Alexander Colles
Other names: Collis
Active: 1693 -
Function: marble mills
Policy: 'The Proprietor of the long-established Marble Works at Kilkenny (AD 1693) has been induced to open a branch of his establishment at 43 Grafton Street, Dublin and begs to aquaint the public that he has now on view a large assortment of chimney-pieces, tables, fonts, etc..., to which he invites special attention. All articles manufactured by the aid of extensive water power and patent machinery, by which the polish and finish are superior to any other description of manufacture'.
'All kinds of statuary work executed. Designs for altars, monuments, tombs, figures and Co., forwarded on the shortest notice. Orders will be received at no. 43 Grafton Street, or at the works - Mill Mount, Kilkenny, addressed to the proprietor A. Colles'.
As advertised in The Dublin Builder, Jan. 1859.
Products & Services
large black polished [marble]
Cost: £15
Notes: ordered/paid Sept ,18th, 1862
black polished plinth
Cost: £8
Notes: ordered/paid Sept. 18th, 1862
2 red marble columns
Cost: £4
Notes: 5-3 x 3 [measurement] sub total 27-0-0 all for 'Tralee'
black marble slab
Cost: £3 10s.
Notes: ordered/paid Nov. 7th, 1862 total for all above 30-10-0
Works
Dates are usually the year a work was exhibited so may differ from date of production.
New entries have been made each time a work was exhibited due to a lack of evidence about the state, medium or edition shown.
Created Pillar Pedestal in Irish Marbles
1899
Manufactured Carved Statuary Marble Mantel-Piece
1872
Manufactured Specimen Slabs of Irish Marbles
1872
Locations
Ran a business at Kilkenny Northern Ireland | View on map
1862
Ran a business at 43 Grafton Street Dublin Ireland | View on map
1859
'Stone, Statuary and Marble Yards'
Exhibitions, Courses, Meetings and other Events
Exhibited at The Arts and Crafts Society of Ireland Second Exhibition, 1899
1899
Institutional and Business Connections
Managed The Irish Marble Company
Jan. 13th, 1906, 1.
'Irish Marbles.
Supplier to Earley and Powells (later Earley and Co.)
1900
Publications
Advertised in The Dublin Builder, 1859-60 Illustrated Irish Architectural, Engineering, Mechanics' & Sanitary Journal, later known as The Irish Builder
January 1859, inside cover: 'Stone, Statuary and Marble Yards'
Sources
Earley and Company (Ecclesiastical Decorators) Documentation: Box 1 of 7 Earley and Company Documentation
Box 1 of 7, ECD/2, pp. 125-6.
The Arts and Crafts Society of Ireland Catalogue of the Second Exhibition, 1899
1899
p. 25
The Dublin Builder, 1859-60 Illustrated Irish Architectural, Engineering, Mechanics' & Sanitary Journal, later known as The Irish Builder
1859
January 1859, inside cover: 'Stone, Statuary and Marble Yards'
Citing this record
'Alexander Colles', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib3_1208801635, accessed 29 Sep 2023]
