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Antique furniture and collectibles including Ireland rugby programmes will come under the hammer at O’Donovan’s, Newcastlewest on August 26. The sale includes contents from two houses in Limerick. A large collection of Irish rugby match programmes from the 1950’s and ’60’s, many signed by team members, was found in one of these houses. The catalogue is online. Here is a sample:
International rugby match programmes
A heavily signed programme
In 2003 Vincent O’Brien was voted the greatest trainer in horse racing history in a worldwide poll hosted by The Racing Post. His six Derby winners included Nijinsky and Sir Ivor and he trained three Grand National winners in succession. “The Premier Quality” sidelock ejector guns by E.J. Churchill were built in 1928. They were subsequently owned by Vincent O’Brien and the case bears his initials. They are estimated at £8,000-12,000.
The Premier Quality” sidelock ejector guns by E. J. Churchill once owned by Vincent O’Brien. UPDATE: THEY MADE £9,375
A close up of the pair of 12 bore ejector guns
MAN RAY (1890–1976)
Rayograph, 1928 ($150,000-250,000)
More than 400 photographs from the Museum of Modern Art in New York are to be sold at Christie’s to benefit the acquisitions fund for the Department of Photography.Works offered include iconic photographs by many of the most well-known names from the early 20th century to the post-war period, including Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Man Ray, Edward Weston, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Walker Evans. The selection is led by two unique Rayograph works by Man Ray from 1923 and 1928 which are to be offered on October 10.
The sale will start with four highlights on October 10. A subsequent series of online auctions will be held in October, December and in January and April 2018. The online sales are curated to encompass important themes including Pictorialism into Modernism, Women in Photography and several sales on individual photographers. Highlights will be previewed during exhibitions in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York starting in September 2017. Cataloguing and complete details of the sales will be available on Christies.com in September.
Darius Himes, International Head of Photographs, Christie’s said: “Christie’s is honored to offer for sale a selection of photographs from The Museum of Modern Art, New York. In 1940, the Museum became the first in the country to form a Department of Photography. Many of the artists represented in this series of live and online auctions will be deeply familiar to any student of photography, and are beloved on an international scale. These auctions represent a unique opportunity to support the Museum and own a piece of photographic history.”
Jack Yeats, Pauline Bewick, Brian Ballard, John Kingerlee and Arthur Maderson are among those who feature in an online art auction of affordable Irish art at Morgan O’Driscoll until Monday August 14. The catalogue, which features 337 lots, is online. Here is a small selection:
MAURICE HENDERSON – WINTER TREE (500-750) UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 380 AT HAMMER
BRIAN BALLARD (B.1943)Tulips in a Blue Jug (2017) (800-1,200) UPDATE: THIS MADE 550 AT HAMMER
PAULINE BEWICK (B.1935)Exercising (1974) (1,000-1,500) UPDATE: THIS MADE 900 AT HAMMER
THE VOLUNTEER BY JACK B. YEATS (1,000-1,500) UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,100 AT HAMMER
Morgan O’Driscoll’s sale, on view in Skibbereen throughout this Bank Holiday weekend, features work by Basil Blackshaw, George Campbell, Gladys McCabe, Mark O’Neill, Brian Maguire,Kenneth Webb, Charles Tyrrell, Peter Curling, John Kingerlee, Peter Blake and photographer John Minihan among 189 lots. The catalogue is online.
Gareth Reid – Study for a portrait of Graham Norton (2017) UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,000 AT HAMMER
Gladys McCabe – Church Goers, Kerry UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,000 AT HAMMER
A long case clock with brass dial and a French tortoiseshell and pewter mantle clock will be included as well as some 19th century Irish silver. Outdoor pieces include a pair of garden lions, a griffin, a pair of ornamental cannon and a ships anchor. There are designer handbags by Chanel, Cartier, Fendi and Dior and a Rolex watch in its original case. Here is a small selection:
A 19th century inlaid French mantle clock
Na Fir on Oilean by Sean Keating (1889-1977) UPDATE: THIS MADE 17,000
Child in interior by John Shinnors UPDATE: THIS MADE 21,500
With work by Basil Blackshaw, George Campbell, Peter Blake and Mark O’Neill the current sale of Irish art online at Morgan O’Driscoll runs until Tuesday, August 8. There are 189 lots on offer, including 15 pieces of sculpture. The sale is on view throughout the August Bank Holiday weekend at Morgan O’Driscoll’s headquarters in Skibbereen in scenic west Cork. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:
Mark O’Neill (b.1963)
Vintage Red (2,000-3,0000 UPDATE: THIS AMDE 1,800 AT HAMMER
Peter Blake (b.1932) British
Paul Weller’s Stanley Road (2003)
limited edition silkscreen print, numbered 65 from an edition of 250 with 20 AP
signed by both Peter Blake & Paul Weller (4,000-5,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,800 AT HAMMER
John Minihan (b.1946)
Lady Diana Spencer, photographed with children at London Kindergarten, September 1980
silver gelatin print no 7 from an edition of 25 (1,000-1,500) UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,000 AT HAMMER
Basil Blackshaw HRHA RUA (1932-2016)
The Grey Van (2,000-4,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,000 AT HAMMER
George Campbell RHA (1917-1979)
Azcelt Vertical Complex (4,000-6,000) UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
Handbags by Cartier, Fendi, Dior and Chanel will feature at Dolan’s summer art and antiques auction in Ballyconneely, Connemara on Bank Holiday Monday August 7 and Tuesday August 8. Viewing for this 500 lot two day sale gets underway on August 3. The catalogue is online. Here are some handbags.
A Dior bag
A Fendi bead bag
A Fendi suede bag
Cartier Handbag In Bordeaux Leather (600-800)
Art includes a large bronze study of a wounded stag by Holme Cardwell (1813-1897) (2,500-3,500), a coastal scene by George Drummond Fish (250-300) and a number of Irish and English School works. There is porcelain, rugs, a set of four pewter tankards, a scale model of the Titanic, clocks and miniatures on offer.
French Art Deco macassar ebony dining table. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
A large brass bound mahogany peat bucket UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,200 AT HAMMER
A Sevres style porcelain top writing slope. UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,600 AT HAMMER
One of a pair of gothic style cast iron benches: UPDATE: THIS LOT MADE 2,000 AT HAMMER
Unusual antique composition group with Daniel O’Connell UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,500 AT HAMMER
An unusual composition group of Daniel O’Connell meeting a group of catholics clad in local costume is the catalogue cover lot for for Mealy’s mid-summer sale in Castlecomer on July 31 at 11 am. On an oval base under a glass dome it is estimated at 500-800.
Among the other collectible items on offer is a scale painted wooden model of the Titanic in red, white and black (500-550) and a heavy copper and brass mounted divers helmet on a wooden base (380-450).
A set of French Art Deco dining chairs is estimated at 3,000-5,000 and an Art Deco macassar ebony dining table with two extension leaves has an estimate of 8,000-15,000.
