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    JEWELLERY AND WATCHES AT JAMES ADAM AUCTION

    Friday, December 4th, 2015

    A diamond and sapphire bracelet is the most expensively estimated lot at the James Adam sale of fine jewellery and watches in Dublin on December 8.  The 18 cm bracelet is composed of 10.64 carats of diamonds and 29 carats of graduated oval mixed cut sapphires.  The estimate is 85,000-95,000. There are rings, diamond line bracelets, necklaces and the top watch is a gentleman’s Oyster Rolex with an estimate of  27,000-32,000.  The catalogue with 175 lots is online. Here is a small selection:

    A diamond and sapphire bracelet (85,000-95,000).

    A diamond and sapphire bracelet (85,000-95,000).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    An Allegra Necklace by Bvlgari (11,000-15,000).

    An Allegra Necklace by Bvlgari (11,000-15,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 11,000

    A pair of silver earrings by Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe for Georg Jensen, c1970 (200-400).

    A pair of silver earrings by Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe for Georg Jensen, c1970 (200-400).  UPDATE: THESE WERE UNSOLD

    Gentleman's Oyster Perpetual Day-Date wristwatch by Rolex (27,000-32,000).

    Gentleman’s Oyster Perpetual Day-Date wristwatch by Rolex (27,000-32,000).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    An Art Deco diamond ring (1,500-2,500).

    An Art Deco diamond ring (1,500-2,500). UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,700 AT HAMMER

    An amethyst three stone ring and bar brooch (300-500).

    An amethyst three stone ring and bar brooch (300-500).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

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    CONTRASTING STYLES AND LYNES AND LYNES SALE

    Thursday, December 3rd, 2015

    There are contrasting styles of antique and contemporary living at the Lynes and Lynes sale in Carrigtwohill on December 5. As well as contents from various Presentation convents in County Cork the auction will include some contemporary offerings from other clients.  There is an Irish long case clock,  garden seats, linen, china including a Worcester part dinner service, glass and kitchen equipment from various convents as well as French bar and dining room furniture purchased in Paris in the 1970’s from a client in Glengarriffe.  Among these is a Romeo Rego style decorative French sideboard, Italian leather settees, a Romeo Rego style crescent shaped French bar with four stools and a Willy Rizzo style black and steel circular revolving cocktail table.  The catalogue with 343 lots is online.

    A Willy Rizzo style circular revolving cocktail table.

    A Willy Rizzo style circular revolving cocktail table. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD BUT UNDER NEGOTIATION AFTERWARDS

    A c1850 long case clock by L.E. Ryan, Limerick (3,000-4,000).

    A c1850 long case clock by L.E. Ryan, Limerick (3,000-4,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 3,000

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    O’CONOR STILL LIFE MAKES 48,000 AT HAMMER AT ADAMS

    Thursday, December 3rd, 2015
    Roderic O'Conor (1860 - 1940) Still Life Study with Fruit and Pottery on a Mahogany Table

    Roderic O’Conor (1860 – 1940)
    Still Life Study with Fruit and Pottery on a Mahogany Table

    A still life by Roderic O’Conor was the top lot at the James Adam sale of Important Irish Art in Dublin last night. It sold for 48,000 at hammer in a sale which continued a good week of auction results for Irish art in Dublin.  The market is definitely turning.  There was more competitive bidding this season than has been seen for some time and the top lots at Adams, de Veres and Whyte’s all witnessed it. Nearly three million euro worth of Irish art has changed hands since Monday at three auctions in Dublin.

    Top of the Falls and The Creole by Jack Butler Yeats sold for 36,000 and 35,000 respectively at Adams. Other top hammer prices include: Composition XIII by Mainie Jellett (27,000); Portrait of Pamela Mitford by Paul Cesar Helleu (20,000);  Diane by Daniel O’Neill (21,000);  The Pillar by Rowan Gillespie (19,000); Girl at the Piano by John Shinnors (13,000); The House at Dalkey by Camille Souter (13,000); The House Opposite by William John Leech (12,000);  Motherhood by William Conor (10,000);  Bridge over the River by Donald Teskey (10,000); St. Martins by Tony O’Malley (8,000); A Horse Alone by Patrick Hennessy (9,000) and Uaimh 55 by Gwen O’Dowd (4,700).

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    COMBINED TOTAL OF US$341 MILLION AT CHRISTIE’S HONG KONG AUTUMN SALES

    Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015

    The autumn series of auctions at Christie’s in Hong Kong made a combined total of US$341 million.  It was a record year for jewellery sales in Asia and Christie’s reported a strong appetite for masterpieces.  International participation showed global growth this autumn and 25% of buyers in most categories were new to Christies.

    Rebecca Wei, President of Christie’s Asia, commented: “Christie’s autumn auctions in Hong Kong showed that the market is solid, as we witnessed strong demand not only for masterpieces, such as the Crimson Flame ruby and the Falangcai bowl, but at all price levels. Our innovative curatorial approach has been very well received across the board and particularly at our 20th Century and Contemporary Art sales, which achieved high sell-through rates and set over 20 world artist records. While seasoned collectors’ appetite for great works of art remains consistent, the number of new buyers has increased to 25% for most categories.”

    The Crimson Flame sold for US$18 million.

    The Crimson Flame sold for US$18 million.

    This rare Falangcai bowl made US$11 million.

    This rare Falangcai bowl made US$11 million.

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    BOEHM CUPS MAKE THREE TIMES TOP ESTIMATE

    Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015
    The c1880 enamel and silver cups by Hermann Boehm.

    The c1880 enamel and silver cups by Hermann Boehm.

    Two polychrome painted enamel and silver cups  sold for a hammer price of 24,000, three times the top estimate, at Sheppards sale in Durrow on December 1.    They are by Hermann Boehm, a foremost Viennese jeweller regarded as the greatest Austrian practitioner of the Revivalist goldsmiths work.

    He used local talents in painted enamels and hard stone to create a new Renaissance objects of splendour for international clients.  These date to around 1889. Each one is 17 inches high.  The estimate on the lot was 5,000-8,000.

    This c1790 Chippendale breakfront bookcase sold for 18,000.

    This c1790 Chippendale breakfront bookcase sold for 18,000.

    This Regency telescopic dining table made 18,000 at hammer.

    This Regency telescopic dining table made 18,000 at hammer.

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    YEATS PAINTING ON LOSS PROVES A WINNER

    Tuesday, December 1st, 2015
    Man in a train, Thinking by Jack Butler Yeats

    Man in a train, Thinking by Jack Butler Yeats

    A painting about a loser proved to be a winner at de Veres  auction of Irish art in Dublin tonight.  Man on a train, thinking by Jack B. Yeats sold for a hammer price of 220,000. It was the top lot in a successful sale which brought in 850,000 on the hammer and just over one million with fees.  Les Enfants et les Ombres by William John Leech made 56,000, A sunny morning in the fields, Pont-Aven by Walter Osborne made 38,000,Paul Henry’s Cottages, Connemara sold for 27,000, Anzio, The Overpass, III by Hughie O’Donoghue made 18,500.  Other prices achieved include Yellow Flags, Sligo by Norah McGuinness (9,000); Black Skirt still life by John Shinnors (15,500); Two by Rowan Gillespie (11,500); Box Four, 1969 by F.E. McWilliam (14,500): The Old Fountain, Madrid by Walter Osborne (17,ooo); A Hooker and a Nobbie by Yeats (40,000) and Painting, 1930 by Mainie Jellett (16,000).

    The story behind Man in a train, thinking was recounted by Yeats at a dinner of the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1929. Travelling by train to the west of Ireland he met a sickly looking man in a buttoned up collar who looked ill.  Inquiring whether he was alright the man explained that he had bought a ticket for the Calcutta Sweepstake for one pound and sold it for two. It was the winning ticket and brought in 100,000. Yeats said words to the effect that if that had happened to him he would have cut his throat. To his consternation his fellow traveller replied:  ‘That is just what I have done, sir”.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for November 25, 2015).

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    MAO’S LETTER TO CLEMENT ATTLEE AT SOTHEBY’S

    Tuesday, December 1st, 2015

    A 1937 letter written by Mao Zedong, the Communist Party leader and brilliant guerrilla commander, to British politician Clement Attlee, then head of the Labour Party and future British Prime Minister, comes up at Sotheby’s in London on December 15.  It is only the second time that a letter signed by Mao has come to the international market in latter years and it is estimated at £100,000-150,000.  It is believe to be one of the first communications between the Communist leader and any Western politician.

    Dated November 1, 1937, the letter was written from Yan’an, a remote part of north-western China where the Communists had set-up their headquarters following the full-scale Japanese invasion of the country. After stating Mao’s solidarity and goodwill to the British people, the letter calls for the Labour Party’s urgent practical assistance in the fight against Japanese Imperialism.

    UPDATE:  It sold to a Chinese private collector for £605,000

    MAO 2MAO 1

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    A SUCCESSFUL OUTING FOR IRISH ART AT WHYTE’S

    Tuesday, December 1st, 2015
    Connemara by Paul Henry.

    Connemara by Paul Henry.

    ALL the top lots got away at Whyte’s successful sale of Important Irish Art in Dublin last night.  The top lot of the auction was Being by Louis le Brocquy which made a hammer price of 78,000 which comes to 97,188 with fees added.

    Paul Henry’s Connemara made 66,000 at hammer, Harvest Light by Tony O’Malley made a hammer of 34,000 and Island Crossing  VII by Donald Teskey sold for 30,000 at hammer.   The O’Malley result is pareticularly gratifying for the Irish market as works by this fine Irish artist who died in 2003 and whose work was subject to a major retrospective at The Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) have not been this good for some years.

    The sale brought in 800,000.  Whyte’s said the improvement in demand for Irish art of quality continues.

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