Tickets and Passes of London from the David Young Collection

Theatre and Entertainment, LAMBETH, Astley’s Amphitheatre, William Batty, uniface brass, wm batty late astley’s amphitheatre around pit, 39mm, 9.66g (W 81, and p.18, this piece illustrated; D & W 9/95). Very fine, rare £90-120

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: Bt Spink October 2007.

Astley’s Amphitheatre, opened in 1773 by riding school proprietor Philip Astley (†1814); William Batty (1801-68), was the proprietor from 1842 to 1853