Co Dublin, Dublin, Alexanders Bank, One Pound, 21 March 1820, no. 4674, for Sir William Alexander Bt, Robert Alexander Junr., William James Alexander, William John Alexander and William John Alexander Junr, signed by Robert Alexander. Pinholes and spots of light foxing, otherwise good fine (£600-800)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bob Blake Collection of Irish Banknotes.

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Sir William Alexander, 1st Bt Alexander of Belcamp (1743-c. 1820), a former Lord Mayor of Dublin, established his bank in 1810. Among his partners were his son William John Alexander (†1856) and, later, two of his grandsons, William John Alexander Jr (1797-1873) and Robert du Pre Alexander (1802-74). The bank failed in June 1820