antiques & fine art sale

A large quantity of Victorian, Edwardian and George V pennies, and a large quantity of commemorative crowns to include two proof souvenir medals.

Sold for £42

A small collection of Victoria Edwardian and George V white metal commemorative medallions, to include a silver example commemorating Victoria's 1897 Diamond Jubilee, three white metal medallions commemorating the Longest British Reign, each upon a gilt metal crown suspension pin, four commemorating the Coronation of Edward VII, one for the Coronation of George V and a small Edward VII Coronation lapel badge, good grades (10).

Sold for £25

Edward VII 1905 half crown, Obv: profile bust right with legend, Rev: crowned arms within garter and legend, date clear, fine, rare (see illustration).

Sold for £280

A George III crown, 1819, a George IV shilling, 1826, a George VI half crown, 1942, and American half dollar, 1964 and a Peruvian 1 Sol, 1926, mixed grades.

Sold for £22

A Victorian white metal medallion commemorating the Leviathan steam ship, a further white metal medallion commemorating the birth of the Prince of Wales born November 1841 and christened at Windsor 1842, and four other Royal commemorative medallions.

Sold for £8

Victoria-George VI 41 pre-1920 threepences, 34 post-1919 threepences, a Victorian Jubilee head crown 1889 and half crown 1887, an Italian silver 500 lira and an 1893 Columbian Exposition Chicago Silver Medal, various dates and grades.

Sold for £48

Six silver proof commemoratives, comprising 2 Queen Mother 90th Anniversary crowns, 2 National Trust crown size commemoratives,
Silver Jubilee crown, a Charles & Diana silver proof crown and a bronze National Trust Centenary Medal, all issued by The Royal Mint and in original cases of issue.

Sold for £50

A collection of British and World coins and tokens, to include a Bank of Upper Canada 1 penny token 1857, traces of lustre, a framed and mounted Victorian 4 pence, 2 pence and 1 pence 1885, mounted with an 1846 4 pence and 1913 1/3 farthing, 1970 coinage of Great Britain proof set, George III and Victorian pennies and farthings, 2 Colonial Indian silver coins and others, mixed grades and dates.

Sold for £75

British and World banknotes, to include Series "C" £5 and £1 portrait notes, 10 shilling notes, and other countries to include Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Norway, Canada, Austria, Zimbabwe, etc., the majority in used or folded condition.

Sold for £40

Silver proof crowns commemorating 80 years of The Reign of Elizabeth II, all encapsulated and with certificates, two further silver proof crowns to include a 1977 Silver Jubilee and a Tristan de Cunha £5 2007, 3 x cupronickel £5 coins, a proof commemorative crown and four further commemorative crowns, all within a fitted presentation box.

Not Sold

British and World coins, to include a 1935 crown, 1921 Morgan dollar, 1924 Peace dollar, two silver content half dollars, a George V & Queen Mary Jubilee Medal, eleven Victorian and later silver threepences, an 1830 penny token for public accommodation (probably for John McTurk, Isle of Man) and other low denomination coins.

Sold for £65

A Papal lead bulla of Pope John 22nd (circa 1316-1334), the obverse with busts of St Paul and St Peter beneath Spaspe, the reverse Johannes ppXXII, 37 cm diameter, 5 mm thick.

Sold for £70

William & Mary copper half penny, a George III "Cartwheel" two pence", quantity of George III and later pennies and farthings, a German three pfennig coin dated 1703, a jeton, two Norwich tokens - one for H Colman, the other for Ladyman Tea Dealer and a Co-operative six penny token.

Sold for £50

A quantity of British and World coins, to include an 1887 Morgan dollar, a Spanish 5 pesetas dated 1892, and other British silver content coins all of various dates and grades.

Sold for £65

The Commander Bayley Cup Winners Medal, the reverse decorated with a footballer within a shield framed by a band titled "Commander Bayley Cup Competition" against a blue enamel background, the reverse engraved "Winners 1936-7", with suspension loop, 28 mm diameter.

Sold for £20

A silver commemorative medal for The National Gas Congress and Exhibition 1913, the obverse depicting Phaethon in a chariot with four horses inscribed "Heating, Lighting, Cooking and Power", the reverse "To celebrate the centenary of public gas supply and Jubilee of the Institution of Gas Engineers 1913" within a ribbon tied wreath, the medal by Vaughtons, on a suspension loop, 35 mm diameter.

Sold for £20

A French silver coloured metal token for The Sun Company Insurance, the obverse with Medusa's head within a large sun ray inscribed "Compagnie du Soleil Assurances", the reverse inscribed "Decernee a Mister Maine de St Pierre-les-Calais Incendie du Fevriere 1866, 36 mm diameter.

Sold for £20

An early 19th century Dutch silver metal medal, the obverse with Minerva seated beneath a tree accepting a book beneath legend "Tot nut van't Algemeen", the reverse with legend "Terprys der Maatschappij" and struck within an oak wreath tied with a ribbon "aan Augustus Maine den Eight sten van Oogstmaand 1820 and inscribed in Dutch to the edge "Voor Edelmoedige Daden (for generous deeds)", 39 mm diameter (pierced).

Sold for £40

Edward IV Groat, London, mm Sun, 1465, quatrefoils on neck, 25 mm diameter, VF (see illustration).

Sold for £240

A small quantity of collectors coins, to include a Victorian one penny model, an Irish silver 5 pence bank token, 1805, an American Indian head 1862 cent, a 1914 2 Lire and a German copper token for Henrich (sic) Depsern in Elbeshausen, 1604 F-VF (5).

Sold for £30

Victoria - two sovereigns, young head 1872 and jubilee head 1892S, VF+ (see illustration).

Sold for £400

Victoria - two old veiled head sovereigns, 1893M and 1895, VF+ (see illustration).

Sold for £410

Edward VII - sovereign, 1906, almost EF.

Sold for £190

George V sovereign, 1928SA, EF.

Sold for £210

George IV £2, 1823, large bare head L, Rev. St George and the Dragon, VF-EF (see illustration).

Sold for £1300

A Tonga half Koula, 1962, Obv: standing portrait of Queen Salote with legend Salote Tupou III, Rev: with a Tongan coat of arms and denomination, 30 mm diameter, 16.3 grams, UNC (see illustration).

Sold for £375

Tonga - quarter Koula, 1962, Obv: bust facing right with legend to Salote Tupou III, Rev: Tongan coat of arms with denomination, 22 mm diameter, 8.2 grams, UNC.

Sold for £200

A Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Platinum medallion, 1977, Obv: Portrait of the Queen, seated facing on a throne holding a sceptre and mace, Rev: Tudor rose in a stylised crown and inscription Vivat Regina 1952-1977 numbered 24, 57 mm. 180 grams (see illustration).

Sold for £3100

Sierra Leone - 5th Anniversary of Independence, 1961-1966 three gold coin set, comprising Golde, half-Golde and quarter-Golde, Obv: outline of the country - "Sierra Leone land of iron and diamonds", Rev: lion facing, legend to the border, un-circulated, in original box of issue (see illustration).

Sold for £2100

Sierre Leone - 5th Anniversary of Independence 1961-1966, half Golde, Obv: outline of the country titled "Sierra Leone, land of iron and diamonds", Rev: lion facing with legend to the border, un-circulated, in original box of issue (see illustration).

Sold for £600

Republic of Malta, two silver proof three coin sets, 1977, denominations 5 Maltese Lire, 2 Maltese Lire and 1 Maltese Lire, each in sealed plastic and with original case of issue, limited edition of 2500 UNC.

Sold for £110

Spain - Ludovicus I (Luis I), two silver reales 1724, Segovia mint, Obv: Crowned arms with legend, Rev: Cross with castles and lions in quarters: Hispaniarum Rex 1724, VF+.

Sold for £40

Great Britain - seven crowns, 1891, 1893, 1902, 1935, 1937 and two 1951 (35 and 37 high grades).

Sold for £95

Great Britain a quantity of pre-1945 silver content coins, to include twenty half crowns, seven florins, five shillings, twenty five silver sixpences, five silver threepences, a Norwegian silver medallion commemorating Crown Prince Harold and Princess Sonia of Norway and other coins.

Sold for £140

A Provincial banknote, Workington Bank One Guinea, dated 3rd April 1809, for Wood Smith Stein & Co,

Sold for £50

A collection of predominantly British, Dutch and American coins, to include a quantity of silver content florins, shillings, sixpences and threepences and Dutch 2½ and 1 golden, to include a commemorative 10 golden coin, a quantity of pre-decimal Victorian and later pennies and half pennies etc, a "Cartwheel" one penny, assorted commemorative and miscellaneous bank notes.

Sold for £180

The Genius of Rembrandt, fifty sterling silver proof medals, struck by John Pinches, Limited Edition number 579, each 51 mm diameter, all within a fitted five drawer wooden cabinet with brass turned handles and side carrying handles.

Sold for £720

Two x 20 Balboas silver proof coins, 1974 issued by the Franklin Mint, each encapsulated and within presentation box with certificate, 61 mm diameter.

Sold for £70

The Commonwealth of The Bahama Islands proof set, 1973, $5 to 1 cent, issued by the Franklin Mint, in fitted presentation case with certificates, uncirculated, Medallic First Day Covers to include Day of The Concorde and The Apollo Soyuz Space Mission, HRH The Princess Anne and Captain Mark Philips Wedding and other coins.

Sold for £30

A set of six silver proof oval portrait medallions of The Royal Family, John Pinches, London 1972, each with inscribed names verso, 51 mm x 40 mm, each 45.5 grams, in fitted presentation case.

Sold for £55

An Isle of Man sovereign, 1973, issued by the Pobjoy Mint, and a miniature gold £5 to commemorate The Silver Wedding of Elizabeth II 1972, 14 mm diameter.

Sold for £220

British Commemorative Society, thirty five fine silver medals, commemorating Historic Individuals and Events, all encapsulated in plastic cases with descriptive label, numbers 1-30 housed within fitted presentation cases, approx 45 mm diameter.

Sold for £320

Henry VIII half groat, second coinage 1526-44, York mint, Archbishop Wolsey, 15 mm diameter, VF.

Sold for £130

Queen Mary (1553-54) groat, crowned bust L, Rev: Veritas etc: MM pomegranate, full round flan and clear legends both sides, almost VF (see illustration).

Sold for £350

Edward VI (1547-53) a fine silver issue shilling, facing bust, rose L. Value XII r, mm tun (1551-53) almost VF (see illustration).

Sold for £220

Elizabeth I (1558-1603) shilling, 7th issue (1601/2, bust 6B, mm1), F/VG.

Sold for £85

James I (1603-25) second coinage shilling, third bust, value XII l, mm lis (1604/5). F/VG.

Sold for £95

Charles I (1625-49) Tower Mint shilling, bust L, mm harp (1632-33), crown intrudes on legend, F.

Sold for £60

Charles I (1625-49) half groat, mm triangle (1639/40) and a Charles II, 1660-85, four pence, 1680, F/VF.

Sold for £20

James II (1685-88) threepence, 1687/6, Laureate head L. Rev: III crowned VF.

Sold for £42

Charles II (1660-1685) half crown, fourth bust, Vicesimo Octavo, 1676, F.

Sold for £70

William & Mary (1688-94) half crown, first busts, 1689 Primo, first crowned shield, Caul not frosted but with pearls to edge, F+/VF.

Sold for £75

Queen Anne (1702-14) half crown, Edinburgh Mint, second bust, 1708 Septimo, Obv: draped bust E below, Rev: crowned cruciform shields, F+/VF, and a Queen Anne 1703 Vigo crown (the reverse with the remnants of a soldered brooch mount).

Sold for £85

Victoria (1837-1901) 1887 Jubilee head half crown, VF, three crowns, 1889 (with jewellery mount marks), 1891 and 1893, and 1887 double florin, George V frosted silver Coronation medal, three Victorian and later silver sixpences and seven threepences.

Sold for £65

George I - Victoria ten shillings, to include 1723 SSC in angles, 1816, 1819, 1873 (die number 65), and two high grade jubilee head 1887 F/EF (10).

Sold for £55

United States Washington and Independence token, 1783, James VI of Scotland, silver thistle Merk, 1602, a William and Mary copper farthing, 1694, a William III copper half penny, and a William III copper farthing 1699 (5).

Sold for £38

A Charles I (1625-49) shilling, (1639/40), Obv: bust l, value XII r, Rev: garnished shield, F/G.

Sold for £40

Hadrian - Billon Tetradrachm Alexandria, Egypt Obv: bust r, Rev: Serapis enthroned left, reaching out towards Kerberos, sceptre in left, 23 mm diameter: Bruttium, The Bretti, circa 215-205 BC, bronze Didrachm, Obv: helmeted Ares l, Rev: Hera Hoplosmia, standing in long chiton holding a shield, 25 mm. and a Sestertius of Antonius Pius Obv: bust r, Rev: the emperor standing clasping the hand of his wife Faustina the elder, she holds a scepter and he a statuette of the Goddess Concordia below the figures of Faustina the younger and her husband Marcus Aurelius, circa 140 2AD, 32 mm diameter.

Not Sold

George V sovereign, 1912.

Sold for £210

Queen Elizabeth seven Bank of England £1 notes, to include three consecutive numbers prefix AN26 base 726380-726382 and CY03 084804-084805 and two others, Chief Cashier Somerset, 5 Unc.

Sold for £10

Victoria gold sovereign, 1891S.

Sold for £210

Victoria Maundy set, 1891, Jubilee head 4p-1p in later Maundy presentation box.

Sold for £95

George VI specimen coins 1937, crown to Maundy 1p, fifteen coin set in original presentation case issued by the Royal Mint (see illustration).

Not Sold

George III two bank token 3 shillings, 1811 and 1812, Obv: Laureate bust right, Rev: denomination within oak leaf wreath, VF.

Sold for £55

Victoria Maundy set, 1899, old veiled head, 4p-1p, in later presentation case.

Sold for £80

George III two bank token 3 shillings, 1812 and 1813, second laureate bust, right, Rev: bank token shilling, 1812/13, within a wreath of oak and olive leaves. VF+.

Sold for £100

George III three bank token 1 shilling 6 pence, two x 1812 first bust, one x 1813 second bust. VF.

Sold for £80

George II - George III sixpence 1758, shilling 1745 Lima, with semee of hearts, shilling 1787, crowns in angles, shilling 1817 and a crown, 1819 (jewellery mount marks on Obv), F-VF (5).

Sold for £65

Victoria Maundy set, 1900, old veiled head, 4p-1p, in later Maundy money presentation case, VF.

Sold for £75

United States of America, one gold dollar, 1852, Obv: Liberty bust left framed by 13 stars, Rev: one dollar 1852 within olive wreath with berries, F+.

Sold for £90

Edward III (1335-43), groat, London, mm Cross Pattee, pierced.

Sold for £35

Elizabeth I (1558-1603) sixpence, 1596, F.

Sold for £65

Edward I (1272-1307) long cross silver penny, London Mint, and a Richard II (1377-99) York Mint silver penny.

Sold for £42

Edward III silver half penny, London Mint, an Elizabeth I silver three farthings, London Mint, no date, pierced, and a Charles I copper rose farthing.

Sold for £60

Edward VI silver shilling, facing bust, rose L, value XII r, mm tun, F.

Sold for £120

Henry VII (1485-1509) half groat, Canterbury Mint, mm tun (1493-95), almost VF.

Sold for £65

Henry III (1216-72) silver penny, short cross type, crown head facing, sceptre to left, F+.

Sold for £30

John (1199-1216) silver short cross penny, crowned head, sceptre left, pelleted curls, VF.

Sold for £95

Henry VII (1485-1509) half groat, York, Archbishop Savage, mm martlet (1504-09), Obv., crowned bust facing, keys at neck: Rev., long cross with three pellets in each angle, almost VF.

Sold for £50

Edward IV (1461-70) first reign (1461-70) groat, facing bust, quatrefoils by neck, mm crown (1468-09).

Sold for £50

Elizabeth I (1558-1603) threepence, 1575, mm Eglantine (1573-8), crowned bust rose r, a Charles I shilling, mm tun (1636-8) and a Charles I sixpence, circa 1642-49, excessively clipped (3).

Sold for £35

Netherlands Ducaton "Rider", 1711, De Liefde Shipwreck, this coin was recovered from the wreck of the Dutch East India Man "de Liefde" on the Mio Ness rocks out Skerries, November 1711, F+-VF. and a East India Company "ten cash" coin, 1808, mounted within a perspex case as being from the Admiral Gardener Shipwreck which sank 1809 (see illustration).

Sold for £100

Great Britain 1951 Festival of Britain ten coin set, crown to farthing, in original maroon case of issue with gilt lettering.

Sold for £75

George VI - 1937 fifteen coin specimen set, Crown - Maundy 1p, issued by The Royal Mint and in original case of issue, UNC (see illustration).

Sold for £220

Six Royal Mint proof coin sets, 1970, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986 and 1989 (in original cases of issue).

Sold for £65

Elizabeth II three 2001 silver proof coins, comprising silver proof Piedfort £2 and standard silver proof £2, each commemorating the Wireless Bridges, the Atlantic Marconi 1901, a 2001 silver proof Piedfort £1 and a Festival of Britain 50th Anniversary commemorative crown and silver ingot set, all issued by The Royal Mint and in original cases of issue, FDC, (4).

Sold for £60

Elizabeth II The Official Commonwealth Games silver Piedfort, collection 2002 four coin set, issued by The Royal Mint within original presentation box and certificate, FDC.

Sold for £240

Elizabeth II gold sovereign, 2001, and a silver gilt stamp ingot, commemorating St George and the dragon of which only 1000 sets were issued by The Royal Mint, in original presentation case and with certificate.

Sold for £230

Four silver proof commemorative crowns, comprising The Queen Mother centenary year Piedfort, Victorian anniversary crown 2001, Queen Mother memorial crown 2002 and Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee crown 2002, a millennium crown, 2000, all issued by The Royal Mint, in original cases of issue and with certificates.

Sold for £90

Elizabeth II three executive proof sets, 2000, 2002 and 2003, issued by The Royal Mint and in original cases of issue with certificates.

Sold for £65

Elizabeth II United Kingdom silver proof £1 coins, to include two Piedforts dated 2000 and 2002, issued by The Royal Mint, all in original cases of issue with certificates.

Sold for £55

Elizabeth II silver proof Piedfort three coin collection, 2003, £2 - 50p, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Double Helix Discovery and celebrating the 100th anniversary of The Women's Social and Political Union, issued by The Royal Mint of which a maximum of 7,500 are issued, in original case of issue with certificates.

Sold for £55

Elizabeth II United Kingdom four coin silver pattern proof set, 2004, a silver proof £2 coin commemorating the 50th anniversary of The Double Helix Discovery, 2003 and a silver proof £2 commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Steam Locomotive, 2004.

Sold for £85

Elizabeth II four silver proof Piedfort £1 coins, 2004-2007, issued by The Royal Mint and in original case of issue, with certificates.

Sold for £70

Elizabeth II silver proof three coin Piedfort set, £2 - 50p commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Steam Locomotive and the 50th anniversary of the 4 minute mile, issued by the Royal Mint 2004, in original case of issue with certificates.

Sold for £70

Elizabeth II Entente Cordiale two coin silver proof set, Limited Edition No. 04882, issued by The Royal Mint, and a 100th Anniversary of The Entente Cordiale silver proof Piedfort crown, No. 1321, issued by The Royal Mint, all in original cases of issue with certificates.

Sold for £110

Elizabeth II Britannia design one ounce silver bullion four coin set, each with a denomination of £2, crown size, issued by The Royal Mint, in original case of issue with certificate.

Sold for £100

Elizabeth II The Duke of Wellington 150th Anniversary Channel Islands three coin silver crown set, 2002, issued by The Royal Mint, in original case of issue with certificate.

Sold for £55

Elizabeth II United Kingdom silver proof five £1 coin set, 2003-2007, issued by The Royal Mint, in original case of issue with certificates.

Sold for £75

Elizabeth II United Kingdom Britannia silver proof four coin set, crown size £2 - 20p, 2003, issued by The Royal Mint, in original case of issue with certificate.

Sold for £80