Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 28th April 2026
Lot 176
A George III Irish silver chalice and paten,
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1778
Inc. Buyers Premium
Description
A George III Irish silver chalice and paten,
by David Bomes, Dublin circa 1763,
circular bowl, inscribed 'St. Thomas's Parish Dublin 1763', on a knopped tapering stem of a raised circular foot, the paten of circular form, with the same inscription, on a raised tapering circular foot, height of chalice 24cm, diameter of paten 18cm, approx. weight 25oz. (2)
St. Thomas's Church in Marlborough Street, Dublin, was a Church of Ireland parish church. It was built from I758-1762 when the Parish of St. Mary's was divided to cope with increased population. The architect of this church was John Smyth, and the design is modelled on Palladio's Il Redentore in Venice. Two thousand pounds was granted by Parliament for the building of the church, and later another thousand pounds to finish it off.
The church was gutted by a fire in July 1922 during the civil war.