Lot 1193
1193
Pattern or Trial striking of obverse die, undated (1818), by Benedetto Pistrucci, struck in lead on a Crown size flan, large laureate bust right, two tie ends to wreath, incuse trial lettering and teeth round legend, rev. blank, but written in ink, "Pattern Crown George 3rd Pistrucci 1818" in five lines, edge plain (L&S 171), as struck, unique

Details
Pattern or Trial striking of obverse die, undated (1818), by Benedetto Pistrucci, struck in lead on a Crown size flan, large laureate bust right, two tie ends to wreath, incuse trial lettering and teeth round legend, rev. blank, but written in ink, "Pattern Crown George 3rd Pistrucci 1818" in five lines, edge plain (L&S 171), as struck, unique
Provenance
From the engraver's estate
Capt. H E G Paget, Glendining, 21 September 1946, lot 419
H M Lingford, Glendining, 24 October 1950, lot 473
Bought Spink and Son, 19 April 1988