ADAM'S - SILVER FROM THE COLLECTION OF JIMMY WELDON May 16th 2017 (Click Lot title for more images and to Place Bid)

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Tuesday 16 th M ay
mark possibly that of JohnTeare, inscribed “Presented by the Grateful Sisters of the
Presentation Convent Maynooth to the Most Noble CharlesWilliam Marquis of Kildare
on the occasion of his laying the Foundation Stone of their Schools 15th July 1826.”,
the plain reverse engraved with the Fitzgerald family crest of the Duke of
Leinster, with turned wood handle, (171g all in including handle). 27cm long
Provenance:The Collection of the Late Dr KurtTicher
This trowel was presented to the grandson of the aforementioned Second
Duke of Leinster during his father, theThird Duke’s lifetime. CharlesWilliam
FitzGerald would not inherit the peerage until his father’s death in 1874, up
to which point he was styled Marquess of Kildare. During this time he also
held the position of High Sheriff of Kildare and was Member of Parliament
for Kildare.
€ 1,200 - 1,500
1826:The first life-boat is stationed in Ireland by the National Institution for the
Preservation of Life from Shipwreck at Arklow.