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Butterfly Spin by Damien Hirst comes up at Morgan O’Driscoll’s current off the wall online art auction which runs until January 8. The estimate for the acrylic on paper is €3,000-€5,000 and it is among the most expensively estimated works on offer in this sale. The catalogue is online now and there will be viewing in Skibbereen from January 4.
Given that 2023 has been the warmest year on record there might be more interest than usual in this moulded stone two tier fountain at Victor Mee’s Winter Decorative Interiors sale on December 30. Surmounted with cherubs it it estimated at €2,000-€4,000. There are 764 lots in offer in a sale that will get underway at noon. The catalogue is online and the sale is on view today. UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,000 AT HAMMER
Viewing gets underway today for Matthews annual holiday sale in Kells on December 29 and 30. Antique furniture, collectibles, rugs, mirrors and Waterford Crystal are among the lots to be offered on December 29. Jewellery including watches, earrings, a tennis line bracelet and a Ceylon sapphire and diamond ring will come under the hammer on day two. The auction is comprised of lots from private clients and unredeemed pawnbroker pledges. Sales get underway at 2.30 pm on each day and the catalogue is online.
If you think your car isn’t regal enough and should not be petrol driven Bonhams has the answer. A reproduction of Britain’s gold state coach comes up at The Crown auction in London on February 7. Used in Season 3 episode 10 the coach is inspired by the 1760 commission by Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings for King George III. The repro is approximately 74 inches wide, 220 inches deep and 124 inches high. One of the more challenging and expensive props of the series it is estimated at £30,000-£50,000 (€35,000 – €58,000).
Built in 1762 for King George III, the real coach has been used at every coronation since 1831 when King William IV succeeded to the throne. A rococo masterpiece, it was designed by architect Sir William Chambers, best known for Somerset House in London and the pagoda at Kew Gardens, and was constructed in the workshop of coachbuilder Samuel Butler. The coach is made of gilded wood with elaborate carvings by sculptor Sir Joseph Wilton, who, like Chambers, was a founding member of the Royal Academy. Upholstered in velvet and satin, the interior also features wonderful illustrated panels, painted by Giovanni Battista Cipriani, depicting Roman gods and goddesses.
The auction of sets, costumes and props from Series 1-6 of The Crown will be toured to New York, Los Angeles, Paris and London ahead of two auctions in February, an online sale from January 11-February 8 and the sale on February 7. Proceeds from the live auction will go towards establishing the Left Bank Pictures – The Crown Scholarship programme at the National Film and Television School, allowing the next generation of film and television makers to receive world-renowned training.
The erudite collection of Philip Hewat-Jaboor (1953-2022), chairman of the Masterpiece Fair in London, at Christie’s next February 8 will offer objects of antiquity, antique furniture and important collectibles. An old style connoisseur he had a particular passion for porphyry and the auction will offer a notable collection headed by early 19th century neoclassical vases. He collected work from legendary British patrons and collectors William Beckford (1760-1844) and Thomas Hope (1769-1831) like a pair of c1815 Roman giltwood armchairs probably purchased by Beckford from Cardinal Fesch in Paris in 1816 (£30,000-£50,000)(€34,960-€58,270). Joseph Fesch was Napoleon’s half uncle and one of the most famous art collectors of his period. Hewat-Jaboor’s collection of antiquities includes a 2nd century AD Roman marble bust of Bacchus (£70,000-£100,000) (€81,570-€116,530). The 200 works in the collection are expected to realise more than £1.5 million (€1.75 million) and estimates range from £700 to £120,000 (€815-€139,840).
This Ming Dynasty white jade carved group with an egret amongst flowering stems made a hammer price of €34,000 over an estimated of €2,000-€3,000 at the Fine Asian Art sale at James Adam in Dublin on December 18. It had been in an Irish private collection since the early 20th century. The top lot of the sale was A Charioteer by Kattingeri Krishna Hebbar (1911-1996) which made €65,000 at hammer over a top estimate of €40,000. A Ding Kilns white stoneware bowl from the Northern Song Dynasty made €23,000, a celadon glazed jar and cover made €20,000 and a Qing Dynasty soapstone seal made €10,000.
A beautiful, romantic ballerina-length evening dress designed by Moroccan-British fashion designer Jacques Azagury made a new world record for a dress worn by Princess Diana when it sold $1.1 million, eleven times the low estimate, at Julien’s and TCM’s Hollywood Legends sale. The most successful Hollywood memorabilia sale in Julien’s 20 year history brought in more than $7 million. There was 16,351 registered bids from bidders across the globe from the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, Sweden, Italy, Hong Kong, Israel, The Netherlands, Ireland, Austria, Finland, Uruguay, South Korea, New Zealand and Switzerland. They took part in the Los Angeles sale live, online and on the phone. Pictured here is the Princess of Wales wearing the Azagury dress in Florence, Italy in April 1985. With padded shoulders it features a black velvet bodice with embroidered stars in metallic thread made from Jakob Schlaepher fabric with a two-tier royal blue organza skirt with a sash and bow. A blush pink chiffon Emanuels blouse worn in her famous 1981 engagement portrait sold for $381,000.
A Qing Dynasty celadon jade seal heads up the Fine Asian Art sale at James Adam in Dublin on December 18. The base is carved with six characters meaning: “A treasure in auspicious celebration of a seventeenth birthday”, Set on a small square platform surmounted by a mythical double headed beast carved with a scaly body it will attract international interest and is estimated at €120,000-€150,000. Dr. Wei Wang, who has taken over as head of the Asian art department at Adams explained that seals symbolise power and can be crafted from various materials,with jades being particularly prized for their precious nature. “Our seal stands out for its impressive size and intricate carving work” she said.
A total of 455 lots will come under the hammer on Monday in an auction divided across four sections originating from China, the Himalayas, Vietnam and Japan. Offerings from each country have been divided into categories including ceramics, jade and stones, accessories, bronzes and paintings. A Meiji period (1868-1912) Imari charger from Japan is estimated at just €300-€400, a very rare Ding kilns white stoneware bowl of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) carved with a peony spray is estimated at €15,000-€20,000). Ding bowls with peony designs are rare. This one is from an Irish private collection. A bronze stupa with four directionals Buddhas made in 18th century Tibet is estimated at €1,500-€2,000.
The sale offers a European collection of Qing Dynasty kingfisher feather ornaments worn as head pieces and accessories within an estimate range of €300-€1,500. For over 2,000 years, the Chinese have utilized the iridescent blue feathers of kingfisher birds as inlays for fine art objects and adornments, ranging from hairpins, headdresses, and fans to panels and screens. Dr. Wang said that In the past decade, a rising trend has emerged among the younger generation in China seeking to incorporate historical Chinese elements into the design of modern fashion. This has created a revival and appreciation of Hanfu culture and traditional Chinese handicrafts.
An 18th century Bleu de Hue porcelain bowl finely painted in shades of cobalt blue from Vietnam – commissioned from China – has an estimate of €8,000-€10,000. A fantastic carved ivory Japanese okimono of a fisherman with giant conch shells being tackled by a crab is estimated at €3,000-€5,000.Or how about an armchair made of deer antlers. One of the top lots of the auction is a Qing Imperial style antler armchair. There are seven known surviving deer antler chairs in China, with five in the Palace Museum in the Forbidden City. The one at Adams is a late copy, but it remains rare in the market, hence the estimate of €85,000-€95,000.
THIS multi-strand, cultured pearl necklace, with an 18 carat gold clasp designed as a rose flowerhead is one of the more expensively estimated lots at Adams Jewellery Box sale in Dublin on December 17. The estimate is €4,000-€5,000 in a timed online auction where many of the nearly 300 lots are estimated at under €1,000. Among the are a ruby and diamond pendant (€400-€600), an amethyst, diamond and pink sapphire cluster ring (€500-€700), a pair of ruby and sapphire earrings (€500-€700), a silver mesh bib necklace by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany (€400-€600) and a pair of rock crystal and diamond drop earrings (€700-€900). Bidding begins to close at 5 pm on Sunday. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
This oil on board by Markey Robinson comes up as lot 6 at Whyte’s Christmas sale of art and collectibles which ends from 6 pm on December 13. The estimate is €1,500-€2,000. With everything from Bealtes lithographs by Andy Warhol to Sheep by Graham Knuttel he work of a broad range of artists at affordable estimates is available. The timed online auction offers art, books, silver, wines and spirits.
