Lot 391
London – Long Acre , John Fowler (oil merchant) Halfpenny 1794, bust of Neptune, rev . Whale fishing scene, edge rounded …
Auction: 7 October 2024 at 10:00 BST
£204
Description
London – Long Acre , John Fowler (oil merchant) Halfpenny 1794, bust of Neptune, rev . Whale fishing scene, edge rounded plain 29mm/8.8gm. (DH 306). Strand, Philip Asley at the Lyceum (circus owner) advertising Halfpenny (1795), Man dressed as Mercury standing on the back of a horse, rev. Man balancing on a sword on a table, edge. diagonally milled 28mm/9.12gm. (DH 362f). Great Portland Street , Joseph Moore (breeches maker and cloth & lace merchant) Halfpenny 1795, A girl making lace, rev. A scroll revealing an advertisement, edge diagonally milled, 29mm/10.81gm. (DH 389). Haymarket , Francis Shackleton (tallow chandler) Halfpenny 1794, Royal arms and supporters, rev. Candle moulds, edge PAYABLE IN SUFFOLK STREET HAYMARKET, 29mm/9.36gm. (DH 470). St. James’s, Adam Little (publican of the ‘Plough’ in Rupert St. and possibly also a currier), Halfpenny (1794-96), Curriers’ Arms, rev. a plough with text on ribbon, edge plain, 27mm/7.2gm. (DH 472). Charing Cross , Salter & Co., (hat makers) Halfpenny undated, Hatmakers at work, rev. Shop front, edge plain, 28.5mm/10.72gm. (DH 473). All good Extremely Fine, all with substantial amounts of original mint lustre apart from first which is evenly toned, fifth with flan clip . [6]
