EASTER 2016
19 April 2016 - 3:00 pm
Our forthcoming History Sale will include important rare and unique Irish historical documents and artefacts. This year will mark the 10th year of this annual specialist auction which has proved to be the largest sale of its kind, attracting collectors throughout Ireland and further afield. Covering a broad range of political, literary and military history, this prestigious auction will continue to be the best place to buy and sell Irish collectibles.
We are currently preparing our forthcoming catalogue. Please contact us for more information and for complimentary and confidential advice.
Lot 1
THE TIMES- HISTORY AND ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE WAR, VOL. 8 AUG 1 1916, titled "The Irish Rebellion of April, 1916(1)" with cover image "In the...
Hammer Price: €200
Full DetailsLot 2
LE PETIT JOURNAL
Three illustrated issues comprising: 2 September 1922 with cover image depicting Michael Collins being shot; 3 July 1921 with...
Hammer Price: €110
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THE DAILY GRAPHIC, 1916
Covering periods "Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul", in two volumes, with headlines such as "Battles in Dublin City- Rebel...
Hammer Price: €220
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THE FREEMAN'S JOURNAL, 1916, two bound runs of this newspaper, April 1916 to July 1916 and November 1916 to January 1917, together with another...
Lot 5
1916 & 1922 NEWSPAPERS
A good collection including: Irish Times, Weekly Irish Times, Daily Mirror, Dublin Evening Mail, from 1916.
With...
Hammer Price: €260
Full DetailsLot 6
SIR EDWARD CARSON [1854-1935]
An autograph signed letter to a Mr. or Mrs. Byrne, on hotel newspaper (Berlin, Unter den Linden), dated 1913,...
Hammer Price: €60
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THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE
Thursday May 4th 1916, two pages including front page with LEADERS IN IRISH REVOLT SHOT headline and another page...
Lot 8
PUNCH MAGAZINE, 1916
Covering Jan-June, single volume in crimson cloth boards, containing cartoons depicting 'St. Patrick', also Carson and...
Hammer Price: €80
Full DetailsLot 9
"SINN FEIN REBELLION HANDBOOK," Easter 1916. Compiled by the 'Weekly Irish Times' SECOND EDN., with later binding. A complete and connected...
Hammer Price: €110
Full DetailsLot 10
SINN FEIN REBELLION PUBLICATIONS: A GROUP OF THREE BOOKLETS DEPICTING EVENTS, GROUP LEADERS, AND THE DESTUCTION OF THE VARIOUS LAND MARKS IN...
Hammer Price: €180
Full DetailsLot 11
1916: COLLECTION OF PICTORIAL REVIEWS AND RECORDS OF THE SINN FEIN REVOLT, some contemporary, and some issued for the 50th Anniversary, & 2...
Hammer Price: €90
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JAMES STEPHENS, FENIAN - WANTED
Proclamation: Stephens (James) Fenian. The Police Gazette, or Hue-and-Cry, Dublin, Tuesday December 6, 1866....
Lot 13
A COLLECTION OF TITANIC MEMORABILIA including:
Plus Pres de toi mon dieu!, a French souvenir booklet containing the sheet music for the hymn...
Hammer Price: €220
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WW1 POSTER, 'REMEMBER THE LUSITANIA'
Printed in two halves with bold red and black lettering, 203 x 152cm overall, Published by the...
Hammer Price: €260
Full DetailsLot 15
A GOOD COLLECTION OF 23 "IRISH REBELLION 1916" PORTRAIT POSTCARDS, portraying the leaders and including rarer cards such as Captain F. Fahy,...
Hammer Price: €380
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1916 RISING, A COLLECTION OF PICTURE POSTCARDS including scenes of fighting, destruction, portraits of leaders, many scarce; mostly...
Hammer Price: €420
Full DetailsLot 17
POSTCARDS
A collection of monochrome postcards, mostly depicting Dublin in ruins after the Rising; one of de Valera; another of a Redmond...
Hammer Price: €60
Full DetailsLot 18
POSTCARD ALBUM
A collection of Sinn Fein Rebellion postcards contained in an album, most depicting Dublin in ruins after the Rising, approx....
Hammer Price: €200
Full DetailsLot 19
FIRST WORLD WAR
Two very unusual pictorial postcards titled in French and in Irish (only), Front de la Marne: Pendant un bombardement /....
Lot 20
IRISH REBELLION POSTCARDS
A collection of 8 monochrome portrait postcards of Rebellion leaders, including Edward Daly, Michael OHanrahan,...
Hammer Price: €160
Full DetailsLot 20A
***ADDITIONAL LOT***
SINN FEIN POSTCARDS AND BADGE
A collection of four unused postcards, two cards and one badge, all bearing the words...
Hammer Price: €110
Full DetailsLot 21
THE MEN OF '98, "Who Fears to Speak of '98", Death of Father Michael Murphy at Arklow, 9th June, 1798
A colour poster depicting a harp and...
Hammer Price: €400
Full DetailsLot 22
STOP PRESS. POBLACHT NA HEIREANN WAR NEWS
A collection of early issues including nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (all large folio, Thursday June 29 -...
Hammer Price: €420
Full DetailsLot 23
SEAN T. O'KELLY, A FRAMED PRESENTATION COLLAGE
O'Ceallaigh (President Sean T.) A framed collage, centred by a page from the Paris edition of...
Hammer Price: €320
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ITS A LONG LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY
British Army Recruiting Song
Judge (Jack) & Williams (H.) Authors & Composers, The Immortal, Its a Long...
Hammer Price: €180
Full DetailsLot 26
DANIEL OCONNELL AND RICHARD MORE OFERRALL
An important correspondence including five original autograph signed letters from OConnell to O
Lot 27
MORE OFERRALL FAMILY IN IRELAND
An autograph letter or memorandum, setting our details of the origin and history of the More OFerrall family...
Lot 28
OUR GREAT NAVAL VICTORY
Lord Pembroke. An ALS to an unnamed correspondent (probably one of the More OFerrall family), from Whitehall, June...
Hammer Price: €280
Full DetailsLot 29
NATION BUILDERS: COLLINS AND GRIFFITH
A fine pair of coloured photographic portraits (possibly hand-tinted in detail), showing Collins alert...
Hammer Price: €850
Full DetailsLot 30
ARTHUR GRIFFITH & MICHAEL COLLINS
Memorial cards, 1922 (August 12th and 22nd), sold as a pair, both of similar design with thick black...
Hammer Price: €420
Full DetailsLot 31
FRANK LEAH (1886 - 1972)
Michael Collins in the Jermyn Court Hotel, London
And
The late President Griffith sketched in Govt. Buildings a...
Lot 32
1916 PASSES
A collection of three...
Hammer Price: €90
Full DetailsLot 33
A MID 19TH CENTURY PERMIT TO PASS THROUGH THE GROUNDS OF THE ROYAL HOSPITAL KILMAINHAM. Printed red text on buff card, with manuscript...
Hammer Price: €50
Full DetailsLot 34
PASSES GRANTING PERMISSION FROM OFFICER COMMANDING TROOPS, North Wall, Dublin, to J. D. Kelly to leave and re-enter Dublin Port in 1916. (3)
Lot 37
THE SINN FEIN REBELLION HANDBOOK, 1917 issue, signed by Arthur Griffith
Together with a small collection of books and pamphlets including;...
Hammer Price: €110
Full DetailsLot 38
PROCLAMATION OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC: THE VERY RARE HANDBILL ISSUE, EASTER 1916
A letterpress printed copy of the 1916 Proclamation, on...
Hammer Price: €4,800
Full DetailsLot 39
COLLOONEY PRESENTATION CUP
A GEORGE III IRISH SILVER AND SILVER-GILT TWO-HANDLED PRESENTATION CUP AND COVER TO THE HEROES OF COLLOONEY -...
Hammer Price: €20,000
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A RARE GEORGE III IRISH VOLUNTEERS PRESENTATION SABRE TO COLONEL CHARLES VEREKER, THE 'HERO OF COLLOONEY' awarded by the Grateful Citizens and...
Hammer Price: €29,000
Full DetailsLot 40A
***ADDITIONAL LOT***
LIMERICK MILITIA SILVER MEDAL FOR COLLOONEY, 1798. Crown within laurel wreath at obverse centre, legend ''To the Heroes...
Lot 41
A 1798 BRASS BELT PLATE FOR THE GLENAULEY INFANTRY, of rectangular form with curved shoulders, embossed to the centre with a castle flying the...
Hammer Price: €900
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TWO 22CT GOLD MEDALLIONS, 1916-1966, made by O'Connor Jewellers, Dublin 1966, Jubilee Mark, front inscibed "Aiseiri na Casca" above the flaming...
Lot 43
A SILVER PATRICK PEARSE COMMEMORATIVE DISH, Dublin 1979, makers mark of George & Desmond Bellew, of lobed circular form, with inscription to...
Hammer Price: €190
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THREE SILVER MEDALLIONS, 1916-1966,
made by O'Connor Jewellers, Dublin, 1966, Jubilee Mark, front inscribed "Aiseiri na Casca" above the...
Lot 46
IRISH INDEPENDENT EASTER COLLECTION 1916-1991 - UNIQUE GOLD MEDALLIONS.
A set of seven commemorative gold medallions produced by the Irish...
Hammer Price: €7,000
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TWO GOLD 1916 50th JUBILEE CELEBRATION MEDALLIONS by Worboys of Dublin, designed by Paul Vincze (1907-1994), bearing profile head of Padraig H....
Hammer Price: €4,600
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A VICTORIAN GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN, dated 1894, now fitted to a 9ct gold brooch, c. 6.2 grams in total, together with a silver World War I service...
Hammer Price: €160
Full DetailsLot 49
KING JOHN, WATERFORD, HALFPENNY, Circa 1200AD
Facing diademed head, weak legends and struck off centre. Reverse with cross within circle, in...
Hammer Price: €360
Full DetailsLot 50
EAMON DE VALERA: PRESIDENT OF IRELAND 1959-1973
A commemorative 18ct medallion, Dublin 1973, 35.5g, with portrait bust in gold low relief...
Hammer Price: €700
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