Auction of important historical items and artefacts at Whyte's

Here's a sneak preview of what's going under the hammer at The Eclectic Collector sale in Dublin on July 25 

A Charles II Commonwealth silver porringer at Whyte's.

THE Wolfe Tone Archive, the Thomas Ashe Archive, 1798 and 1916 Proclamations, 1916 Rising medals and an Irish silver porringer from the Cromwellian Commonwealth period all feature at The Eclectic Collector sale at Whyte's in Dublin next Saturday (July 25) and online only on Sunday week (July 26).

The Molesworth Street, Dublin, auctioneers say that this exciting sale is the most important held in recent years. Memories of the Northern Ireland Troubles include the archive of Loyalist leader William "Plum" Smith. And there is a unique collection of ephemera related to Count John McCormack.