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MARK OF WILLIAM CURRIE, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1750
Details
A George II Irish gold freedom-box
Mark of William Currie, Dublin, circa 1750
Circular, with reeded borders, the detachable cover engraved with a coat-of-arms with viscount's coronet above and a label for difference, the base engraved with the seal of the City of Kildare and motto, marked on base, cover and side
2¾in. (7cm.) diam.
4oz. (135gr.)
Mark of William Currie, Dublin, circa 1750
Circular, with reeded borders, the detachable cover engraved with a coat-of-arms with viscount's coronet above and a label for difference, the base engraved with the seal of the City of Kildare and motto, marked on base, cover and side
2¾in. (7cm.) diam.
4oz. (135gr.)
Provenance
James, Viscount Leinster of Taplow (1722-1773), later 1st Duke of Leinster, and thence by descent
Gerald, 8th Duke of Leinster
The Duke of Leinster, Sotheby's London, 3 May 1984, lot 3
Gerald, 8th Duke of Leinster
The Duke of Leinster, Sotheby's London, 3 May 1984, lot 3
Literature
The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, London, 1989, no. 198, p. 242, illustrated p. 242
Exhibited
London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, no. 198
Special notice
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