Col. Westenra’s Freney by William Brocas, one of a pair of equestrian portraits which sold for 29,000.
Important Irish art grossed 450,000 at Whyte’s sale at the RDS in Dublin on May 27. The top lot was a pair of 19th century equestrian portraits by William Brocas, which made 29,000 against an estimate of 30,000-40,000. The auction was 73 per cent sold and 25 per cent of the lots made above the estimate. Internet bidders accounted for 25 per cent of bids and 20 per cent of lots sold. Bidders came from Ireland, the UK, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, UAE, USA, Canada, Hong Kong and Australia.
(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for May 21, 2013).