Adam's Country House Collections 12th & 13th October 2020

95 Country House Collections|12 th & 13 th October 2020 313 A 19TH CENTURY CORK CITY HANDPAINTED DINNER PLATE SIGNED BY CR PAIN, the central reserve painted with the Cork Coat of Arms and it’s Lat- in motto ‘Statio bene fida carinis’ translated as ‘A safe harbour for ships’, enclosed within the Cork Lord Mayors Great Chain which was presented by Queen Elizabeth in 1571 to Mayor of Cork Maguire Roche, the rim decorated with symbols including the Cap of Main- tenance signifying the continuity of the Mayor and the Corporation; the Dart, which was used in an annual ceremony whereby the May- or, as Admiral of the Port defined the jurisdiction of Cork Harbour by throwing it off Blackrock Castle; the Mace and Sword are incor - porated with the Dart; the Portcullis at the bottom was used to pre- vent ships entering the channel when the city was walled. Thought to have been commissioned for the Lord Mayor of Cork’s Old Mansion House (now the Mercy Hospital) which was built in 1767. Decorated with The Coat of Arms, representing King’s Old Castle and Queen’s Old Castle and a Ship. € 200 - 300 314 AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY STICK BAROMETER, with architectural pediment above a brass scale, inscribed ‘Spears, Dublin’. 100.5cm long € 400 - 600 315 A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIRS, the shield shaped backs above padded and moulded downswept arms on square tapering legs. € 600 - 1,000 316 A 19TH CENTURY IRISH CARVED MAHOGANY FOOT STOOL, the embroidered upholstery above a gadrooned rim, the canted legs carved with human masks on hairy paw feet. 58 x 45 x 48cm high € 400 - 700 Day I ONLINE ONLY AUCTION: Monday 12 th October 2020 bidding closes at 3pm (bidding opens 1st October)