WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 13 MAY 2023

53 History THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 28 April - 30 May 2023 92 Circa 1890 pair of woven silk portraits of Parnell and Gladstone. Mounted with a Christmas card in a cloth folder. Unusual. 4 by 3in. (10.2 by 7.6cm) Condition: Good, a little ragged at edges. Estimate €80-€100 (approx £70-£90) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 92 93 1887(15 June) and 1888 (17 January) postcard and a letter to an American diplomat. fromW.E. Gladstone in his hand. This is a correspondence to diplomat Charles K Tuckerman, both concerning Ireland. The postcard mentions a speech by Gladstone concerning Home Rule and the exclusion of Irish members, declaring his commitment to the legal path to reform and compares the “crimes” in Ireland to those of England and Scotland. The letter which states “no questions are more embarrassing than those which relate to Irish history” and advises Tuckerman to read O’Connell’s memoir of 1844 to get a “birds eye account” of the early period. The postcard 5.5 by 3.5 in., the letter 7 by 4.50in. (17.8 by 11.4cm) Condition: Fine, a few adhesions to the address side of the postcard . Charles Keating Tuckerman (March 11, 1827 – February 26, 1896) was an American diplomat, author and the first American ambassador to Greece. Estimate €300-€500 (approx £260-£440) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 93