Whyte's THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 18 APRIL 2026

90 151A Bronze cast from Pádraig Pearse’s original Browning hand-gun and used by him in the 1916 Rising. Cast from the original Belgian Browning pattern hand-gun belonging to Pádraig Pearse and used by him in the 1916 Rising, now in the collection of the National Museum of Ireland. Limited edition of nine, of which only six were ever cast. Born in Co. Tipperary and resident in Co. Wicklow, Laurent Mellet graduated from NCAD in 1992 and has since worked in New York, San Francisco, Paris and Dublin, on both sculptural commissions and as an art director on numerous film and television projects. Commissions include a set of five sculptures for ABN AMRO Bank’s offices in the International Services Centre, Dublin, an ‘art mobile’ for Saatchi & Saatchi’s offices, London, and a large pig sculpture, created to raise money for the Kosovo Fund and now on permanent display at Dublin Airport. He exhibits annually at the RHA and was awarded the Solomon Gallery prize for sculpture in 2003. Estimate €1,000-€1,500 (approx £870-£1,300) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 151A