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    LEONARDO DA VINCI AT IRELAND’S NATIONAL GALLERY

    Monday, March 7th, 2016

    Ten drawings by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), on loan from the Royal Collection in Britain, will go on display at the National Gallery of Ireland from May 4 to July 17.  They have been selected to show the extraordinary scope of the artist’s interests, from painting and sculpture to engineering, zoology, botany, mapmaking and anatomy. His use of different media – pen and ink, red and black chalks, watercolour and metalpoint – is well represented.

    This is the only Irish venue for this touring exhibition organised by Royal Collection Trust and supported by Key Capital. The drawings are on show in Newcastle until April 24 and after Dublin they will tour to Nottingham and Swansea.  In May, the National Gallery will provide a public programme of free talks, tours and workshops themed around Leonardo da Vinci – Artist, Inventor, Renaissance Man. Online booking for free tickets will open mid-April through the Gallery’s website.

    Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) Expressions of fury in horses, lions and a man Pen and ink Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2016

    Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
    Expressions of fury in horses, lions and a man
    Pen and ink
    Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2016

    Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) A male nude c.1504-5 Red chalk Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2016

    Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
    A male nude c.1504-5
    Red chalk
    Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2016

     

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    ANTIQUE FURNITURE AND HISTORIC PAINTING AT WOODWARDS IN CORK

    Monday, March 7th, 2016

    An historic Atkinson, a Queen Anne bureau bookcase, a 10′ Regency sideboard, a three pillar dining table and a Victorian four poster bed will feature at Woodwards sale in Cork on March 12.  A rare pictorial record of the visit of Queen Victoria to Cork Harbour in 1849 is contained in George Mounsey Wheatley Atkinson’s oil painting of the Royal Yacht Squadron bringing Queen Victoria to Cobh. It is estimated at 25,000-30,000.  As a result of the visit the Cove of Cork was renamed Queenstown, reverting to Cobh in the late 1920’s. The double domed Queen Anne bookcase has an estimate of 5,000-8,00, the pillared dining table, which extends to 16″, is estimated at 6,000-10,000, the four poster at 2,000-3,000 and the sideboard at 4,000-6,000.

    There is an estimate of 3,000-4,000 on a pair of Coalbrookedale garden seats and a Georgian long case clock with parquetry inlay by John Hallifax (1694-1750), Barnsley  is estimated at 2,000-3,000. The catalogue is online. (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for February 18, 2016).

    A Regency sideboard (4,000-6,000).

    A Regency sideboard (4,000-6,000).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A Queen Anne double domed bureau bookcase (5,000-8,000).

    A Queen Anne double domed bureau bookcase (5,000-8,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,100 AT HAMMER

    A Victorian four poster bed (2,000-3,000).

    A Victorian four poster bed (2,000-3,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,000 AT HAMMER

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    SPRING FINE ART SALE AT FONSIE MEALY

    Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

    With a range that extends from a magnificent pair of George II Irish silver candlesticks to a pine rocking horse Fonsie Mealy’s Chatsworth spring fine art sale in Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny on March 8 promises to be brimful of interest.  The catalogue, which is online, features 765 lots,  everything from a diamond set brooch in a Greek key pattern to an almost matching pair of red boulle card tables.  There are Russian icons, sporting guns, wines and ports, sculpture and art including some 18th century Irish School MacNamara portraits from Baunkyle House, Corofin, Co. Clare and a good choice of antique furniture.  Here is a small selection:

    A pair of finely cast George II Irish silver candlesticks (5,000-7,000).

    A pair of finely cast George II Irish silver candlesticks (5,000-7,000).  UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR 9,000 AT HAMMER.

    A Georgian brass bound door lock (700-1,000)

    A Georgian brass bound door lock (700-1,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 600 AT HAMMER

    An 18 carat diamond set brooch (500-700).

    An 18 carat diamond set brooch (500-700).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 700 AT HAMMER.

    A pine rocking horse of small proportion (750-1,250).

    A pine rocking horse of small proportion (750-1,250).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 1,050

    An almost matching pair of Boulle card tables (1,000-1,500).

    An almost matching pair of Boulle card tables (1,000-1,500).  UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR 1,550 AT HAMMER.

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    PAUL HENRY TOPS THE POLL AT SUCCESSFUL WHYTE’S SALE

    Tuesday, March 1st, 2016
    Building Tops by Christy Brown sold for 1,600

    Building Tops by Christy Brown sold for 1,600

    Paul Henry topped the poll at Whyte’s sale of Irish and international art.  His Kerry Bog sold for a hammer price of 66,000 in a sale that grossed 580,000 with 79% of 209 lots sold.  Whyte’s worries that the political instability in Ireland due to the inconclusive general election results might affect the market proved to be unfounded.  The second highest lot was another Henry, Cabins by a Lough which made 54,000.  An untitled Miro from 1973 made 20,000 at hammer, Cecil Maguire’s Early Light, Lough Inagh made a strong 9,000, as did Summer Yachting by James Humbert Craig. Harry Kernoff’s Western Colleen made 8,800 and Wild Ponies, Connemara by Patrick Hennessy sold for 7,500.  Other artists in demand included Camille Souter, Patrick Scott, George Campbell, John Skelton, Markey Robinson and Christy Brown.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for February 21, 2016).

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    JELLETT AND O’CONOR TO HIGHLIGHT DE VERES SALE

    Tuesday, March 1st, 2016
    Contrasting works made by Irish artists in Paris in the early years of the 20th century will highlight the auction at de Veres in Dublin on March 7.  The catalogue cover is Mainie Jelletts “Composition, Two Elements” from 1925, when Jellett and Evie Hone had embraced the teaching of their tutor Albert Gleizes.  It is estimated at 30,000-50,000.  Roderic O’Conor’s “Nature Morte – Flowers on a table” (60,000-90,000) was painted 15 years earlier under one of the large windows of his studio near Montparnasse. This is one of two O’Conor’s in the sale.  Both are from the artist’s studio sale at Hotel Drouot in Paris in 1956.

    The auction offers important works by Paul Henry, Walter Osborne, Louis le Brocquy, Jack Yeats, Gerard Dillon, Hughie O’Donoghue, Tony O’Malley and Sir John Lavery.  There are works by artists as diverse as William Leech, Patrick Hennessy, Donald Teskey, Barrie Cooke, Sean McSweeney, Charles Tyrrell, Jill Dennis and Felim Egan in a catalogue that lists 98 lots.  The catalogue is online.

    UPDATE: THE AUCTION REALISED 550,000

    Nature Morte, Flowers on a table by Roderic O'Conor

    Nature Morte, Flowers on a table by Roderic O’Conor. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 80,000

    Composition, Two Elements by Mainie Jellett

    Composition, Two Elements by Mainie Jellett.  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 36,000

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    ART BY FRANCIS BACON AND TONY O’MALLEY REUNITED ON SAME CANVAS AT CHRISTIE’S

    Monday, February 29th, 2016
    The O'Malley paintings with Bacon on the back.

    The O’Malley paintings with Bacon on the back.

    A lost unfinished nude by Francis Bacon on the back of two early paintings by Tony O’Malley surfaces at The Modern British & Irish Art sale at Christie’s South Kensington on March 17.  Bacon started Figure when working in St Ives, Cornwall in the late 1950’s, but when the artist cut short his visit following an argument with his partner he abandoned the work, among many others. It was divided into two by Tony O’Malley who worked and lived at St. Ives for many years. He went on to paint two scenes on the opposite sides: Currach, Clare Island and Evening Landscape Tehidy Hospital.  

    The works were separated in different collections – the O’Malley family and the Fallon family – for many years.  They have now been reunited and will be offered with an estimate of £20,000-30,000.  Given the amount of interest generated this could be conservative.

    UPDATE: IT SOLD FOR £434,000

    Here is a video about the reunited Bacon:

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    ANTIQUE FURNITURE AT SHEPPARDS IN DURROW NEXT WEEK

    Wednesday, February 24th, 2016

    Antique and designer furniture is a feature at Sheppards two day sale in Durrow, County Laois on March 1 and 2.  The auction, entitled Classical Convergences, Antique, Art and Accent, features fine art, paintings and prints and decorative art and collectibles among more than 1,230 lots on offer. The catalogue is on-line. Here is a small selection:

    Edwardian mahogany and satinwood cross banded two tier circular revolving bookcase (1,500-2,500).

    Edwardian mahogany and satinwood cross banded two tier circular revolving bookcase (1,500-2,500).

    Monumental Irish carved overdoor c1776 (5,000-7,500).

    Monumental Irish carved overdoor c1776 (5,000-7,500).

    Early 20th century lacquered cabinet on stand (2,500-3,500).

    Early 20th century lacquered cabinet on stand (2,500-3,500).

    An Irish 18th century mahogany console table (4,000-6,000).

    An Irish 18th century mahogany console table (4,000-6,000).

    A George II parcel gilt and painted pier mirror (2,500-3,500).

    A George II parcel gilt and painted pier mirror (2,500-3,500).

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    THE PELHAM GALLERIES SALE AT SOTHEBY’S

    Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016

    Fascinating acquisitions made by two generations of antiques dealers will come up at Sotheby’s in London on March 8.  An exceptional sale of furniture form the public and private collections of Alan Rubin of Pelham Galleries will come under the hammer  For almost 90 years, Pelham Galleries has been a mecca for international collectors, dealers and museums curators. The galleries in London and Paris have been instrumental in helping form some of today’s greatest collections. Treasures discovered by Alan Rubin, his father and uncle can be found in many of the world’s greatest museums including the Victoria and Albert Museum, The Metropolitan Museum, New York and the Louvre.

    The sale will offer 180 lots with outstanding examples of English and European furniture, an exceptionally rich group of Italian decorative arts, chinoiserie masterpieces and a number of items reflecting Alan Rubin’s passion for early music. Alan Rubin said: “This sale marks a new chapter for Pelham Galleries which will now be run from our Paris gallery. The sale includes a number of pieces never previously offered to the public, some acquired by my family over sixty years ago. I hope they will give as much pleasure to their new owners as they have given to me.”

    The flight en montgolfiere of Pilatre do Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes over Paris November 1783 (£12,000-18,000).

    The flight en montgolfiere of Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d’Arlandes over Paris November 1783 (£12,000-18,000).

    Early George III mahogany hall bench, c1760, attributed to William an John Linnell.

    Early George III mahogany hall bench, c1760, attributed to William and John Linnell.

    A consulat armchair c1796-1803 similar to the one in the Chateau de Malmaison where Napolean lived with Josephine.

    A consulat armchair c1796-1803 similar to the one in the Chateau de Malmaison where Napolean lived with Josephine(£30,000-50,000).

    A pair of George III painted and parcel gilt satinwood pier tables c1795 which adorned the Blue Room of the White House between 1972 and 2002 (£100,000-150,000).

    A pair of George III painted and parcel gilt satinwood pier tables c1795 which adorned the Blue Room of the White House between 1972 and 2002 (£100,000-150,000).

    One of a pair of micro mosaics by Giacomo Raffaelli (1753-1856) from the Hamilton Palace Collection (£50,000-100,000).

    One of a pair of micro mosaics by Giacomo Raffaelli (1753-1856) from the Hamilton Palace Collection (£50,000-100,000).

     

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    HENRY, YEATS HIGHLIGHT WHYTE’S UPCOMING ART AUCTION

    Sunday, February 21st, 2016
    Art by Paul Henry and Jack Butler Yeats will highlight Whyte’s sale at the RDS in Dublin on February 29.  Whyte’s is approaching this sale with a sense of marked optimism fuelled by what they describe as enormously encouraging results for sales of Irish art in 2015. The inaugural 2016 sale at Whyte’s will include Irish art stalwarts and international offerings with work by Joan Miro, Tracey Emin, David Hockney and Damien Hirst included.
    Paul Henry was enchanted with Kerry, telling a friend in New York of its loveliness and saying that he felt that if he spent a lifetime there he would never exhaust all the possible subjects.  A Kerry Bog in this sale dates to 1934-35 and is estimated at 60,000-80,000.  There is a similar estimate on The Quay Worker’s Home by Jack B. Yeats, a rare depiction of urban life in 1920’s Ireland.
    A Study of Dustman Reilly for The Key Men c1958-60 by Sean Keating features a well known Dublin character and bin man who was chairman of the George Bernard Shaw branch of the Irish Labour Party in Dublin.  It is estimated at 20,000-30,000.

    An untitled work by Joan Miro is estimated at 18,000-20,000 and there are examples of work by Dame Elisabeth Frink and other British artists. Henry St. Dublin during the 1916 Rising by Flemish artist Edmond Delrenne has an estimate of 8,000-10,000.  There is work by Patrick Hennessy, Basil Blackshaw, Percy French, Nathanial Hone, Harry Kernoff, Frank McKelvey, George Campbell, Markey Robinson, Tony O’Malley and Patrick Scott.

    Jack B. Yeats - The Quay Workers Home, 1927 (60,000-80,000).

    Jack B. Yeats – The Quay Workers Home, 1927 (60,000-80,000).  UPDATE: THIS WAS WITHDRAWN AT 52,000 AND IS UNDER NEGOTIATION FOR A FIGURE CLOSER TO THE LOW ESTIMATE.

    A Kerry Bog by Paul Henry (60,000-80,000).

    A Kerry Bog by Paul Henry (60,000-80,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 66,000 AT HAMMER

    Joan Miro Sin Titulo (Untitled) 1973 (18,000-20,000).

    Joan Miro Sin Titulo (Untitled) 1973 (18,000-20,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 20,000 AT HAMMER

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    A PAINTING OF QUEEN VICTORIA’S YACHT ESCORT AT CORK HARBOUR

    Thursday, February 18th, 2016
    George Mounsey Wheatley Atkinson - The Royal Yacht squadron bringing Queen Victoria to Cork Harbour, August 1849.

    George Mounsey Wheatley Atkinson (1806-1884) – The Royal Yacht Squadron bringing Queen Victoria to Cork Harbour, August 1849.  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR A HAMMER PRICE OF 28,000

    A rare painting of the Royal Yacht Squadron escorting Queen Victoria to Cork Harbour in August 1849 will highlight the sale at Woodwards  on March 12.  Visual records of this event – for which the harbour town of Cove was renamed Queenstown  which remained its name until the late 1920’s when it reverted to the Irish name Cobh (pronounced cove) – are very rare.  It was as Queenstown that it achieved worldwide fame as the last port of call of the Titanic and the place to where bodies recovered from the Lusitania were taken and eventually buried.   Queenstown provided hundreds of thousands of Irish emigrants with a last heartbreaking glimpse of their home country.

    The Cobh based painter George Mounsey Wheatley Atkinson provided one of the rare visual records of this event. He made several paintings of  the Royal Squadron in the harbour and the landing of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Woodwards say that apart from a lithograph based on a drawing by one of the ship’s officers published in aid of the female orphan asylum in Cork  and some wood engravings in the Illustrated London News  that Atkinson’s paintings appear to be the only visual records to have survived. A one time ship’s carpenter, inspector of shipping and self taught marine painter, George Mounsey Wheatley Atkinson was one of a family of Cobh painters. Now estimated at 25,000-25,000 it was last sold for 40,000 a couple of decades ago.

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