Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 37 25 Sep 2019
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Golf: Ireland, Tailtean Games [Aonac Tailteann], Dublin, 1932, gilt-silver award medal, unsigned [by Oliver Sheppard, for the Irish Jewellery Co], bust of Queen Tailte l., wearing head-band and veil, rev. Celtic strapwork border with arms of the four provinces of Ireland, engraved FIRST PRIZE GOLF, 51mm. ((Went, Heritage 115), hallmarked Dublin 1932, some peripheral tone to reverse, matt surface with some details polished in the manufacture, extremely fine
The idea of the Tailteann Games, which ran from 1924-1932, was a nationalist legacy of the revolution of 1919-1923. The 1932 games were a disappointment as many of the athletes were competing in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Oliver Sheppard HRA (1864-1941), studied in Dublin, London and Paris before becoming a respected teacher on his return to Dublin. His style tended to be more overtly nationalistic than that of his contemporaries. He is best remembered for the memorial for the 1798 Rebellion, situated in the Bull Ring in Wexford
(150-200 GBP)
The idea of the Tailteann Games, which ran from 1924-1932, was a nationalist legacy of the revolution of 1919-1923. The 1932 games were a disappointment as many of the athletes were competing in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Oliver Sheppard HRA (1864-1941), studied in Dublin, London and Paris before becoming a respected teacher on his return to Dublin. His style tended to be more overtly nationalistic than that of his contemporaries. He is best remembered for the memorial for the 1798 Rebellion, situated in the Bull Ring in Wexford
(150-200 GBP)