THIS lacquer cigarette box was an emperor’s gift. It had been presented to the late Georgette Ellison by the late Emperor Hirohito of Japan.
The cigarette box – an unusual feature of the Hegarty’s sale in Bandon on July 24 – sold for 3,800. It was bought by a collector in Hong Kong, who heard about the piece through the internet.
Georgette Ellison was widow of a high ranking US military officer who served in the Far East in the years following the Second World War.
SAWANSUKHA JEWELLERS ZAMBIAN EMERALD NECKLACE. (Click on image to enlarge). Copyright Sotheby's.
A collection of bespoke Zambian emerald jewellery is to be auctioned to protect the Asian elephant. Sotheby’s will conduct the sale on October 14, 2011 at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai. Sponsors are the World Land Trust and ethical coloured gemstones mining company, Gemfields, together with Jaguar Land Rover and the Gemological Institute of America (GIA India). Gemfields has picked ten leading jewellers from around India to create a one-of-a-kind piece or set of jewellery, incorporating Zambian emeralds. The jewellers are Abaran Jewellers (Bangalore), Anmol Jewellers (Mumbai), Gem Palace (Jaipur), Khanna Jewellers (New Delhi), Meena Jewellers(Hyderabad), Narayan Jewellers (Baroda), Nirav Modi (Mumbai), Sawansukha Jewellers (Kolkata), Talwarsons Jewellers (Chandigarh) and Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers (Chennai).
A complete set of Broadsides edited by Jack B. Yeats made 12,000. (Click on image to enlarge).
A complete set of 84 Irish broadsides edited by Jack B. Yeats was
Lady Gregory's copy of The Aran Islands made 11,000. (Click on image to enlarge).
the top lot at Mealy’s rare book sale in Dublin on July 19. Published by Dun Emer and Cuala Press, bound and hand tooled by Esther Ryan, signed by Jack B. Yeats and with the ownership signature of the distinguished Irish actor Jack MacGowran, it made 12,000. Published monthly between June 1908 and May 1915 there are contributions by James Stephens, Lady Gregory, Douglas Hyde, John Masefield, Seamus O’Sullivan and others, old ballads and over 100 hand coloured drawings by Yeats. The collection made 12,000.
This 19th century Chinese Famille Verte baluster jar and cover is estimated at 3,000-5,000. (Click on image to enlarge). Copyright, Christie's Images, 2011. UPDATE: THIS MADE £3,750.
This late 19th or early 20th century pair of French giltwood fauteuils of Louis XVI style is estimated at £1,000-£1,500. (Click on image to enlarge). Copyright, Christie's Images, 2011. UPDATE: THESE MADE £875
THE artist Frank Egginton, well known for his west of Ireland landscapes, featured at Bonhams sale of modern pictures at Knightsbridge in London on July 19. The Windy Gap, Co. Kerry sold for £1,080 inclusive of buyer’s premium.
At the same sale La Rivière by the Irish artist Roderic O’Conor sold for £14,400. The work is stamped Atelier O’Conor.
The Windy Gap, Co. Kerry by Frank Egginton (1908-1990). (Click on image to enlarge).
La Rivière by Roderic O'Conor (1860-1940). (Click on image to enlarge)
THE drawing for the entrance gateway at Rathfarnham Castle. (Click on image to enlarge). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR A HAMMER PRICE OF 680 (the lot included two other drawings).
An original drawing for the Roman style triumphal arch entrance at Rathfarhham Castle in Dublin features at the Matthews auction at Oldcastle, Co. Meath on July 26 at 6.30 p.m. The castle was built around 1583 by Adam Loftus, a Yorkshire clergyman who came to Ireland as chaplain to the Lord Deputy and rose to become Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He was closely involved in the establishment of Trinity College.
A lacquer and solid silver mounted Japanese smoker's companion set comprising of cigarette box and ashtray on tray, presented to Georgette Ellison by Hirohito/Emperor Showa. UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,800
An Oriental collection gathered in the Far East –
Early 20th century large Satsuma jar. UPDATE: IT MADE 1,150
including okimono, Satsuma, jade and bronze enamel – will feature at the Hegarty’s auction in Bandon on July 24. The Ellison collection has been consigned from west Cork. The late Georgette Ellison, whose husband was a high ranking US military member, started the collection post World War II while they were stationed overseas. Included is a silver and lacquer smoking companion set presented by Hirohito/Emperor Showa to Mrs Ellison.
A 19th century trumpet shaped porcelain Japanese vase with 6 character marks. UPDATE: THIS MADE 650
An ancient Chinese hand-painted wall hanging, approx. 6ft x 21". UPDATE: THIS MADE 380
Klimt masterpiece Litzlberg am Attersee (Litzlberg on the Attersee) at Sotheby's in New York. (Click on image to enlarge) UPDATE: IT MADE $40.4 MILLION.
Gustav Klimt’s masterpiece Litzlberg am Attersee (Litzlberg on the Attersee) promises to be an important highlight of Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern evening sale in New York next November 2. It is a dramatic view of the lush environs of Lake Attersee in western Austria. Painted with Klimt’s sumptuous palette and jewel-like surface it is estimated to make more than $25 million.
The Fastnet Rock is the subject of this work by Gerry Tudhope (b.1954). It is estimated at 300-500. UPDATE: THIS MADE 250
John Minihan (b.1946) 'Francis Bacon Photographed at the Marlborough Gallery, London, 1976' is estimated at 1,000-1,800. UPDATE: THIS MADE 325
Martin Stone (20th/21st Century) 'Ballydehob, Co. Cork' is estimated at 3,000-3,500. UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,600
Monica Boyle (20th/21st Century) 'Point of Departure, Nothing Lessen Thee' has an estimate of 1,500-2,200. UPDATE: THIS MADE 400
John Kingerlee (b.1936) 'Landscape Composition and Birds, Klkcatherine 2009' is estimated at 3,000-5,000. UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,400
John Minihan (b.1946) 'J.P. Donleavy Photographed After Reading in Bantry, Co. Cork, 2004' is estimated at 700-1,200. UPDATE: THIS MADE 200
Percy Hall (20th/21st Century) 'Cloudy Skies' is estimated at 300-500. UPDATE: THIS MADE 260
Ian Humphreys (20th/21st Century) 'Edge' estimated at 800-1,200. UPDATE: THIS MADE 250
Sheila Hooks (20th/21st Century) 'Still Life with Peppers' estimated at 400-600. UPDATE: THIS MADE 250
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