Collectors' Focus
Ireland’s decorative arts have always had a devoted following among collectors but increasingly you need ‘the luck of the Irish’ to find the best, writes .
Isabel Andrews, Monday, 25th August 2008
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Coffee-pot by Joseph Johns, made in Limerick, c. 1750. Silver, ht 26 cm. Christie’s, London, Important Silver Including the Oakwood Collection (10 June 2008), £70,8502 Teapot by Thomas Bolton (1658-1736), 1715. Silver, 15 cm. Sold by Weldons of Dublin in 2007
3 Decanter engraved ‘The Land We Live In’, Irish, c. 1800 (left). Glass, ht 27 cm. Bonhams, London, English Glass in the Thomas Collection (4 June 2008), £3,600
4 Pierced circular basket by Henry Delamain (1714-57), World’s End Pottery, Dublin, c. 1752-77. Tin-glazed earthenware, diam. 21 cm. Sold by Sampson & Horne, London, to a private collector in 2008
5 Rinser by Armstrong Ormond Quay, c. 1800. Glass, ht 9.3 cm. Bonhams, London, English Glass in the Thomas Collection (4 June 2008). Bought by the trade for £6,240 on behalf of a private collector
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