Viewing is now underway at Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny for Fonsie Mealy’s two day sale on November 15 and 16. The catalogue lists 982 lots and includes collections from Renville House, Oranmore, Co. Galway, the Coghill family, Drumcondra House, Dublin, Dromoland Castle, Co. Clare, two private collections of Old Master paintings, horse drawn carriages and vintage cars. There are stained glass windows from the Clarke studios, an engraving of the Old Countess of Desmond, a 1914 Talbot Invincible car, an Irish provincial silver cream jug, fine portrait miniatures and two Roman oil scenes
(See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for November 6 and October 28, 2016)
Attributed to Ozias Humphrey (1742-1810) -Hester Countess of Charleville (2,000-3,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 6,200 AT HAMMER
A George III writing table (Cork) c1800 (800-1,200) UPDATE: THIS MADE 800 AT HAMMER
The Clarke Studios gothic design landscape panel of The Four Provinces of Ireland (1,000-1,500) UPDATE: THIS MADE 6,700 AT HAMMER
A three quarter length portrait of Sir Marmaduke Coghill (1673-1739) sitting in his robes (3,000-4,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 5,700 AT HAMMER