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    LINKE COMMODES SELL FOR 135,000 AT SHEPPARDS

    Tuesday, April 29th, 2014
    One of the pair of marquetry commodes by Francois Linke which sold for 135,000 at Sheppards.

    One of the pair of marquetry commodes by Francois Linke which sold for 135,000 at Sheppards.

    A pair of marquetry commodes signed by Parisian cabinet maker Francois Linke and made c1900 sold for 135,000 at the first day of Sheppards three day sale in Durrow today.  Sheppards described the pieces, with breccia marble tops, as the most valuable pieces of furniture to appear at auction in Ireland for many years.

    The Czech born French based cabinet maker Francois Linke, who had a shop at Place Vendome in Paris prior to the 2nd World War received the Gold Medal for his Grand Bureau at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1900. The commodes had been estimated at up to 180,000.   The cabinets were consigned by a European family who moved to live in Ireland.

     

    GALLE, MAJORELLE, BUGATTI AND RUHLMANN AT SOTHEBY’S PARIS

    Tuesday, April 29th, 2014

    Emile Gallé, Louis Majorelle, Rembrandt Bugatti, Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, Jean Royère, Dominique, Diego Giacometti and Jean Prouvé are among the celebrated designers featured at Sotheby’s Paris sale of 20th century decorative art and design on May 22. The auction includes furniture by  20th century creators like Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, Antonio Saura, Alexander Calder, Philolaos and Arman.Highlights include a fascinating collection of glassware by Emile Gallé, assembled between 1960 and 1980 as well as a bronze Torso from an edition of eight by Chana Orloff, an artist increasingly sought-after on the market , which is estimated at 70,000-100,000.

    Diego Giacometti Table – berceau, seconde version, vers 1970 980,000-120,000).

    Diego Giacometti
    Table – berceau, seconde version, vers 1970 980,000-120,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 181,500

    Emile Gallé Vase, vers 1884 4,000-6,000).

    Emile Gallé
    Vase, vers 1890-94 (4,000-6,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 8,125

     

    PASTORAL QUALITIES OF ENGLAND AT SOTHEBY’S LANDSCAPE SALE

    Tuesday, April 29th, 2014
    William Turner of Oxford - A Cornfield at Sunrise - watercolour (£3,000-5,000).

    William Turner of Oxford – A Cornfield at Sunrise – watercolour (£3,000-5,000). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £6,000

    The pastoral qualities of the English landscape will be highlighted at Sotheby’s in London on May 22 when Christopher Cone’s collection of paintings come under the hammer. There are 63 works from  John Constable in the early 19th century to Richard Eurich in the mid-20thcentury. The vision of England conjured by these artists is meticulous in detail, delicate in colouring, and romantically lyrical. Collectively, this wealth of little masterpieces of landscape painting speaks to the viewer of a piece of land that is ‘forever England’.

    For 32 years, Christopher Cone was the partner of the late Stanley J. Seeger, one of the greatest collectors of our time, and together they amassed a succession of exceptional treasures. Christopher went his own direction too, with his eye honed by several memorable years working as a Victorian paintings specialist at Sotheby’s Belgravia in the 1970s, during which time he calculates he catalogued more than 10,000 pictures.

    DOLAN’S MAY BANK HOLIDAY AUCTION AT KELLY’S ROSSLARE

    Sunday, April 27th, 2014
    A May Bank Holiday art and furniture sale by Dolan’s will take place at Kelly’s Hotel, Rosslare Strand, Co. Wexford on Monday May 5.  The sale of almost 300 lots includes 33 lots of paintings and furniture from the private collection of renowned artist Kenneth Webb and a collection from the studio of Carol Ann Waldron. There is art by Sean Keating,Norah McGuinness, Cecil Maguire, Percy French, Frank Egginton, Arhtur Maderson, Graham Knuttel and many more as well as furniture and collectible items.  The catalogue is online.  Here is a small selection:

    Paul Christopher Flynn (b1963) - Vessels (700-900).

    Paul Christopher Flynn (b1963) – Vessels (700-900). UPDATE: THIS MADE 875

    Kenneth Webb (v1927) - Cashel Mountain from Errlough, Connemara (5,000-8,000).

    Kenneth Webb (v1927) – Cashel Mountain from Errlough, Connemara (5,000-8,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 5,000 AT HAMMER

    A sampler dated June 2, 1833 by Isabella Johnson (750-850).

    A sampler dated June 2, 1833 by Isabella Johnson (750-850).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    An Irish mid 18th century wine cooler (1,200-1,800).

    An Irish mid 18th century wine cooler (1,200-1,800).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,300

    George Campbell (1917-1979) - Interior with Jugs and a Melon (650-850).

    George Campbell (1917-1979) – Interior with Jugs and a Melon (650-850).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 800

    Norah McGuinness - The Mountain Stream - watercolour (5,000-7,000).

    Norah McGuinness (1901-1980) – The Mountain Stream – watercolour (5,000-7,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 6,000 AT HAMMER

     

    LINKE COMMODES AT SHEPPARDS SALE IN DURROW

    Sunday, April 27th, 2014
    One of a pair of c1900 signed marquetry commodes by Francois Linke at Sheppards in Durrow.

    One of a pair of c1900 signed marquetry commodes by Francois Linke at Sheppards in Durrow.  UPDATE: THEY SOLD FOR 135,000, A RECORD FOR FURNITURE SOLD IN IRELAND.

    A pair of marquetry commodes by the Czech born French based cabinet maker Francois Linke, who had a shop at Place Vendome in Paris prior to the 2nd World War, come up at Sheppards three day sale in Durrow, Co. Laois on April 29, 30 and on May 1. Linke received the Gold Medal for his Grand Bureau at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1900. His work is much sought after.

    The commodes, each with a Breccia marble top, are estimated at 140,000-180,000. They are 76 cms wide. Around 1950 lots of period furniture, fine art, decorative art and Asian art will come under the hammer.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for April 23, 2014).

     

    MONUMENTAL DE STAËL WORK AT SOTHEBY’S PARIS

    Friday, April 25th, 2014
    Nicolas de Staël Composition, 1950 (2.5-3.5 million). Copyright : Sotheby’s/ArtDigital Studio

    Nicolas de Staël
    Composition, 1950 (2.5-3.5 million). Copyright : Sotheby’s/ArtDigital Studio  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 4,241,500

    A monumental work by Nicolas de Staël (1914-55) will be a highlight at Sotheby’s contemporary art evening sale in Paris on June 3. Painted in 1950 Composition measures 200 x 400 cm and is estimated at 2.5-3.5 million euro. It was last shown in public at the Pompidou Centre’s De Staël retrospective in 2003. It was the largest canvas De Staël had ever painted when it was bought by Denys Sutton (1917-91) in 1950. It has remained in Sutton’s family ever since. The British art critic edited Apollo magazine for over 25 years and curated numerous landmark exhibitions devoted to Constable, Picasso, Matisse among others in the 1960’s and ’70’s. Sutton met De Staël in Paris at the end of the 1940’s and convinced him to show his works in England. De Staël duly went to London in the summer of 1950, and wrote about being electrified by the city’s light and space.

    The work’s appearance on the market coincides with the centenary of De Staël’s birth. From June to November, two exhibitions – at the Musée Malraux in Le Havre and Musée Picasso in Antibes – will pay tribute to an artist who continues to enjoy great popularity in the United States and throughout Europe, as well as in his adopted France.

    A 1930’s CARTIER CIGARETTE CASE AT O’REILLY’S, FRANCIS ST.

    Thursday, April 24th, 2014
    Among the baubles, bangles and beads at O’Reilly’s sale in Francis St., Dublin on April 30 are a Cartier cigarette case, a ruby and diamond ring also by Cartier, a yellow sapphire and an eyecatching snake bangle.  There is some silver, much of it boxed.  Here is a small selection. The catalogue is online:  UPDATE:  The lots pictured remained unsold. The top lot was an antique three stone diamond ring which made 18,700, an antique diamond solitaire ring made  13,500 and a lady’s white gold Rolex watch sold for 6,900.

    A Cartier ruby and diamond ring (6,500-7,000).

    A Cartier ruby and diamond ring (6,500-7,000).

    A c1930 black enamel and diamond set cigarette box by Cartier (8,000-12,000).

    A c1930 black enamel and diamond set cigarette box by Cartier (8,000-12,000).

    A 1960's diamond and emerald bangle in the form of a snake (20,000-30,000).

    A 1960’s diamond and emerald bangle in the form of a snake (20,000-30,000).

    An Edwardian silver christening bowl and spoon,  Birmingham, 1909 (240-280).

    An Edwardian silver christening bowl and spoon, Birmingham, 1909 (240-280).

    A diamond and yellow sapphire cluster ring (2,500-3,000).

    A diamond and yellow sapphire cluster ring (2,500-3,000).

     

    SOTHEBY’S IRISH ART ON VIEW IN DUBLIN IN MAY

    Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014

    Irish art from Sotheby’s London sale of British and Irish art on May 22 will be exhibited in Dublin from May 8 to May 11.  A total of 33 Irish works are in the sale of 108 lots in total.  The Irish works are expected to realise around £985,000.  There is art by William Orpen, Paul Henry, Louis le Brocquy, William Scott, Jack Yeats and John Lavery among others.  The venue for the Dublin viewing is Sotheby’s at 16 Molesworth St.  Here are a few examples:

    SIR JOHN LAVERY, R.A., R.H.A., R.S.A. 1856-1941 THE MORNING RIDE (£100,000-150,000).

    SIR JOHN LAVERY, R.A., R.H.A., R.S.A.
    1856-1941
    THE MORNING RIDE (£100,000-150,000). (This Tangier scene depicts Alice Trudeau, the daughter of his wife Hazel from her first marriage).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £122,500

     

    GERARD DILLON, R.H.A., R.U.A. 1916-1971 CLEANING THE BOAT (ROUNDSTONE) (£30,000-50,000).

    GERARD DILLON, R.H.A., R.U.A.
    1916-1971
    CLEANING THE BOAT (ROUNDSTONE) (£30,000-50,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £31,250

     

    WILLIAM SCOTT, R.A. 1913-1989 QUIET OCHRE (at auction for the first time) (£100,000 — 150,000).

    WILLIAM SCOTT, R.A.
    1913-1989
    QUIET OCHRE (at auction for the first time)
    (£100,000 — 150,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE £122,500

     

    FURNITURE, ART AND ASIAN ART AT SHEPPARDS OF DURROW

    Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014

    Furniture, fine art, decorative art and Asian art will all come under the hammer at three days of auctions at Sheppards in Durrow, Co. Laois on April 29 and 30 and on May 1. More than 1950 lots are listed on the catalogue for the Outstanding Interiors and Exteriors sale, which is online.  Here is a small selection:

    Walnut bureau bookcase c1680 (3,000-4,000).

    Walnut bureau bookcase c1680 (3,000-4,000).

    Georeg I walnut and inlaid tallboy (2,500-3,500).

    George I walnut and inlaid tallboy (2,500-3,500).

    Pair of George III Chippendale elbow chairs (2,400-2,800)

    Pair of George III Chippendale elbow chairs (2,400-2,800)

    19th century inlaid cased regulator wall clock (6,000-9,000)

    19th century inlaid cased regulator wall clock (6,000-9,000)

    Polychrome wood panel Christ in Majesty (4,000-6,000)

    Polychrome wood panel Christ in Majesty (4,000-6,000)

    Pair of Irish 18th century brass barrelled flintlock blunderbusses (1,500-2,500)

    Pair of Irish 18th century brass barrelled flintlock blunderbusses (1,500-2,500)

    19th century Chinese vase (600-900).

    19th century Chinese vase (600-900).

    One of a pair of mid-18th century Italian gilt framed mirrors  (6,000-9,000).

    One of a pair of mid-18th century Italian gilt framed mirrors (6,000-9,000).

    Samuel Spode - Chestnut in a stable (2,000-3,000)

    Samuel Spode – Chestnut in a stable (2,000-3,000)

     

    THE LARGEST FLAWLESS VIVID BLUE DIAMOND IN THE WORLD

    Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014

     

    THE BLUE - a fancy vivid blue pear-shaped diamond, weighing approximately 13.22 carats. Courtesy Christie's Images Ltd., 2014.

    THE BLUE – a fancy vivid blue pear-shaped diamond, weighing approximately 13.22 carats. Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014.  UPDATE: THIS MADE US$22,202,829

    THE BLUE, the largest flawless vivid blue diamond in the world will lead Christie’s auction of Magnificent Jewels in Geneva on May 14.  Weighing 13.22 carats this sensational stone is estimated at US$21-25 million.  Six months ago Christie’s Geneva sold the Orange, the largest fancy vivid orange diamond in the world for US$35.5 million, a world record for an orange diamond and a world auction record price per carat for any diamond at US$2.4 million.  The Blue is the leading gem of the 250 lot strong sale which is estimated to make in the region of US$80 million.

    The sale will feature important coloured and colourless diamonds such as The Ocean Dream, at 5.5 carats the largest fancy vivid blue-green diamond in the world, estimated at US$7.5-9.5 million. The light pink cut-corner square cut diamond of 76.51 carats is another rare coloured diamond in the sale. It is estimated at $7-10 million.  A pear shaped D-colour flawless diamond of 75.97 carats will lead the colourless diamonds in the sale. It is estimated at US$13.5-15.5 million.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for October 10, 2013).

    A pear-shaped diamond weighing approximately 75.97 carats. Courtesy Christie's Images Ltd., 2014.

    A pear-shaped diamond weighing approximately 75.97 carats. Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014.  UPDATE: THIS MADE US$14,722,588

    THE OCEAN DREAM courtesy Christie's Images Ltd., 2014.

    THE OCEAN DREAM courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014.