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Auction 249  1-2 Feb 2022
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Lot 1160

Estimate: 400 GBP
Price realized: 550 GBP
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Commerce, ST MARTIN'S LANE, Amicable Society, 1696, silver, crown above clasped hands, date below, rev. frontal elevation of building, amicable contribution ship around, un-named, 40mm, 25.34g (W 2324; D & W 102/7; MI II, 155/422; cf. DNW 37, 933). About extremely fine and toned, very rare £400-£500

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Provenance: Bt Baldwin November 2017.

The Amicable, founded at Tom's Coffee House in St Martin's lane in 1696, was one of the first companies established for the insurance of houses against loss by fire. Commonly known as the 'Hand in Hand', it was acquired by Commercial Union in 1905
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