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1920-21: Indentures and seals appointing judges to the Connaught
and North-East Circut Assizes
An interesting pair of indentures both complete with attached Great
Seal of King George V . The first a Commision of Assize for the
Connaught Circut Spring Assizes 1920 covering the areas of King’s
County , Leitrim, Sligo, Roscommon, Mayo and Galway, with list of
judges appointed. The second a Commision of Assize for the North East
Circut Spring Assizes 1921 covering the areas of Meath, Louth,
Monaghan, Armagh, Down and Antrim again with a list of judges
appointed. (2 items)
€200-€300 (£163-£244 approx)
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1921 (December 7) The TimesAnglo-Irish Treaty edition
The Times of London special ‘Irish Peace Section’ with the full text of the
Anglo-Irish Treaty and a record of the historic agreement. 25 x 18in.
(63.50 x 45.72cm)
€100-€150 (£81-£122 approx)
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Portrait of Erskine Childers by Estella Frances Solomons HRHA (1882-
1968)
oil on canvas, 21 x 17in. (53.34 x 43.18cm)
Provenance: The artist’s studio; Private collection
Exhibited: “Works from an Artist’s Studio”: Estella Solomons, 1882-1968:
[Catalogue of an Exhibition in The] Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork,
15th May-7th June, 1986, catalogue no. 89 [Ref no. 511/69].
€600-€800 (£488-£650 approx)
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1921-66: Éamon de Valera signed ephemera including 1921 Peace
Negotiations Correspondence
Offical Correspondence Relating to the Peace Negotiaions June-
September 1921 signed by de Valera and dated 4 May 1962. Also Fianna
Fáil 21st Anniversary Celebration and Matt Stafford portrait presentation
dinner menu and 1966 Boland’s Mills Rebellion commemorative booklet.
Both signed by de Valera. An interesting collection (3 items)
€200-€300 (£163-£244 approx)
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1947: Aer Lingus flight reports signed by Éamon de Valera
Two Aer Lingus flight reports to Le Bourget and Northolt dated 20 and
25 September respectively. Signed in upper right corner by Éamon de
Valera. Also with de Valera’s calling card as Taoiseach. (3 items)
€100-€150 (£81-£122 approx)
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1973: Eamon de Valera silver commemorative plate
Hallmarked silver by Royal Irish, limited to an edition of 2500 of which
this is 909.
Large Eamon de Valera Uachtáran na hÉireann (President of Ireland)
commemorative silver plate produced on the occasion of his leaving the
office of President. Decorated with an engraved portrait of de Valera by
Jack Coughlin. Complete with presentation box of issue and
accompanying booklets. (550g approx.) 11 x 11in. (27.94 x 27.94cm)
€300-€400 (£244-£325 approx)
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1973: Eamon de Valera silver commemorative plate
Hallmarked silver by Royal Irish, limited to an edition of 2500 of which
this is 764.
Another similar lot. 11 x 11in. (27.94 x 27.94cm)
€300-€400 (£244-£325 approx)
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1975: Éamon de Valera Silver Commemorative Medals
Pair of cased silver Éamon de Valera medals produced by Spink following
his death in 1oz and 2.5 oz versions. Both with certificates of issue. Also
with Pádraig Pearse 1 oz commemorative silver medal produced by
Jewellery and Metal Company, Dublin, in box of issue the obverse with
relief portrait of Pearse and reverse with quotation “I have turned my
face to this road before me to the deed that I see and the death I shall
die”. and another John Paul II commemorative medal in box. (3 items)
€150-€250 (£122-£203 approx)
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1922 (8 April) Rialtas Sealadach Na hÉireann Super Tax handbill
Scarce Irish Provisional Government circular printed in Dublin by Thom.
5000 issued. Probably the first financial Super Tax circular ever issued by
an Irish government. An early issue for the new provisional government
was the raising of funds to run the country and the assessment and
collection of taxes was obviously an important priority. This notice was
printed three days after the British had passed the Irish Free State
Agreement Act and issued to those potentially liable for Super tax, five
days later. 6.50 x 4in. (16.51 x 10.16cm)
€200-€300 (£163-£244 approx)
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1921: Sir John Lavery artist’s proof portrait of Arthur Griffith
Lithograph print printed by Wilson Hartnell & Co. Publishers, Dublin.
Signed in pencil by Lavery and Griffith in the lower margin and with
artist’s name, publisher’s details and proof blindstamp. 17.50 x 14.50in.
(44.45 x 36.83cm).
Lavery painted portraits of Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins in 1921
whilst they were in London negotiating the terms of the Irish Treaty.
Within months of their portraits being painted, both men were dead -
Griffith of a heart attack, Collins assasinated only weeks later. The
present lithograph is based on the oil portrait now in the collection of
the Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin.
€800-€1,000 (£650-£813 approx)
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1921: Portrait of Arthur Griffith after Sir John Lavery
Oil on canvas, inscribed on reverse [“from the portrait by Sir John
Lavery”]
30 x 25in. (76.20 x 63.50cm)
A well painted copy of the portrait by Lavery in the Hugh Lane
Municipal Gallery of Modern Art.
This copy was commissioned for the Irish Club, London, where it hung
until the club closed.
€1,000-€1,500 (£813-£1,220 approx)
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Portrait of Arthur Griffith Estella Frances Solomons HRHA (1882-
1968)
Oil on canvas, 24 x 20in. (60.96 x 50.80cm)
Provenance: The artist’s studio; Private collection
Exhibited: “Works from an Artist’s Studio”: Estella Solomons, 1882-1968:
[Catalogue of an Exhibition in The]Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork,
15th May-7th June, 1986, catalogue no. 123 [as Portrait of a Man,
Possibly Arthur Griffith]
€600-€800 (£488-£650 approx)
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1922: Civil War pictorial book Pictures of Dublin After the Fighting
Book of photographs “...intended to tell, in pictures, the story of the
trouble which took place in Dublin during the last days of June and the
early days of July 1922...” Photos by Hogan, published by Easons. 7.50 x
9in. (19.05 x 22.86cm)
€100-€150 (£81-£122 approx)