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325 AN IMPORTANTGEORGE III IRISHVARI-COLOUREDGOLD INLAIDSILVER-GILTFREEDOMBOXANDCOVER
DUBLIN, 1816,maker’smarkE.M.,
retailed byWest,circular, the detachable cover applied with the arms of Drogheda within an applied vari-coloured gold wreath of roses,
thistles and shamrocks and fruiting grapevines all on textured ground, the sides similarlydecorated, the base engravedwith an inscription,
marked inside cover
3½ in. (8.7 cm.) diam.
6oz. (189gr.)
The inscription reads ‘TOHis ExcellencyCharlesChetwyndEarl Talbot LORDLIEUTENANTGENERALANDGENERALGOVERNOR
OF IrelandTHEFREEDOMOFTHECORPORATIONOFDROGHEDA ishereinmost respectfullyPresentedbyTHEMAYOR, SHERIFFS,
ALDERMEN&COMMONCOUNCIL, Pursuant to their unanimousVote on the 11thDayof June 1818 In testimonyof thehigh sense they
entertainof hisPublic andprivateVirtues’
Provenance: The estateofTonySweeney
€8,000 - 12,000
