MARK OF WC IN OVAL PUNCH (UNIDENTIFIED), DUBLIN, CIRCA 1752/54

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A GEORGE II IRISH SILVER-GILT FREEDOM BOX
MARK OF WC IN OVAL PUNCH (UNIDENTIFIED), DUBLIN, CIRCA 1752/54
Circular with pull-off top, engraved with the arms of Ponsonby, as borne by the Earls of Bessborough, in rococo cartouche, the base engraved with the arms of Clonmel, Co..Tipperary, gilt interior
3 in. diameter (7.5 cm.)
4.5 oz. (140 gm.)

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Lot Essay

The Right Honourable John Ponsonby, (1713-1787) younger son of Brabazon, 1st Earl of Bessborough, was speaker of the Irish Parliament in 1756, re-elected 1761 and 1769 and was six times one of the Lords Justices of Ireland

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