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GLOBAL INTEREST IN REAGAN PRIVATE COLLECTION SALE

Friday, September 23rd, 2016

PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN’S COWBOY BOOTS, BY TONY LAMA BOOTS, CIRCA 1980

With strong participation from across Europe and Asia bidders from 34 countries took part in the sale of the private collection of President Ronald Reagan and Mrs. Nancy Reagan at Christie’s. Part I of the sale totalled $5,740,625. There were 1,200 registered bidders and the auction was 100% sold by lot. The top lot was a diamond, sapphire and ruby ring by Bulgari which sold for $319,500. President Reagan’s cowboy boots, which had been estimated at $10,000-20,000 – sold for $199,500.

A signed fragment of the Berlin Wall made $277,500, a painting by Frank Sinatra – Fourth of July Fireworks – made $233,500 and a series of pencil sketches signed Ronald Reagan on White House stationary sold for $100,000.

An online auction continues until September 27-28. The sale will benefit the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute.

(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for June 2, 2016)

Tags: Christie's, Nancy Reagan, Ronald Reagan Collection
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NO SHORTAGE OF ECLECTIC COLLECTORS AT WHYTE’S DUBLIN AUCTION

Monday, September 19th, 2016

This diving helmet sold for 8,000

There was no shortage of eclectic collectors at Whyte’s sale in Dublin. Bidders vied for unusual, once off and financial liquidity hedging lots. A diving helmet by Siebe Gorman and Co., London given as a retirement present to Joe Murphy who used it as a diver with the Dublin Port and Docks during the 1960’s sold for 8,000 at hammer. A Belleek Crouching Venus sculpture sold for 3,800, the wall clock that was in the GPO in Dublin in 1916 made 7,500, a Munster and Leinster Bank Ploughman’s Note sold for 2,500 and a Victorian gold coin from India, 1882 sold for 2,400.

A Chief Marshalls baton from a Parnell anniversary demonstration in 1890 made 3,800; a 1921 Michael Collins autograph signature written on the mailboat from Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire on the way back from signing The Treat sold for 3,000; a signed special edition of Patrick Kavanagh poetry made 1,400; a Corgi toys Monte Carlo Rally gift set made 1,000; a deactivated British Army bren light machine gun made 2,100 and a 1914-18 German helmet made 1,700.

Tags: collectibles, Whyte's
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RARE CHINESE TEAPOT SELLS FOR $3,490,000

Thursday, September 15th, 2016

The Famille Rose “Hui Mountain Retreat ” Teapot and Cover.

A rare Turquoise-Ground Famille-Rose ‘Hui Mountain Retreat’ Teapot and Cover sold for $3,490,000 over a top estimate of $500,000 at Sotheby’s Chinese art sales in New York. The Qianlong Seal Mark and Period teapot was chased by multiple clients in the room and on the telephone. Bidding began at $250,000 before quickly jumping to $1 million. This wonderful work of art, one of only two known, is an ode to Emperor Qianlong’s adoration of tea; the front features a figure, possibly the Qianlong Emperor, being served tea while admiring an open handscroll. The reverse is an imperial poem, entitled Jihuiquan peng zhulu ge (Brewing Tea by Hui Swing), written by the Emperor himself following a visit to the Hui Spring during his Southern Inspection Tour.

This pair of Wucai and Doucai Dragon and Phoenix bowls sold for $874,000 over a top estimate of $80.000.

Angela McAteer, Head of Sotheby’s Chinese Works of Art Department, New York noted: “The contest amongst more than ten bidders that pushed a 250 year-old teapot to $3.5 million reminded us of auction’s unique magic. The piece, having been enjoyed by an American collector for decades, was just one of a number of works that soared over pre-sale expectations after drawing bidding from determined collectors. As we saw throughout our two days of sales, the Chinese Art market remains robust, with major collectors deeply engaged in owning the finest examples of the country’s artist heritage.”

Over the course of two days, Sotheby’s New York sales of Chinese Art brought a total of $14,748,350 – well over the $7.4/10.8 million estimate.

Tags: HUI MOUNTAIN RETREAT TEAPOT AND COVER, QIANLONG, SOTHEBYS'S
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SALE OF ECLECTIC COLLECTIBLES AT WHYTE’S

Wednesday, September 14th, 2016

Viewing is now underway in Dublin for the Eclectic Collector sale at Whyte’s on September 17. Collectibles on offer include entertainment and sporting memorabilia, German militaria, coins and gold coins, books and ephemera. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection”

(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for September 2, 2016)

Victoria gold sovereigns (450-500)

1932-1948 The Blue Hussars uniform busby (500-700)

Great Northern Railway Travel Poster (800-1,200)

The 1916 GPO Dublin wall clock (2,000-3,000)

Tags: collectibles, Whyte's
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CANTON ENAMEL JARDINIERE MAKES 56,000 AT JAMES ADAM

Thursday, September 8th, 2016

This jardiniere sold for 56,000.

An 18th/19th century Canton enamel and stained ivory jardiniere made a hammer price of 56,000 over a top estimate of 2,000 at the James Adam sale of the Alton Collection in Dublin this week. It was the top lot in a sale where 80% of lots on offer found buyers.

A c1742 Meissen group of the indiscreet harlequin modelled by J.J. Kandler sold for 38,000 at hammer over a top estimate of 35,000. A bronze and ivory figure, the turbaned dancer by Paul Philippe (1870-1930) made 32,000 over a top estimate of 5,000. A c1616 leaf from a Mughal manuscript made 17,000 and a Cretan 17th century painted timber icon made 15,000. A pair of oils on canvas of The Battle of the Nile on August 1, 1798 in the style of Thomas Luny (1759-1837) sold for 14,000 and a set of four Irish silver candlesticks Dublin c1760 made 13,500.

(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for August 12, 2016)

Tags: Bryan Alton, james adam
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THE LARGEST SEAL EVER USED BY QIANLONG AS EMPEROR SUPREME AT SOTHEBY’S

Tuesday, September 6th, 2016

THE largest seal ever used by Qianlong as Emperor Supreme will lead Sotheby’s Hong Kong Chinese Works of Art Autumn Sales 2016 in Hong Kong on October 5. The Imperial Khotan-green Jade ‘Taishang Huangdi zhi Bao’ Seal is estimated at US10-15 million. On February 9, 1796 the Qianlong Emperor abdicated after 60 years on the throne and thus became Emperor Supreme. This massive jade seal celebrates his long and outstanding reign. Other highlights include a unique Imperial Inscribed Documentary Cinnabar Laquered Wutong Qin not seen on the open market for over half a century, and an extremely rare pair of Pink-Ground Famille-Rose ‘Trompe L’oeil’ Jars and Covers. The series of six sales will offer close to 300 lots with a total estimate of approximately US$80 million.

Nicolas Chow, Deputy Chairman, Sotheby’s Asia, International Head and Chairman, Chinese Works of Art, said: “This October we are proud to present a stunning array of material spanning from the dawn of Buddhist art in China in the 4th century to the culmination of material refinement at the Qing dynasty court in the 18th century. The selection includes private collections such as that of the celebrated Japanese connoisseur Sakamoto Gor? and Roger Keverne, one of the doyens of London’s art scene. Two extraordinary historical objects from the Qianlong period anchor the sale, one a superb zither made to his order in 1746, and the other a massive jade seal carved fifty years later marking his rise to the status of Emperor Supreme.”

A massive Imperial Khotan jade Taishang Huangdi zhi Bao seal, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (US$10-15 million) UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR US$11,728,205

The Dragon Emperor Seal

An Imperial Inscribed documentary cinnabar lacquered Wuton Wood Qin (US$3.2-3.9 million)

An Imperial Inscribed documentary cinnabar lacquered Wuton Wood Qin UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR US$7,133,333, a world auction record for a Qing musical instrument (estimate US$3.2-3.9 million)

An exceptional and massive cabinet with Zitan carved dragon panels (US$3.9-5.2 million)

Tags: Emperor Supreme, QIANLONG, Sotheby's Hong Kong
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A BATON TO COMMEMORATE PARNELL AT WHYTE’S

Friday, September 2nd, 2016

A baton carried by the Chief Marshal of the Parnell Anniversary Demonstration in Dublin on October 7, 1890 is included in Whyte’s Eclectic Collector auction on September 17. The bog-oak baton surmounted by a silver plated bust of Charles Stewart Parnell and decorated with carvings of ivy, commemorates “the uncrowned King of Ireland”.

Ivy as a symbol of allegiance to Parnell takes its cue from a wreath of ivy sent by a Cork woman to Parnell’s funeral as the best offering she could afford. There is an engraved white metal collar noting that it was presented to Mr. M.J. Murray, Chief Marshall of the demonstration. The baton is estimated at 1,000-1,500.

The auction will include sporting memorabilia, stamps, banknotes, advertising signs, travel posters, books, photographs and ephemera and the catalogue is online at Whyte’s.

The unique Parnell commemorative baton.

A diving helmet used by Joe Murphy, Master Shipwright with Dublin Port and Docks who retired in the 1980’s. (3,000-5,000)

Tags: Charles Stuart Parnell, Whyte's
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“Naked Trump” at Julien’s October Auction

Thursday, September 1st, 2016

Naked Trump.

Selling Donald Trump fully clothed is a bit of task, even if today some of his best friends are apparently Mexicans. The task of selling him in reproduction unclothed has fallen to Julien’s Auctions in Hollywood.

Their October 22 street art and contemporary art auction will feature a Naked Trump statue along with works by Banksy, Keith Haring, Jean Michel Basquiat and others. Estimated at $10,000-20,000 the statue is by anonymous street art collective INDECLINE and it has appeared on the 4600 block at Hollywood Boulevard. It is entitled “The Emperor has no Balls”. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the National Immigration Forum.

“Naked Trump” is one of a series of which caused a commotion nationwide recently when appearing unannounced in public spaces in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Cleveland and Los Angeles. This is the only remaining example not confiscated or destroyed. The auction will be live and online.

UPDATE: IT SOLD FOR $22,000

Tags: Juliens Auctions, Naked Trump
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A HOUSE CONTENTS SALE IN DUBLIN 4

Wednesday, August 31st, 2016

A house contents sale at 68 Wellington Road, Dublin 4 will be conducted by Matthews of Oldcastle on September 4. The sale will include antique furniture, books, silver and art. The sale, for the executors of the late Oliver McCarron, will include 36 paintings by McCarron from the early 1940’s onwards. McCarron exhibited with the White Stag Group which moved to Ireland from London in 1939 and stayed until after the Second World War. They explored modernist ideas and helped pave the way for later modernism in Irish art. The catalogue is online.

Oliver McCarron (1920-2010) – Garden Wellington Road (400-700)

A Georgian glazed bookcase.

Tags: Matthews Oldcastle, Oliver Mccarran, White Stag Group
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CARPEAUX SCULPTURE FOR GARNIER FACADE AT CHRISTIE’S, PARIS

Thursday, August 25th, 2016

A sculpture by Carpeaux for the facade of the Opera Garnier in a interior by Emilio Terry will feature at the sale of An Exceptional Collection by Christie’s in Paris on September 15. Set to take place during the Biennale des Antiquaires the auction is an opportunity to view an exquisite collection in a beautiful interior. The décor of this hôtel particulier was created by Emilio Terry. It includes several masterpieces assembled across three generations. Le Génie de la Danse was executed by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux to highlight the Opéra Garnier’s façade and Terry designed the setting in which it fits.

Simon de Monicault, Head of the Furniture and Works of Art department, Christie’s France, adds: “Collections that were laid out by Emilio Terry, major decorator of the 20th century, rarely come to the market. This beautiful hotel particulier has remained intact since Terry’s work in the 1960’s, and grandly brings together 17th and 18th century masterpieces and the neoclassic décor, so characteristic of his work. Pieces have continually been selected by the collectors to fit Terry’s setting, as shown by the works of Christian Bérard and Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, acquired directly from the artists”. Around 200 lots will come under the hammer in a sale estimated to bring in around four million euro.

Génie de la Danse, executed circa 1865-75 by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) (600,000-1,000,000). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2016.

A pair of Famille Rose potiches couvertes c1740-50 Qing Dynasty (100,000-200,000). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2016

The living room, decorated in light grey panelling conceived by Emilio Terry,

An important Louis XVI bureau plat stamped by Philippe-Claude Montigny. (400,000-600,000) Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2016

Tags: Christie's Paris, Emilio Terry, Jean Baptiste Carpeaux, Philippe-Claude Montigny
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