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    10 June 2008

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    • A GEORGE II IRISH SILVER COFFE
    Lot 232

    A GEORGE II IRISH SILVER COFFEE-POT

    MARK OF STEPHEN WALSH, CORK, CIRCA 1750

    Price realised

    GBP 5,625

    Estimate

    GBP 4,000 - GBP 6,000

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    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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    Pre-Lot Text

    THE PROPERTY OF AN IRISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
    (Lots 226-234)

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