The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 43, October 9, 2005, Article 10

MORE ON THE DEVONSHIRE SALE CATALOG

Last week Jerry Platt inquired about the date of "The Duke
of Devonshire's sale" referred to in Medallic Illustrations.

Ron Haller-Williams writes: "By some strange coincidence
an answer arrived through the post on 5th Oct, as I had just
bought "A Guide to English Pattern Coins" by the Rev.
G F Crowther. This was published in 1886 or 1887, just a
year or two after Medallic Illustrations, and contains MANY
sales prices indicated as follows: "Devonshire (1844) £8 10s"
(Prices vary, of course!)."

Anders Frösell writes: "Harrington E. Manville & Terence
J. Robertson´s book "BRITISH NUMISMATIC AUCTION
CATALOGUES 1710 - 1984", at page 85 says:

1844:4 "CH 16-23, 25 Mar - Anon. (´Very Important Collection´
- William George Spencer CAVENDISH, 6th DUKE OF
DEVONSHIRE, many collected by William CAVEDISH, 2nd
Duke of CAVENDISH, d.1729)".......

1844:5 Second part including "British & Foreign Medals" and
many other objects.

Part 1&2 in total little more than 2000 numbers. Those catalogues
are represented in "[BMC; RBS; CHR; FMW; DER; ANS]"

Manville & Robertson's book is very good, 420 pages in A4.
Appendix at pages 375-379 lists "Non-auction purchases and
offerings".

[Steve Pellegrini sent Jerry some information on the Duke of
Devonshire, and on Saturday Jerry wrote: "I also heard from
Douglas Saville at Spink, who sold the exact catalogue
(Christie's, London, 1844) which was referred to in MI--he
just sold it as part of a collection last month!" -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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