Reuniting Sir George and Lady Chetwynd – A Tale of Two Catalogues – Gary Oddie

This note is the result of a recent chance find of a scarce early catalogue of the Chetwynd collection of tokens. The book contained several bookplates and an image of Lady Chetwynd and the catalogue compiler, Thomas Sharp, along with several hundred additional illustrations of tokens.  The locations of several other copies and appearances at auction are noted.

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  1. Following publication of this note, details of sales of a few other copies have been sent to the author:
    Thanks to Hugh Pagan:
    Sotheby 9 March 1916, lot 449 (bt by Quaritch for £1 12s)
    Sotheby 7 December 1926, lot 347, described as having autograph letter signed inserted, and being presentation copy (bt by Quaritch for £3 15s)
    Hodgson 6 March 1930, lot 569, described as presentation copy (bt by Halliday for £1)
    Thanks to Jeff Rock:
    His own copy was sold by Kolbe in the mid 1990s

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