Charles Stewart Parnell original photograph c1880 (200-300). UPDATE: THIS MADE 650
Whyte’s “History, Literature and Collectibles” auction in Dublin on April 21 comprises objects from three millennia. There are examples of Celtic gold ring money from 1200 B.C., numerous items on Irish history, a telegram about the sinking of the Titanic (see post on antiquesandartireland.comfor April 3, 2012) and memorabilia relating to the visit of President John Kennedy to Ireland in June of 1963. Here is a small selection. The catalogue is on-line.
UPDATE: AROUND 80 per cent of lots were sold for a total of 350,000. The Titanic telegram failed to find a buyer.
19th Century silhouette of Father Theobald Mathew in Cork City (400-600). UPDATE: THIS MADE 400
Scarce example of dated Youghal delft (500-700). UPDATE: THIS MADE 500
1961-63: John F Kennedy press photographs collection including Irish visit, this image taken in Ireland in 1963 with President de Valera and Taoiseach Sean Lemass. (200-300). UPDATE: THIS COLLECTION MADE 700