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THE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION Art & Collectibles · 10 DECEMBER 2016 AT 2PM
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Vivienne Foley porcelain bowl.
A late 20th century porcelain circular bowl, the flared
rim, gilt and enclosing a blue ground with gilt spiral to the
centre, on circular foot.
2 x 7in. (5.08 x 17.78cm)
Estimate €80-€100 (£70-£90)
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 210211
Mason’s Columba Chalice.
A Mason’s ironstone, hexagonal, baluster-shaped, lidded
chalice, the cream ground decorated in gilt and enamel
with illuminated panels based on early Irish manuscripts
including the Cathach of Columba and the Book of Kells.
Designed by AE Porter and Raymond Sheldon. Number 11
of an edition of 500, 1989, on wooden stand.
17½in. (44.45cm)
Estimate €500-€700 (£430-£610)
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 211212
Mid 20th century Dunhill Aquarium table lighter.
An ‘Aquarium’ lighter by Alfred Dunhill, the lucite panels
intaglio decorated with aquatic plants and fish, the plated
metal mounts with cast retailer’s mark and stamped
registration number ‘737418’.
3 x 4 x 2in. (7.62 x 10.16 x 5.08cm)
‘Aquarium’ lighters were all designed and hand-made from
the early 1950s until the late 1960s by Ben Shillingford
(1904-2000), who developed the carving and hand-
painting techniques used on the the Lucite panels.
Estimate €3000-€5000 (£2600-£4330)
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 212