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    WHYTE’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SALE IN DUBLIN

    Monday, December 5th, 2016

    With everything from an Irish rugby jersey signed by the 2004 Triple Crown winning team to an 183o’s Irish silver tea service Whyte’s annual Christmas auction in Dublin on December 10 spans a wide range of collectible items.  A new feature of this festive auction is some rare and interesting wine and whiskey. Jewellery includes a ladies Rolex Cellini 18 carat gold watch and there is a range of silver from the early 1700’s to the 1920’s. First edition books, a range of entertainment and sporting memorabilia and a small collection of antique die cast toys are included. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    2004 Rubgy jersey signed by Irish Triple Crown team Andy Farrell testimonial (200-300)

    2004 Rubgy jersey signed by Irish Triple Crown team Andy Farrell testimonial (200-300)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 190

    A bottle of Christmas cheer.

    A bottle of Christmas cheer.  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    Mid 20th century Dunhill Aquarium table lighter ?(2,000-5,000)

    Mid 20th century Dunhill Aquarium table lighter (2,000-5,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,600 AT HAMMER

    Chiparus Art Deco bronze and ivory figure of a dancer (!,000-1,500)

    Chiparus Art Deco bronze and ivory figure of a dancer (!,000-1,500)  UPDATE: THIS WAS WITHDRAWN

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    EVOCATIVE NORWEGIAN LANDSCAPE MASTERPIECE AT SOTHEBY’S

    Thursday, December 1st, 2016
    Harald Sohlberg - From Værvågen, The Fisherman’s Cottage.

    Harald Sohlberg – From Værvågen, The Fisherman’s Cottage.  UPDATE: IT SOLD FOR £1,208,750

    One of the most evocative landscapes by Norwegian artist Harald Sohlberg ever at auction comes up at Sotheby’s sale of 19th century European paintings in London on December 14. From Værvågen, The Fisherman’s Cottage marks the culmination on a grand scale of Sohlberg’s aim to capture on canvas the reaction he experienced standing before the sublime scale of nature. The artist is known and loved in Norway but rarely features at international auctions.

    Painted in 1921, the landscape – measuring 94 by 121 cm – was acquired from Sohlberg by Alfred W.G. Larsen, manager of a leading company in the import of wine and spirits in Norway. His sister Tulla had a tempestuous relationship with Edvard Munch culminating in an infamous shooting accident in which Munch injured two fingers. Throughout his career Sohlberg repeatedly denied any claims that he was under the influence of Munch, six years his senior. The younger artist’s ‘mood-painting’ had less of a psychological component that Munch’s, but a comparison with the titan of Norwegian art has proven irresistible. An exhibition exploring their relationship was held in New York in 1995, titled Munch/Sohlberg: Landscapes of the Mind.

    Claude Piening, Head of 19th Century European Paintings, Sotheby’s London, said: “From Værvågen is a powerful fusion of Romanticism and Expressionism, exuding a sense of awe in the face of the vastness of nature but also an intense feeling of longing and belonging. Large-scale landscapes by Sohlberg appear on the market only very rarely. As well as its rarity, the painting is also distinguished by its impeccable provenance and untouched original condition, having remained until today in the possession of the family of its first owner.” It is estimated at £600,000-800,000 and looks set to establish a new auction record for Sohlberg.

    UPDATE: IT SOLD FOR £1,208,750

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    A LARGE FRESH TO MARKET KEATING PORTRAIT AT MEALY’S

    Thursday, December 1st, 2016
    Sean Keating - Portrait of an Aran Woman and her children.

    Sean Keating – Portrait of an Aran Woman and her children.  UPDATE: THIS MADE 130,000 AT HAMMER

    A c1946 Portrait of an Aran Woman and Her Children at Mealy’s is a large work by Sean Keating that has not been on the open market before.  According to Dr. Eimear O’Connor the sitters in the portrait – lot 780 at Mealy’s Winter Sale in Castlecomer on December 6-7 – are the artist’s wife, two sons and pet cat.  The estimate is 40,000-50,000.  The auction will feature lots from the Gore-Booth family of Lissadell, the collection of Sir Anthony O’Reilly at Castlemartin and from the estate of Professor Anne Crookshank among others.  One of the more unusual lots is the Mountainstown House elk antlers. Around 11,000 years old the antlers of this Great Irish Elk were found on the estate by members of the Pollock family. The lot is estimated at 8,000-12,000.

    An early 20th century Rolex silver and cobalt blue enamel ball pendant watch is believed to have belonged to Countess Constance Markievicz and is estimated at 700-1,100. An exceptional Regency rosewood breakfast table is estimated at 7,000-11,000, a 1st UK edition of The Lord of the Rings with all final impressions has a similar estimate and A Mountain Landscape by Paul Henry is estimated at 20,000-30,000.  There are 1,100 lots in total and the catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    A Regency rosewood breakfast table. UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,200 AT HAMMER

    A Regency rosewood breakfast table. UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,200 AT HAMMER

    The ist UK edition of The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien.

    The ist UK edition of The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien. UPDATE: THIS MADE 6,000 AT HAMMER

    A Porsche diesel tractor (16,500-20,000)

    A Porsche diesel tractor (16,500-20,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 17,000 AT HAMMER

    An Errard double action harp (1,500-2,500)

    An Errard double action harp (1,500-2,500)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,700 AT HAMMER

    A French brass sonnerie repeater clock by Grohe.

    A 19th century French brass sonnerie repeater clock by Grohe.  UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,000 AT HAMMER

    A Rolex pendant ball watch.

    A Rolex pendant ball watch.  UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,200 AT HAMMER

    A set of Great Irish Elk antlers.

    A set of Great Irish Elk antlers. UPDATE: THESE MADE 7,500 AT HAMMER

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    A GREAT LATE YEATS AT ADAMS

    Wednesday, November 30th, 2016
    Jack B. Yeats - Glory to the Brave Singer (250,000-350,000)

    Jack B. Yeats – Glory to the Brave Singer (250,000-350,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS PASSED AT 230,000

    A great late Yeats work will highlight the James Adam sale of Important Irish Art and Irish historical documents in Dublin on December 7.  Glory to the Brave Singer, which depicts a woman reclining in a landscape pointing towards a songbird, was exhibited at the RHA in 1951, at Victor Waddington’s in Dublin in October 1953 and at the Munster Fine Art Club annual exhibition in Cork in 1956. It was shown several times at Victor Waddington’s gallery in London in the late 1950’s and ’60’s but has rarely been seen in public since becoming part of a private collection in 1971. It is estimated at 250,000-350,000. It is one of four Yeats’ oils in what Adams describe as one of their finest sales in some years.

    There is a small section on Irish historical documents which includes the most expensively estimated lot, the final order of surrender written  by Padraig Pearse at Easter 1916 (1-1.5 million) and two original copies of the Irish Proclamation (each estimated at 250,000-350,000).

    The art sale features lots from the Smurfit Kappa Collection, which includes a self portrait by Sir William Orpen (the catalogue cover lot) and Paul Henry’s Connemara Landscape.  There are important works by traditional Northern painters like Frank McKelvey, James Humbert Craig and Maurice Wilks.  The back cover of the catalogue features one of Roderic O’Conor’s biggest and most ambitious paintings of the female nude. Etude du nu dates to 1914 and is estimated at 50,000-70,000. The sale features work by artists like Sir John Lavery, Joseph Malachy Kavanagh, Aloysius O’Kelly and Nathaniel Hill as well as four paintings by Patrick Hennessy who was the subject of an exhibition at IMMA during the summer.

    There is work by Mildred Anne Butler, Evie Hone, Mainie Jellett, Letitia and Eva Hamilton and Norah McGuinness.  Contemporary artists include Tony O’Malley, Louis le Brocquy, Mark Francis, Donald Teskey and John Doherty.  The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    UPDATE:   The Pearse surrender letter was unsold.  The sale grossed 1.35 million with 76% of lots sold.

    Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) Human Image (Woman) (1997) (40,000-60,000)

    Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012)
    Human Image (Woman) (1997) (40,000-60,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    Roderic O'Conor (1860-1940) Etude de Nu (50,000-70,000)

    Roderic O’Conor (1860-1940)
    Etude de Nu (50,000-70,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) The Bronze Horses of Saint Marks (1953) (15,000-20,000)

    Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980)
    The Bronze Horses of Saint Marks (1953) (15,000-20,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 32,000 AT HAMMER

    Norah McGuinness HRHA (1901-1980) Waterweeds on the Nore (4,000-6,000)

    Norah McGuinness HRHA (1901-1980)
    Waterweeds on the Nore (4,000-6,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 5,500 AT HAMMER

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    DIVERSE SELECTION AT MORGAN O’DRISCOLL’S RHA AUCTION

    Tuesday, November 29th, 2016

    Art by Paul Henry, Basil Blackshaw, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Banksy are among a diverse selection at the Irish and International art auction by Morgan O’Driscoll at the RHA Gallery in Dublin on December 5 at 6 p.m.  The international selection includes Lichtenstein’s Red Lamps (1990) numbered 23/60 from his Interior Series (35,000-45,000), Festival (2006) by Banksy with a Pest Control Certificate of Authenticity (15,000-20,000) and Martha Graham: Lamentation (1986) by Andy Warhol (6,000-9,000).  There is a selection of Irish work from artists as diverse as Donald Teskey, Letitia Marion Hamilton, Charles Tyrrell, Nano Reid, Robert Ballagh, Markey Robinson, Hughie O’Donoghue, John Behan and John Noel Smith.  The catalogue, with 161 lots, is online. Here is a small selection:

    John Behan - Migrating Swans (2015) (12,000-15,000)

    John Behan – Migrating Swans (2015) (12,000-15,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 12,500 AT HAMMER

    Paul Henry - Evening in Achill (1930-38) (120,000-180,000)

    Paul Henry – Evening in Achill (1930-38) (120,000-180,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 135,000 AT HAMMER

    Basil Blackshaw - Look Out (2005) (20,000-40,000)

    Basil Blackshaw – Look Out (2005) (20,000-40,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 19,000 AT HAMMER

    Roy Lichtenstein - Red Lamps (1990) - Interior Series (35,000-45,000)

    Roy Lichtenstein – Red Lamps (1990) – Interior Series (35,000-45,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 37,000 AT HAMMER

    Hughie O'Donoghue - Red Earth VI (1995) (25,000-35,000)

    Hughie O’Donoghue – Red Earth VI (1995) (25,000-35,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 28,000 AT HAMMER

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    HENRY’S WEST OF IRELAND LANDSCAPE THE TOP LOT AT WHYTE’S

    Monday, November 28th, 2016
    Paul Henry (1876-1958) - West of Ireland landscape sold for 87,000 at hammer.

    Paul Henry (1876-1958) – West of Ireland landscape sold for 87,000 at hammer.

    Paul Henry’s West of Ireland Landscape was the top lot at Whyte’s sale of Important Irish Art in Dublin this evening. Measuring 15″ by just over 18″ it sold for a hammer price of 87,000 against an estimate of 90,000-120,000.  Resting by Dan O’Neill made a hammer of 23,000, The Tram, Dublin Nocturne 1926 by Harry Kernoff made 16,000 at hammer, Pierrot by Gerard Dillon made 12,500, Evening Andalucian Town by George Campbell made 11,000, Two Trees by Basil Blackshaw made 20,000 and Still Life with Flowers by the same artist sold for 18,000, Morning Flight, Paradise Island, Bahamas 1980 by Tony O’Malley made 14,000, Garden at Night by William Crozier made 19,000, a Portrait of Sir Edward Wortley Montague by Charles Jervas made 10,500, Three Men in a Boat by Liam O’Neill made 10,000 and a c1965 wood sculpture by Hilary Heron – A level headed man – sold for 8,000.

    The sale grossed 830,000 and 78% of lots on offer found buyers.

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    RICH PICKINGS AT SHEPPARDS IN DURROW

    Saturday, November 26th, 2016

    Collectors will find rich pickings among a selection of fine antique furniture, art, jewellery, fine wine, Asian art  and European works of art during three days of sales at Sheppards in Durrow on November 29-30 and December 1.  Viewing is now underway and the catalogue is online. There are rugs, handbags, jewellery, fur coats, sculpture, a private collection of modestly estimated English and Irish watercolours and a good choice of antique furniture including mirrors, chairs, cabinets, lighting and lamps,Chinese ceramics and bronzes, silver, porcelain and a small section on wines and spirits.  The auction series with nearly 1,600 lots in total will finish up with a classic art evening auction with just 60 lots next on December 1 at  7 pm.  There is Irish, British and continental works ranging from a lake scene by George Barrett and a portrait by Hugh Douglas Hamilton to a Dutch landscape by Hendrik Pieter Koekkoek (1843-1927), a landscapes by the English artist Claude Francis Barry (1883-1970), a work from the French Impressionist School and  an Italian portrait by a follower of Lorenzo Lotto. The sale will include work by Markey Robinson, Arthur Maderson, Mildred Anne Butler and Augustus Burke.

    CLAUDE FRANCIS BARRY, RBA (ENGLISH, 1883-1970) - A nocturnal lake scene (8,000-12,000)

    CLAUDE FRANCIS BARRY, RBA (ENGLISH, 1883-1970) – A nocturnal lake scene (8,000-12,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 22,000 AT HAMMER

    CLAUDE FRANCIS BARRY, RBA (ENGLISH, 1883-1970) - A sunlit river landscape with sheep in the foreground (8,000-12,000)

    CLAUDE FRANCIS BARRY, RBA (ENGLISH, 1883-1970) – A sunlit river landscape with sheep in the foreground (8,000-12,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 10,000 AT HAMMER

    A 19th century Killarney davenport (15,000-25,000)

    A 19th century Killarney davenport (15,000-25,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS WITHDRAWN AT 14,000

    A Qianlong dish (3,000-5,000)

    A Qianlong dish (3,000-5,000)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 2,800

    One of a pair of George III period carved gilt console tables (15,000-25,000)

    One of a pair of George III period carved gilt console tables (15,000-25,000)  UPDATE: THESE MADE 24,000

    A Cork Regency sofa table (!,500-2,000)

    A Cork Regency sofa table (!,500-2,000)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 4,400

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    IMPORTANT IRISH ART AT WHYTE’S AT THE RDS

    Friday, November 25th, 2016

    The Important Irish Art sale at Whyte’s at the RDS on Monday, November 28 at 6 p.m. will include a number of lots from the McClelland Collection.  Art from this collection boosted the last art sale at Whyte’s in September.  It grossed over 1.3 million and was the most successful art auction there since April 2008.  McClelland lots in this sale include works by Tony O’Malley (lots 67-79) ranging in estimate of 1,000 to 20,000, William Conor (lists 16 to 23) with some drawings modestly estimated at around 2,000-3,000 and paintings by Colin Middleton (lots 47-50) estimated at from 2,000-5,000.   The auction will include significant works by Paul Henry, Mary Swanzy, Dan O’Neill, Basil Blackshaw, Harry Kernoff and William Crozier.  Viewing gets underway tomorrow at the RDS. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection.

    Colin Middleton MBE RHA (1910-1983) STRIPED FIGURE, RED , 1967 (3,000-5,000)

    Colin Middleton MBE RHA (1910-1983)
    STRIPED FIGURE, RED , 1967 (3,000-5,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 6,200 AT HAMMER

    Tony O'Malley HRHA (1913-2003) MORNING FLIGHT, PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS, 1980 15,000-20,000)

    Tony O’Malley HRHA (1913-2003)
    MORNING FLIGHT, PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS, 1980 15,000-20,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 14,000 AT HAMMER

    Mary Swanzy HRHA (1882-1978) SUR LE BORD DE LA FORET [FIGURE WITH SHELL] (25,000-35,00)

    Mary Swanzy HRHA (1882-1978)
    SUR LE BORD DE LA FORET [FIGURE WITH SHELL] (25,000-35,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) THE TRAM, DUBLIN NOCTURNE,1926 (12,000-15,000)

    Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974)
    THE TRAM, DUBLIN NOCTURNE,1926 (12,000-15,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 16,000 AT HAMMER

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    SCULLY SELLS FOR £341,000 AT CHRISTIE’S

    Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016
    Sean Scully (b. 1945) Small Horizontal Robe © Christie’s Images Limited 2016

    Sean Scully (b. 1945)
    Small Horizontal Robe © Christie’s Images Limited 2016

    Small Horizontal Robe by Sean Scully sold for £341,000 at Christie’s Modern British and Irish art evening sale in London this evening.   A Windy Day by Sir John Lavery made £1,172,486 in a sale with sell through rates of 90% by lot and 95% by value which brought in £14.6 million. There were world records for Ben Nicholson April 57 (Arbia 2), £3,749,000: John Minton, Jamaican Village, £293,000 and Edward Wadsworth, Imaginary Harbour I, £197,000. The Nicholson was the top lot of the evening in a sale characterised by lively bidding.

    André Zlattinger, Senior Director, Head of Modern British Art, Christie’s London and Rachel Hidderley, International Specialist and Director, Modern British Art commented: “Bidding from Asia was particularly strong, underlining the growing global appeal for this dynamic category that represents the diversity of artists working in Britain and Ireland during the last two centuries”.

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    ATTENBOROUGH COLLECTION OF PICASSO CERAMICS DOUBLES ESTIMATE

    Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016
    Grand vase aux femme nues’ sold for £728,750

    Grand vase aux femme nues’ sold for £728,750

    Lord & Lady Attenborough’s celebrated private collection of Picasso ceramics sold for £3,080,875 at Sotheby’s in London.  The ‘White Glove’, -100% sold –  sale soared over its pre-sale estimate of £1.5 million. All 67 lots were pursued by multiple bidders, each one achieving prices above the high estimate.  The top lot was the large scale  ‘Grand vase aux femme nues’, which sold for £728,750 and established a new auction record for a ceramic of this subject.

    In many ways Lord & Lady Attenborough were pioneers, appreciating Picasso’s creative ingenuity with the medium of fire clay soon after the artist began producing ceramics.  Lord Attenborough’s astute understanding of Picasso’s body of work in ceramics has been widely lauded; he understood that Picasso created these pieces with the same innovative passion as his paintings, sculptures and prints. Actively building a collection that was unique for its time – beginning in 1954 with a souvenir ashtray purchased for £3 – Lord & Lady Attenborough spent the next 50 years acquiring many different examples of the ceramic editions. The well-loved and respected late actor, director and producer recounted how every summer, he and Sheila took their children on holiday to a pension in the South of France. A casual visit to the Madoura pottery in the town of Vallauris – where Picasso began working in 1949 – developed into a annual event when, on or around August 29, they would drive to the studio to choose his birthday present.

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