WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 5 MAY 2018

History 7 15th century, Irish bronze bridle, cheek-piece. A medieval Irish bronze cheek piece from a horse- bridle, mounted on to a display stand. 3.25 by 4in. (8.3 by 10.2cm) Provenance: 20 July, 1966 Purchased by the current owner from The Folio Society, Collector’s Corner. 6 Stratford Place, London, W1. Two similar bridle-pieces are on display in the Medieval Ireland exhibition in the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street. Estimate €300-€500 approx (£260-£440 approx.) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 7 8 1642 Abstract of Certain Depositions By vertue of His Majesties Commission, taken upon Oath, Concerning the Traiterous intention of the Rebels in Ireland in rejecting the Government of His Majestie, in having a King of their own: and who that King should be. With an extract of a Letter from Rome, 4 Jan, 1641. By His Majesties Command, London, 1642, 6 pages, the sixth page numbered ‘8’. Estimate €150-€200 approx (£130-£170 approx.) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 8 9 1688 Siege of Derry, commemorative brooch. A white metal, circular, convex brooch, the scalloped rim enclosing a crescent-shaped reserve engraved with martial tributes and shamrock, below a fret-cut circle centred with ‘1688’ surrounded by ‘D - E - R - R - Y’. Engraved ‘Clara’ verso. Diameter 2in. (5.1cm) Estimate €150-€200 approx (£130-£170 approx.) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 9