WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 15/16 MAY 2021

214 John McCormack Collection 540 1916. An illuminated poem to John McCormack byWilliam Livingston With watercolour vignettes of Athlone, Sligo and various Irish motifs, designed and illuminated by Malcolm and Hayes, New York. Framed. 14 by 9in. (35.6 by 22.9cm) Condition: Very good. Provenance: Collection of the McCormack family; Collection of Liam Breen Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 540 541 1917 (June) Honorary Doctorate of Letters for John McCormack, College of The Holy Cross SJ, Worcester, Massachusetts A large printed and manuscript certificate signed by 7 Jesuit professors, with a vignette of the college building. Framed. 21.50 by 27.50in. (54.6 by 69.9cm) Condition: Several tone spots, some stains, generally good. Provenance: Collection of the McCormack family; Collection of Liam Breen The College of the Holy Cross (Holy Cross) is a private Jesuit liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1843, Holy Cross is the oldest Catholic college in New England and one of the oldest in the United States. It was the first Jesuit college in New England. Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 541 542 1920 (4 May). A“Service Honor” gilded plaque to John McCormack. A bust of McCormack left with motifs of an angel, round tower, Orpheus, an eagle with “SERVICE HONOR” banner, engraved “ A Tribute to John McCormack in recognition of his patriotic service to the United States, etc.”. In its original leather case with a plaque reading “Presented to Mr McCormack at a banquet given in his honor.....at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York”The plaque made by Malcom *& Hayes, the leather case by Keybolt & Company. Condition: Fine, some wear to the leather case. Provenance: Collection of the McCormack family; Collection of Liam Breen Estimate €150-€200 (approx £130-£170) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 542