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Estimate: €100,000 - €150,000
Price Realised: €190,000
Size: 30 x 20in. (76.20 x 50.80cm) Condition: Folded, slight rubbing, overall a very good example of this rare document. Provenance: Removed from the window of Hyman Marks, Jeweller, 31A Henry Street, on 25 April 1916 by J. Brady; Thence to Henry Naylor, 35 Liffey Street; Gifted to the present owner by his uncle. Inscribed in pencil at lower left: 'This Proclamation - which I now sell to Henry Naylor Lower Liffey Street - I took off 'Marks' Jewellers shop Henry Street (opposite General Post Office) on Tuesday evening April 25th 1916 J. Brady' An origina...Read more Inscribed in pencil at lower left: 'This Proclamation - which I now sell to Henry Naylor Lower Liffey Street - I took off 'Marks' Jewellers shop Henry Street (opposite General Post Office) on Tuesday evening April 25th 1916 J. Brady' An original example of this historic document published by the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army acting as 'The Provisional Government of the Republic of Ireland' dated Monday 24th April 1916. This is the document that launched an uprising that changed Ireland forever. Comparable to the Declaration of the United States of America, it is an historic relic of immense importance. John O'Connor in The Story of the 1916 Proclamation, Abbey Press, Dublin 1986 stated that there were 17 examples extant, of which at least six were in public institutions such as Dáil Éireann, The National Museum and University College Dublin. Two also exist in British Government archives and there is one in the Royal Collection in Buckingham Palace. Since 1986 about fifteen others have come to light from the original printing of less than 500. Most were destroyed during - or shortly after - the Rising. Printed on poor quality paper those pasted to outdoor locations during the Rising disintegrated easily. This example has all the typographical characteristics listed by O'Connor q.v., and J. J. Bouch in The Republican Proclamation of Easter Monday 1916, (A paper read before the Bibliographical Society of Ireland, 25 March 1935, Three Candles Press, Dublin 1936, reprinted 1954). Printed by letterpress; the paper size is 30 by 20 inches, and the printed area is 29 by 18.25 inches, which matches the measurements listed by O'Connor and Bouch. Visualise on Your Wall Using Art Visualiser 1. Scan the QR Code / Download Art Visualiser if it's your 1st time 2. Press Visualise On Wall / Aim your phone at your floor while it calibrates * 3. Move your position until it meets the floor and bottom of your wall 4. Click the Pin icon to lock it into place and the painting will appear on your wall 5. You can move the painting around with your finger and move your position to see the painting from different angles * Older mobile devices will require an AR Marker to be downloaded, printed on A4 and positioned on your wall Close