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A BACH MANUSCRIPT AND EINSTEIN’S LEATHER JACKET

Wednesday, July 13th, 2016

A Bach manuscript sold for £2.518 million at Christie’s in London today. Dating from the mid to late 1730’s it is one of only three complete autograph manuscripts to have come to market in the last 30 years. No more than ten of Bach’s complete autograph manuscripts are thought to survive in private hands.

At the same sale a leather Cossack jacket by Levi Strauss once owned by Albert Einstein made £110,500. Einstein wore the jacket all the time. It was acquired by Levi Strauss and Company for their archives. Both objects came up as part of an auction of Valuable Books and Manuscripts.

The Bach autograph music manuscript.

Einstein’s jacket.

Tags: Albert Einstein, Christie's, JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
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A FIRST EDITION OF ULYSSES BY JAMES JOYCE SELLS FOR 9,500

Tuesday, July 12th, 2016

This first edition of Ulysses made 9,500 at hammer.

A rare first edition of Ulysses by James Joyce sold for a hammer price of 9,500 at Fonsie Mealy’s sale of the Dr. Phillip Murray collection of first editions in Dublin today. Lot 383 was no 533 of 750 copies of the limited first edition of the edition published in Paris by Shakespeare and Co. in 1922. It had been estimated at 6,000-8,000. A complete set of Broadsides with hand coloured illustrations published by Dun Emer and Cuala Press by Jack B Yeats and others made a hammer of 8,200. A first edition of A Clockwork Orange signed by Anthony Burgess made 5,000, a collection of short stories by George Moore extensively corrected in his own hand made 6,700 and lot 408, a limited edition of poems by Oscar Wilde signed by Wilde made 3,600. A rare signed copy of the first UK edition of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee made 4,800 at hammer.

The auction made 275,000 on the hammer with 85% of lots on offer sold.

(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for July 10, 2016)

Tags: Fonsie Mealy, ULYSSES JAMES JOYCE
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SUCCESSFUL SUMMER SALE AT MEALY’S, CASTLECOMER

Tuesday, July 12th, 2016

A painting attributed to Franz Snyders (1579-1657) made a hammer price of 37,000 at Mealy’s summer sale in Castlecomer today. It had been estimated at 35,000-55,000. The auction included paintings, furniture, silver, glass, ceramics and decorative objects from the collection of art history Professor Anne Crookshank, now living in retirement in Donegal. The Francis Johnston (PRHA) gold medal presented to Anne Crookshank in 2004 sold for 750 and a large Regency period Irish circular dining table made a hammer price of 5,000 in a successful sale where most lots found buyers.

The sale realised 240,000 with 77% of lots sold.

(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for July 9, 2016)

THE FRANCIS JOHNSTON (PRHA) 9K GOLD MEDALLION, presented to Anne Crookshank made 750 at hammer.

An Irish regency mahogany circular table made 5,000 at hammer.

This unusual 19th century flip top occasional table sold for 375 at hammer

This French provincial walnut commode sold for 900 at hammer.

Tags: Anne Crookshank, Francis Johnston gold medallion, Franz snyders, Mealy's Castlecomer
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INTERESTING SELECTION AT LYNES AND LYNES SALE

Monday, July 11th, 2016

From Georgian bedside chests to large ships models, Nankin blue and white plates to an antique lead water cistern dated 1776 the selection of over 400 lots at Lynes and Lynes in Carrigtwohill on July 16 is varied and interesting. Drawn mainly from executors of various Cork estates the auction offers antique furniture, art, porcelain and collectibles. Highlights include a Victorian breakfront bookcase (3,000-4,000), a large antique lead water cistern with owners initials WR dated 1766 (1,000-2,000) and a gilt oil of Venus and Adonis with an old Cork able of R and W Clarke. The late 18th early 19th century work is estimated at 1,000-1,500.

Among the more unusual items are five large ships models, each estimated at 500-800. Each one was made in Cork and measures over seven feet long. They are the warships Bismarck, the USS New Jersey and the Yamato and the ocean liners Lusitania and Titanic.

Collectibles like a fine pair of Georgian garden seats estimated at 1,000-1,5000 to old dolls (50-100), a section of old Nankin blue and white plates (100-200) and a Dutch silver oval jardiniere c 1900 (150-200) will create interest. There is a section on books including works of Cork interest and the art will include Autumn Fruits by Gretta O’Brien (300-500) and a watercolour of St. Luke’s Church in Cork from Mahony’s Avenue by C.M. Doran (100-200).

One of five large ships models. UPDATE: THESE ALL SOLD FOR PRICES FROM 1,050 TO 2,000

A selection of Oriental blue and white plates. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 1OO

A four door Victorian breakfront bookcase. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

A water cistern from 1776. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 2,000

Tags: Lynes and Lynes, Model ships
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SIGNED FIRST EDITIONS BY IRISH, BRITISH AND AMERICAN AUTHORS AT FONSIE MEALY

Sunday, July 10th, 2016

Irish authors are well represented at the sale of the Dr. Phillip Murray collection of modern first editions by Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers at the Gresham Hotel in Dublin on July 12. It includes about 2,200 American and British first editions, with about 75% either signed or inscribed. There are plenty of examples of signed first editions by writers like Kevin Barry, John Banville, Aidan Higgins, Neil Jordan, Colm Toibin and Desmond Hogan. From Jaws to the Ballroom of Romance and A Clockwork Orange to Casino Royale the 580 lot auction promises something for all readers and collectors.

Scarce First Edition & Limited Edition, Signed Garcia Marquez (Gabriel) One Hundred Years of Solitude (Harper & Row 1970) inscribed on dedication page “and for Philip / Gabriel” / 89″. UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,000 AT HAMMER

Ian Fleming – Casino Royale First Edition, 1953. UPDATE: THIS WAS WITHDRAWN

Wonderful Tennessee by Brian Friel UPDATE: THIS MADE 560 AT HAMMER

Peter Benchley’s Jaws UPDATE: THIS MADE 460 AT HAMMER

Tags: Fonsie Mealy, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Peter Benchley Jaws
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A BRITISH DIARY ACCOUNT OF THE EASTER RISING

Sunday, July 10th, 2016

An extract from the autograph diary of Lt. Henry Douglas.

An autograph manuscript diary recording a British Army officers’ service in Dublin during the Easter Rising comes up at Sotheby’s in London in July 12. Lt. Henry Douglas of Matlock in Derbyshire was in the 2nd Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, which was hurriedly transferred to Ireland on April 26, 1916.

The diary describes snipers and a slow advance into central Dublin from Kingstown. This was followed by an account of reaching Portobello Barracks and the arrival of prisoners and his ultimate arrival at Sackville St. after the rebel surrender. It is estimated at £5,000-7,000 at Sotheby’s sale of English Literature, childrens books and illustrations.

UPDATE: THIS WAS SOLD FOR £5,500

Tags: Dublin 1916 diary, Easter Rising
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A MEISSEN EWER AND AN ARTWORK ATTRIBUTED TO FRANZ SNYDERS

Saturday, July 9th, 2016

The 660 lot summer sale by Mealy’s in Castlecomer on July 12 offers treasures including a Meissen porcelain ewer emblematic of the element fire (7,000-11,000), a painting of a Wild Boar attacked by a pack of dogs attributed to Franz Snyders (35,000-55,000) and a heavy large Georgian carved white mantle piece. This most interesting auction will include Oriental and European porcelain, antique furniture, portraits, silver and paintings. The catalogue is online and live internet bidding is available.

(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for July 6, 2016)

A Chinese porcelain butterfly vase UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,000 AT HAMMER

A HEAVY LATE GEORGIAN CARVED WHITE MARBLE MANTEL PIECE UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,400 AT HAMMER

A FACSIMILE REPRODUCTION OF A MASTERPIECE, Les Tres Riches Heures de Jean, Duc de Berry,edited by Franco Cosimo Panini, copy 508/550, UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,900 AT HAMMER

A wild boar attacked by a pack of dogs attributed to Franz Snyders UPDATE: THIS MADE 37,000 ON THE HAMMER

A Meissen ewer representing the element fire. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 12,000 AT HAMMER

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WEDGWOOD VASE MAKES A WORLD RECORD PRICE AT CHRISTIE’S

Friday, July 8th, 2016

A WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALTES ENCAUSTIC DECORATED FIRST DAY VASE. COURTESY CHRISTIE’S IMAGES LT.D, 2016

A Wedgwood vase made a world record price of £482,500 at Christie’s in London yesterday. The Wedgwood black First Day vase more than doubled its high estimate to make a world record for a piece of English pottery. It was part of Christie’s Exceptional sale which made £5,681,250 and achieved a sell through rate of 89% by value and 80% by lot. A Meissen white model of a great Bustard, attributed to Johann Goetlieb Kirchner, 1732 made £842, 500, a pair of Sevres bleu celeste ice pails, covers and liners made £842,500 and a pair of Japanese inlaid iron vases and covers from the Komai Workshop, Kyoto made £302,500, a world record for the studio.

Robert Copley, Deputy Chairman of Group, International Head of Furniture, Deputy Chairman, Christie’s UK said: “The Exceptional Sale saw international participation from registered bidders in 15 countries across 3 continents. The highlight of the sale was a Wedgwood black ‘First Day’s Vase’, one of only four day vases to have been thrown by Wedgwood himself, and one which has passed through generations of the Wedgwood family before being auctioned at Christie’s”.

Tags: Christie's, Meissen, Wedgwood
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WORLD AUCTION RECORDS FOR MASTERPIECES AT SOTHEBY’S

Thursday, July 7th, 2016

There was world auction records for Jean Etienne Leotard, Jan Brueghel the Elder and a work on paper by Sir Peter Lely at two days of sales of masterpieces from the past at Sotheby’s in London this week. The auctions attracted collectors from over 50 countries and a participation at sales of Old Master paintings, sculpture, works of art and drawings that was up by 40%. The four sales brought a combined total of £31,831,191. A Dutch Girl at Breakfast by Jean Etienne Leotard made £4,405,000: Still Life of flowers in a stoneware vase by Jan Brueghel the Elder made £3,845,000 and a self portrait by Sir Peter Lely sold for £869,000. The Orpheus Cup sold for £1.06 million.

Jean Etienne Liotard – A Dutch Girl at Breakfast

Jan Brueghel the Elder – A still life with flowers in a stoneware vase

Sir Peter Lely’s self portrait.

SOUTH GERMAN, AUGSBURG, AROUND 1600
THE ROTHSCHILD ORPHEUS CUP

Tags: Jan Brueghel the Elder, Jean Etienne Liotard, SIR PETER LELY, sotheby's
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SIGNED GARRISON KEILLOR FIRST EDITIONS AT FONSIE MEALY

Wednesday, July 6th, 2016

KEILLOR THE United States was sorry when Garrison Keillor stepped down last week as host of A Prairie Home Companion after 42 years. Some lucky buyer might find consolation at Fonsie Mealy’s sale of the Dr. Philip Murray collection of Modern First Editions at the Gresham Hotel in Dublin onJuly 12. Lot 32 is comprised of three signed first editions by Garrison Keillor, Lake Wobegon Days (Faber 1986); Leaving Home (Faber 1987) and Lake Wobegon Days, First US edition (Viking 1985). The first is inscribed: to Dr. Murray, with good wishes, from the American heartland. The books are estimated at 150-200.

The sale comprises 584 lots and the catalogue is online; UPDATE: LAKE WOBEGON DAYS MADE 370 AT HAMMER

Tags: Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers, Garrison Keillor
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