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LOT 2002
Post Medieval Silver and Bronze Love Token Collection
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
(27.65 grams total, 19-25mm.).
Mixed group comprising of mostly silver issue coins, each worn flat and coin bent into a double-curved 's' profile for use as a token of love. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
The custom of giving a bent coin as a love-token is known from the 17th century in England. The coins were usually smoothed to obliterate the monarch’s head and then bent twice; sometimes they were engraved with initials or symbols such as hearts or knots. If the sweetheart accepted the youth's advances, she kept the token; if not, she disposed of the coin. The tradition is referred to in the children's rhyme 'There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile, he found a crooked sixpence on a crooked stile.'
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Post Medieval Mixed Bronze Weight Collection
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From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968. -
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
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Composed of graduated coin-shaped beads, with hook-and-eye clasp. 72 grams, 43 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Post Medieval Iron Nutcracker Pair
Circa 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising two nut crackers, consisting of two arms hinged at the top, one with ring design on the handles, both with the top inner sections provided with pips to grip the nut. 243 grams total, 24.3 - 25.8 cm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
