A Unique Single Owner Collection of Rare Irish Bog Oak Artefacts by Cornelius Goggin (1850-1914) & other Carvers Comprising: A large Jewellery Casket profusely carved with round tower, castle, abbeys, wolfhound, harps, oak leaves, ivy leaves, shamrock sprays and the front panel with round tower, wolfhound, Celtic cross in graveyard with old Abbey, 17cms x 30cms (6 ½” x 12”); A rare Victorian carved Irish bog oak sarcophagus shaped two division Tea Caddy, profusely carved with hinged top, a central harp with sprays of shamrocks, the front frieze with a recumbent wolfhound issuing sprays of shamrocks above a heart shaped lock plate, and a shield to the rear, etched all over with trailing shamrocks, 17cms h x 28cms w (7” x 11”); A very good Victorian Irish bog oak Book Slide, the sliding base with a double base of shamrock sprays and other foliage, the hinged sides, one carved as Ross Castle, Killarney, flanked by two trees and the other, a Round Tower flanked with two trees, 20cms h x 51cms w (8” x 21”) closed; A good Victorian carved Irish bog oak Book Slide, the sliding base centre carved with Abbey Ruin and Tress within a band of shamrock sprays, the hinged ends, one in the form of an Irish Wolfhound with gilt metal collar on a shamrock base, the other an Irish crowned Harp with shamrocks, and a rectangular leaf carved base below, 22cms h x 58cms w (8 ¾” x 23”); A pair of spiral reeded Irish bog oak Candlesticks, (one as is with losses), 17cms (7”), a pair of smaller matching ditto, 12.5cms (3”), a pair of shamrock and harp carved Candlesticks, 13cms (5”), a pair of lighthouse shaped bog oak Candlesticks, 16cms (6 ¼”), a Victorian carved bog oak Owl Form, a small Candlestick 14cms (5 ½”), a large Victorian Irish carved bog oak Candlestick with spiral reeded stem on circular shamrock carved base, 19cms (7 ¼”), and one other Irish bog oak Candlestick on shamrock shaped base, 13cms (5”); A Victorian carved Irish bog oak Model of an Irish Round Tower, on circular base, 22cms (8 ½”), a collection of Irish carved bog oak Harps, various shapes and sizes, all carved with shamrocks, 16cm (6 ½”), the largest and 8cms (3”) the smallest – 17 (a few with losses); An Irish carved bog oak Celtic Cross carved with harp, shamrock and Abbey ruins, 13cms (5 ¼”), a smaller similar ditto with harp and shamrock inscribed ERIN, 7.5cms (3”); A fine Victorian carved Irish bog oak Card Case, in the form of a small book, one side with a Celtic Cross inside ivy leaf sprays and Greek key border and Celtic spandrels, the other side with a harp inside shamrock, sprays and an interlaced border, 11cms (4 ½”); A fine large Victorian carved Irish bog oak Card Case, each side profusely carved with recumbent Irish Wolfhound, harp and shamrock sprays, inside an oak leaf border, 12cms (4 ¾”) (with losses) a smaller similar ditto with Abbey & Castle, 9cms (3 ½”) and two smaller harp and shamrock carved Vesta Cases; A good Irish carved bog oak Skillet with cover, carved with shamrocks on three legs, 10cms (4”), a carved bog oak parrot head Handstick Pommel with glass eyes, 8cms (3 ¼”), a miniature model carved bog oak Irish Stout Bottle, 13cms (5”), a circular bog oak Coaster with shamrocks on ball feet, 11cms (4 ½”), a small carved Group with round tower, harp and recumbent Irish Wolfhound and a small shamrock shaped Photograph Frame; A collection of 8 Irish carved Irish bog oak miniature Photograph Frames, all etched and carved with shamrocks, various shapes and sizes, one inscribed GALWAY; A collection of Irish carved bog oak Jewellery, comprising two stretch bangles carved with shamrocks, one with small gold mounts and harp centre, the other with shamrock centre, a gold mounted harp brooch, a circular gold mounted circular Brooch with various flower heads and shamrocks, a very fine circular gold mounted Brooch with central harp, the strings in gold crested with shamrock and flanked to either side with fern leaves another oval shamrock and harp Brooch and a cross pendant with harp and shamrocks and one other stretch Bangle; A collection of 11 Irish carved bog oak lidded Boxes, each of circular form, the majority carved with shamrock and harps, various sizes and shapes; A collection of 6 assorted carved Irish bog oak Match Holders, five with shield shaped striking panel and carved with shamrocks, various shapes and sizes, 6.5cms (2 ½”) largest; Two similar carved Irish bog oak harp and shamrock Paper Knives or Page Turners, an Irish bog oak Pipe, three various book form Vesta Cases, one carved with round tower, harp, shamrock and wolfhound, the other with harp and shamrocks, one other with painted armorial and carved with shamrocks, a small carved Model of an Irish thatched Cottage, 10cms (3”), a carved bog oak shamrock form Pen & Ink Stand, three similar bog oak Killarney Jaunting Cars, three with ponies and two with drivers,(some with losses), three bog oak gypsy Tripods with hanging cauldrons and bog oak shamrock shaped calendar stand with ivorine month, day and date marks, a Vintage bog oak Table Clock, in the shape of a shamrock and chased with shamrock sprays, two small bog oak Coasters, one inscribed CORK, each with shamrock sprays and one with harp; a Swagger Stick; A collection of miscellaneous bog oak Miniature Items, comprising cauldrons, skillets, single handled pots, pin cushions etc., and a small quantity of miscellaneous bog oak parts. Approx. 108 pieces. (108)
