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London 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer (Part IV)
Middlesex (Metropolitan), Brewers' Yard [King Street, Westminster], John Hudson, Farthing, 0.85g/6h (N 8641, this piece; BW. London 1605, Middlesex 246); Bridges Street [Covent Garden], Robert White, Halfpenny, 1.29g/10h (N 8643; BW. 746); Broad Sanctuary [Westminster], Thomas Fountayne, Farthing, 0.78g/9h (N 8644; BW. 2763); Broken Cross [Westminster], F.A.H., Farthings, 1659 (2), 1.16g/12h (N 9057; BW. Middlesex 247), 1.51g/12h (N 9058a, this piece; BW. Middlesex 247) [5]. N 8644 fine and much superior to the Norweb specimen, others in varied state, first three very rare £100-£150
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Provenance: N 8641 R.J. Carthew Collection, R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 664 (part); N 8643 bt December 2009; *N 8644 bt D. Webb February 2009; N 9057 with Seaby, D.A. Pickrill Collection, P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 183 (part), bt M.J. Dickinson September 2014; N 9058 W. Gilbert Collection, Norweb Collection [from Baldwin], Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 664 (part).
John Hudson, woodmonger; Thomas Fountain of St Margaret Westminster, pewterer. The hearth tax returns for Lady Day 1666 show Robert White with 17 hearths (compared with the nearby Theatre Royal's 14 hearths)
Middlesex (Metropolitan), Brewers' Yard [King Street, Westminster], John Hudson, Farthing, 0.85g/6h (N 8641, this piece; BW. London 1605, Middlesex 246); Bridges Street [Covent Garden], Robert White, Halfpenny, 1.29g/10h (N 8643; BW. 746); Broad Sanctuary [Westminster], Thomas Fountayne, Farthing, 0.78g/9h (N 8644; BW. 2763); Broken Cross [Westminster], F.A.H., Farthings, 1659 (2), 1.16g/12h (N 9057; BW. Middlesex 247), 1.51g/12h (N 9058a, this piece; BW. Middlesex 247) [5]. N 8644 fine and much superior to the Norweb specimen, others in varied state, first three very rare £100-£150
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Provenance: N 8641 R.J. Carthew Collection, R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 664 (part); N 8643 bt December 2009; *N 8644 bt D. Webb February 2009; N 9057 with Seaby, D.A. Pickrill Collection, P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 183 (part), bt M.J. Dickinson September 2014; N 9058 W. Gilbert Collection, Norweb Collection [from Baldwin], Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 664 (part).
John Hudson, woodmonger; Thomas Fountain of St Margaret Westminster, pewterer. The hearth tax returns for Lady Day 1666 show Robert White with 17 hearths (compared with the nearby Theatre Royal's 14 hearths)