A rare pair of Irish provincial silver snuffer scissors
Michael McDermott (1750 - 1784), Cork, circa 1765, stamped DERMOTT STERLING
Michael McDermott (1750 - 1784), Cork, circa 1765, stamped DERMOTT STERLING
Scroll arms, the hinge applied with shell decoration, the shaped box with thread design, on three feet, length 16cm, weight 3.5oz.
Provenance
The Kurt Ticher collection.
Literature
This current lot is illustrated in Douglas Bennett 'Irish Georgian Silver', 1972, pages 180-182.
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Michael McDermott (1750 - 1784), Cork, circa 1765, stamped DERMOTT STERLING
Michael McDermott (1750 - 1784), Cork, circa 1765, stamped DERMOTT STERLING
Scroll arms, the hinge applied with shell decoration, the shaped box with thread design, on three feet, length 16cm, weight 3.5oz.
Provenance
The Kurt Ticher collection.
Literature
This current lot is illustrated in Douglas Bennett 'Irish Georgian Silver', 1972, pages 180-182.