WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 17 MAY TO 7 JUNE 2024

60 History 141 1916-1966 50th Anniversary of The Rising, bronze of ‘The Dying Cúchulainn’ by Oliver Sheppard. A bronze sculpture of ‘The Dying Cúchulainn’ after Oliver Sheppard. Reproduced under licence from The Commissioner of Public Works. Mounted on Connemara marble. The large original sculpture, which commemorates the 1916 Rising, is located in the G.P.O., Dublin where it was unveiled in 1935 by Taoiseach Eamon de Valera. Dimensions including base: 9.50 by 3.50 by 3.50in. (24.1 by 8.9 by 8.9cm) Condition: Fine, nicely toned. Estimate €300-€400 (approx £260-£340) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 141 142 1916-1966 50th Anniversary of The Rising, white metal relief of ‘The Dying Cúchulainn’ after Oliver Sheppard. The relief on a marble upright based on Cúchulainn’s Stone in County Louth, made by Kinvara Products, Dublin with label: ‘Figure of CUCHULAINN reproduced under licence from the Commissioners of Public Works. Rare type. 5.50 by 2 by 2in. (14 by 5.1 by 5.1cm) Condition: Fine. The large original sculpture, which commemorates the 1916 Rising, is located in the G.P.O., Dublin where it was unveiled in 1935 by Taoiseach Eamon de Valera. Dimensions including base: Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 142 143 1917-1921War of Independence Service Medal, 1959 Fianna Éireann Golden Jubilee Medal and 1971 Truce Medal. With 1959 Certificate of Service to Thomas Murphy signed by Éamon Martin. Extremely rare thus. Condition: Fine. Estimate €1,500-€2,000 (approx £1,280-£1,710) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 143