FRANKS (Sir Augustus Wollaston, 1826-1897, Keeper of British and Medieval Antiquities at the British Museum, 1866-1896)

Autograph letter signed to 'Dear Sir', giving a detailed report on a box of early 18th century counters, bearing busts or full lengths of British Sovereigns, "Charles I is a wretched performance ... I should think ... of the time of Queen Anne, when there were medals struck of Charles & a kind of revival of his memory. The bust counters are rarer than the full lengths", detailing the duplicates or missing in his correspondent's set, comparing the Museum's holdings, and saying "£20 would be too high even for a perfect set ... the gilt set you mention was unusually fine", 3 sides 7" x 4½", British Museum, 19th March laid down on album leaf by blank fourth side



Item Date:  1891

Stock No:  53553      £60

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