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    A TOTAL OF 330 LOTS OF IRISH ART ONLINE

    Saturday, October 31st, 2015

    More than 330 lots are available at Morgan O’Driscoll’s current online auction of Irish art.  The sale will run until November 9 at 6.30 p.m.  The catalogue is on line. Here is a small sampler.

    William Conor RHA RUA ROI (1881-1968) Boats on the Lagan, Belfast (4,000-6,0000.

    William Conor RHA RUA ROI (1881-1968)
    Boats on the Lagan, Belfast (4,000-6,000).   UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 2,800

    Daniel O'Neill (1920-1974) Ruins in the Moonlight (4,000-6,000)

    Daniel O’Neill (1920-1974)
    Ruins in the Moonlight (4,000-6,000)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 4,200

    John Brian Vallely (b.1941) Into Battle (2,000-4,000).

    John Brian Vallely (b.1941)
    Into Battle (2,000-4,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 2,600

    Kenneth Webb RWA FRSA RUA (b.1927) Poppies in Summertime (4,000-5,000).

    Kenneth Webb RWA FRSA RUA (b.1927)
    Poppies in Summertime (4,000-5,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 4,200

    BONHAMS TO HOLD VALUATIONS IN WATERFORD

    Friday, October 30th, 2015
    This first edition of Ulysses was sold at Bonhams, they are hoping to find something similar in Waterford.

    This first edition of Ulysses was sold at Bonhams, they are hoping to find something similar in Waterford.

    Specialists from Bonhams will be at the Medieval Museum, Waterford on Thursday November 5 to value paintings, works of art, books and ephemera.  Proceeds of the day will go to the Waterford Treasures Museum conservation fund. Bonhams book specialist Luke Batterham will give a short talk at 11.30am on book collecting and some of the highlights he has discovered during his life as a book specialist.  There will be a question and answer session about the current global art market and the auction world in the afternoon.

    Jane Beattie head of the Bonhams Dublin office commented: ‘Ireland’s oldest city is bound to throw up some remarkable and extraordinary surprise items, we are excited that the Museum invited us to Waterford for this one-off event’.

    THE BERNHEIMER COLLECTION AT SOTHEBY’S

    Friday, October 30th, 2015

    A two day sale of The Bernheimer Collection will be held at Sotheby’s in London on November 24 and 25. The 539 lots to be offered comprise both treasures from the Bernheimer personal collection and stock from the family business, including objects from Bernheimer Palais, a six-storey high palace on Munich’s Lenbachplatz built by the family’s patriarch Lehmann Bernheimer in 1889. Spanning various collecting categories, including furniture, painting, sculpture, porcelain, and wine, these artworks have been housed mainly in Burg Marquartstein, an 11th-century castle in Bavaria that Konrad Bernheimer especially bought in 1987. As he is about to hand over to the next generation, the celebrated Old Master dealer Konrad Berheimer has decided to sell Burg Marquartstein and part with the collection.

    In a separate development Bernheimer, who is chairman of the 255 year old Colnaghi firm in London, has just announced a merger with London and Madrid based fine art dealers Coll & Cortés.  Colnaghi will offer European Old Master paintings, sculptures and drawings, as well as art from the Spanish-speaking world. A century after the firm moved from Pall Mall to Mayfair, Colnaghi will return to St. James’s in 2016, moving from Old Bond Street to a larger, custom-built gallery where they will present international Old Master paintings, sculptures and drawings in a fresh context suited to the 21st century.

    The Bernheimer business started with a tiny market stall in Munich in the mid-19th century and swiftly grew into the most illustrious antique and interior decoration emporium in the world. Following their deportation to Dachau and the expropriation of the business by the Nazis, part of the family emigrated to Venezuela. They returned after the war to reinvent the business which soon became famous as the “Bloomingdales for Antiques”. The family tradition continues today.

    Mario Tavella, Deputy Chairman, Sotheby’s Europe and Head of House Sales and Single Owner Collections, said: “This collection reflects the erudite quest of four generations of art dealers for discovering the best art. It is a huge honour to have been entrusted with this sale”.  

    Jan Breughel the Elder - Panoramic Landscape with travelers.

    Jan Breughel the Elder – Panoramic Landscape with travelers.

    Here is a selection from the sale:

    Claude Joseph Vernet Moonlit Seascape

    Claude Joseph Vernet Moonlit Seascape

    Jan Breughel the Younger, Still Life of flowers

    Jan Breughel the Younger, Still Life of flowers

    Lot 41 - Torchere Lumineuse

    Lot 41 – Torchere Lumineuse

    The Bernheimer Palace, c 1900.

    The Bernheimer Palace, c 1900.

    Lot 13 is a walnut armchair.

    Lot 13 is a walnut armchair.

     

    IRISH MID 18TH CENTURY ARMCHAIRS AT OLYMPIA FAIR

    Thursday, October 29th, 2015
    One of a pair of Irish 18th century armchairs at Olympia.

    One of a pair of Irish 18th century armchairs at Olympia.

    The renowned London antique expert Thomas Woodham-Smith – whose grandmother Cecil Woodham-Smith was author of The Great Hunger, the seminal work on the Irish famine – will bring a pair of mid 18th century Irish carved mahogany armchairs to the 25th Winter Art and Antiques Fair at Olympia.

    The Fair runs from November 2-8 and this year the organizers have teamed up with the Victoria and Albert Museum, whose experts will lecture on subjects as diverse as Historic Wallpaper, Art Deco travel and artist’s houses of the late 19th and early 20th century.  The fair is run in association with both of the UK’s top antique trade associations, BADA and LAPADA.

    Priced at £65,000 the armchairs have excellent colour and patination.  There is a pierced splat back and deeply curved arms.  The shell headed cabriole legs are joined by shaped stretchers terminating in square paw feet.]

    RARE IRISH SILVER GORGET AT BONHAMS ARMS SALE

    Wednesday, October 28th, 2015
    A VERY RARE IRISH SILVER GORGET OF AN OFFICER IN THE NATIONAL ARMY OF IRELAND MAKER'S MARK OF MATTHEW WEST, CIRCA 1780 (£1,200-1,500).

    A VERY RARE IRISH SILVER GORGET OF AN OFFICER IN THE NATIONAL ARMY OF IRELAND
    MAKER’S MARK OF MATTHEW WEST, CIRCA 1780 (£1,200-1,500).

    A rare Irish silver gorget that once belonged to an officer of The National Army Of Ireland is to be sold at Bonhams Antique Arms and Armour Department in Knightsbridge, London on November 25. The gorget – an item of clothing that covers the throat – bears the makers mark of Matthew West, Circa 1780 and bears an engraved figure of the Maid of Erin holding a cornucopia and a spear supporting a Phrygian cap.  This is within an oval border inscribed ‘Loughbrickland Volunteers’ against martial arms.

    The Loughbrickland Volunteers was one of four named units raised in Loughbrickland, County Down, during the late 18th century under the overall command of the Earl of Charlemont. Forces of this type were raised throughout Ireland at the time in response to the increased threat of French and Spanish invasion whilst British soldiers were being withdrawn from Ireland to fight in the American Revolutionary War. The Volunteers were independent of the Irish Parliament and Dublin Castle, yet their existence was justified by claims that Ireland was particularly vulnerable to attack.  The Volunteers were known for their liberal political views, with many opposing English governmental interference in Ireland. Under Henry Grattan, they formed a pressure group which succeeded in gaining legislative independence in 1782. The movement incorporated Anglican Protestants, Presbyterians and Catholics, and its members exerted considerable pressure on the British government to ease the Penal Laws on Catholics. The Volunteers became less influential following the end of the war in America in 1783.

    THE COLLECTION OF STING AND TRUDIE STYLER

    Wednesday, October 28th, 2015

    Works from the Art Collection of Sting & Trudie Styler will be offered at auction at Christie’s in London next February 24. Formed over the past 20 years and housed in their former family home at Queen Anne’s Gate, London the collection captures the couple’s passion for art and design. Over 200 lots – from bold abstracts by Ben Nicholson and Alan Reynolds and striking Mapplethorpe photographs and sophisticated 20th century furniture and lighting – will come under the hammer.  Estimates range from £1,000 to £500,000.

    Andy Waters, Senior Director, Head of Private Collection Sales, Christie’s London said: Their home at Queen Anne’s Gate effortlessly combined luxury, rarity and colour – a skilful balance that created the ultimate London home. Each work of art was carefully chosen and the resulting collection is a testament to Sting and Trudie Styler’s informed eye for Art and Design. Alongside works by Matisse, Picasso, Mapplethorpe and Nicholson, the collection includes Sting’s Steinway piano, which occupied pride of place in the music room at Queen Anne’s Gate.”  UPDATE: THE SALE BROUGHT IN £3,006,812

    HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954) Jazz the complete set of 20 pochoirs in colors, 1947 (£250,000-350,000).

    HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954) Jazz the complete set of 20 pochoirs in colors, 1947 (£250,000-350,000).  UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR £530,500

    PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Le Corsage à Carreaux lithograph, 1949 (£30,000-50,000).

    PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Le Corsage à Carreaux
    lithograph, 1949 (£30,000-50,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £45,000

    Ben Nicholson, O.M. (1894-1982) March 55 (amethyst) (£300,000-500,000)

    Ben Nicholson, O.M. (1894-1982) March 55 (amethyst) (£300,000-500,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE £1,022,500

    The Living Room.

    The Living Room.

    A SERIES OF DESIGN SALES AT CHRISTIE’S

    Tuesday, October 27th, 2015
    Design at Christie's.

    Design at Christie’s.

    There will be a series of seven design auctions by Christies in London, Paris and New York from November 3 to December 18. Lots of exceptional quality and rarity will come up at sales in London, Paris and New York. The auctions kick off in London on November 3. The Design department will present a varied selection of luxury designer furniture from Italy, France, Scandinavia and cutting-edge contemporary African design, as well as key pieces of design from the private collection of renowned Milanese dealer Giuliana Medda.

    Further highlights feature lighting, sculpture, ceramics, glass and metalwork by designers over a wider period spanning the last 120 years. Design sales will take place in Paris on  November23 and in New York on December 17. 

    RARE DANIEL PARKER VIOLIN AT INGLES AND HAYDAY

    Tuesday, October 27th, 2015
    THE DANIEL PARKER VIOLIN.

    THE DANIEL PARKER VIOLIN.  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £42,000

    A rare violin by Daniel Parker – known as the English Stradivarius – comes up at Ingles and Hayday in London on November 3.  The 1716 instrument has a distinctive Italian sound. Daniel Parker worked in the shadows of St Paul’s Cathedral as it was being completed, making instruments in the early decades of the 1700s.  St Paul’s was formally completed in 1711, five years before this particular instrument, and Sir Christopher Wren died in 1717.  This period in London’s instrument-making history sees luthiers making sophisticated instruments informed by the innovations of Italian makers, with Daniel Parker producing some of the very best instruments.  Musical life in London was thriving at this time and Handel settled permanently in the city in 1712.

    Violinist Fritz Kreisler played a Daniel Parker as his regular concert instrument which subsequently became know as the ‘Kreisler Parker’.  The Ingles and Hayday auction  at Sotheby’s includes a particularly fine selection of English bows.

    AN IRISH GEORGE III CHIMNEY MAKES 17,100 AT SHEPPARDS

    Friday, October 23rd, 2015

    AN Irish George III Cork chimney piece sold for 17,100 over a top estimate of 12,000 at Sheppards in Durrow this week.  The Adam chimney piece with marble inlay was part of the Castles, Manors and Mansions three day sale this week.

    A detail of the marble inlay.

    A detail of the marble inlay.

    This Irish George III chimney piece made 17,100 at Sheppards.

    This Irish George III chimney piece made 17,100 at Sheppards.

     

    STRONG SELECTION AT HEGARTY’S IN BANDON

    Friday, October 23rd, 2015

    A pair of cast iron cannons and an 18th century Irish long case clock are among the strong selection at Hegarty’s evening auction in Bandon on October 27.  The auction features an Irish 18th century pier mirror once owned by Mariga Guinness, a 19th century Irish library centre table (2,500-3,500) and an Irish Regency mahogany card table (2,000-3,000).  Estimates for six Persian wool rugs vary from 800 to 5,000 and a 1689 William and Mary half crown has an estimate of 300-400.  The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    18th century Irish giltwood pier mirror with original plate previously owned by Marika Guinness of 50 Mountjoy Square Dublin

    18th century Irish giltwood pier mirror with original plate previously owned by Marika Guinness of 50 Mountjoy Square Dublin

    An Irish 19th century gilt wood over mantle mirror (2,500-3,500).

    An Irish 19th century gilt wood over mantle mirror (2,500-3,500).

    An Irish Georgian chest on chest (1,400-1,800).

    An Irish Georgian chest on chest (1,400-1,800).

    An Irish George III long case clock (2,500-3,500).

    An Irish George III long case clock (2,500-3,500).