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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...
freedom box / Henry Grattan, Dublin, 1779
Freedom box. Dublin, c.1779; no date letter; mark of Arthur Keene. Lid engraved with the arms, crest, motto and heraldic supporters of the Corporation of Weavers, the bottom inscribed 'the corporation of weavers unanimously present the freedom of their guild to henry grattan esqr for his uniform...
freedom box / Henry Grattan, Cork, 1787
Freedom box. Cork, c.1787; mark of James Warner. Elliptical form with beaded rims, the lid engraved with the arms of Cork within a bright-cut decorative border; underside of base with a dedicatory inscription to Henry Grattan 'emancipator of his country' extolling his 'very eminent and...
freedom box / Henry Grattan, Dublin Brewers, 1792
Freedom box. Dublin, 1792; mark of Aeneas Ryan; gold (22 ct), lid engraved with the arms, crest, motto and heraldic supporters of the Corporation of Brewers, the base inscribed 'the brewers of the City of Dublin present the freedom of their corporation to the Rt. Hon'ble Hen'y Grattan in Testimony...
freedom box / Henry Grattan, Drogheda, 1782
Freedom box. Drogheda, c.1782; no date letter; mark of Alexander Tickell; gold (22 ct). Lid engraved with the arms and motto of Drogheda, the base with the Grattan crest and coat-of-arms. The Corporation of Drogheda voted on 19 April 1782 to present the freedom of Drogheda in a gold box to the...