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1690 The Famous Battle of the Boyne, an 18th
century engraving.
An engraving by William Grainger, from Barnard’s
New Complete and Authentic History of England set
of engravings, London, 1781-1783, unframed.
12.50 by 8in. (31.8 by 20.3cm)
Estimate €100-€150 (approx £85-£127)
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Circa 1745 letter signed by Col. Edward Dillon
and documents relating to the Battle of Fontenoy
and the Dillon family.
A manuscript order of battle for the French forces,
led by Maurice de Saxe and including ‘Dillon’ in
the ‘1ere ligne’, on laid paper 14½ x 19 inches; ‘An
Account of the Action between the Allied Army
and that of France near Tournay’ (1745), ‘Published
by Authority’ 8pp, 11 x 7 inches; ‘Vers sur la Bataille
de Fontenoy’, Paris, 1745, 8pp; Lettre de Camille
Desmoulins Au General Dillon, Paris, 1793, 58pp,
8vo; etc.
Estimate €800-€1200 (approx £680-£1020)
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1753 Medal: The Patriots of Ireland The Speaker
and Liberty.
Struck in bronze on the occasion of the defeat,
in the Irish Parliament of the Altered Money Bill.
Obverse ‘The Speaker and Liberty’, in the central
reserve a relief portrait of Henry Boyle, later Earl of
Shannon; reverse, ‘The 124 Patriots of Ireland’; in the
central reserve a harp with royal crown. Exergue,
‘December 17 1753’
Estimate €150-€200 (approx £127-£170)
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