THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 6 APRIL 2025

26 40 1818 (3 September). ‘Strange Beggars’ poster, issued by the Mayor and Bailiffs of Youghal, Co. Cork The poster discouranges ‘benevolence to Itinerants’ and refers to ‘the Horde of STRANGE BEGGARS’ etc. Rare 16.50 by 11.50in. (41.9 by 29.2cm) Condition: Light overall toning, slight waterstain, laid down to card, very good, attractively framed and glazed, Estimate €200-€300 (approx £170-£250) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 40 41 1818 ‘Carlow Bramble’. Two pieces of open ended smokey quartz known as ‘Carlow Bramnle’. Accompanying label reads:” given by my nephew Robert Lecky and found by himself E. Pike, 19 (month) 28th 1818, Robert Lecky “. Each piece: 2 by 1.50 by 0.75in. (5.1 by 3.8 by 1.9cm) Condition: Fine. Smoky Quartz offers a rare and beautiful transparency that draws light into shades of black and brown. With crystals as pale and surreal as a wisp of smoke, Smoky Quartz was known as a Stone of Power. To the ancient Druids, it was sacred and signified the potent dark power of Earth gods and goddesses. In other cultures it guided souls to the afterlife, served in shamanistic rituals and tribal ceremonies, and was utilized in magic and scrying to connect with spirits of the lower worlds. Estimate €150-€200 (approx £130-£170) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 41