Limerick silver is rare and not always easy to come by so there should be much interest in a private collection of Limerick silver spoons at the timed online James Adam At Home sale which runs until February 27.
They are from the workshops of makers William Fitzgerald, George Halloran, Robert O’Shaughnessy, Joseph Johns, Patrick Connell, Samuel John, Maurice Fitzgerald and William Ward.
It is downright unusual to find such a gathering of known makers’ names from Limerick in one sale. Lots 72 to 84 carry estimates ranging from €400 to €3,000.
There is also a mid-18th-century silver bowl by George Hodder of Cork and a George III silver bowl by James le Bas of Dublin. The catalogue is online and timed bidding is already underway.
