O’REILLYS Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver Auction Timed Online Auction, Starting 25th May 2022 at 1pm

7 An Act of Union Irish Glass Decanter Appearing as lot 510 in our May 2022 auction is a beautiful example an old Irish glass decanter and stopper. Dating from the early 1800’s, it is of mallet form with three rounded neck rings on the shoulder, the body is engraved with a unique decoration of Irish shamrocks, roses and thistles and a harp which indicates that this is an Act of Union decanter, made to mark the 1801 Act of Union legislative agreement uniting Ireland and Great Britain under the name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is inscribed “In the land we live in” and is similar to an example found in the National Museum of Ireland as seen in an illustration from ‘Irish Glass’ by Phelps Warren. This rare and special Irish made decanter is offered as a lot together with a matched pair of Georgian Irish glass goblets and other Irish glassware. Lot 510 TIMED ONLINE AUCTION OF FINE JEWELLERY, WATCHES & SILVER • WEDNESDAY, 25th MAY 2022 AT 1PM