Georgian Irish silver buttons. UPDATE: THESE MADE €1,420 at hammer
A set of seven c1760 Georgian Irish silver buttons, inscribed ‘Armagh Hunt’ and with an engraving of a hare is one of the more unusual lots at the online sale by O’Donovan’s of Newcastlewest on June 3. The estimate is €300-350. The evening auction offers 439 lots of period furniture, hallmarked silver, shop and pub clearances, enamel signs and collectibles. The catalogue is online.