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75Antique Irish Silver Hallmarks
Hallmarks are added to silver to guarantee the age and quality of a piece, and can also provide information on where and by whom the piece was made. Irish silver is hallmarked by the assay office, located...
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68George I Irish Silver
In the early 18th century, Dublin was a relatively small town, with a population of about 7,000, and where Trinity College stood on its outskirts. Nevertheless, silver of great beauty and quality was being...
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61Antique Irish Silver Freedom Box
The freedom of a city is Ireland was traditionally awarded to notable figures as a measure of appreciation for acts or achievements, and was typically marked with a commerative box or item. In this case,...
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63Antique Irish silver dish rings
Silver dish rings, sometimes called potato rings, are circular stands, made for the purpose of insulating highly varnished tables from hot bowls. In addition to this, they served as ornamental table...
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66Irish silver table centrepiece
The candleabra Main engraving In Georgian and Victorian times, gifts of large pieces of silverware were often made to noteworthy people. They typically have an engraving which details the donors, the...
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75Irish Silver Hallmarks
Hallmarks are authenticating marks struck on most silver items produced or offered for sale in Ireland. Since 1637 the Assay Office in Dublin Castle has been the only body with the authority to perform this...
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67Antique Limerick Silver
Under the charter of Charles I that set up the assay office in Dublin in 1637, all silver produced in Ireland was to be sent to Dublin for testing and hallmarking. However, Ireland in the 17th and 18th...
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54How not to propose
Some men feel great pressure to come up with the perfect proposal- romantic moonlight dinners, on top of the Eiffel Tower, or on some far-flung beach. A Londoner thought he had come up with the most romantic...
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85Blue diamonds
Diamonds are found in almost every colour of the rainbow; most are slightly yellow or brown. However, a very small percentage are other colours, such as pink, intense yellow, green, red or blue. Blue is one...
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67Antique Irish Silver
Silver has been used in Ireland since prehistoric times; magnificent pieces of silversmithing are currently in the National Museum in Dublin. Following the granting of a charter by King Charles I, an assay...
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