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Silver from the Collection of Jimmy Weldon

43 AN IRISH PROVINCIAL GEORGE III TEAPOT BY CARDEN TERRY AND JANE WILLIAMS, CORK C.1805,

of panelled octagonal form, applied with ebon handle and finial, centred to either side with bright cut neo-classical engraved

decoration, one side containing Burke family crest, raised on four spayed feet, (c.700g). 31cm wide over handle and spout

€ 2,000 - 3,000

1805:On the 21st October - the Battle ofTrafalgar,a British Royal Navy fleet led by Admiral Horatio Nelson defeats a combined French and

Spanish fleet off the coast of Spain.Almost 4,000 of the 18,000 men on the British ships were born in Ireland.