What have Mick Jagger, Maria Callas and an historic collection of 12 GAA medals got in common? They all feature at Whyte’s Eclectic Collector sale in Dublin on May 14.
A collection of 12 Co. Cork Gaelic Football medals including an 1890 All Ireland Championship medal is estimated at 3,500-4,500. It includes the medals won by William Buckley at the Cork County Football Championship in 1889 and the Football Championship of Ireland in 1890.
There is a limited edition colour lithograph print of a portrait of Mick Jagger by Ronnie Wood. Number 179 out of an edition of 295 of a print entitled “Paint it Black – Out of Control” is estimated at 1,500-2,000. A signed photograph of Maria Callas dated 1971 has an estimated of 300-500. The Capital Records photographic studio image is inscribed “To Michael Comber – Sincerely – Maria Callas”. There is much for collectors to pour over in this sale of 470 lots. The catalogue is online.