An Irish George III Mahogany Long Case Clock by John Dalrymple

A collection of items donated by Helen Mason

White and brown coloured cast of the death mask of James Joyce. Has a protective latex cover.

On 11 January 1941, James Joyce – who was 58 years old – underwent surgery for a perforated ulcer in a Zurich hospital. The following day he fell into a coma, before waking, briefly, and calling for his wife and children. They were still on their way to the hospital when he died 15 minutes later. While two senior Irish diplomats were apparently in Switzerland at the time, neither attended Joyce’s funeral, and the Irish government subsequently declined Nora Joyce’s offer to permit the repatriation of his remains. This facsimile of Joyce’s death mask commemorates our greatest novelist.

2p green stamp and 3p blue stamp both with same design of a cross in the middle

Dog head painted in gold on a squared black marble base

Stuffed Quail bird mounted on wooden plaque

4 identical 50 p stamps showing a colour drawing of St. Stephen’s Green.