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The History Sale 19th April 2016
the annular brooch decorated with Celtic band decoration, knots entwined with serpent heads and bosses,
with further geometric motifs, stamped “EGAN”, “SILVER”, “CORK”. 9.5cm wide
After the revival of the Cork silver industry at the beginning of the 20th century, the firm of William Egan &
Sons produced accomplished items of hand-wrought silver initially in the Celtic revival style. A silver example
of similar design to this lot included for sale can be found in John R. Bowen and Conor O’Brien’s “Cork Silver
and Gold, Four Centuries of Craftsmanship”. (R. Bowen and O’Brien. 2005, page 15, fig.10)
€ 200 - 400