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[Sir John Lavery RA RSA RHA (1856-1941)]
SILVER MOUNTED MAHOGANY PRESENTATION CABINET WITH ‘FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN’ CERTIFICATE TO SIR
JOHN LAVERY RA RHA, 1935
silver mounted mahogany cabinet; (1); gilt-stamped and decorated blue leather presentation folder; (1); decorated
certificate with blue ribbon spine; (1)
23 x 14 x 4in. (58.42 x 35.56 x
Provenance: Family of Sir John Lavery
Twin panel doors, each fitted with three silver mounts hallmarked for Dublin, 1935. Silver mounts repoussé decorated
with Celtic zoomorphic interlace and inscribed, “Certificate of Honorary Freedom of the City of Dublin to Sir John Lavery
RA RHA, Signed at special meetingof the Dublin City Council at City Hall, Tuesday, 17 September 1935. Right Honourable
Alderman Alfred Byrne, TD Lord Mayor In the chair.On cabriole supports. The hand-decorated certificate is signed and
dated in Irish and English by the Deputy City Manager and Town Clerk, Ignatius J. Rice.”
€2,000-€3,000 (£1470-£2210 approx. approx.)
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 23IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART · 28 SEPTEMBER 2015