John Coll (b. 1956) – Patrick Kavanagh. On Pembroke Road. UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,800
New for 2014 at Dolan’s opening sale of the year at Rochestown Park Hotel in Cork on Sunday, January 19 is a selection of antique pieces alongside art. The catalogue cover features a circular bronze sculpture by John Coll of Patrick Kavanagh On Pembroke Road. It measures 14 inches in diameter and is estimated at 1,500-2,000. Other sculpture includes Birds in Flight by John Behan dating to 1985 (2,000-4,000) and Windswept by Joe Crean (250-350). The auction of 240 lots offers a good selection of affordable Irish art by well known and emerging artists. Antique pieces include a library table, sofa table, a Viennese clock, a selection of silver, an Irish 18th century oak stool and a German dog handlers medal from World War II as well as a Third Reich Eagle tunic breast badge.