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112 Amid19thCenturyStaffordshirepaintedearthenware
flatbackfigureofWilliam III (1650-1702)
onhorseback,with inscription ingilt lettering ‘William III1690 -Derry,Augh-
rim, Enniskillen & The Boyne’, 37cm high, together with two plates depict-
ingWilliam III onhorseback and the inscription “No Surrender”, 14.5cm and
16.5cmdiameter. (3)
€70 - 100
113
After JohnEdward Jones (1806-1862),
A rare parian bust ofWilliamDargan (1799 - 1867) on a circular socle base,
inscribed verso 22cmhigh.WilliamDarganwas known as ‘the Father of Irish
Railwaysandwasoneof themost important engineersof19thCentury Ireland.
Hewas also amember of theRoyal Dublin Society andhelped to establish the
NationalGalleryof Ireland.
€150 - 250
114 HerbertKitchener, 1stEarlKitchener (1850-1916),
a collection comprising of: a Staffordordshire painted earthenware model of
Lord Kitchener on horseback, 28cm high; a small bust of Kitchener above a
turned wooden column base, 16cm high; a shaped circular portait plate with
insription “The Sirdar”; and a framed silkportraitwithUnion Jack and scroll-
ing inscription “Khatoum toPretoria”, 10 x 6.5cm. Kitchenerwas born inBal-
lylongford, Co. Kerry, hewas Commander-in-chief of the BritishArmy in In-
dia and is famous for his image appearing on the “Your CountryNeeds You!”
recruitingposters. (4)
€100 - 150
115
Acollectionofthreeparianbustsof:
Arthur JamesBalfour (1848-1930), as chief secretary for Ireland, hewas anop-
ponentof IrishHomeRuleandheearned thename“BloodyBalfour”becauseof
his severity in suppressing insurrection.At the same timeheopposed the evils
of English absentee landlordism in Ireland andmade various concessions for
thepurposeof “killinghome rulebykindnessHe laterbecamePrimeMinister
of the UnitedKingdom, 1902-1905. 20cm high; Henry Cooke (1788-1868), an
Irish presbyterian leader, 27.5cm high; and Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903), whose
Papal rescript in 1888 condemned the Irish Plan of Campaign and all clerical
involvement in it, 18cmhigh. (3)
€120 - 160
