WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR TIMED ON-LINE 21 MAY 2022

6 History, lots 1-496 3 1200-600 BC Iron Age Celtic dagger pommel in the shape of a boar. Found in North County Dublin, near Ward River, circa 1920. 1.50 by 1in. (3.8 by 2.5cm) Condition: Some oxidisation, very good. Estimate €300-€500 (approx £250-£420) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 3 4 Fergus Mac Róich, a bronze by Pádraic Reaney. 1992, unique. 11 by 4.50in. (27.9 by 11.4cm) Condition: Very fine. Fergus mac Róich is a character in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Formerly the King of Ulster, he is tricked out of the kingship and betrayed by Conchobhar Mac Nessa, becomes the ally and lover of Conchobhar’s enemy, Queen Medb of Connacht, and joins her expedition against Ulster in the Táin Bó Cúailgne. Fergus is described as being of huge size and sexual potency. This leads him into many a precarious situation as in the story of the Táin Bó Flidhais. Estimate €400-€600 (approx £340-£510) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 4