9.12.04
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Original copy of 1916 Proclamation sold for €390,000
09/12/2004 - 09:04:11
An original copy of the 1916 Proclamation of Independence sold for a record €390,000 at auction in Dublin last night.
The document, which was discovered in a cupboard in a family home, is one of only 20 copies of the proclamation known to exist.
It was expected to sell for more than €150,000, but ended up securing more than double that, setting a new record for an original copy of the proclamation.
The document was purchased by an anonymous telephone bidder whose identity and nationality were not revealed.
Original copy of 1916 Proclamation sold for €390,000
09/12/2004 - 09:04:11
An original copy of the 1916 Proclamation of Independence sold for a record €390,000 at auction in Dublin last night.
The document, which was discovered in a cupboard in a family home, is one of only 20 copies of the proclamation known to exist.
It was expected to sell for more than €150,000, but ended up securing more than double that, setting a new record for an original copy of the proclamation.
The document was purchased by an anonymous telephone bidder whose identity and nationality were not revealed.
