Lot 159
  • 159

An Irish silver mug, EDWARD POWER, DUBLIN, FURTHER STRUCK 'TWY+' FOR JOHN TWYCROSS, 1826

Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • 9cm, 3 ½ in high
the compressed circular body chased with grapes, flowers and scrolls between applied borders, inscribed 'Forget me not / JG,'

Literature

Douglas Bennett, Collecting Irish Silver, Souvenir Press, London, 1984, p. 96, pl. XIII

Condition

Condition OK, the marks very slightly rubbed.
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