Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 12 - Argentum 4 Nov 2017
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Commemorative Medals, British, Brighton, Sussex, Royal Chain Pier, brass tickets (2), c. 1823, crown both sides, raised border one side; G stamped below crown (D&W 52/63; MG.1382), fine and very fine; London, Duke of Bedford, Private Road ticket (for use on his London Estate), Duke's arms and motto, rev. numbered 410, very fine; C. Richardson, Low's Hotel, Covent Garden, brass ticket, 1793 (D & W 77/228), pierced, extremely fine; Boxiana, Spring and Langan, brass token, 1824, very fine and rare thus; British Orphan Association, Clapham Rise, white metal medal [1834], façade of building, 38.5mm (BHM - ), fine; sundry others (5), fair to fine (11)
The fight between Spring and the Irish fighter Jack Langan was held at Pitchcroft, Worcester – the 72 rounds lasting some 2 ½ hours. The crowd was believed to be about 40,000 and the purse £300. Spring won, later becoming the Landlord of the " Castle Inn " in Holborn, London. The British Orphan Asylum, founded in 1827 by Revd. Andrew Reed at Kingston Green, removed to Clapham Rise, London in 1834.
(150-200 GBP)
The fight between Spring and the Irish fighter Jack Langan was held at Pitchcroft, Worcester – the 72 rounds lasting some 2 ½ hours. The crowd was believed to be about 40,000 and the purse £300. Spring won, later becoming the Landlord of the " Castle Inn " in Holborn, London. The British Orphan Asylum, founded in 1827 by Revd. Andrew Reed at Kingston Green, removed to Clapham Rise, London in 1834.
(150-200 GBP)