WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 15/16 MAY 2021

210 John McCormack Collection 534 John McCormack’s personal portable altar A 19th century travelling altar, elaborately carved and gilded exterior, oil painted interior, accompanied by a gilded wooden crucifix of the doors, 42 by 15in. (106.7 by 38.1cm) Condition: In need of hinges for one of the doors, a few chips but overall very good. Provenance: Collection of the McCormack family; Collection of Liam Breen Estimate €500-€700 (approx £430-£610) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 534 535 John McCormack’s gold ring. 18 carat, 15g. Inscribed “June 14th, 1910”. The date is McCormack’s 25th birthday Condition: Very fine. Provenance: Collection of the McCormack family; Collection of Liam Breen Estimate €800-€1,200 (approx £700-£1,040) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 535 533 A photograph portrait of John McCormack by Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) Large framed matt print by this famous photographer. Signed lower right margin “Arnold Genthe, N.Y.” 13.25 by 10.25in. (33.7 by 26cm) Condition: Slight speckling, very good. Provenance: Collection of the McCormack family; Collection of Liam Breen Estimate €500-€700 (approx £430-£610) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 533 The following lots, 533 to 568, are from the collection of Liam Breen, former Secretary of the John McCormack Society. Many were once the personal property of John McCormack and his family.