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Weldon’s is a name synonymous with fine Irish antique silver. Now in its
fourth generation, the Weldon shop on Clarendon Street in Dublin has,
for over 100 years, looked after the demands of specialist collectors and
informed younger buyers starting out on their collecting journey. Once
inducted into the Weldon ‘club’, these relationships, for many, have proven
to be generational.
Started in the 1890’s by Jimmy’s grandfather, Weldon’s has been in Jimmy’s
stewardship since he joined the business in the 1960s. Acknowledged by
his peers as a genuine thesaurus on Irish Georgian silver, Jimmy has added
a very considerable chapter to the Weldon story. As with his father before
him, Jimmy is a member of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths and
has twice served as Master Warden of what must surely be one of the last
of the true Dublin guilds.
The Weldon business is now in the hands of Jimmy’s son, Gareth, however
retirement is not a word in his lexicon and, as we put this sale together, it
has became abundantly clear that Jimmy doesnt know how to slow down !
There is, however, a changing landscape in the retail antiques business
brought about, in part, by an increased seasonality and also by technolo-
gy. The pursuit of a fine Georgian coffee pot or a beer jug now may lead
literally to anywhere in the world and Weldon’s clients are as equally well
spread.
Jimmy continues to pursue the very finest of Irish Georgian silver and con-
tinues to provide his ever unassuming expertise to his loyal clients by ap-
pointment; he may even manage the odd round of golf.
In the meantime, this sale offers a wonderful opportunity to buy some-
thing rare, an item that has passed through that most critical of filters: the
eye of Jimmy Weldon.
We hope you enjoy.
S
ilver
from
the
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ollection of
J
immy
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eldon