About the lot N° 1056
Title : World Coins From Various Properties
Provenance : Provenance: From the estate of Samuel Marks (sold with relevant paperwork). The entrepreneur Samuel Marks (1843-1920), born in Lithuania, arrived in Cape Town in 1868 where he began his career by hawking cheap jewellery and cutlery. Later he moved to Kimberley where he went into business with his brother-in-law Isaac Lewis and Jules Porges, together they formed the French Diamond Mining Company. Later Lewis and Marks relocated to the Eastern Transvaal, and after trading in the boomtown of Barberton, established the African and European Investment Company, which became a major Rand finance house with controlling interests in several gold mines. Marks also developed the Viljoen’s Drift coal mine and encouraged the expansion of the Witbank coalfields. He was a close friend and admirer of Paul Kruger and a popular figure within the Transvaal business community, serving as a senator in the Union Parliament from 1910 until his death in 1920 in JohannesburgNotes : For more information , additional images and to bid on this lot please go to the auctioneers website, www.dnw.co.ukNoonans, auctioneer, London, UK
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Sale title : Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals - Day 2
Sale date : 21 Feb 2019
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Sale Reference : Live Sale
