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    DALI HORSE FIRST PAST THE POST AT ADAMS AUCTION

    Monday, June 23rd, 2014
    Salvador Dali’s Le Cheval a la Montre Molle (Horse Saddled with Time) made 19,000 at hammer.

    Salvador Dali’s Le Cheval a la Montre Molle (Horse Saddled with Time) made 19,000 at hammer.

    Salvador Dali’s Horse Saddled with Time was the top lot at the James Adam Sunday Interiors auction on June 22. The limited edtion piece (274/350) sold for a hammer price of 19,000. The original was first conceived and cast in 1980. It had been estimated at 11,000-15,000. A diamond single stone ring sold for a hammer of 4,500, an Irish George II style rectangular mural table made  4,200, a suite of Victorian Hanoverian pattern cutlery sold for 4,000, a 19th century Dublin fusee bracket clock from Ernest Bewley’s office made 3,800 and a set of 12 Victorian hoop back dining chairs sold for 3,200.

    A total of 70 per cent of lots found buyers in a sale which realised 240,000.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for June 15, 2014).

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    JIMI HENDRIX PORTRAIT BY JOHN MINIHANE AT O’DRISCOLL ONLINE SALE

    Monday, June 23rd, 2014
    Jimmy Hendrix photographed in London in 1967 by John Minihane.

    Jimi Hendrix photographed in London in 1967 by John Minihane. (400-600).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 380

    An artists proof photograph of JimiHendrix by John Minihane is at the Morgan O’Driscoll online auction of Irish art which runs until June 30.  The photo, which was taken in London in February 1967, is estimated at 400-600.  There is a wide selection of work by Irish artists among 290 works on offer. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    Donegal Cottages by Dan O'Neill 91920-1974) (600-900).

    Donegal Cottages by Dan O’Neill (1920-1974) (600-900).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 1,600

    Majella O'Neill Collins - Seas 2007 (500-750).

    Majella O’Neill Collins – Seas 2007 (500-750).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 300

    Brian Ballard - Tulips and Iron (800-1,200).

    Brian Ballard – Tulips and Iron (800-1,200). UPDATE: THIS MADE 600

    George Gillespie - Cottages by the Shore (800-1,200).

    George Gillespie – Cottages by the Shore (800-1,200).  UDPATE: THIS SOLD FOR 700

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    CHRISTIE’S SMALL SCALE SCULPTURE ONLINE AUCTION

    Sunday, June 22nd, 2014

    Small is Beautiful is the title of an online modern sculpture sale at Christie’s until July 3.  It is Christie’s first online sale of small scale sculptures by Impressionist and Modern artists and modern British artists. Salvador Dali, Henry Moore, August Rodin, Max Ernst and Pablo Picasso all feature.  The works on offer date from 1892 to the present and estimates are from £800-£100,000.  It is on view at Christie’s South Kensington until July 3.

     

    Tom Best, Specialist and Head of Sale said: “We put together this new sale format as a response to the increasingly global demand we have seen for smaller works by these 20th and 21st century artists. This sale format also adds an extra dimension to the week of Impressionist & Modern sales in London, giving clients a new way to add to their collections and the ability to bid from around the globe.”

    PABLO PICASSO Taureau 1955 (£45,000-65,000). Courtesy, Christie's Images Ltd., 2014.

    PABLO PICASSO Taureau
    1955 (£45,000-65,000). Courtesy, Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014.

    MAX ERNST (1891-1976) Jeune homme aux bras croisés (£25,000-35,000). Courtesy Christie's Images Ltd., 2014.

    MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
    Jeune homme aux bras croisés (£25,000-35,000). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014.

     

     

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    SUMMER AT SOTHEBY’S

    Sunday, June 22nd, 2014

    IN London Sotheby’s has launched the 2014 summer season with a whirlwind art historical tour that places ten of the greatest museum-quality works to be offered in the context of 2000 years of western art history – ‘A History of Art in 10 Magnificent Works’. For this experience, ten masterpieces have been selected from the forthcoming June and July auctions of Contemporary Art, Impressionist & Modern Art, Old Master Paintings, Old Master Drawings, Treasures (decorative arts, sculptures & antiquities) and Books & Manuscripts.  Here is a video on summer at Sotheby’s with Henry Wyndham.

     

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    CALDER AT THE RIJKSMUSEUM

    Sunday, June 22nd, 2014

     

    Alexander Calder - La Spirale - Foto: Olivier Middendorp

    Alexander Calder – La Spirale, 1958, Unesco Works of Art Collection copyright 2014 Alexander Calder Foundation, New York, Artists Rights Society, New York –  Foto: Olivier Middendorp

    An exhibition of 14 monumental sculptures by Alexander Calder (1898-1976) is at the Rijksmuseum’s outdoor space in Amsterdam until October 5.  Guest curator Alfred Pacquement, former director of the Musee National d’Art Moderne Centre Pompidou in Paris has selected mobiles, stabilies and standing mobiles by Calder from major museums and private collectors.  In addition, four Calder sculptures will be installed inside the museum, allowing visitors to explore the relationship of Calder’s monumental outdoor sculpture to indoor works, including the mobiles for which he is best known. 


    Calder at the Rijksmuseum features works from public and private collections including the Calder Foundation, New York, Pierre Giannada, Martigny, Musée National d’Art Moderne Centre Pompidou, Paris, Middelheim Museum, Antwerp and the UNESCO Works of Art Collection.     The exhibition is the second in a series of annual sculpture displays which will be presented in the gardens of the Rijksmuseum over the next four years.

     

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    A FAMOUS VICTORY OVER ALL BLACKS RECALLED AT IRISH SALE

    Saturday, June 21st, 2014
    Sporting memorabilia across a variety of disciplines will feature at the Fonsie Mealy  rare books and collectors sale at the Clyde Court Hotel in Dublin on July 1.  The memory of a victory against the All-Blacks is always to be cherished  and an official team jersey signed by the conquering Munster team who defeated the All-Blacks at Thomond Park in 1978 is among the treasures on offer.  This is just one of a number of highly collectible sports related items – ranging from a miniature photographic portrait signed by Pele (80-100) to a hurley signed by the Cork centenary champions of 1984 (150-200) – on offer.
    The red jersey, emblazoned with the name of sponsor Toyota, was signed by the team at a later date and is estimated at a relatively modest 450-650.  An official FAI team soccer jersey from 2002 signed by Roy Keane, Shay Given, Robbie Keane and others is estimated at 150-200, a Formula One Ferrari baseball cap signed by Michael Schumacher is estimated at 70-90 and a selection of four golf hats signed by Tiger Woods, Padraig Harrington, Darren Clarke, Lee James, Mark O’Meara, David Duval and Billy Casper together with a Ryder Cup 2006 K-Club Pole Flag signed by Paul Casey will be offered as one lot estimated at 120-150.
    Whether you are a bibliophile, a banknote collector, a literature buff, an historian or a collector whose taste runs to Irish ecclesiastical architecture there is something for you in this auction of 737 lots.

    The signed Munster team jersey from 1978

    The signed Munster team jersey from 1978  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 1,000 AT HAMMER

    A hurley signed by the Cork Centenary Champions of 1984

    A hurley signed by the Cork Centenary Champions of 1984  UPDATE:  THIS SOLD FOR 320 AT HAMMER

     

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    WIDE VARIETY OF STYLES AT O’REILLY’S, FRANCIS ST., DUBLIN

    Saturday, June 21st, 2014

    There is a wide variety of jewellery styles to choose from at the monthly sale by O’Reilly’s of Francis St. in Dublin on June 25.   As well as some signed solitaires and engagement rings from Tiffany and Co. there is a particularly beautiful antique enamelled fob watch with diamonds on the reverse on gold and guilloche enamelled chain estimated at 1,900-2,100.  The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    An antique enamelled fob watch (1,900-2,100).

    An antique enamelled fob watch (1,900-2,100).

     

    A diamond solitaire ring, brilliant cut (45,000-55,000)

    A diamond solitaire ring, brilliant cut (45,000-55,000)

     

    An emerald and diamond necklace (28,000-30,000).

    An emerald and diamond necklace (28,000-30,000).

     

    Am 18 carat gold retro wide bracelet (1,400-1,600).

    Am 18 carat gold retro wide bracelet (1,400-1,600).

     

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    ART, ANTIQUE FURNITURE, SILVER, JEWELLERY AT JAMES ADAM

    Friday, June 20th, 2014

    Artwork, antique furniture, jewellery, silver and a 6th century BC Greek terracotta model of a horse and rider all feature at the James Adam Sunday Interiors sale in Dublin on June 22.  The catalogue is online.  Here is a small selection. (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for June 15, 2014),

    A GREEK BOEOTIAN SIXTH CENTURY B.C. TERRACOTTA MODEL OF A HORSE AND RIDER, decorated with dark brown painted stripes and spots. 10cm high Provenance: -Collection of Sir Clifford Norton (British Ambassador to Greece, stationed in Athens from 1946-1951) (600-1,000)

    A GREEK BOEOTIAN SIXTH CENTURY B.C. TERRACOTTA MODEL OF A HORSE AND RIDER, decorated with dark brown painted stripes and spots. 10cm high Provenance: -Collection of Sir Clifford Norton (British Ambassador to Greece, stationed in Athens from 1946-1951) (600-1,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 900 AT HAMMER

    AUGUST VON SIEGEN (GERMAN 1850-1910) Venetian Canal Scene Oil (3,000-5,000)

    AUGUST VON SIEGEN (GERMAN 1850-1910) Venetian Canal Scene Oil (3,000-5,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    AN IRISH GEORGE II SILVER BEER JUG (5,000-6,000)

    AN IRISH GEORGE II SILVER BEER JUG (5,000-6,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    SIR GERALD FESTUS KELLY RHA (1879-1972) Portrait of a Lady Seated Oil (3,000-5,000)

    SIR GERALD FESTUS KELLY RHA (1879-1972) Portrait of a Lady Seated Oil (3,000-5,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A DIAMOND FOUR STONE RING (8,000-12,000)

    A DIAMOND FOUR STONE RING (8,000-12,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

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    CHIHULY IN DUBLIN

    Friday, June 20th, 2014

    Dale Chihuly, one of the worlds most renowned artists working glass, is exhibiting from today at Solomon Fine Art in Dublin and in a collaborative exhibition inspired by James Joyce’s Ulysses at Dublin Castle.  The Solomon show, which runs to July 31, includes key works from the artists renowned Persian, Macchia, Seaform, Jerusalem and Soft Cylinder series.  The gallery is also showing a wall mounted Waterford Sconce incorporating cut glass crystal elements made with craftsmen at Waterford Crystal for the “Chihuly over Venice” project in 1995.

    The world premier of Ulysses Cylinders inspired by Joyce’s novel has just opened in the Coach House at Dublin Castle. This exhibition combines the work of the American glass sculptor with Seaver Leslie’s pen and ink drawings to create a unique collection of golden glass cylinders.

    Dale Chihuly’s vibrant coloured glass installations and opulent chandeliers hang in many of the world’s most prestigious museums and public spaces including the Victoria and Albert museum,  London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Louvre in Paris and the Corning Museum of Glass New York.

    UPDATE: THE exhibition is Dublin has been extended to August 23 by popular demand.

    Waterford sconce - detail.

    Waterford sconce – detail.

     

    Dale Chihuly - Scarlet Persian set with cerulean lip wraps.

    Dale Chihuly – Scarlet Persian set with cerulean lip wraps.

     

    Dale Chihuly - Copen blue basket set with cordovan lip wraps.

    Dale Chihuly – Copen blue basket set with cordovan lip wraps.

     

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    GOBELINS TAPESTRIES AND RUSSIAN ICONS AT BANTRY HOUSE AUCTION

    Thursday, June 19th, 2014
    The exterior of Bantry House, beautifully located on the shores of Bantry Bay.

    The exterior of Bantry House, beautifully located on the shores of Bantry Bay.

    Exquisite tapestries will be a feature of the sale of contents from Bantry House in west Cork.  The auction, by Edinburgh based Lyon and Turnbull, will be held in Bantry next October 21.  Viewing will be on the premises from October 17.   Formerly the seat of the Earls of Bantry, who lived here for over 300 years, the auction will include paintings, furniture and books collected by the 2nd Earl. These include 18th century tapestries from the workshops of Gobelin and Aubusson.  One of the two Gobelins panels is said to have hung in the Palace of Versailles .  There is a particularly beautiful rose-coloured set of Aubussons, said to have been made by order of Louis XV for Marie Antoinette on her marriage to the Dauphin of France.

    Lyon & Turnbull director Gavin Strang said:  “Lord Bantry’s collection has long been recognised as having great artistic and historical interest. As a young man, Viscount Berehaven, who later became  the second Earl, travelled extensively in Europe; visiting countries as far distant as Russia and Poland, seeking out the pieces which were to form his remarkable collection of furniture, tapestries and other works of art that are included in the sale.”

    Among the furniture in the sale is a Russian household shrine which contains 15th and 16th Century icons and an impressive pair of William Kent style console tables. The paintings in the collection include a pair of portraits from the studio of Allan Ramsay of George III and Queen Charlotte, presented by King George to the First Earl of Bantry on his elevation to the peerage. Funds raised will be used to secure the future of Bantry House.

    The dining room at Bantry House.

    The dining room at Bantry House.

    An interior view of the house with furnishings and tapestry.

    An interior view with furnishings and tapestry.

    The hall at Bantry House.

    The hall at Bantry House.

     

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