Bank of Scotland £5 1947, Royal Bank of Scotland £1 1955 and Bank of Scotland 1956, The British Linen Bank £5 1964 and £1 1941, 3 early 1960 Bank of England £10 consecutive Nos. AO7 895984-895986, pictorial Bank of England £5, L.K. O'Brien Cashier, and others, various grades, the majority used and creased.

Sold for £90

Great British Royal Mint proof coin sets, 1970 - 2003, each in original case of issue.

Sold for £380

Great British Royal Mint proof coin sets, 1970 - 2003 (1974, 1977, 1999 and 2000 missing), 7 further uncirculated coin set, 3 x Young Collectors Competition 1985 10 pence collections, Young Collectors Competition 1986 50 pence collections (2), and other loose coins.

Sold for £350

Bank of England, 3 banknotes, comprising mauve 10 shillings, J10D, Peppiatt, blue £1, E89E, Peppiatt, and green £1, H17K, O'Brien, all mounted in a single frame.

Sold for £20

An assortment of British and World coins and trade tokens, to include a Macclesfield half penny 1791, Australian token for Hide & Du Carle Grocers & Wine Merchants, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, 1834 American one cent, Isle of Man Victorian penny and half penny, 1839, Charles II farthing, 1676, George IV and later farthings, pennies and others, mixed dates and grades.

Sold for £65

A quantity of predominantly British coins, but also to include world coins, to comprise a George III crown, Victorian one rupee, 9 pre-47 half crowns, silver content florins, quantity of George III and later sixpences, shillings and threepences, and a loose assortment to include George III Irish half pennies, silver coins, etc.

Sold for £180

George II Irish half penny, 1741, gaming tokens, Norwich token, Anglesey Mines half penny, 1788, George III half penny, George II Isle of Man cartwheel half penny, 1813, low denomination silver coins, mixed dates and grades.

Sold for £50

George I, 3 x copper halfpenny, 1721/0 and 2 x 1724, F.

Sold for £20

George II-George III, copper halfpenny, 1734, 3 x illegible date, 1770-1774, low grades to F, (13).

Sold for £25

George III-William IV, copper pennies, to include 3rd and 4th Issue George III 3 x 1799, 2 x 1806, 3 x 1807, 1826, 1827, 1834 and 1837 and George III Irish halfpenny, some dates illegible, low to F+ grades (15).

Sold for £28

Victoria, 10 x copper half pennies, 1838-1855 (some dates omitted, 51 and 53 duplicated), F-VF+

Sold for £45

Victoria-Elizabeth II, pennies, 1861-1956, to include 1874 H and 2 x 1875 H, some dates omitted and some duplicates, low to very high grades and Victoria-Elizabeth II, half pennies, various dates and grades.

Sold for £110

Victoria, farthing, 1860, toothed/beaded border mule, lots of lustre (see illustration).

Sold for £20

George II, 13 x farthing, 1731-1754, some dates omitted and some duplicates, low grades to F.

Sold for £30

Elizabeth II, cupronickel 10 new pence, 1968-1988 (26), 34 x cupronickel proof 5 new pence 1968-1918, copper 1/2 pennies to include 4 Royal Mint sealed packs, and George V-Elizabeth II, 32 x 3 pence, 1937-1967 and 1970, F-EF+.

Victoria-George V, 4 x penny, 1901, 1916, 1927 and 1932, all with lots of lustre, EF+.

Sold for £25

18th century and later commemorative medallions, tokens and coins, to include white metal medallions commemorating Robert Burns, The Coronations of Kings George V and VI, Lancaster half penny, Georgian gaming tokens, copper half penny token for J.T. Parrish Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1802 1/16 gilder, George III copper shilling and George V double headed penny, etc.

Sold for £25

A handmade mahogany coin cabinet by Peter Nichols Cabinetmaker. with two glazed doors opening to thirty coin drawers, with two short and three long further deep drawers. Width 48.5 cm, height 46.5, depth 33 cm.

A collection of George III cartwheel pennies, (the majority erased), one struck for "James T. Taylor", others struck "Little", another with the initials "BW".

Sold for £10

A collection of British and world banknotes.

Sold for £18