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MAKER'S MARK OF STEPHEN WALSH, CORK, CIRCA 1756
Details
A Rare George II Irish Provincial silver freedom-box
Maker's mark of Stephen Walsh, Cork, circa 1756
Plain circular and with moulded borders, the detachable cover engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked in base and cover, containing the Freedom Paper
3in. (7.5cm.) diam.
2ozs. (74gr.)
Maker's mark of Stephen Walsh, Cork, circa 1756
Plain circular and with moulded borders, the detachable cover engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked in base and cover, containing the Freedom Paper
3in. (7.5cm.) diam.
2ozs. (74gr.)
Provenance
Presented to James, 20th Earl of Kildare (1722-1773) by the Corporation of Youghal in 1756, and thence by descent to
Gerald, 8th Duke of Leinster (b.1914)
The Duke of Leinster; Sotheby's London, 3 May 1984, lot 8
Gerald, 8th Duke of Leinster (b.1914)
The Duke of Leinster; Sotheby's London, 3 May 1984, lot 8