WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR SATURDAY 6 APRIL 2019 AT 11AM

1916 Rising 140 1914 Howth Gun Running, 1896 model Swedish Mauser bayonet carried by Volunteer and All-Ireland referee Patrick Joseph Dunphy. The knife bayonet made by Eskilstuna Iron Manufacturing, Inc. in steel scabbard and leather frog. Accompanied by a letter from Patrick J Dunphy’s grandson. Provenance: By descent to Patrick J Bourke, a grandson of Patrick J Dunphy. Purchased by the current owner from Patrick J Bourke. Patrick Joseph Dunphy is now best remembered for appearing in a photograph with Michael Collins and Harry Boland, each holding hurleys, he was a keen football and hurling referee and was the man in the middle for six All Ireland Football Finals, including five in a row between 1915 and 1919. In 1922 he had the honour of refereeing both Football and Hurling Finals. Estimate €500-€700 (approx £440-£610) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 140 139 1966: 1916 Survivor’s Medal. To unknown recipient. Issued to recipients of the 1916 Rising Service medal who were still living in April 1966, many of whom paraded in Dublin on Easter Monday, 1966. Silver gilt, hallmarked for Dublin, 1966, maker’s mark ‘J.M.Co. for Jewellery & Metal Manufacturing Co Ltd. Scarce. Estimate €2000-€3000 (approx £1,750-£2,620) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 139