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Edward Power for Edward Twycross, Dublin
Estimate
500 - 700 GBP
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Description
- William and Jane Butler Yeats' sugar bowl and milk jug
- makers' marks, Dublin standard and date letter
- silver
- 18cm., 7 1/8 in. wide ; 866.1gr.; 27oz 16dwt
together with a sugar bowl, Richard Sawyer, Dublin, 1813, later decorated to match the previous, each with initials WJY and crest of the Yeats family
Condition
overall good condition apart from minor dents and scratches commensurate with age and use. the 1812 sugar bowl with solder repairs and holes to bottom, it has also been later decorated to match the other pieces.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
William and Jane Yeats were John Butler Yeats’s parents, William and Jack’s grandparents. Son of Reverend John Butler, William (1806-1862) was born in the surroundings of Dublin Castle, where his maternal grandfather, William Taylor, was Chief Clerk in the Chief Secretary’s office. William attended Trinity, married Jane Grace Corbet (1811-1876) in 1835, and became clergyman. After a brief period in the parish of Moira, County Down, he became rector of Tullylish in the same county. Even though he remained technically Rector, he left his living inexplicably early in 1853 and stayed away from the Parish. He died suddenly in Sandymount Castle, the house of his brother-in-law, Robert Corbet. John Butler Yeats remembered his father as charming but unrealistic ‘he made castles even in Ireland, as others did in Spain’ (R. F. Foster, W.B. Yeats, A Life, 1998, p. 2).