Country House Collections at Slane Castle October 12
th
& 13
th
2014
305
784
FRANCIS GROSE,
“The Antiquities of Ireland”, 4 to, (2 vols.), London (S. Hooper)
1791 (but actually 1795) with the plates, all edges gilt, in an 19th
Century exhibition Celtic revival embossed green morocco
binding lavishly gilt with a depiction of an abbey within a lozenge
with double borders of trailing shamrock, the spine similarly gilt in
compartments with central harps, slightly worn. The dedication to
Burton Conyngham Is in the 2nd volume, a fine copy presented in
a spectacular binding.
€1000 - 1500
785
JAMES MALTON (1761-1803)
A set of 25 uncoloured aquatints taken from
“A Picturesque and Descriptive View of the City of Dublin”
Framed, 31 x 42cms
€3000 - 5000
