With a selection ranging from historical documents and sporting memorabiliea to films posters and tribal masks from The Congo the Eclectic Collector sale at Whyte’s in Molesworth St., Dublin on May 5. There are rock and pop collectibles, medals, militaria, coins includes a collection of James II gunmoney, rare books, maps, silver and curios. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:
UPDATE: The sale totalled 230,000 with 75% of lots sold.
Hound of the Baskervilles, cinema poster. UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,800 AT HAMMER
Great Southern Railways, Irlande, travel poster. UPDATE: THIS MADE 900 AT HAMMER
1939-1945 Japanese Officers Type 98 Gunto Katana UPDATE: THIS MADE 800 AT HAMMER
17th Century map of Ireland by Blaeu. UPDATE: THIS MADE 400 AT HAMMER
An 1835 certificate permitting a male midwife to practice in Ireland. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
A 1942 merchant medal for Dublin sailor Philip Hopkins lost at sea. UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,100 AT HAMMER