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94 A SET OF FOUR IRISH GEORGE I TRENCHER SALTS, DUBLIN 1719,mark of Henry Daniell, each of dodecagon panelled circular form, with inset bowl, crested, (c.217.7g). 6.5cm outer diameter,
bowl 4.5cm diameter. (4)
€ 1,000 - 2,000
1719:On April 25th 1719 Daniel Defoe publishes‘Robinson Crusoe’
95 AN IRISH GEORGE II HALF PINT MUG, DUBLIN C.1737,of plain design with everted rim, applied‘C’ scroll handle, and
raised on stepped circular foot, engraved‘The Gift of Master
Henry Curwen’, (c.248.8g). 10.5cm high
€ 800 - 1,200
1737:The News Letter is first published in Belfast by Francis Joy,making it
the world’s oldest existing English language newspaper.