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1902 and 1911 Coronations of Edward VII and George V
commemorative medals.
Struck in bronze by the Royal Mint in 1902 and 1911 and in original gilt
red leather boxes and printed envelopes, both 2 inches in diameter.
€60-€80 (£50-£67 approx)
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1903: Edward VII visit to Ireland autographs
Original signatures of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra on a card
decorated with the Royal coat of arms and shamrocks. Collected by
Robert McComb, journalist with the Belfast Telegraph. A scarce signature
directly linked with the Irish visit
€100-€150 (£83-£125 approx)
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1907: Dublin International Exhibition memorabilia and ephemera
collection Including green coloured jug with the words "The Irish
International Exhibition Dublin 1907'. Exhibition vesta case. 2 small Irish
International Exhibition medals. 30 postcards with scenes and themes
relating to the exhibition. Exhibition pipe. Three egg cups and tea cups
with transfer printed scene of the Exhibition building and an exhibition
daily programme for 21 September. A good selection of the many
different commemorative items that were produced. (41 items)
€400-€500 (£333-£417 approx)
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1907: Irish International Exhibition handkerchief
Transfer printed silk cloth handkerchief decorated with scenes of the
exhibition and Ireland. The exhibition was held from 4 May to 9
November 1907 and part of the land used became Herbert Park in
Ballsbridge, Dublin. 20 x 20in. (50.80 x 50.80cm)
€80-€120 (£67-£100 approx)
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1909: Ernest Shackleton The Heart of the Antarctic
Original embossed cloth boards.
The Heart of the Antarctic being the Story of the British Antarctic
Expedition 1907-1909. London: William Heinemann, 1909. Two volumes
with many photographic illustrations. Also with The Voyage of the "Fox"
in the Arctic Seas. A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John
Franklin and his companions by F. L. McClintlock, London: John Murray,
1859, 403pp, missing original map. (2 items)
€250-€350 (£208-£292 approx)
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circa 1910: Ernest Shackleton signed photograph
Signature of the Irish Antarctic explorer on gelatin silverprint
photograph showing Shackleton leaning on a table. Inscribed by
Shackleton 'To Dorrie with love from Ernest'. Dorrie was Shackleton's
sister in law. 7.25 x 4.50in. (18.42 x 11.43cm)
€300-€400 (£250-£333 approx)
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1910 (26 August) "The Empire Illustrated" first aerial mail postcard
An interesting postcard sent to Sir E. Freeth, New Milton, Hants.
Produced by the magazine “The Empire Illustrated” and carried "in the
first aeroplane mail from Blackpool to Southport by C. Grahame White"
at the second Blackpool Aviation Meeting in 1910. Sir Evelyn Freeth was
a well known civil servant and sportsman, he worked and lived in Dublin
between 1884 and 1903.
3.50 x 6in. (8.89 x 15.24cm)
€100-€150 (£83-£125 approx)
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1911 (July 8-13) Decorative souvenir programme of the Royal Visit to
Dublin
Single printed sheet titled "Programmes & Souvenir of Royal Visit to
Dublin". Decorated with a floral border and portraits of the King and
Queen and with details of the carriage procession from Kingstown to the
Castle and the series of events that would take place.
€100-€150 (£83-£125 approx)
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1913: Sir Hugh Lane "Gift of Pictures for Ireland" fund raising linen
Lithograph on linen
Titled "Sold by the Irish Players at $1.00 towards a building to save Sir
Hugh Lane's Great Gift of Pictures for Ireland April 1913". Decorated
with portrait and signatures of famous actors, poets and authors
including WB Yeats and Lady Gregory. 19 x 16in. (48.26 x 40.64cm)
€100-€150 (£83-£125 approx)
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