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383 A PLASTER MODEL OF CONNOLLY’SFOLLY
BY TIMOTHY RICHARDS OF BATH, raised on an
ebonised base. 29.3cm high x 26 x 9.5cm
Connolly’s Folly is an obelisk structure built within
Castletown Estate by Catherine Connolly, widow of
speaker William Connolly, to provide employment
when the famine of 1740/41 was at its worst. It was
designed by architect Richard Castle.
€150 – 250
385 A PAIR OF CELADON PORCELAIN TABLELAMPS,
of circular baluster form with applied brass mounts, and
raised on circular platform base. 39cm high
€300 – 400
384 A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY BRASS CANDLESTICK TABLE LAMPS,in the Gothic taste with shades, adapted for electrici-
ty. 27cm high
Provenance: Polly Devlin Sale, Adam’s
€100 – 200
360A A 19TH CENTURY TOLEWARE TEA CANISTER TABLE LAMP,the green ground decorated with a panel depicting a
‘Chinaman’ in landscape, adapted for electricity. 34cm high
(canister and lid)
€150 -250