Sale 7597
London
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10 June 2008
THE PROPERTY OF AN IRISH PRIVATE COLLECTION (Lots 226-234)
Price realised
GBP 5,625
Estimate
A GEORGE II IRISH SILVER COFFEE-POT MARK OF STEPHEN WALSH, CORK, CIRCA 1750 Pear-shaped and on a spreading foot, with a foliage and shell-capped spout, the domed cover with an ebonised wood finial, engraved with a crest, marked underneath 12¼ in. (31 cm.) high gross weight 37 oz. (1,145 gr.)
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