WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR SATURDAY & SUNDAY 25 & 26 July 2020

133 History THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · 25 & 26 JULY 2020 234 1917. Thomas Ashe plaster bust by F. Bowe An early bust of the commanding officer of the Fingal battalion, Irish Volunteers who died on hunger strike in September 1917. Condition: Base cracked and repaired, a few chips, overall good. Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£140) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 234 235 1918 (17 March). Thomas Ashe motor cycles raffle ticket The raffle was to take place on St. Patrick’s Day for two of Ashe’s motor cycles - one which he used prior to and during the Rising, and the other a new bike he bought after his release in 1917, prior to his re-arrest. Part proceeds to the Ashe Memorial Hall Fund, price one shilling. Family of Thomas & Nora Ashe; Private collection. Condition: Very good. Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£140) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 235 236 1918 (25 May) Letter from Austin Stack in Belfast Prison to Nora Ashe 6pp, octavo. Content refers to Stack’s refusal to accept a gift of a book that his friend Thomas Ashe treasured and apologises to Nora for displeasing her by not accepting it. Other remarks include “ I have read of all the arrests. John Bull is an ass”. With Belfast postmarked envelope, stamp removed. Condition: Letter very good, envelope distressed. Estimate €150-€200 (approx £140-£180) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 236