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Auction 22117 27 Jun 2022
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Anne (1702-1714), Pre-Union, 'Plumes' Shilling, 1704, second draped bust left, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, plumes in angles, six strings to harp, obliquely milled edge, 6.04g, 6h (Bull 1390 [R2]; ESC 1133; Spink 3588), dusky gray tone, otherwise handsomely struck up, extremely fine or very near so, rare and with a distinguished pedigree.
Provenance
Bridgewater House, Sotheby, 15-16 June 1972, lot 418 [acquired, 1988]
John Sutherland Egerton, 5th Earl of Ellesmere, latterly Duke of Sutherland from 1963
Loaned to the British Museum for safekeeping during the reconstruction of the house by the First Earl of Elsmore (1800-1857),
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere (died 1857),
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke and 6th Earl of Bridgewater (died 1803) ~ to his great grandson ~,
John Egerton, 2nd Duke and 5th Earl of Bridgewater (died 1748), ~ to his brother ~,
Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke and 4th Earl of Bridgewater (died 1745), ~ to his fourth son ~
Earls of Bridgewater, thence by descent
, ,
The Bridgewater House collection was seen only by a privileged few despite being place in the British Museum after the foundation of the Department of Coins and Medals in 1861. A precise date for the formation of the collection is not clear, but it is understood that the 4th Earl continued adding to a collection inherited from his Father, John, 3rd Earl (died 1701), who in turn could conceivably have received a similar bequest from his own father John, 2nd Earl (died 1686). To this day it remains rightfully lauded as one of the most important dispersals of numismatic treasures in the 20th Century with memorable cabinet highlights including examples of Cromwells milled coin in gold.
Estimate: £800 - £1,000
Provenance
Bridgewater House, Sotheby, 15-16 June 1972, lot 418 [acquired, 1988]
John Sutherland Egerton, 5th Earl of Ellesmere, latterly Duke of Sutherland from 1963
Loaned to the British Museum for safekeeping during the reconstruction of the house by the First Earl of Elsmore (1800-1857),
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere (died 1857),
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke and 6th Earl of Bridgewater (died 1803) ~ to his great grandson ~,
John Egerton, 2nd Duke and 5th Earl of Bridgewater (died 1748), ~ to his brother ~,
Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke and 4th Earl of Bridgewater (died 1745), ~ to his fourth son ~
Earls of Bridgewater, thence by descent
, ,
The Bridgewater House collection was seen only by a privileged few despite being place in the British Museum after the foundation of the Department of Coins and Medals in 1861. A precise date for the formation of the collection is not clear, but it is understood that the 4th Earl continued adding to a collection inherited from his Father, John, 3rd Earl (died 1701), who in turn could conceivably have received a similar bequest from his own father John, 2nd Earl (died 1686). To this day it remains rightfully lauded as one of the most important dispersals of numismatic treasures in the 20th Century with memorable cabinet highlights including examples of Cromwells milled coin in gold.
Estimate: £800 - £1,000