Historic Irish silver wine cooler from County Clare’s first professional policeman coming to auction
A magnificent Irish silver wine cooler, presented to Major George Warburton in 1826 by the Constabulary offices of Connaught, is coming to auction at Bonhams in London next month. The piece, crafted by Dublin silversmith Edward Power, documents a pivotal moment in Irish policing history. Warburton was appointed chief magistrate in 1816 to command fifty …