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    DUCHESS OF WINDSOR TIGER JEWELLERY BY CARTIER

    Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
    The Cartier Tiger Jewels.

    The Cartier Tiger Jewels.

    Two pieces of tiger jewellery by Cartier, formerly from the legendary collection of the Duchess of Windsor and given to Sarah Brightman by her then husband Andrew Lloyd Webber, are the early highlights of the upcoming Magnificent Jewels auction at Christie’s in Geneva on November 11. The two tiger pieces comprising of an onyx and diamond clip brooch and bracelet, with emerald eyes, were both made in the 1950s and are to be sold as one lot with a combined estimate of US$1,800,000-2,500,000. The Cartier Tiger Collection has been a highlight of 20th century jewellery design since it first appeared in 1928.

    They were bought at the 1897 auction of the duchesses jewels by Andrew Lloyd Webber as a present for Sarah Brightman to celebrate the huge London and Broadway success of The Phantom of the Opera. Sarah Brightman intends to offer a portion of the proceeds from the sale to the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation which supports various arts projects.

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    JEWELLERY AT O’REILLY’S OF FRANCIS ST., DUBLIN

    Tuesday, September 16th, 2014

    Calling all jewellery lovers.  There will be an auction of gems and silver at O’Reilly’s, Francis St., Dublin on September 24.  The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    A twist design diamond ring (3,000-4,000).

    A twist design diamond ring (3,000-4,000).

    An antique two stone diamond ring (1,000-1,200).

    An antique two stone diamond ring (1,000-1,200).

    A ruby and diamond dress ring (1,800-2,000)

    A ruby and diamond dress ring (1,800-2,000)

    A diamond and sapphire cross over ring (6,000-7,000)

    A diamond and sapphire cross over ring (6,000-7,000)

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    ICONIC GEORGIA O’KEEFFE AT SOTHEBY’S AMERICAN ART SALE

    Monday, September 15th, 2014
    Georgia O'Keeffe - Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1

    Georgia O’Keeffe – Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 : UPDATE: IT MADE $44.4 MILLION.

    One of the most iconic works by Georgia O’Keeffe ever to appear at auction will come up at Sotheby’s sale of American Art in New York on November 20. Jimson Weed/White Flower No. I is estimated to make $10-15 million.  It  is one of the most well-known examples of O’Keeffe’s celebrated flower paintings, which stand among the most recognizable images in both art history and popular culture. The painting is one of three works by the American artist that are on offer from the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which are being sold to benefit its Acquisitions Fund. Also on offer from the Museum’s collection is On the Old Santa Fe Road ($2-3 million) and Untitled (Skunk Cabbage) ($500,ooo-750,000).

    Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 was owned originally by the artist’s sister Anita O’Keeffe Young, whose estate was sold at Sotheby’s in December 1987. It was subsequently included in two private collections before being donated to the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum by The Burnett Foundation in 1996. The work hung in the White House for 6 years at the request of First Lady Laura Bush, and has been featured in nearly every major retrospective on the artist, including those at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

     

    UPDATE: IT MADE $44.4 MILLION, A NEW WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR ANY FEMALE ARTIST.

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    SUNDAY INTERIORS AT JAMES ADAM IN DUBLIN

    Monday, September 15th, 2014

    More than 500 lots will come under the hammer  at the James Adam Sunday Interiors sale in Dublin on  September 21.  The auction offer furniture, silver, jewellery, art, rugs and a variety of collectibles.  The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection.

    AN EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY TUB BACK LIBRARY ARMCHAIR c.1840 (2,000-3,000)

    AN EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY TUB BACK LIBRARY ARMCHAIR c.1840 (2,000-3,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A JAPANESE CARVED IVORY GROUP, 19th Century (600-1,000)

    A JAPANESE CARVED IVORY GROUP, 19th Century (600-1,000)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 1,000 AT HAMMER

    A LATE 19TH CENTURY DAPPLED GREY ROCKING HORSE (1,000-1,500)

    A LATE 19TH CENTURY DAPPLED GREY ROCKING HORSE (1,000-1,500)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 1,300 AT HAMMER

    IVAN SUTTON (b.1944) Launching the Currach, Inisheer Aran Islands (1,000-1,500)

    IVAN SUTTON (b.1944) Launching the Currach, Inisheer Aran Islands
    (1,000-1,500)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A FINE SATINWOOD, HAREWOOD AND ROSEWOOD CROSS BANDED SEMI ELLIPTICAL COMMODE, in George III style (2,000-4,000)

    A FINE SATINWOOD, HAREWOOD AND ROSEWOOD CROSS BANDED SEMI ELLIPTICAL COMMODE, in George III style (2,000-4,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,400 AT HAMMER

    A VICTORIAN COALBROOKDALE CAST IRON HALL STAND (500-700)

    A VICTORIAN COALBROOKDALE CAST IRON HALL STAND (500-700) UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

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    FRANKLIN EXPEDITION FIND PROVES TIMELY DUBLIN AUCTIONEERS

    Saturday, September 13th, 2014
    Joseph Randall from Wexford and his Arctic and Crimean medals.

    Joseph Randall from Wexford and his Arctic and Crimean medals.  UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,600 AT HAMMER

    For Whyte’s auctioneers the announcement from Canada’s Prime Minister this week that one of two ships from the Franklin expedition which vanished in the Arctic more than 160 years ago has been found proved timely.  Lot 578 in their sale collectibles sale in Dublin on September 20 is the Arctic and Crimean medals awarded to Wexford man Joseph Randall, who sailed on the HMS Herald in 1848  in a search for the lost expedition.  Joseph Randall’s medals are estimated at 1,000-1,500.

    Sir John Franklin led the two ships and 129 men in 1845 to chart the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic. The expedition’s disappearance shortly after became one of the great mysteries of the age of Victorian exploration.The loss of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, which was built in Topsham, Devon, prompted one of largest searches in history, running from 1848 to 1859. The search resulted in the discovery of the Northwest Passage, which runs from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Arctic archipelago.

    The Canadian government began searching for Franklin’s ships in 2008 as part of a strategy to assert Canada’s sovereignty over the Northwest Passage, which has recently become accessible to shipping because of melting Arctic ice. Expedition sonar images from the waters of Victoria Strait, just off King William Island, clearly show the wreckage of a ship on the ocean floor.

    UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,600 AT HAMMER

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    THE COLLECTION OF RACHEL LAMBERT MELLON AT SOTHEBY’S

    Friday, September 12th, 2014

    A Rothko and a spectacular Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond are among the highlights of the November sales series at Sotheby’s in New York of the extraordinary collection of the late Rachel Lambert Mellow.  Details of the sales, whcih are expected to realise more than $100 million, were announced by Sotheby’s today.  The auctions will kick off on November 10 with an evening sale dedicated to a curated selection of Mrs Mellon’s fine art, which encapsulates her sophisticated eye and approach to collecting. The pieces on offer in the Masterworks auction span four centuries.  They are led by two incredible paintings by Mark Rothko estimated respectively at $20-30 million and $15-20 million. Sotheby’s will present Mrs. Mellon’s collection of Jewels & Objects of Vertu in a dedicated auction beginning on the evening of November 20 and featuring a spectacular Fancy Vivid Blue diamond estimated at $10-15 million. This sale is to continue the following morning. The series will culminate in a three-day Interiors sale from November 21-23,  with fine art, furniture, porcelain, silver, glassware, and decoration from the Mellons’ residences.  The more than 2,000 lots are drawn from the Mellons’ residences in the United States and abroad, and were acquired over a lifetime.

    Proceeds from the sales will benefit The Gerard B. Lambert Foundation, a charitable entity established by Mrs. Mellon in memory of her father. The Foundation supports horticultural and educational endeavours.  UPDATE:  THE white glove auction of a curated section of fine art from the collection totalled $158,757,250 on November 10.

    Mark Rothko Untitled (Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Light Orange) 1955 ($20-30 million).

    Mark Rothko
    Untitled (Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Light Orange)
    1955 ($20-30 million).  UPDATE: THIS MADE $35,565,000

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for July 1, 2014).

    A Magnificent and Rare Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond Pendant The pear-shaped Fancy Vivid Blue diamond weighing 9.75 carats, mounted in platinum. ($10.15 million).

    A Magnificent and Rare Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond Pendant
    The pear-shaped Fancy Vivid Blue diamond weighing 9.75 carats, mounted in
    platinum. ($10.15 million).

    A Pair of Chelsea Asparagus Tureens and Covers ($20,000-30,000).

    A Pair of Chelsea Asparagus Tureens and Covers ($20,000-30,000).

    An interior shot of a Mellon residence.

    An interior shot of a Mellon residence.

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    THE MARIA EDGEWORTH TABLE AT ADAMS SLANE CASTLE AUCTION

    Friday, September 12th, 2014
    The Maria Edgeworth table.

    The Maria Edgeworth table.  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    Among many lots of interest at the upcoming James Adam Country House Collections auction at Slane Castle on October 12 and 13 is the Maria Edgeworth table. Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) is the author of  Castle Rackrent, a satire on Anglo Irish landlords. She was one of the first realist writers in children’s  literature and a significant figure in the evolution of the novel in Europe.

    This Italian early nineteenth century scagliola trompe l’oeil circular table top by Pietro Della Valle with signature acanthus leaf and anthemion ground is decorated in a naturalistic manner with four scattered engravings. It contains the sheet music for ‘St. Patricks Day in the morning’. There is an envelope addressed to ‘Miss Edgeworth, Edgeworthstown, Ireland’ from William Macbean and an extract from Sir Walter Scott’s General Preface to The Waverely Novels where he commends Miss Edgeworth’s literary accomplishments.  Dated to 1842 this rare curiosity is estimated at 40,000-60,000.
    UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD BUT SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATION AFTER THE AUCTION.

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    FURNITURE FROM KENTSHIRE GALLERIES AT SOTHEBY’S NEW YORK

    Thursday, September 11th, 2014

    More than 400 pieces of fine English and European furniture and decoration from the legendary Kentshire Galleries will come under the hammer at Sotheby’s in New York on October 18.  Founded in 1940 by Benson Imberman Kentshire Galleries has an international reputation for exceptional antique furniture and works of art.  In 2007 the galleries opened at 700 Madison Avenue.  Their building on 12th Street has been sold and the works on offer are from there. Kentshire will remain focused on Madison Avenue and their galleries at Bergdorf Goodman specialising in jewellery and the decorative arts.  Here is a small selection:

    An Important Pair of George II Giltwood Pier Mirrors, in the Manner of Matthias Lock Circa 1750 ($100,000-150,000).

    An Important Pair of George II Giltwood Pier Mirrors, in the Manner of Matthias Lock Circa 1750 ($100,000-150,000).

    A William IV Ormolu Mounted Cast-Iron Italian Specimen Marble Top Center Table, The Marble Top by Giacomo Rafaelli Dated 1831 ($120,000-180,000).

    A William IV Ormolu Mounted Cast-Iron
    Italian Specimen Marble Top Center Table, The Marble Top by Giacomo Rafaelli Dated 1831 ($120,000-180,000).

    An Anglo-Indian Carved and Inlaid Rosewood, Ebony, Hardwood, Mahogany, Bone, and Ivory Parcel Gilt Circular Center Table Ceylon, circa 1830 ($40,000-60,000)

    An Anglo-Indian Carved and Inlaid Rosewood, Ebony, Hardwood, Mahogany, Bone, and Ivory Parcel Gilt Circular Center Table Ceylon, circa 1830 ($40,000-60,000)

    A Fine George III White-Painted Breakfront Bookcase in the Manner of Mayhew and Ince Circa 1760 ($80,000-120,000).

    A Fine George III White-Painted Breakfront Bookcase in the Manner of Mayhew and Ince Circa 1760 ($80,000-120,000).

    German Baroque Japanned Bureau Bookcase Dresden, second quarter 18th century ($80,000-120,000).

    German Baroque Japanned Bureau Bookcase
    Dresden, second quarter 18th century ($80,000-120,000).

    A 21-Inch Terrestrial Globe, by J. & W. Cary Circa 1815 ($20,000-30,000).

    A 21-Inch Terrestrial Globe, by J. & W. Cary Circa 1815 ($20,000-30,000).

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    IRISHMAN’S VICTORIA CROSS TO BE AUCTIONED BY DIX NOONAN WEBB

    Wednesday, September 10th, 2014
    The Victoria Cross won by enlisted Irishman Stephen Garvin – one of the great heroes of the Victorian era in Britain – will be auctioned by Dix Noonan Webb in London on September 19. His group of six gallantry, campaign and long service medals is estimated at £120,000-140,000.The unique Victoria Cross and Distinguished Conduct Medals awarded to Sgt. Major Stephen Garvin – the only man to win both during the Indian Mutiny – are being offered by a private collector.
    Stephen Garvin, the most highly decorated non commissioned British soldier to emerge from the Indian Mutiny, was one of the first Irishmen to be awarded the VC. He won it during the Siege of Delhi on June 23, 1857, less than a year after the award had been instituted. It was presented to him by  Queen Victoria at an investiture at Windsor Home Park in 1860. Born in Cashel in 1826 he enlisted in the 74th Regiment in 1842. Transferring to the 60th Rifles he saw action in the Punjab Campaign in 1848-49 and on the North West Frontier in 1849-50 and was serving in India when the Indian Mutiny broke out.

    The group of medals, including the VC, awarded to Stephen Garvin.

    The group of medals, including the VC, awarded to Stephen Garvin.

    Stephen Garvin.

    Stephen Garvin.

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    MOST VALUABLE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART AT CHRISTIE’S

    Tuesday, September 9th, 2014

    The most valuable auction of a private collection of contemporary art ever staged in London comes up at Christie’s next month when 44 works from the Essl Museum come under the hammer on October 13. They are expected to realise around £40-60 million.  The collection was formed by DIY magnate Karlheinz Essl and his wife Agnes.  The Essl Museum houses Austria’s largest private collection of Post-War and Contemporary Art, numbering around 7,000 pieces.  They began collecting in the 1980’a and expanded into international art in the 1990’s with works by  Gerhard Richter, Paul McCarthy, Louise Bourgeois, Anish Kapoor and Alighiero Boetti.

    The Essls opened their museum in Klosterneuburg near Vienna in 1999. The sale will comprise of masterpieces by the giants of German Post-War and Contemporary Art including Gerhard Richter, Georg Baselitz, Martin Kippenberger, Sigmar Polke and Neo Rauch, as well as major works by international artists such as Cindy Sherman, Frank Stella, Louise Bourgeois and Morris Louis. The selection for sale has been carefully made from the Museum’s holding  and will reflect the quality and breadth of the collection. Two works by the leading Austrian artists, Friedensreich Hundertwasser and Maria Lassnig, which reflect the Essl Museum’s reputation as the home of the greatest collection of Austrian Contemporary Art in the world, will be included.   The sale of these 44 works from The Essl Collection carries a pre-sale estimate of £40,000,000-60,000,000.  UPDATE:  The sale totalled £46,861,500

    Georg Baselitz - Fingermalerei Akt (Fingerpainting - Nude) (£800,000-1.2 million) Courtesy Christie's Images Ltd., 2014.

    Georg Baselitz – Fingermalerei Akt (Fingerpainting – Nude) (£800,000-1.2 million) Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014.  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £1,538,500

    Sigmar Polke - Indianer mit Adler (Indian with Eagle) (£1.5-2 million). Courtesy Christie's Images Ltd., 2014.

    Sigmar Polke – Indianer mit Adler (Indian with Eagle) (£1.5-2 million). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014.  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £5,122,500

     

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