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39 A LARGE IRISH GEORGE II HANOVERIAN PATTERN BASTING SPOON, DUBLIN 1750,mark ofAlexander Richards, crested and also engraved with
initials, (c.248.8g). 38.5cm long
€ 2,000 - 3,000
40 AN IRISH PROVINCIAL GEORGE III POINTED TAPER HANDLE FIVE PRONG FORK, CORK C.1795,mark of Samuel Riley, (c.77.8g). 29cm long
€ 400 - 600
Samuel Riley (Reilly), Goldsmith, Silversmith and Jeweller of Dublin, he began
business in Cork in 1777, marrying Nancy Smith of Cork in June 1779; Daunt’s
Bridge, Grand Parade 1781, 1787, 1795; Lamb Square 1809-10; retired from
business in Spring 1809; a son Samuel died 1810 in Jamaica; daughter Elizabeth
married Frederick Buck, the miniaturist, 9th February 1796. (Bowen and O’Brien,
2005 pp180-186)
1795:The town of Louisburgh,County Mayo,is established by Lord Altamount of Westport to house
Catholic refugees fleeing sectarian conflict in the north of Ireland.