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Auction T16 2 Oct 2019
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Dahomey, John Holt & Co., Palm Oil/Kernel tallies (2), uniface, JOHN HOLT & CO. / PORTO NOVO / (LIVERPOOL) LTD, brass, 32mm; similar but 25mm; G. L. Gaiser, Palm Oil/Kernel tally (?), obv. G. L. GAISER * PORTO NOVO *, rev. * HAMBURGER * FACTOREI, copper, central marking for piercing, but perhaps this is an un-issued piece, 24mm [3]. First two fine perhaps better, last good extremely fine with some original colour £150-£200
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Provenance: First two bt. C. B. Fox, 1987, last gift from K. V. Eckardt, 1989
Dahomey, John Holt & Co., Palm Oil/Kernel tallies (2), uniface, JOHN HOLT & CO. / PORTO NOVO / (LIVERPOOL) LTD, brass, 32mm; similar but 25mm; G. L. Gaiser, Palm Oil/Kernel tally (?), obv. G. L. GAISER * PORTO NOVO *, rev. * HAMBURGER * FACTOREI, copper, central marking for piercing, but perhaps this is an un-issued piece, 24mm [3]. First two fine perhaps better, last good extremely fine with some original colour £150-£200
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Provenance: First two bt. C. B. Fox, 1987, last gift from K. V. Eckardt, 1989