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Theatre and Entertainment, TICKETS and PASSES, Theatre and Entertainment, STRAND, Theatre Royal, Lyceum, Royal Italian Opera, 1857, ivory, royal italian opera lyceum, named (Lady Meux), rev. date above box 22, no. 4, ink signature (J. Parsons), 39mm, 5.00g (W 370, this piece illustrated, recté J. Parsons; MG 292). Very fine and very rare; pierced for suspension £300-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tickets and Passes of London from the David Young Collection.

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Provenance: Glendining Auction, 16 March 1988, lot 43 (part); DNW Auction 62, 30 June 2004, lot 1373 (part).

Louisa-Caroline Brudenell Bruce (1836-94), daughter of the Marquess of Ailesbury, married Sir Henry Meux (1817-83), scion of the brewery company, on 19 January 1856; they lived at Sheen House, East Sheen

Please note that ivory is covered by CITES legislation and may be subject to export and other trade restrictions