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mace / Lord Chancellor of Ireland, 1760-70
The Lord Chancellor's mace, Dublin, c. 1765. Silver gilt. No date letter; mark of William Townsend; parcel gilt. An unusually large mace, and while made by William Townsend, it was supplied to the House of Lords by another goldsmith, Isaac D'Olier, in December 1766, at the price of £286 9s. 4Id....
freedom box / Corporation of Galway, 1771
Freedom Box and cover, silver, circular. Dublin, c.1771; no hallmarks; with the mark of Alexander Tickell. Lid engraved with the arms of Galway within a Rococo cartouche, the base with the arms of Blake; inscribed around the side 'The Gift of the Corporation of Galway to Xaverius Blake, Esq. 23rd...
sauce boat /
SAUCE BOAT. Dublin, c.1747; mark of Thomas Walker. Cast oval lipped form, resting on a bed of naturalistic rocks rising from an oval base cast and chased to resemble choppy waves, body applied with shells and fish and chased with leaves, a bearded face framed in acanthus leaves in relief under the...
award /
Cycling cup (with stand). This cup was won outright by Mr. Michael Walker (Snr) in 1914 for winning the Irish Roadclub 50 mile race (3rd year in succession). Michael Walker represented Ireland (under the British umbrella) in the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. He also joined the Irish Volunteers at...