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Lot 128Lot 129Lot 131128 AN IRISH VICTORIAN OAR, Dublin 1876Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney€50 - 150129 A GEORGE III SILVER HOT WATER POT, ofshaped rectangular form, the domed hinged lid partiallylobed with an acorn finial, the plain body half lobed,with plain timber handle, on a stepped foot, raised on astand with cabriole legs and paw feet, a burner beneathLondon 1815Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney€400 - 500130 A SILVER RECTANGULAR DESK CIGARETTEBOX, with cedar lined interior, the hinged coverengraved with monogram and dated the 22nd January1936, London 1936Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney€100 - 150131 AN IRISH SILVER RECTANGULAR BOX, Dublin1990s, mark of Alwright and Marshall, the hingedlid engraved “ASAP”, with gilt lined compartmentedinterior and a wooden base. 30.5 x 23 x 15cmProvenance: The estate of Tony SweeneySweeney Notes: This box is by Michael Scott of Alwrightand Marshall. “I placed the order with Michael in thesummer of 2006 to mark the 50th anniversary of ourfirst meeting as a suitable receptacle for the collection ofletters that we started to exchange directly. I returned toIreland and continuing up to the eve of our wedding. Itis initialled A S A P which not only serves to identify usbut also serves as a joke, both private and sentimental,the letters having been sent by express post. As for thebox itself Jimmy Weldon said that it was one of if notthe finest piece of Irish Silver to pass through the DublinAssay Office in 2006.”€800 - 100036 info@adams.ie