antiques & fine art sale

Victoria - young head half penny, 1854, with traces of lustre, two American one cent, 1830 and 1836, a George III farthing, 1773 and four Victoria young head farthings, two George IV silver sixpence, a James II copper "gun money" over strike crown 1689/1690, a Durham miners Pelton Fell lodge medallion, a Barnsley trade token and a Victorian model sovereign (14). Mixed grades.

Sold for £170

A silver medallion commemorating Wylie McKissock "Neurosurgeon", inscribed verso David Uttley 1994 - the McKissock Lecture and a Saudi Arabian silver proof commemorative medallion, 1974.

Sold for £10

Venice, Doge Ludovico Manin (1789-97) gold Zecchino, good but pierced, 2.1 cm diameter.

Sold for £75

Edward VII crown, 1902, G-VG (see illustration).

Sold for £90

Victoria - Jubilee head crown and double florin 1887, a half crown, 1889 and a George V "rocking horse" crown 1935, all but the half crown EF+.

Sold for £75

A small collection of French silver, bronze and copper medallions commemorating the 1878 International Exposition. The largest after a design by Eugine Oudine, the small examples designed by Barre. 86 mm - 33 mm (5). F-VF.

Sold for £32

Four white metal Royal Commemorative medals to include George III and Charlotte, Grand National Jubilee medal commemorating the ascension of His Majesty King George III to the throne 1760, Queen Victoria and the Universal Exhibition of London 1862 medal, Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee medal and Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra commemorative marriage medal, 50 mm - 38 mm. (4).

Sold for £48

A Royal Mint silver commemorative medallion, a copper presentation medallion for the Norfolk Agricultural Association "Breeders Medal", the obverse with chickens a turkey and geese, designed by Ottley, a George III cartwheel two pence and two George III cartwheel pennies (5). F-F+.

Sold for £35

European coins, to include a Dutch silver six stuivers, 1691, a Dutch silver Utrecht duit, 1794 (pierced), a silver token with legend S:Georgius Equitum Patronus, two French 5 francs 1849 and 1868 and others (12). F-F+.

Sold for £55

A George III shilling, 1819, a George IV farthing, 1822, a Victorian one penny model, a Victorian crown, 1889 and shilling 1899, F-F+.

Sold for £50

Twenty three George VI nickel brass threepence, 1937-1952, to include 1939 and thirty Elizabeth II nickel brass threepence, mixed dates and grades.

Not Sold

A George V farthing, 1926, and a further one hundred and seventy George VI - Elizabeth II farthings, mixed dates and grades, some with lustre.

Not Sold

One hundred and twenty one George V one half Indian Anna, 1926, the majority with traces of lustre.

Sold for £30

A George V and George VI half and quarter rupees, a south African shilling, 1933, an Indian half pice, 1920, a small quantity of Malaya and British Borneo cents, Straits Settlements coins and +/- two hundred and eight Singapore cents, 1967, mixed grades.

Sold for £20

A collection of Victorian coins to include four crowns, two double florins, six half crowns, four 2 shillings and seven shillings, a George V half crown and two George VI half crowns, four George VI 2 shillings and a George V shilling (31). Mixed dates and grades.

Sold for £170

A small collection of Victorian and later silver coins to include a silver gilt sixpence, 1887, an 1838 four pence, nine Victorian threepence, thirty three George V threepence, a George VI sixpence and four threepence, mixed dates and grades.

Sold for £45

Three Edward VII half crowns 1902, 1909 & 1910, a shilling 1908, a sixpence 1908, and two threepence 1907 and 1908, a threepence 1902.

Sold for £40

A Canadian 1965 silver coin set, two Canadian silver dollars, four Eisenhower American dollars, a Kennedy half dollar, a 1917 half dollar, an Edward VII Canadian one cent 1909, a George V Canadian one cent 1921, and ten cents 1913, two American silver quarter dollars, a UK 1953 presentation set, South African shilling and two shillings 1896, Elizabeth II £5 crown 2000 and a small quantity of World coins.

Sold for £45

Two Maria Theresia thalers, two Irish silver ten shillings commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Irish uprising of Easter 1966, a medal commemorating the liberation of Jersey 1945, an Elizabeth II Coronation medal and five Festival of Britain crowns, two Elizabeth II £5 coins, a World War I Lusitania commemorative medal.

Sold for £85

British silver and copper coins George II-Victoria, comprising silver threepence 1817, sixpence 1818, William IV threepence 1836, George III Irish half penny 1805, English half pennies 1807, cartwheel pennies, Georgian penny 1807, cartwheel pennies, Victorian penny 1848 and others, mixed dates and grades.

Sold for £42

Russian silver coins comprising twenty kopeks 1913, and ten kopeks 1915, both mint master BC, VF.

Sold for £10

An Edward VII sixpence 1905, VF/EF.

Sold for £40

Eight Bank of England ten shilling notes, prefix C78N consecutive numbers 845663-845670, cashier Fforde, almost uncirculated.

Sold for £35

A quantity of British and World bank notes, to include series D Victoria issue £5, cashier Gill, six American dollars, Netherland Indies Indian roepia and other bank notes to include Japan, Malaysia, Korea, Singapore, Italy, Spain, Ceylon, Bulgaria, Canada, wartime currency, mixed grades all circulated.

Sold for £40

A collection of silver and bronze Photographic Society and Exhibition medals, Northampton, Plymouth and Ireland, all awarded to Albert E Coleman for figure studies and portraiture. 39 mm - 51 mm (see illustration).

Sold for £90

Three silver and two bronze Exeter, Plymouth and West of England Trades Exhibition medallions, 1904-1906. 38/39 mm.

Sold for £28

A George I half guinea 1715, Laur. head r, reverse crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles. 21 mm diameter, Obv. F, Rev. VF (see illustration).

Sold for £450

Assorted British coins to include two Charles II copper farthings, William III copper farthing, a George I copper half penny, George II copper half penny, a quantity of copper farthings George III - George V, mixed dates and grades.

Sold for £32

A James I copper farthing and ten Charles I copper farthings, mixed grades (11).

Sold for £42

A Henry VIII Irish harp silver groat, circa 1534-1540, Rev. shield, together with a Henry VIII half groat, Canterbury (pierced), F+ (see illustration).

Sold for £70

Hammered silver coins Elizabeth I, comprising two sixpence, 1565 and 1572, two threepence 1580 and 1582, and two undated three farthings (6).

Sold for £55

Edward I - two silver pennies, Canterbury and London, a half penny and a farthing, F+ (4).

Sold for £100

Henry II - short cross silver penny, Henry IV short cross silver penny, a Henry V penny and half groat, a Henry VI half penny and a Henry VIII penny, Bishop Fox (6).

Sold for £100

King John - short cross silver penny, an Elizabeth I three farthings, no date, a James I half groat and a Charles II Scottish silver twenty pence (4) F or better.

Sold for £70

Edward III - two silver hammered pennies for Durham and Canterbury, F.

Sold for £40

Edward III - four silver hammered pennies, London, F+.

Sold for £70

A Charles II silver threepence 1678, a George III shilling 1817 and sixpence 1816, a William IV four pence 1836, a Victorian Gothic florin and a George VI threepence 1937, F-VF+ (6).

Sold for £50

Elizabeth I - silver threepence 1561, VF (see illustration).

Sold for £130

Edward III - silver half groat, London, F/VF.

Sold for £65

Edward III - two silver pennies, London and Canterbury, and a London half penny and farthing, F/F+ (4).

Sold for £60

A Henry V penny, York, mullet and trefoil by crown, a further Henry V penny and a half penny.

Sold for £42

A Henry III silver long cross penny, without sceptre, VF, Obv. Henricus Rex Terci, Rev. Moneyer.

Sold for £70

A Henry VI silver hammered penny, half penny and farthing, F+.

Sold for £75

An Edward I hammered silver long cross penny, Canterbury and an Edward I quarter penny, F+.

Sold for £50

Richard I - silver hammered short cross penny, and two Richard II long cross silver hammered pennies, F.

Sold for £55

Edward II - silver hammered long cross penny and two Edward III long cross pennies, F.

Sold for £32

Richard II, silver hammered half penny, intermediate style, London, together with an Edward IV half penny, F/VF.

Sold for £40

A Queen Mary silver hammered groat, and an Elizabeth I silver hammered sixpence 1568.

Sold for £50

A Philip and Mary silver hammered groat, Rev: Posvimus, mm.lis, F+.

Sold for £110

Elizabeth I silver hammered threepence 1575, mm Eglantine and three Elizabeth I half groats, F.

Sold for £55

Three Elizabeth I silver hammered pennies, second and fifth issues, F+.

Sold for £45

A Charles I silver hammered shilling, two Charles I half groats, mm Anchor (1628-29), and mm Sun (1645-6) and a Charles I penny, mm Triangle (1639-40).

Sold for £70

A Commonwealth silver hammered half groat and half penny, F+.

Sold for £65

James I silver hammered half groat and penny, F.

Sold for £32

An assortment of silver hammered coins to include Henry IV and Henry VII pennies, a cut Elizabeth I penny, James II four pence 1688, and five others (9).

Sold for £75

A Louis XIV five sols 1702, and a Papal State silver hammered coin, F.

Sold for £22

An assortment of British milled coins, to include a William III copper half penny 1700, a George II copper half penny 1731 (no stops on reverse), a George I "dump" half penny, a George III pennies and half pennies and others, mixed dates and low grades.

Sold for £32

A quantity of Victorian and Edward VII pennies and half pennies, and further George V, VI and Elizabeth II pennies, half pennies and pre decimal coinage.

Not Sold

Approximately 60 Roman silver and copper coins, to include Denarius of Trajan, Caracalla, Mark Anthony and Sestertius of Antonius, Magnentius, Tetricus, and assorted coins, different mixed dates and reigns.

Sold for £160

Approximately one hundred and fifteen Roman coins, various dates, denominations and emperors, most likely metal detector finds.

Sold for £70

A collection of 18th and 19th century British trade tokens, and coin weights, to include a Chichester halfpenny 1794, Birmingham copper penny tokens 1811 and 1812, Princess Charlotte commemorative, Jetons, a Portuguese ten reis 1785, coin weights etc, mixed grades (32).

Sold for £55

A collection of 17th century trade farthings 1657-1666, to include George E Clemens in Andover 1664, Sidricke Hancock in Glassenbury, Abraham Waller of Andover, William Waller of Andover 1665, Thomas Parish in Salisbury and others.

Sold for £40

George IV, sovereign, 1830, bare head left, Rev: crowned shield, some edge knocks and surface marks.

Sold for £420

William IV, sovereign, 1835, bare head right, Rev: crowned shield, edge knocks and some slight surface marks. F-VF (see illustration).

Sold for £520

A Victorian sovereign, 1843, young head L., Rev: crowned shield of arms within wreath, second I of Britanniarum is a reversed Arabic 1, very light edge knocks and surface scratches. VF+ (see illustration).

Sold for £320

A Victorian sovereign, 1844, young head L., Rev: crowned shield of arms within wreath, second I of Britanniarum is a reversed Arabic 1, light edge knocks and with surface scratches. F-VF.

Sold for £300

A small collection of British pre decimal coins, to include three 1935 crowns, 17 George V half crowns, 31 Victorian-George VI threepences, 6 £5 coins, Festival of Britain and commemorative crowns, etc., mixed dates and grades.

Sold for £65

Six Royal Canadian mint silver proof dollars commemorating the 400th Anniversary of John Davies' Exploration of Baffin Island, each in presentation case with certificate, and three Croatian sterling silver medallions in presentation cases.

Sold for £60

Thirteen assorted bronze and other metal commemorative medallions, to include Albertville 92 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, a Canadian post official millennium keepsake, Toronto Metropolitan Police, National Police School, The Inauguration of Interpol 1989 and others.

Sold for £55

A Temperance Society medal for Hurworth Tea Total Society 1852, a small collection of white metal and gilded metal Victorian, Edwardian and George V Jubilee and Coronation medallions, one in original box inscribed Rowntrees Coronation medal 1911 (13).

Sold for £22

Collection of principally Edward VII and George V pennies and half pennies, to include some Victorian and Elizabeth II examples, mixed dates and grades.

Sold for £10

A Ewanrigg Colliery token for A.W. Hillary Esquire, a Workington Marsh Side coffee tavern one penny refreshment token and a white metal Cumberland CC education committee medal awarded to Arthur Fox 1907, never absent, never late four years.

Sold for £42

An Elizabeth II sterling silver proof 8 coin crown set, 1977, issued by Spink & Son Limited in fitted presentation case with certificates.

Sold for £75

A large collection of British and World coins, to include Victorian and later pennies, half pennies and farthings, a Victorian crown 1893 (mounted as a brooch), Danish, Swedish, Yugoslavian and American low denomination coins, an Irish 1966 golden jubilee schilling and a West Cumberland mining token struck "WSB4 223".

Sold for £45

A mid 18th century Whitehaven harbour token, circa 1755, Obv: white/haven, Rev: Har/bour. 29 mm. NOTE: See Michael Finlay, "The Mining and related tokens of West Cumberland", page 1, illustration 1 for an identical token.

Sold for £35

Twenty six Carlisle Citadel Station P.L.M.S. pay cheque tokens, each individually numbered.

Sold for £70

Royal Bank of Scotland - 8 x Jack Nicklaus commemorative £5 bank notes, to commemorate the 40th year of Open Championship Golf, prefix JWN 882981-882988, contained within two pictorial sleeves with original envelopes, Unc.

Sold for £70

Royal Bank of Scotland - 8 x Jack Nicklaus commemorative £5 bank notes, consecutive serial number JWN0882989-JWN0882996, contained within two RBS pictorial sleeves with original envelopes, Unc.

Sold for £65

Royal Bank of Scotland - 8 x Jack Nicklaus commemorative £5 bank notes, to commemorate the 40th Open Championship Golf, prefix JWN0882997 - JWN0883000 and JWN0163773 and JNW0163776, contained within three pictorial sleeves with two original envelopes, Unc.

Sold for £65

Royal Bank of Scotland - 5 x Jack Nicklaus commemorative £5 bank notes, prefix JWN consecutive serial number 1987121-1987125, contained in a single RBS pictorial sleeve with original RBS envelope, Unc.

Sold for £40

Royal Bank of Scotland - 5 x Jack Nicklaus commemorative £5 bank notes, prefix JWN consecutive serial number 1987126-1987130, contained in a single RBS pictorial sleeve with original RBS envelope, Unc.

Sold for £40

Royal Bank of Scotland - 5 x Jack Nicklaus commemorative £5 bank note, prefix JWN consecutive serial number 1987131-1987135, contained in a single RBS pictorial sleeve with original RBS envelope, Unc.

Sold for £42

Royal Bank of Scotland - 5 x Jack Nicklaus commemorative £5 bank notes, prefix JWN consecutive serial number 1987136-1987140, contained in a single RBS pictorial sleeve with original RBS envelope, Unc.

Sold for £40

Royal Bank of Scotland - 13 x Queens Golden Jubilee £5 bank notes, prefix TGQJ consecutive serial numbers 1038301 -1038313, Unc (see illustration).

Sold for £110

Royal Bank of Scotland - 8 x Queens Golden Jubilee 2002, £5 bank notes, prefix TQGJ consecutive serial number 0847824 -0847831, Unc.

Sold for £65

Royal Bank of Scotland - 39 x Commemorative Meeting of the Scottish Parliament £1 bank notes, prefix SP consecutive serial numbers 0965151 - 0965165, and 0965167 - 0965180, and other smaller runs, Unc.

Sold for £75

Royal Bank of Scotland - £1 sterling, portrait of Lord Ilay and verso illustration of Edinburgh castle, prefix C17 consecutive serial numbers 228206 - 228215, 228222 - 228226, prefix C24 and consecutive serial numbers 789503/04 and 798568/69, mostly Unc.

Sold for £38

Royal Bank of Scotland - 9 x European Summit commemorative £1 bank notes, prefix EC, consecutive serial number 1333714 - 1333716, 1773326/27 and a Bank of Scotland "Sir Walter Scott" £1 bank note, 3 x The Royal Bank of Scotland Alexander Graham Bell 150th anniversary commemorative £1 bank notes, and 4 x RBS Robert Louis Stevenson commemorative £1 bank notes, mostly Unc. (17)

Sold for £35

Royal Bank of Scotland - 11 x £5 bank notes, comprising 1 x prefix B33 signatory CR Winter, 1 x prefix A17 signatory RM Maiden, 2 x prefix B31 712086/087, 5 x Queens Golden Jubilee 2002 prefix TQGJ consecutive serial number 1038396 - 1038400, and 2 x Royal and Ancient golf club of St Andrews commemorative bank notes prefix R and A serial number 0727416/17, EF/Unc.(11)

Sold for £85

Royal Bank of Scotland - 2 x £20 bank notes commemorating the 100th birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 4th August 2000, prefix QETQM consecutive serial numbers 0082244/45, Unc. 3 x RBS £10 bank notes, signatory Mathewson.

Sold for £100

Royal Bank of Scotland - £50 sterling, Inverness castle, signatory F Goodwin, prefix A2 serial numbers 833371, Unc.

Sold for £75

Four lead communion tokens dated 1806, for the parish of Lesmahagow, a St Luke's Church Young Street Edinburgh communion token, and a reproduction example from Hamilton Parish.

Not Sold

A quantity of British coins to include an Edward VII florin 1907, a George V crown 1935, four George VI crowns 1937, nine Elizabeth II £5 crowns, 3 x Victoria 2001 anniversary crowns, and 3 x 1999 last coins of the 20th century uncirculated coin collections, and other coins, mixed dates and grades.

Sold for £90

Two Victorian sovereigns, 1872 and 1881 M (see illustration).

Sold for £455

Ten Edward VII sovereigns, 2 x 1902 and consecutively to 1910, in presentation case (see illustration).

Sold for £2500

Four Edward VII sovereigns, 1903, 1904, 1905 and 1906.

Sold for £920

Four Edward VII sovereigns, 1907 M, 1908 M, 1909 and 1910 M.

Sold for £950

Four Edward VII sovereigns, 1903 P, 1904 M, 1905 and 1906 P.

Sold for £980

Four Edward VII sovereigns, 2 x 1908, 1909 and 1910.

Sold for £1000

Four Edward VII sovereigns, 1904, 1905 and 2 x 1906.

Sold for £1000