In The Salerooms: Early 20th century old Irish whiskey mirror sells for €9,800

Whiskey mirrors were the highlight of Victor Mee’s recent Pub Memorabilia & Collectables Sale.

An early 20th century Paddy Pure Pot Still — Ten Years Old Irish Whiskey — the Cork distillers Co Ltd advertising mirror, made by the Dublin glass plate company, sold for €9,800. It was large (122cm x 122cm) and mounted in a mahogany frame.

A Cowans No4 Old Irish Whiskey framed pillar advertising mirror (111cm x 25cm) sold for €5,500 and a Hignett’s Reliable Cigarettes advertising dispensing cabinet fetched €4,000.

Among the Guinness memorabilia in the sale, an original John Gilroy sketch of a koala on a branch with a Guinness bottle sold for €3,700 and a sketch, also by Gilroy, of the Guinness Zoo animals running fetched €3,100.

A third Gilroy sketch of the Guinness for Strength Sculptor Carving Stone Man After Henry Moore sold for €3,000.

An Óglaigh Na hÉireann Volunteer Reserve Recruitment poster mounted in a wooden frame fetched €700 and a Guinness grey stone bulldog advertising model (below) went for €750. See victormeeauctions.ie.

​Whyte’s

The Summer Online Art Auction continues at Whyte’s until July 1, with a range of accessible art by artists ranging from Graham Knuttel to Banksy.

There’s also another chance to buy the An Tóstal commemorative plaque by Gabriel Hayes (1909-1978), which went under the hammer in March, but failed to sell (Lot 204: est. €2,500 to €3,500).

An Tóstal was a series of festivals held in Ireland, intended to celebrate Irish life, and ran at various venues around the country from 1953 to 1958.

See whytes.ie​.