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DUBLIN, 1754, MAKER'S MARK TW INCUSE
Details
A George II Irish gold freedom-box
Dublin, 1754, maker's mark TW incuse
Circular, with reeded borders, the detachable cover engraved with a coat-of-arms, with earl's coronet above, the base with an inscription, marked inside base, cover and on side
2½in. (6.4cm.) diam.
3oz. (110gr.)
Dublin, 1754, maker's mark TW incuse
Circular, with reeded borders, the detachable cover engraved with a coat-of-arms, with earl's coronet above, the base with an inscription, marked inside base, cover and on side
2½in. (6.4cm.) diam.
3oz. (110gr.)
Provenance
Presented to James, Earl of Kildare (1722-1773), later 1st Duke of Leinster, and thence by descent to
Gerald, 8th Duke of Leinster
The Duke of Leinster; Sotheby's London, 3 May 1984, lot 7
Gerald, 8th Duke of Leinster
The Duke of Leinster; Sotheby's London, 3 May 1984, lot 7
Literature
The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, London, 1989, no. 199, p. 242, illustrated p. 243
Exhibited
London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, no. 199
Special notice
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