Adam's The Irish Library Wednesday 17th April 2019

57 www.adams.ie The Irish Library| 17th April 2019 73 AN IRISH GEORGE IV SILVER RECTANGULAR FREEDOM BOX, Dublin c.1821, retailed by Keane Mahony, Hy. Flavelle, presented by the Corporation of Weavers, with the Freedom of their Guild to Alderman Frederick Darley, ‘In testimony of their approbation of his wright (sic) conduct as a magistrate and his attachment to our most gracious sovereign and his undeviating adher- ence to the principles of our glorious constitution as established by the immortal Prince of Nassau’, the en- graved hinged lid decorated in low relief by a weaver’s shuttle. 8.5 x 5.5cm (c. 5 troy ozs). € 5,000 - 7,000 A Stonecutter and builder, of Lower Abbey Street, Dublin. Frederick Darley, was a younger son of HENRY DARLEY. Born in Dublin and bap- tised in St Thomas’s Church on 6 July 1764. He was a pupil at Sisson Darling’s school in Mabbott Street.Although he is referred to in 1802 as being ‘among the most eminent architects of the kingdom, he would probably be more properly described as a builder and developer. The frequent references to him in BRYAN BOLGER’s papers indicate that he was involved in development in Mountjoy Square and elsewhere on the north side of the city. He was employed by Trinity College, Dublin, as a stonecutter on a regular basis from 1816 until 1824 or later, initially with a George Darley (probably his uncle *(25*( '$5/(< who died in 1817) Frederick Darley was admitted a freeman of the City of Dublin at Christmas, 1795; unlike many of the other members of the family who were members of the Guild of Carpenters, he belonged to the Guild of 0HUFKDQWV +H ZDV DFWLYH LQ WKH D΍DLUV RI 'XEOLQ &RUSRUDWLRQ IRU PDQ\ \HDUV KH EHFDPH D VKHUL΍ LQ PDVWHU RI WKH FLW\ ZRUNV DQG DOGHU - man in 1800 and was Lord Mayor in 1808-9.He was also chief magis- trate of police from 1806 or earlier, as mentioned on this freedom box Darley married Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Arthur Guinness of Beau- mont, Drumcondra, in 1785. The couple had twenty children, FREDER- Ζ&. '$5/(< being the second surviving son. The latter was styled Fred- erick Darley, junior, until his father’s death on 29 June 1841.