Tickets and Passes of London from the David Young Collection

Gardens, Lambeth, Vauxhall Gardens, Summer, silver, unsigned [by R. Yeo after W. Hogarth], female seated three-quarters right, flora and fauna in background, Cupid flying above holding banner inscribed frondosa reducitor æstas, back named (Mr Pontin, 715), 46 x 33mm, 13.92g (W 1362, and p.186, this piece illustrated; D & W 87/312). About extremely fine, dark tone, extremely rare; with integral loop for suspension £700-900

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: F.S. Cokayne Collection [from Baldwin March 1922]; O.F. Parsons Collection, Baldwin Auction 12, 27 May 1997, lot 1019 [from Baldwin April 1980]; bt Baldwin June 1998