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    FREUD’S PREGNANT GIRL SELLS FOR £16.1 MILLION

    Thursday, February 11th, 2016
    The auction room during the sale.

    The auction room during the sale. (See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for February 6 and January 17, 2016)

    Pregnant Girl,  Lucian Freud’s portrait of his then 17 year old Irish lover Bernadine Coverly pregnant with their daughter Bella, sold for £16.1 million at Sotheby’s in London last night. Dated 1960-61 it was a record price for an early painting by the artist.  The work had been in the same collection for more than 30 years.  It was the top lot in a sale of contemporary art which brought in £69.5 million. There were auction records for Alberto Burri and Adrian Ghenie.  Burri’s Sacco e Rosso made £9.1 million and Ghenie’s 2014 work, Sunflowers in 1937, soared to £3.1 million.

    Alex Branczik, head of Contemporary Art, London said afterwards:  “Tonight we saw a confident art market, punctuated by some real high-points and a depth of bidding. There was much debate about the market ahead of the sale, but in spite of the broader economy, tonight proved that collectors will always compete for works of outstanding quality and rarity.”

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    A SPRING THRIFT SALE AT MEALY’S IN CASTLECOMER

    Wednesday, February 10th, 2016

    Mealy’s will have a spring thrift auction in Castlecomer on February 13.  All 500 lots are to be sold without reserve.  The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    A Georgian mahogany oval tray (100-150)

    A Georgian mahogany oval tray (100-150)

    An unusual marquetry games table (200-400)

    An unusual marquetry games table (200-400)

    A 19th century walnut Continental corner cupboard (100-200)

    A 19th century walnut Continental corner cupboard (100-200)

    A Noritake Irish tea and dinner service (70-120)

    A Noritake Irish tea and dinner service (70-120)

    An inlaid slope front bureau (100-200).

    An inlaid slope front bureau (100-200).

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    ONLINE SALE OF IRISH ART AT MORGAN O’DRISCOLL

    Monday, February 8th, 2016

    More than 360 lots will come under the hammer at Morgan O’Driscoll’s online sale of Irish art.  The auction runs until February 22.  The catalogue and full details are online. Here is a small selection:

    Kenneth Webb RWA FRSA RUA (b.1927) The Artist's Garden (4,000-6,000)

    Kenneth Webb RWA FRSA RUA (b.1927)
    The Artist’s Garden (4,000-6,000)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 3,400

    William Conor RHA RUA ROI (1881-1968) Waiting in Town (2,000-3,000)

    William Conor RHA RUA ROI (1881-1968)
    Waiting in Town (2,000-3,000) UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 2,400 AT HAMMER

    Arthur K. Maderson (b.1942) Le March De Nuit (The Night Market) (4,000-6,000)

    Arthur K. Maderson (b.1942)
    Le March De Nuit (The Night Market) (4,000-6,000)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 4,000

    Liam O'Neill (b.1954) Race to the Finish (9,000-12,000)

    Liam O’Neill (b.1954)
    Race to the Finish (9,000-12,000) UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

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    THE KEYS OF THE GPO AT FONSIE MEALY’S CENTENARY SALE

    Monday, February 8th, 2016
    The GPO keys.

    The GPO keys.

    The 1916 GPO keys is one of the most unusual lots in the plethora of upcoming sales relating to the centenary of the Irish Rising.  The GPO was the centre of activities os these are a truly historic memento.  They will come up at the centenary sale at Fonsie Mealy in Castlecomer on April 23 estimated at 550-750. They are from the collection of Fred Dixon, who was given them by Comdt. Brennan Whitmore, a Volunteer who commanded the North King St. area during the Rising.  He got them, by repute, from a comrade who picked them up in the ruins of the GPO.   The Rising, on Easter Monday 1916, fell on April 24.

     

    UPDATE:  THE set of keys attracted spirited bidding and finally sold for 3,400 at hammer.

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    LYNES AUCTION TO FEATURE LOTS FROM CASHEL PALACE

    Sunday, February 7th, 2016
    The racing painting from the bar at Cashel Palace Hotel.

    The racing painting from the bar at Cashel Palace Hotel.  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 13,000

    A number of lots from the Cashel Palace Hotel, which has been sold, will come up at the Lynes and Lynes auction in Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork on February 20. Included is the racing painting that has been hanging in the bar for the last 45 years. By the artist Waldron West it features Irish and English characters at Cheltenham on Gold Cup day in 1950.  The estimate for the piece is 5,000-10,000.

    The auction includes and Irish Georgian mahogany long case clock by Fleming of Dublin.  It was located in the hallway of Cashel Palace, subsequently the fine well proportioned and welcoming lobby of the hotel.  It is estimated at 3,000-5,000.

    UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 13,000

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    A VIDEO ON FREUD’S PREGNANT GIRL

    Saturday, February 6th, 2016

    Here is a video from Sotheby’s on Lucian Freud’s Pregnant Girl – capturing 17 year old Bernadine Coverly pregnant with Bella Freud – which comes up for auction on February 10.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for January 17, 2016)

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    THE MOST EXPENSIVE CAR EVER SOLD AT AUCTION

    Saturday, February 6th, 2016
    The most expensive car ever sold at auction

    The most expensive car ever sold at auction

    There was a world record for a car sold at auction when a Ferrari Scaglietti made 32 million euro at Artcurial in Paris last night. An international bidder acquired the iconic 1957 Ferrari 335 S Scaglietti, from the Pierre Bardinon Collection.  It was sold with considerable theatricality.  The lights were dimmed, the room became silent, as the car, positioned in front of the podium, was brought in. Bidding began at 20 million euros and had reached 26 million within minutes as bidders on the telephone and in the room joined in battle.  It took another ten minutes before a bidder in the room triumphed over the only remaining telephone bidder.

    As the car left the managing director of Artcurial Motorcars Matthieu Lamoure declared:  “This exceptional Ferrari 335 S Scaglietti #0674 has achieved the highest auction price in international history, here in France, the home of the automobile, and in Paris, the world’s capital for collectors’ cars during the winter season”.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for October 21, 2015)

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    AN ASSURED START TO 2016 AT CHRISTIE’S

    Saturday, February 6th, 2016
    Max Ernst - The Stolen Mirror - was the top lot of the week at Christie's.

    Max Ernst – The Stolen Mirror – was the top lot of the week at Christie’s.

    RESULTS from the February auctions of Impressionist, Modern and Surreal art offer an assured start to 2016 according to  Christie’s.  The sales in London this week brought in £117.8 million.  The top lot of the week was The Stolen Mirror by Max Ernst which made £7.6 million.

    Christie’s report that demand continues across price levels, styles, media and periods. There were buyers from 35 countries across five continents for the week of sales.  There were new and established buyers at all price levels at King St. and South Kensington.  The Impressionist & Modern Art and Picasso Ceramics Sale realised the highest ever total for a various owner sale in the category at South Kensington.  No less than 46% of lots were either sold or directly underbid online.

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    ENDURING COLLECTORS IN RESILIENT GLOBAL MARKET

    Friday, February 5th, 2016
    Paul Delvaux - Le Miroir - sold for £7.3 million, an auction record.

    Paul Delvaux – Le Miroir – sold for £7.3 million, an auction record.

    Collectors were out in force as Sotheby’s recorded sales of £126.8 million in London this week.  The enduring appetite of collectors in a resilient global market was noted by Helena Newman, Global Co-Head of Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern Art Department.

    She said: “The outstanding result of today’s ‘Picasso in Private’ auction drew the week of sales to a close on a high note, with prices soaring above high estimate. Looking at the results across our first sale series of 2016, we have seen solid demand and activity at each level of the market across as broad an international spectrum of participants as ever. We saw 5 works selling for over £7 million / $10 million through to 19 works that sold over £1 million / 26 over $1million, and extraordinary strength in sculpture and Surrealist art this week. With a remarkable 543 lots offered over the course of the week at a sell-through rate of 78%, the sale results reflect the enduring appetite of collectors in a resilient global market.”

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    PICASSO’S PALETTE SELLS FOR £45,000

    Friday, February 5th, 2016
    Picasso's palette sold for £45,000.

    Picasso’s palette sold for £45,000.

    The first of Picasso’s paint palette’s ever to appear at auction sold for £45,000 at Sotheby’s in London today. Prices soared at the Picasso in Private sale of work from the collection of the artist’s grand daughter Marina.

    A glazed vase – Trois Visages – sold for £305,000 over a top estimate of £70,000 and Femme Debut – with the same high estimate – made £173,000. A bronze sculpture inspired by Marie Therese Walter sold for £425,000 over a top estimate of £180,000.  A pencil on paper work,   Études pour femme au chapeau, made £250,000 over a top estimate of £70,000.  The sale totalled £12 million.

    Visage

    Visage

    Étude d’un buste de femme, bras levé, sold for £221,000

    Étude d’un buste de femme, bras levé, sold for £221,000

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