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    GOTHIC REVIVAL FURNITURE BY STRAHAN AT TRALEE SALE

    Saturday, November 7th, 2015
    An unusual selection of furniture in the Gothic manner by renowned Dublin makers Robert Strahan comes up at auction in Tralee on November 14.  Lynes and Lynes will offer contents from The Mercy Convent, Balloonagh, Tralee.  The convent, located in a fine cut stone building in the Pugin manner, opened in 1858 at around the same time as nearby Oakpark House, a jewel of the Irish Gothic Revival, was built. Convent furniture in the library and back parlour was acquired at auction in the 1920’s from Oakpark House when the Collis-Sandes family sold up.

    The Strahan furniture is labelled and stamped and was designed specifically for Oakpark House. A large seven door breakfront bookcase c1860 (5,000-10,000) is complete with the Collis-Sandes crest. An oak dining table with five spare leaves (3,000-5,000) which can seat up to 24 has features which match this bookcase and is stamped by Strahan.  The oak sideboard by Strahan (1,000-2,000) also carries the family crest and there is a fine oak library table (1,500-2,000). There are no fewer than eight oak refectory tables.  There are fender, clocks, slide lanterns, garden furniture, porcelain, glass and kitchen equipment among more than 500 lots.  The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for November 2).

    An oak pedestal sideboard with the Collis-Sandes crest.

    An oak pedestal sideboard with the Collis-Sandes crest. UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,500

    The dining table can seat up to 24 people

    The dining table can seat up to 24 people. UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,200

    The Strahan library table

    The Strahan library table.  UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,600

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    LA GOMMEUSE SELLS FOR $67.45 MILLION AT SOTHEBY’S

    Friday, November 6th, 2015
    La Gommeuse - Pablo Picasso

    La Gommeuse – Pablo Picasso

    Picasso’s La Gommeuse, a Blue Period work, sold for $67.45 million at Sotheby’s in New York last night.  It was the top lot at the Impressionist and Modern Art evening sale which brought in a total of $306,712,000 and a new auction record for a Blue Period Picasso.  The American billionaire Bill Koch bought it for just $3 million in 1984.

    Van Gogh’s Paysage sous un ciel mouvements sold for $54 million and Mystic Suprematism by Kazimir Malevich made $37.8 million. The sales total across three sales of art at Sotheby’s in New York this week is $725,000,000.  The evening and day sales of the Taubman collection came to $420 million. A total of seventeen paintings sold for more than $10 million.

    Simon Shaw, Co-Head of Sotheby’s Worldwide Impressionist & Modern Art Department, commented: “Tonight’s sale spoke to the desires of the market today – our top lots alone tell the story of how diverse that market is, with strong results spanning classic Impressionism, Post Impressionism, Suprematism and Expressionism”.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for October 9, 2015).

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    TAUBMAN MASTERWORKS BRING IN $377 MILLION AT SOTHEBY’S

    Thursday, November 5th, 2015
    Modigliani, Portrait de Paulette Jourdain

    Modigliani, Portrait de Paulette Jourdain

    Masterworks from the Taubman collection brought in $377 million at Sotheby’s in New York last night. In its first appearance at auction Modigliani’s portrait of Paulette Jourdain made $42.8 million after five bidders from around the globe competed. It went to an Asian buyer. A total of twelve works achieved more than $10 million and Frank Stella’s Delaware Crossing more than doubled the previous auction record for the artist when it made $13.7 million.

    Willem de Koonings Untitled XXI sold for $24.9 million. A private European collector paid $20.4 million for Mark Rothko’s Untitled (Lavender and Green) and Femme assize sur une chaise by Pablo Picasso (a portrait of Dora Maar) made $20 million.  A selection of six works on paper by Egon Schiele sold for $13.5 million and all 14 sculptures were sold, with a combined total of $37.9 million.

    More than 400 works from the collection of the late A Alfred Taubman are to be sold across various auctions at Sotheby’s throughout 2016. (All images courtesy Sotheby’s).

    (See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for October 4 and September 7, 2014).

    Schiele, Freundin, Rosa-Blau

    Schiele, Freundin, Rosa-Blau

    Stella, Delaware Crossing

    Stella, Delaware Crossing

    de Kooning, Untitled XXI

    de Kooning, Untitled XXI

    Rothko, Untitled (Lavender and Green).

    Rothko, Untitled (Lavender and Green).

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    TWO WORKS BY SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL AT SOTHEBY’S

    Wednesday, November 4th, 2015

    The art of Sir Winston Churchill is hot.  His Goldfish Pool at Chartwell sold for £1.7 million last year.  Sotheby’s will offer two works by the wartime leader at the Modern British and Post War art sale in London on November 17.  One of is Venice, the other the South of France.  His  Scuola di San Marco in Venice dates from 1951 when he was 77 and is estimated at £250,000-350,000.  An earlier work, St Jean de Vie between Cannes and Grasse is from the 1930’s and is estimated at  £120,000-180,000.

    Lynn Chadwick’s Stabile with Mobile Element comes to the market for the first time. Off the radar for over 60 years and previously only known through the artist’s original sketch it is being sold by the family of its one and only owner, who acquired it in 1954, just two years after it was made.  It is estimated at £400,000-600,000.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for October 14, 2014).

    Sir Winston Churchill, K.G., O.M., F.R.S., HON. R.A. ST JEAN DE VIE BETWEEN CANNES AND GRASSE

    Sir Winston Churchill, K.G., O.M., F.R.S., HON. R.A.
    ST JEAN DE VIE BETWEEN CANNES AND GRASSE

    Sir Winston Churchill, K.G., O.M., F.R.S., HON. R.A. THE SCUOLA DI SAN MARCO IN VENICE

    Sir Winston Churchill, K.G., O.M., F.R.S., HON. R.A.
    THE SCUOLA DI SAN MARCO IN VENICE

    Lynn Chadwick, R.A. STABILE WITH MOBILE ELEMENT

    Lynn Chadwick, R.A.
    STABILE WITH MOBILE ELEMENT

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    MARGARET THATCHER AT AUCTION AT CHRISTIE’S

    Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015

    Mrs Thatcher: Property from the Collection of Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, will come up at Christie’s in London December. In the year that ‘The Iron Lady’ would have celebrated her 90th birthday around 350 historic and personal lots will be offered across two landmark sales. There will be an auction of 150 lots in London on December 15.  An online only sale of 200 lots opens for bids on December 3 and runs to December 16.

    The sale includes her red leather Prime Ministerial Dispatch box (£3,000-5,000), signed copies of key speeches and an award presented to her from President Ronald Reagan, alongside jewellery, clothes and handbags. Among the most personal lots is Mrs Thatcher’s wedding outfit, as well as much loved early English porcelain, silver and gold boxes. The most valuable lot is an Art Deco emerald and diamond necklace by Chaumet (£120,000-180,000). The property is being sold on behalf of beneficiaries of Baroness Thatcher’s estate as part of the arrangements following her death in 2013. Estimates range from £200 up to £180,000.

    A classic navy blue leather handbag by Launer, London (£2,000-3,000). Courtesy Christie's Images Ltd., 2015.

    A classic navy blue leather handbag by Launer, London (£2,000-3,000). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2015.

    An Art Deco emerald and diamond necklace by Chaumet, circa 1930 (£120,000-180,000) Courtesy Christie's Images Ltd., 2015.

    An Art Deco emerald and diamond necklace by Chaumet, circa 1930
    (£120,000-180,000) Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2015.

    Margaret Thatcher’s Wedding outfit comprising Mrs Thatcher’s midnight blue velvet wedding dress, with a sweetheart neckline and long sleeves, labelled Constance Gowns and Suits, Old Bexley; a blue velvet soft brimmed cap with a curled pink ostrich feather and a blue velvet muff, with an Art Deco double clip silver and marcasite brooch (£10,000-15,000).

    Margaret Thatcher’s Wedding outfit comprising Mrs Thatcher’s midnight blue velvet wedding dress, with a sweetheart neckline and long sleeves, labelled Constance Gowns and Suits, Old Bexley; a blue velvet soft brimmed cap with a curled pink ostrich feather and a blue velvet muff, with an Art Deco double clip silver and marcasite brooch (£10,000-15,000).  Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2015.

    Red leather Prime Ministerial Dispatch Box (£3,000-£5,000).

    Red leather Prime Ministerial Dispatch Box (£3,000-£5,000). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2015.

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    THE MOST LUXURIOUS ATLAS IN THE HISTORY OF PRINTED MAPS

    Monday, November 2nd, 2015
    The Atlas Major.

    The Atlas Major.

    The first complete edition of the most luxurious atlas in the history of printed maps – Joannes Blaeu’s Atlas Major – comes up at Sotheby’s in London on November 17.  Estimated at £240,000-320,000 it was the largest and most expensive book when published in the 17th century.  Published in 1662 the Atlas Major remains the most magnificent work of its kind ever produced. Sotheby’s describe it as one of the true masterpieces of the Dutch Golden Age.

    The Atlas Major covers the entirety of known world in the 17th Century, with particular emphasis on Europe, but with separate volumes dedicated to America and China. At the time of production, the atlas’s cartography, geographical scope and craftsmanship were unprecedented. Comprising 11 large folio volumes, containing 594 engraved maps, plans, and views, all finely coloured by hand in exquisite detail, and nearly 3,000 pages of text, this massive atlas took a team of printers and binders craftsmen many months to produce. Only 300 sets are believed to have been made. Johannes Blaeu succeeded his father Willem as head cartographer at the Dutch East India Company. It will lead an auction of Travel Atlases, Maps and Natural History.

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    AN OAK SEVEN DOOR BOOKCASE BY ROBERT STRAHAN

    Monday, November 2nd, 2015
    This seven door Robert Strahan made bookcase was design for a Gothic Revival house in Tralee.

    This seven door Robert Strahan made bookcase was designed for a Gothic Revival house in Tralee.  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 8,000

    This large oak seven door bookcase is one of a number of fine pieces of furniture by the renowned Dublin makers Robert Strahan from The Mercy Convent, Balloonagh, Tralee, Co. Kerry which auctioneer Denis Lynes will auction at the convent on November 14.  The firm of Robert Strahan was founded in 1776 at Chancery Lane in Dublin.

    The sisters acquired it in the 1920’s at the auction of the Collis-Sandes estate at the Gothic Revival Oakpark House nearby. The estimate on the piece is 5,000-10,000. The entire contents of the Mercy Convent at Rosscarbery have been added to the  Lynes and Lynes sale.

    UPDATE: The auction was a sellout and the bookcase made 8,000.

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    A TOTAL OF 330 LOTS OF IRISH ART ONLINE

    Saturday, October 31st, 2015

    More than 330 lots are available at Morgan O’Driscoll’s current online auction of Irish art.  The sale will run until November 9 at 6.30 p.m.  The catalogue is on line. Here is a small sampler.

    William Conor RHA RUA ROI (1881-1968) Boats on the Lagan, Belfast (4,000-6,0000.

    William Conor RHA RUA ROI (1881-1968)
    Boats on the Lagan, Belfast (4,000-6,000).   UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 2,800

    Daniel O'Neill (1920-1974) Ruins in the Moonlight (4,000-6,000)

    Daniel O’Neill (1920-1974)
    Ruins in the Moonlight (4,000-6,000)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 4,200

    John Brian Vallely (b.1941) Into Battle (2,000-4,000).

    John Brian Vallely (b.1941)
    Into Battle (2,000-4,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 2,600

    Kenneth Webb RWA FRSA RUA (b.1927) Poppies in Summertime (4,000-5,000).

    Kenneth Webb RWA FRSA RUA (b.1927)
    Poppies in Summertime (4,000-5,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 4,200

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    THE BERNHEIMER COLLECTION AT SOTHEBY’S

    Friday, October 30th, 2015

    A two day sale of The Bernheimer Collection will be held at Sotheby’s in London on November 24 and 25. The 539 lots to be offered comprise both treasures from the Bernheimer personal collection and stock from the family business, including objects from Bernheimer Palais, a six-storey high palace on Munich’s Lenbachplatz built by the family’s patriarch Lehmann Bernheimer in 1889. Spanning various collecting categories, including furniture, painting, sculpture, porcelain, and wine, these artworks have been housed mainly in Burg Marquartstein, an 11th-century castle in Bavaria that Konrad Bernheimer especially bought in 1987. As he is about to hand over to the next generation, the celebrated Old Master dealer Konrad Berheimer has decided to sell Burg Marquartstein and part with the collection.

    In a separate development Bernheimer, who is chairman of the 255 year old Colnaghi firm in London, has just announced a merger with London and Madrid based fine art dealers Coll & Cortés.  Colnaghi will offer European Old Master paintings, sculptures and drawings, as well as art from the Spanish-speaking world. A century after the firm moved from Pall Mall to Mayfair, Colnaghi will return to St. James’s in 2016, moving from Old Bond Street to a larger, custom-built gallery where they will present international Old Master paintings, sculptures and drawings in a fresh context suited to the 21st century.

    The Bernheimer business started with a tiny market stall in Munich in the mid-19th century and swiftly grew into the most illustrious antique and interior decoration emporium in the world. Following their deportation to Dachau and the expropriation of the business by the Nazis, part of the family emigrated to Venezuela. They returned after the war to reinvent the business which soon became famous as the “Bloomingdales for Antiques”. The family tradition continues today.

    Mario Tavella, Deputy Chairman, Sotheby’s Europe and Head of House Sales and Single Owner Collections, said: “This collection reflects the erudite quest of four generations of art dealers for discovering the best art. It is a huge honour to have been entrusted with this sale”.  

    Jan Breughel the Elder - Panoramic Landscape with travelers.

    Jan Breughel the Elder – Panoramic Landscape with travelers.

    Here is a selection from the sale:

    Claude Joseph Vernet Moonlit Seascape

    Claude Joseph Vernet Moonlit Seascape

    Jan Breughel the Younger, Still Life of flowers

    Jan Breughel the Younger, Still Life of flowers

    Lot 41 - Torchere Lumineuse

    Lot 41 – Torchere Lumineuse

    The Bernheimer Palace, c 1900.

    The Bernheimer Palace, c 1900.

    Lot 13 is a walnut armchair.

    Lot 13 is a walnut armchair.

     

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    RARE IRISH SILVER GORGET AT BONHAMS ARMS SALE

    Wednesday, October 28th, 2015
    A VERY RARE IRISH SILVER GORGET OF AN OFFICER IN THE NATIONAL ARMY OF IRELAND MAKER'S MARK OF MATTHEW WEST, CIRCA 1780 (£1,200-1,500).

    A VERY RARE IRISH SILVER GORGET OF AN OFFICER IN THE NATIONAL ARMY OF IRELAND
    MAKER’S MARK OF MATTHEW WEST, CIRCA 1780 (£1,200-1,500).

    A rare Irish silver gorget that once belonged to an officer of The National Army Of Ireland is to be sold at Bonhams Antique Arms and Armour Department in Knightsbridge, London on November 25. The gorget – an item of clothing that covers the throat – bears the makers mark of Matthew West, Circa 1780 and bears an engraved figure of the Maid of Erin holding a cornucopia and a spear supporting a Phrygian cap.  This is within an oval border inscribed ‘Loughbrickland Volunteers’ against martial arms.

    The Loughbrickland Volunteers was one of four named units raised in Loughbrickland, County Down, during the late 18th century under the overall command of the Earl of Charlemont. Forces of this type were raised throughout Ireland at the time in response to the increased threat of French and Spanish invasion whilst British soldiers were being withdrawn from Ireland to fight in the American Revolutionary War. The Volunteers were independent of the Irish Parliament and Dublin Castle, yet their existence was justified by claims that Ireland was particularly vulnerable to attack.  The Volunteers were known for their liberal political views, with many opposing English governmental interference in Ireland. Under Henry Grattan, they formed a pressure group which succeeded in gaining legislative independence in 1782. The movement incorporated Anglican Protestants, Presbyterians and Catholics, and its members exerted considerable pressure on the British government to ease the Penal Laws on Catholics. The Volunteers became less influential following the end of the war in America in 1783.

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