History, Literature and Collectibles

1900-11: Royal Irish Constabulary portrait photographs Three posed CDV photographs of members of the Royal Irish Constabulary including one Sergean

1907-16: Lord Basil Blackwood sketch with incorporated Sinn Fein stamp pen and ink 18 by 13cm., 7 by 5in. A unique sketch by Lord Basil Blackwood dep

1908: Royal Artillery horse racing Aldershot Cup Large silver two handled cup on a circular wooden plinth. Made by Mappin and Webb, cup and lid bot

circa 1910: Royal Irish Constabulary officer watercolour 46 by 25cm., 18 by 10in. Framed watercolour of a police officer wearing cap with silver bra

circa 1910: Irish Lord Lieutenant's full dress epaulettes with case Excellent matching pair of silver bullion fringed shoulder boards. Used b...

19th Century: Irish Lord Lieutenant's full dress epaulettes Excellent matching pair of silver bullion fringed shoulder boards. Used by Irish ...

circa 1910: Royal Artillery officers' full dress tunic Regulation blue tunic with scarlet collar, grenade collar-badges, KC buttons and Lieut...

circa 1912: Unionist Clubs of Ireland Anti-Home Rule poster lithographic print, framed 46 by 36cm., 18 by 14in. Colour "Unity Is Strength"...

1902-1908: South of Ireland Imperial Yeomanry cap British service dress cap made by McClymont and Dewar, Glasgow with scarce S.I.Y. cap badge to fr

1912 (18 September) Colonel Fred Crawford's truncheon made to defend the Ulster Covenant 48 by 5cm., 19 by 2in. Provenance: Gifted to the prese...

1914: Larne Gun Running Italian Vetterli-Vitali infantry rifle 1870/87 model walnut stock, metal receiver and barrel A Vetterli rifle serial number

1873: Remington Rolling Block rifle Excellent example of the breech-loading rifle produced in the late 19th century. Made by Husqvarna . Complete w

1912-62: Ulster Unionist enamel badge collection Including badges of the Ulster Gift Fund, Ulster Women's Unionist Council, The National Unio...

1912-62: Irish Unionist enamel badge collection Collection of Unionist buttonhole and pin-back badges. Including, Ulster Covenant "We will n...

circa 1914: Ulster Volunteer Force stamped silhouette 9 by 14cm., 3.5 by 5.5in. Humorous First World War period silhouette of men reading a paper an

1882-1921: Royal Dublin Fusiliers embroidered crest and regimental history 30 by 28cm., 12 by 11in. A colourful Royal Dublin Fusiliers embroidered c

1911: Royal Dublin Fusiliers officer's bearskin cap An excellent example of an officer's bearskin with 1911 date stamp. Maintains good sh...

1912: Racoon-skin cap as used by Irish Regiments Complete with leather lining and sweat band. War Department marking and 1912 stamped internally. W

1914-1918: Royal Dublin Fusiliers officer's binoculars A pair of private purchase 8x binoculars by T. Mason optician, Dublin. In leather fitt...

1914-18: First World War newspaper cuttings scrapbook 23 by 18cm., 9 by 7in. Notebook filled with newspaper cuttings relating to the First World War

1914-18: First World War Irish recruitment poster "Can you any longer resist the call?" colour lithograph 74 by 51cm., 29 by 20in. Provena...

1914-18: First World War Irish recruiting poster "Ireland's War Map" colour lithograph 76 by 48cm., 30 by 19in. Provenance: Lissadell ...

1914-18: First World War Irish recruiting poster "Will you make a fourth?" colour lithograph 76 by 48cm., 30 by 19in. Provenance: Lissadel...

1914-18: First World War Victory Medals collection including Royal Dublin Fusiliers and Royal Irish Fusiliers Collection of five Victory Medals off

1914-18: First World War 1914-15 Stars to Irish Guards and Leinster Regiment 1914-15 Stars awarded to: 4880 Private T. Joyce Irish Guards, 3592 Pri

1914-18: British and German flare pistols British Mark III* pattern flare pistol date stamped 1918 with maker's marks of Webley & Scott L...

1914-18: World War One press photographs collection monochrome photographs, various sizes Allied photographs including, Cardinal Bourne visiting the

1914-18: Great War Bank of Ireland staff service roll of honour 90pp, quarter calf stamped in gilt 25 by 18cm., 10 by 7in. An excellent publication w

1914-18: British Merchant Navy Red Ensign 279 by 127cm., 110 by 50in. First World War period British Red Ensign, the civil ensign of the United King

1914-18: Leinster Regiment and Royal Irish Fusiliers embroideries stitched fabric Two large First World War period embroideries of the crests of the

1890-1945: Liverpool Irish badges collection including shoulder titles, collar badges and cap badges Collection from various periods of the battali

1914-18: First World War period Irish Regiment cap badges collection Including Royal Dublin Fusiliers, North Irish Horse, Leinster Regiment, Royal

1914-18: Royal Dublin Fusiliers soft trench cap Soft version of the First World War British Army SD cap. Black lacquered cloth interior with war de

1914-18: 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force officer's binoculars First World War 6x30 military binoculars made by Bausch and Lomb, Rochester...

1914-18: Irish Old Comrades Associations badges A collection of mostly post First World War period Irish enamel buttonhole badges. Including, Conna

1914-18: German Army First World War postcard collection Collection German Army photographic postcards. Including portrait photographs, soldiers on

1914-45: Irish brodie helmet and Queen's University OTC cap A First World War period brodie helmet with contemporary painted harp on a green ...

1915: City of Cork Volunteer Training Corps cap badge blackened brass Extremely scarce badge of the Cork Volunteer Training Corps, numerous V.T.C&...

1914-18: Legal documents and correspondence relating to Private James Phelan Irish Guards and his Army pension claim Letters, legal documents and A

1915: Royal Dublin Fusiliers Gallipoli account typescript, 4pp 27 by 20cm., 10.5 by 8in. A short account written in 1947 by 12384 Private George S. C

1915 (30 November): Royal Garrison Artillery George V British Army commission certificate framed 29 by 39cm., 11.5 by 15.5in. Appointing to Second Li

1917: 5th Royal Irish Lancers silver presentation cup hallmarked silver 10 by 8cm., 4 by 3in. A silver twin handled trophy cup on an ebonised socle b

1917 (12 December) South Irish Horse memorial artwork and photograph A large framed photograph of Private Albert Swifte, South Irish Horse, on hors

1918 (10 October) RMS Leinster wartime photograph monochrome photograph 41 by 50cm., 16 by 19.5in. A mounted framed photograph of R.M.S. Leinster tak

1920: Royal Irish Constabulary Auxiliary Division group photograph monochrome photograph 25 by 29cm., 10 by 11.5in. A group photograph of a Lieutenan

1921 (22 June) Northern Parliament opening commemorative medal Engraved on rim to a member of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers "J. H. Dolan ...

1902-22: Royal Irish Constabulary other ranks' helmet plate King's crown blackened bronze version. Worn by Constables and Sergeants. With...

circa 1922: Royal Irish/Ulster Rifles officer's pouch belt badge, whistle and chain white metal

1914-45: Irish military enamel badges collection Including, Belfast sailor's and soldier's service club war service badge, Ulster gift fu...

circa 1920: Major A.W.A. Irwin O.B.E. Royal Army Medical Corps mess dress uniform Including jacket, waistcoats and trousers. All with KC Royal Army

1920s: Royal Irish Rifles officers' khaki drill tunic Royal Irish Rifles officers' khaki drill service dress tunic. A lightweight uniform...

1920: Royal Irish Constabulary Auxiliary Division officer's mug britannium 13 by 9cm., 5 by 3.5in. An extremely scarce mug engraved with A.D.R....

1920-24: Leinster Regiment and Manchester Regiment sports team photographs Three framed photographs of regimental sports teams. All three include P

1928: British Legion Ireland battlefield pilgrimage scrapbook A scrapbook containing a collection of ephemera relating to one of the British Legion

circa 1930: Royal Navy Commander's uniform jacket Royal Navy jacket with cuff markings of a commander. Also with a more modern Royal Navy com...

1913: Feis Ceoil gold medal for Instrumental Trio 15 carat gold 4 by 4cm., 1.5 by 1.5in. Hallmarked Dublin 1913. Inscribed on reverse "Inst. T...

1913-52: Joseph Cashman press photographs collection monochrome photographs, various sizes An excellent collection of press photographs by J. Cashma

1915: Letters from John O'Connor MP relating to a cargo of rifles for John Redmond manuscript 19 by 14cm., 7.5 by 5.5in. Two letters on House o...

1915-16: Irish Catholic First World War pamphlet "The Pope and the War" letterpress, printed wrappers, 29pp 22 by 14cm., 8.5 by 5.5in. Sc...

1915-45: Irish political documents collection including German Catholic Leader Raises the Irish Question handbill Typescript document, England...

1916-1939: Dell Collins Irish political and War of Independence collection including signed photograph of Eamonn de Valera and autograph book The a

circa 1910: John Sweetman's leather Gladstone bag Provenance: John Sweetman MP; thence by descent; Whyte's, 05 April 2008; private collect...

1911: Irish Freedom newspaper statement of accounts letterpress, 3pp 27 by 22cm., 10.5 by 8.5in. Statement of accounts of the Irish Freedom newspaper

1911: Irish National Guard meeting room plaque hand painted metal 13 by 11cm., 5 by 4.5in. A scarce Irish National Guard plaque in the form of a shie

1913 (31 July) Padraig Pearse signed cheque manuscript on printed cheque Provenance: Whyte's, 26 November 2007, lot 99 Royal Bank of Ireland Te...

1914 (16 September) Dublin Irish Volunteers instructions and orders typescript, 2pp 33 by 22cm., 13 by 8.5in. A rare set of contemporary typed instru

1914: Howth gun running mannlicher knife bayonet Provenance: Acquired by the present owner from a north county Dublin family involved with the Irish

circa 1914 Irish Volunteers application for enrolment form letterpress, unused 14 by 20cm., 5.5 by 8in. Scarce form designed and worded by Padraig Pe

1914-20: Early Sinn Fein and Irish Volunteer Aid Association membership cards Two circa 1918 Sinn Féin membership cards issued to John Murph...

1916 Rising: Tom and Kathleen Clarke memorial cards and signature Memorial card commemorating Tom Clarke, John Daly and John Edward Daly with praye

1916 Rising: Leaders collection of postcards lithograph, Powell Press, Curran 14 by 9cm., 5.5 by 3.5in. A good selection, P. H. Pearse, Joseph Plunke

1916: The Sinn Fein leaders of 1916 pamphlet letterpress, original printed wrappers, 32 pp 18 by 13cm., 7 by 5in. A scarce pamphlet printed shortly a

1916 Rising: Handmade copies of important documents relating to the rebellion Typescript, manuscript with wax seals on artificially aged paper Three

1916: Tom Clarke letter headed paper letterpress, 1p 25 by 20cm., 10 by 8in. An unused sheet of letter headed paper of Tomás S. Ó Clé...

1916: Rare Sean MacDermott photographic postcard real photo postcard 14 by 9cm., 5.5 by 3.5in. A picture postcard with contemporary handwritten notat

1916: Diarmuid and Michael Lynch photographs Photographic postcard of Diarmuid Lynch, member of the IRB and one of the main organisers of the 1916

1916 Rising: Enniscorthy Irish Volunteers leaders surrender photograph monochrome photograph, framed 10 by 14cm., 4 by 5.5in. A rare mounted portrait

1916 (27 April) Rising Military Passes to Great Northern Railway staff member typescript, manuscript A pair of 1916 Rebellion military passes issued

1916 (3 May) The last address of Thomas MacDonagh handbill single page, letterpress 25 by 20cm., 10 by 8in. Handbill of the "last and inspirin...

1916 (4 May) Rising Belfast military travel pass for Voluntary Aid Detachment member typescript, manuscript 25 by 20cm., 10 by 8in. Pass signed by Co

1916 (5 May) Irish soldier's letter relating to the 1916 Rising manuscript, 3 pp 15 by 11cm., 6 by 4.5in. An extremely scarce letter written ho...

1916 Rising: Travel permit and letter requesting bearer's movements in Dublin Travel pass for Mr. Hickey of 279 North Circular Rd, Dublin to ...

1916 Rising: Tom and Kathleen Clarke collection including signature, anniversary mass pamphlet and Glimpses of and Irish Felon's Prison Life ...

1916 Rising: Signatures of the printer and compositors of the 1916 Proclamation manuscript 24 by 15cm., 9.5 by 6in. Single page sheet with hand colou

1916 Rising: Republican propaganda documents including handbill "To the Murdered Officers of the Irish Republican Army" Broadside with ...

1916 Rising: Robert Monteith, commander of the Irish German Brigade, signature manuscript A rare signature from Roger Casement's companion in ...

1916: Harry Kernoff signed woodcut of James Connolly 14 by 10cm., 5.5 by 4in. Postcard sized woodcut of James Connolly by Harry Kernoff with signatu

1916 Rising: Padraig Pearse collection including badge, postcard and book The Mother and other tales by P. H. Pearse, 88pp, Dundealgan Press. Photo

Padraig Pearse handwritten and signed cheque. Drawn on The Royal Bank of Ireland, Terenure, for two pounds to Mr R Cooney and signed Pádraic...

1916: Thom's Dublin City and County directory red cloth boards, 2273pp 23 by 15cm., 9 by 6in. Useful reference guide for the year of the rebell...

1914-16: Sir Matthew Nathan Under-Secretary for Ireland during the 1916 Rebellion personal papers A collection of documents from the personal paper

1916: Sinn Fein Rebellion Handbook letterpress, 248pp 25 by 16cm., 10 by 6.25in. Second "Easter 1916" edition of this interesting and use...

1916: Sinn Fein Rebellion Handbook - 1917 Edition letterpress, pp 302 25 by 17cm., 10 by 6.5in. 1917 edition of this interesting and useful reference

1916: Irish Citizen Army green felt Cronje hat A green Cronje hat with ribbon. Type of headdress used by the Irish Citizen Army in 1916.

1916-21: Rising and War of Independence collection including Kathleen Clarke correspondence Includes hallmarked silver "1916" stick pin...

1916-21: Irish National Aid & Volunteer Dependents Fund visitor card and handbill Irish National Aid & Volunteer Dependents fund raising ...

1916-22: Rising, War of Independence and Civil War permits collection Dublin Metropolitan Police manuscript permit issued to allow bearer to remove

1917: Thomas Ashe memorial postcards, funeral photograph and memorial matchstick holder Two photographic postcards with half-length portrait of Tho

1916-17: Catholic Bulletin collection with 1916 Rebellion articles 20 by 13cm., 8 by 5in. Edition of the monthly publication, The Catholic Bulletin,

1916: Irish National Aid Association, Cork branch appeal broadside letterpress 27 by 20cm., 10.5 by 8in. A single page appeal for subscriptions issue