Sunday Interiors
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Sunday 22nd June 2014 at 11.30am
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A RARE IRISH GEORGE I PLAIN SILVER BOWL
c.1720, makers mark only, that of John Hamilton (fl.1709-
40) of Dublin, with waved, serrated rim, plain sides, raised
on applied moulded circular foot (c.7.5ozs, scratch weight
“8*1”). 11cm diameter, 6.5cm high
John Hamilton, worked in Ormond Quay, Dublin; Freeman
1709; Warden 1711-13; Master 1714; Elected Common
Council City of Dublin 1714, 1717, 1723, 1740, died 1751.
€2500 - 3500
35
A LARGE IRISH PROVINCIAL BRIGHT CUT
ENGRAVED TEAPOT,
Cork c.1800, mark of Carden Terry & Jane Williams,
marked “STERLING”, with carved ebonised pineapple
finial and domed hinged cover, above dished sides, applied
ebonised ‘c’ scroll handle, the oval body with octagonal
panel sides decorated with bright cut borders, and scrolling
foliage, laurel wreath cartouches, one side crested with bull
bust (c.21ozs all in). 28.5cm wide over handle and spout,
18.5cm high
The first silver teapots were made in Ireland around
1702 until about 1730, when it was thought that tea was
consumed for medicinal purposes. The production of silver
teapots appears to have diminished in Ireland between
1730-80, where the production of china/ porcelain pots
took the forefront, with the exception of a few Cork pots.
Tea became more of a household beverage in the late 18th/
early 19th century and formed an essential element for the
many tea parties that occupied the upper classes and hence
the related accessories.
€2000 - 3000
