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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mark probably that ofThomas Sutton, of shaped hour-glass

form, with raised reeded rim, and applied‘c’ scroll handle,

crested, and raised on four circular feet, (c.233g). 18cm

wide

€ 1,000 - 1,500

1736:Lionel Sackville,1st Duke of Dorset,Lord Lieutenant of

Ireland,lays the foundation stone for an obelisk commemorating the

Battle of the Boyne (1690) at Oldbridge,Co.Meath.

mark of Eames & Barnard, of rectangular form, with one

plain cylindrical inkwell flanked by two facet cut glass

bottles with silver caps, raised on four scroll feet, (c.233g

not including glass bottles). 10 x 18cm

€ 300 - 500

1850:Tara Brooch (c.700 AD) found near Laytown,County

Meath.

‘Snuffers’ were commonly used throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as a means to gently extinguish the flame of candles without

spilling the wax.As a further mechanism to protect the furnishings of the home, trays were designed on which to rest the snuffer when not in use.

If we consider the long handle and domed or square end of a snuffer, it is easy to understand the design of this unusual shaped tray.