The Arthur Gray Collection (#76MG) Closed Auction Info View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)Relevance Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 21-30 of 502. Previous|12345678...51|Next Lot #21 MODEL FOR THE SIDEFACE PENNY: Two photographic bromides of the Penny Engraved (37x55mm, & slightly larger) affixed to a single piece of card (131x80mm), the second - with pinholes at the upper corners - endorsed "Work 1 x 13/16". Unique! Ex Perkins Bacon Archives. In October 1913, a proof of the Penny Engraved was sent to London, where Perkins Bacon were engaged to prepare a new die from which to create surface-printed plates. These bromides are presumed to have been created by Perkins Bacon i SymboleGradea View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$750StatusSold Lot #22 THE DE LA RUE DIE PROOFS: Stage 1 unmasked die proof with blank tablets & incomplete crown, in black on highly glazed card BW #70(DP)1, Cat $25,000. Unique! Ex De La Rue Archives and Tony Finlayson. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). [Note, the portrait profile has been very lightly engraved] Prior to 1976, all KGV Penny die proofs were believed to have been created by Perkins Bacon. In that year, a series of 11 stamp-size die proofs were sold from the De La Rue Archives. They are on the highly SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$15,000Price Realized$11,500StatusSold Lot #23 THE DE LA RUE DIE PROOFS: Stage 4 die proof of the completed design but with a solid field behind the King's head, in black on highly glazed card BW #70(DP)4, Cat $20,000. Unique! Ex De La Rue Archives and Tony Finlayson. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$12,000Price Realized$8,500StatusSold Lot #24 THE DE LA RUE DIE PROOFS: Stage 9 die proof of the completed design but now with a horizontally-lined field behind the King's head, in black on highly glazed card BW #70(DP)9, tiny surface abrasion above the King's neck, Cat $20,000. Unique! Ex De La Rue Archives and Tony Finlayson. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). This was the penultimate stage of the design process; the emu has a peaked crest. N.B.: Of the eleven die proofs Ex De La Rue Archives, only five are believed to be in private hands SymbolPGradea- View details Estimate$8,000Price Realized$5,500StatusSold Lot #25 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 1 die proof of the completed design with a solid field behind the King's head & uncleared surrounds, in bright vermilion on highly glazed thin card (90x95mm) BW #70(DP)11Aa, Cat $20,000. Unique! Ex Perkins Bacon Archives. The most visually dramatic of all the Penny Head die proofs. SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$15,000Price Realized$19,000StatusSold Lot #26 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 1 die proof of the completed design with a solid field behind the King's head now with cleared surrounds, in bright vermilion on highly glazed thin card (88x98mm) BW #70(DP)11Ab, Cat $16,000. Superb! Ex Perkins Bacon Archives: only three in this format exist. The State 1 proofs in vermilion were the first pulled by Perkins Bacon. Most of the Perkins Bacon die proofs have the firm's cachet on the reverse &/or are signed/initialled. This & the previous lot are SymbolPGradea+ View details Estimate$12,000Price Realized$9,000StatusSold Lot #27 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 1 die proof of the completed design with a solid field behind the King's head now with cleared surrounds, in black on highly glazed thin card (94x125mm) endorsed at top "Received 12 2 14" & at base "First state" and with 'PERKINS BACON & CO LTD/PROOF/...' cachet on the reverse BW #70(DP)11Ba, Cat $16,000. Ex Perkins Bacon Archives: only two in this format exist. This is De La Rue Stage 5. [Hugh Morgan's significantly smaller example (48x61mm) sold for £6240] SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$12,000Price Realized$9,000StatusSold Lot #28 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 1 die proof of the completed design with a solid field behind the King's head now with cleared surrounds, in bright red on highly glazed thin card (94x125mm) endorsed at top "Received 12 2 14" & at base "First state" and with 'PERKINS BACON & CO LTD/PROOF/...' cachet on the reverse BW #70(DP)11Ca, Cat $15,000. Ex Perkins Bacon Archives: only three in this format exist. [Lord Vestey's almost identical example sold for £6600. Hugh Morgan's example without endors SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$10,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSold Lot #29 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 1 die proof of the completed design with a solid field behind the King's head now with cleared surrounds, in bright red on highly glazed thin card reduced to stamp-size BW #70(DP)11Cc, Cat $6000. Ex Perkins Bacon Archives. SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$3,000StatusSold Lot #30 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 1 die proof of the completed design with a solid field behind the King's head now with cleared surrounds, in green on highly glazed thin card (94x125mm) with no endorsements or cachet BW #70(DP)11Eb, Cat $15,000. Ex Perkins Bacon Archives: only two in this format exist. Die proofs in colours other than black or red are far fewer in number & so, in our opinion, should be worth a significant premium. SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$12,500Price Realized$18,000StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|12345678...51|Next123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051 Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051 Next Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051 Next
