The Rockefellers Irish silver made exceptional prices in the exceptional sale of the Peggy and David Rockefeller collection at Christie’s in New York last night. The running total on day three of the sales is now an astonishing $828,043,219. Yesterday the Coghill Monteith, a William III Irish silver monteith (a bowl used for washing wine glasses) by Thomas Bolton of Dublin sold for $137,500 and a George II Irish gold freedom box made by William Currie of Dublin sold for $47,500. A pair of Irish silver sauceboats by Charles Townsend, Dublin made $15,000 and a set of four Queen Anne Irish small silver strawberry dishes by John Ricketts, Cork sold for $16,250. Among the other pieces of Irish silver in the collection was a George II Irish silver coffee pot by William Townsend which made $16,250.
(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for April 16, 2018)
THE COGHILL MONTIETH: A WILLIAM III IRISH SILVER MONTEITH
MARK OF THOMAS BOLTON, DUBLIN
A GEORGE II IRISH GOLD FREEDOM BOX
MARK OF WILLIAM CURRIE, DUBLIN