Property from the Collection of Sir Michael Smurfit
A George V gold two-handled replica of the Ardagh Chalice, Sharman Dermot Neil, Chester, 1924
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12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Property from the Collection of Sir Michael Smurfit
A George V gold two-handled replica of the Ardagh Chalice
Sharman Dermot Neil, Chester
1924
two handled on domed spreading foot applied and moulded with elaborate intertwining celtic ornament, 9 carat, on a later wood base, with silver lables and names of winners of THE PRESIDENTS CUP from 1991-2108 maker's mark TW, Dublin, 1991, with label for P.J.Wallace co. Kildare,
25cm, 10in over handles
1405gr, 45oz excluding base
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The Goldsmith Sharman Neil was Belfast based, the gold was assayed in Chester.
The Ardagh chalice, one of the finest known works of 9th/10th century Celtic art was part of a small hoard, found near the town of Ardagh in 1868 by two boys digging in a potato field
The Ardagh chalice, one of the finest known works of 9th/10th century Celtic art was part of a small hoard, found near the town of Ardagh in 1868 by two boys digging in a potato field