LOT 4346 Holborn Restaurant - 1895 - James Cudmore Medal
Viewed 338 Frequency
Pre-bid 0 Frequency
Name
Size
Description
Translation provided by Youdao
Dated 1895 AD. Obv: a gathering of standing figures between two pillars with HOLBORN above and RESTAURANT / ESTD 1874 in two lines in exergue. Rev: perspective room of elaborate room with dancing couples with scroll below bearing PRESENTED BY THE PROPRIETORS inscription with engraved personalisation in script 'To James Cudmore Esq / Oct 21st 1895' in two lines below. 227.06 grams. The Holborn Restaurant was sited on the corner of Kingsway and High Holborn and, as one of the largest public establishments in London, was popular with clubs and societies (including as a place for Masonic meetings); the British Chess Federation was founded here in 1904 and many athletes attending the 1908 London Olympic Games attended banquets here. The restaurant was opened by Frederick Gordon (later to establish the Gordon Hotel Group) in 1874 and eventually closed down in 1954 with the building since then demolished. []Extremely fine.
Preview:
Address:
The Court House 363 Main Road Harwich Essex CO12 4DN United Kingdom
Start time:
Online payment is available,
You will be qualified after paid the deposit!
Online payment is available for this session.
Bidding for buyers is available,
please call us for further information. Our hot line is400-010-3636 !
This session is a live auction,
available for online bidding and reserved bidding