An 1825 Cork silver freedom box with considerable history behind it comes up at the James Adam Sunday Interiors sale in Dublin on March 8. It was awarded with the freedom of the city of Cork to Vice-Admiral Robert Plampin (1762-1834), who served in the American and French Revolutionary Wars, guarded Napoleon on St. Helena and commanded the Irish Squardron in Cork. Made by Richard Garde it is estimated at 8,000-12,000. An Irish George III c1770 silver centrepiece with the marks of George Mullin is estimated at 12,000-16,000. Around 450 lots with estimated values from 50 to 16,000 will come under the hammer. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:
A CORK FREEDOM BOX, mark of Richard Garde of Cork, bearing Dublin hallmarks for 1825 (8,000-12,000). UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
PAIR OF WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY FRAMED SIDE CHAIRS (2,000-3,000). UPDATE: THESE WERE UNSOLD
LATE 19TH CENTURY GILTWOOD AND GESSO PIER MIRROR (2,000-3,000). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 2,000 AT HAMMER
ADOLF SCHREYER (1828-1899) Loading firewood in a Snowy Forest (3,000-5,000). UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
A GEORGE III WALNUT SECRÉTAIRE CHEST-ON-CHEST (5,000-7,000). UPDATE: THIS WAS UNOLD
AN IMPORTANT IRISH GEORGE III FOUR-BRANCH CENTREPIECE EPERGNE, Dublin 1770, mark of Charles Mullen (Mullin) (12,000-16,000). UPDATE: THIS MADD 12,000 AT HAMMER