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    PELE’S COLLECTION AT JULIEN’S AUCTIONS IN LONDON THIS WEEK

    Monday, June 6th, 2016
    Pele's FIFA World Cup medal, 1958

    Pele’s FIFA World Cup medal, 1958  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £160,000 AT HAMMER

    More than 2,000 lots will come up at the sale of Pele: The Collection by Julien’s Auctions in London on June 7, 8 and 9.  Considered the most important football player of all time the collection covers everything from his signing with Santos FC in 1956 aged 15 to his post career humanitarian efforts.

    The three-time World Cup Champion, FIFA Player of the Century (1999) and Brazilian Football legend holds the record as the youngest player to ever play in, and score in, a World Cup Final. He holds the Guinness World Record for goals scored in a career with 1,283.

    Highlights include Pelé’s Jules Rimet Trophy ($400,000-$600.000), his 1958, 1962 and 1970 World Cup Medals ($100,000-$200,000), the 1,000th goal ball ($40,000-$60,000), Pelé’s 1977 NY Cosmos NASL Championship ring ($30,000-$40,000) and the L’Equipe Athlete of the Century Award  ($20,000-$30,000). His Santos FC game worn jersey ($8,000-$10,000) and Santos World Champion Sash ($5,000-$7,000), Pelé’s 1960s C.B.D. 1st Place Brazilian Championship (Taca Brasil) Medal ($10,000-$20,000) and a Pelé FIFA 2004 Centennial Order of Merit  ($2,000-$4,000). The live and online sale is at the Mall Galleries (beside Admiralty Arch). 

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

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    SIGNED FUSELAGE CLOTH BY CHARLES LINDBERGH AT AUCTION

    Wednesday, June 1st, 2016

    A piece of the original silver-colored cloth from the fuselage of the Spirit of St. Louis signed by Charles A. Lindbergh, just days after the historic trans-Atlantic solo flight that instantly catapulted the young American pilot to lasting worldwide fame and recognition, comes up at an online sale by Lion Heart Autographs on June 15. The section of cloth, signed “Charles A. Lindbergh,” is of extraordinary rarity because no other examples signed by Lindbergh when he landed in Paris are known.  It is estimated at $15,000-20,000.

    Among more than 140 lots is a rare handwritten manuscript by Albert Einstein dealing with matter and cosmological structure and containing a variant of the central formula for his theory of general relativity ($60,000-80,000); a 1797 letter by Josephine Bonaparte requesting compensation for a Bolognese farmer whose hemp was confiscated by Napoleon’s army during the first campaign against the Papal States ($2,500-3,500);  an order signed by Catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella punishing adulterous behavior in 1492 and written at the same time as Columbus was exploring the New World, shortly after his discovery of America ($10,000/12,000): six ink drawings by President Ronald Reagan on a sheet of White House stationery including a horse’s head, a self-portrait as a cowboy and cartoon characters including Fu Manchu and Jiggs ($9,000-12,000) and ten telegrams regarding survivors and casualties of the Titanic ($3,000-5000).

    The auction will take place online, partnering with Boston-based www.Invaluable.com, one of the world’s leading online auction platforms and www.eBayliveauctions.com, both of which offer live, real-time online bidding from around the world.  Lion Heart Autographs is a New York based dealer in autographs and manuscripts focusing on art, history, literature, music, and science.

    Charles Lindbergh signed fabric from the fuselage of the Spirit of St. Louis. All images courtesy Lion Heart Autographs

    Charles Lindbergh signed fabric from the fuselage of the Spirit of St. Louis. All images courtesy Lion Heart Autographs

    Rare manuscript written by Albert Einstein, Theory of Relativity

    Rare manuscript written by Albert Einstein, Theory of Relativity

    Signed order by Ferdinand & Isabella 1492

    Signed order by Ferdinand & Isabella 1492

    Example of one of ten telegrams sent after the sinking of the Titanic from survivors or relatives

    Example of one of ten telegrams sent after the sinking of the Titanic from survivors or relatives

    Ronald Reagan doodles courtesy Lion Heart Autographs

    Ronald Reagan doodles courtesy Lion Heart Autographs

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    MEISSEN EWERS PROVE THEIR WORTH AT LOTABEG

    Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
    These Meissen ewers made 53,000 in total.

    These Meissen ewers made 53,000 in total.

    A set of large Meissen ewers representing three of the four elements proved their worth at Mealy’s sale at Lotabeg in Cork on May 24. The auction of contents from Lotabeg was a crowd puller which drew more than 7,000 viewers.  The top lot was Sir Peter Lely’s portrait of the 1st Duke of Ormonde (120,000).  A rare William IV seven foot circular dining table went for 26,000, three Meissen ewers sold for 53,000 collectively, an early set of  c1864 photographs of Hindustan, Kashmir and Tartary made 12,000, a pair of paintings by David de Coninck sold for 39,000 and an Irish silver coffee pot made 14,000.

    (See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for May 22, 14 and 1 and April 27, 2016)

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    MINING FOR SILVER AT LOTABEG SALE

    Sunday, May 22nd, 2016
    An Irish George I silver coffee pot by John Hamilton c1720

    An Irish George I silver coffee pot by John Hamilton c1720  UPDATE: THIS MADE 14,000 AT HAMMER

    The most expensively estimated piece of silver at Mealy’s sale of contents of Lotabeg House in Cork on May 24 is a George I silver coffee pot by John Hamilton.  It is estimated at 15,000-20,000. The auction is strong in provincial Irish silver including a rare Republican silver strawberry dish by William Egan (5,000-8,000).  Republican silver made in Cork during the Irish Civil War could not be sent to the assay office in Dublin and is of great interest to collectors.  Other Cork pieces include a set of bright cut dessert spoons by William Reynolds (650-800),  a Cork crested salver by George Hodder (1,500-2,000) a George II silver punch ladle by William Bennett (2,000-3,000), an asparagus tongs by Carden Terry (2,000-3,000), a double bowl marrow scoop by John Warner (800-1,000), teaspoons by Jane Williams (150-250) and a set of 12 silver table forks by Carden Terry and Jane Williams (5,000-7,000).

    Politically sensitive photographs taken by Captain Jack Hart, brother of the owner of Lotabeg during the Chinese Revolution of 1912, have generated huge international interest. Lot 559 depicts beheadings and victims of torture as well as scenes from the daily lives of members of the British Army. UPDATE: The album went to an internet bidder for 1,700

    (See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for May 14, May 1 and April 27, 2016)

    An Irish exhibition carved yew wood centre table by Arthur Jones Dublin (12,000-18,000)

    An Irish exhibition carved yew wood centre table by Arthur Jones Dublin (12,000-18,000)

    A plain Chinese gree jade bowl with Qianlong mark (5,000-6,000)

    A plain Chinese gree jade bowl with Qianlong mark (5,000-6,000)

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    A PHOTO OF THE REAL MARILYN MONROE

    Friday, May 20th, 2016
    Marilyn Monroe - Richard Avedon

    Marilyn Monroe – Richard Avedon

    A 1957 image of what photographer Richard Avedon considered to be the “real” Marilyn Monroe sold for £77,500 at Sotheby’s Icons of  Fashion Photography  sale in London on May 19.  Avedon, who aimed to reveal the true character of his subjects, recalled that whilst photographing Monroe at his studio she danced and sang and flirted and did this thing that made her Marilyn Monroe.

    “And when the night was over and the white wine was over and the dancing was over she sat in the corner like a child with everything gone”.  Monroe permitted him to take the photograph. He said he would not have taken it without her consent.  The top lot of the sale was Mouth (For L’Oreal) New York by Irving Penn. It sold for £221,000.

    The auction featured works by mid 20th century modern fashion photographers Irving Penn and Richard Avedon alongside images by Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin and Peter Lindberg as well as contemporary photographers like Miles Aldridge and David LaChapelle.  Around 60% of lots found buyers in an auction that realized £1,422,375.

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    FINE PERIOD INTERIORS AT JAMES ADAM

    Tuesday, May 17th, 2016

    Silver, paintings, costume jewellery, clocks, porcelain, prints, Chinese and Japanese ceramics, books, maps and collectible items will come under the hammer at the James Adam sale of fine period interiors in Dublin on May 22.  The catalogue, which lists 469 lots, is online.  Here is a small selection:

    AN EDWARDIAN SATINWOOD BUREAU CABINET (2,000-3,000)

    AN EDWARDIAN SATINWOOD BUREAU CABINET (2,000-3,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    PIETRO FRAGIACOMO (1856-1922) On the Lagoon, Venice (4,000-6,000)

    PIETRO FRAGIACOMO (1856-1922)
    On the Lagoon, Venice (4,000-6,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 34,000 AT HAMMER

    AN ITALIAN WALNUT AND MARQUETRY INLAID CASSONE, 17TH CENTURY, (1,200-1,800)

    AN ITALIAN WALNUT AND MARQUETRY INLAID CASSONE, 17TH CENTURY, (1,200-1,800)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A LARGE CHINESE SIX FOLD INLAID EBON SCREEN each panel decorated with mother of pearl diamond field and set with four carved jadeite reliefs depicting houses, urns, cows, camels etc. (1,000-1,500)

    A LARGE CHINESE SIX FOLD INLAID EBON SCREEN each panel decorated with mother of pearl diamond field and set with four carved jadeite reliefs depicting houses, urns, cows, camels etc. (1,000-1,500)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,100 AT HAMMER

    FRANZ BERGMAN (AUSTRIAN, 19TH CENTURY) A pair of cold painted bronzes depicting standing blackamoor figures Signed and dated 'F. Bergman, 1882' (400-600)

    FRANZ BERGMAN (AUSTRIAN, 19TH CENTURY)
    A pair of cold painted bronzes depicting standing blackamoor figures
    Signed and dated ‘F. Bergman, 1882’ (400-600)  UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR 850 AT HAMMER

    A GEORGE I PLAIN PINT SIZED SAUCEPAN, London 1715, possibly Richard Greene (1,000-1,500)

    A GEORGE I PLAIN PINT SIZED SAUCEPAN, London 1715, possibly Richard Greene (1,000-1,500)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,400 AT HAMMER

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    A GREAT FLOWER BOOK AT CHRISTIE’S DURING CHELSEA SHOW

    Tuesday, May 17th, 2016

    flowersA piece often referred to as the great flower book will go on display at Christie’s, King St., London from May 21-25 to coincide with the Chelsea Flower Show.  The Hortus Eystettensis by Basilius Besler published in 1613 will come up at Christie’s sale of Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts in London on July 13.  The 400 year old work is an unrecorded first edition.

    It is a pictorial record of the flowers grown in the greatest German garden of its time, that of the Prince Bishop of Eichstatt, Johann Conrad von Gemmingem.  By 1611 there were eight separate gardens surrounding the castle, each staffed with its own gardeners and each filled with flowers from a different country.  The garden still exists today, though in a much smaller version.  The book, with 366 plates depicting over 1,000 flowers, is estimated at £800,000-1.2 million.

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    ECLECTIC COLLECTOR AUCTION TOTALS 240,000+

    Monday, May 16th, 2016
    A War Code Irish £20 note from 1944 sold for

    A War Code Irish £20 note from 1944 sold for 9,500

    A ten pounds 1939 banknote was the top lot at Whyte’s Eclectic Collector sale in Dublin.  It made 10,500 in a sale which totaled more than 240,000.  No less than 30% of lots went to online bidders.  The Elvis Presley ancestor’s document of a court case in Co. Carlow went to a collector in Wicklow. It sold for 2,300.  The underbidder was an institution in Co. Carlow. A 2d perforated stamp sold for 10,000 and a Central Bank of Ireland Lady Lavery banknote from 1944 with the war code sold for 9,500.

    A collection of 12 Co. Cork GAA medals going back to 1889 sold for 5,400.  A rare trial piece 20 pence coin from 1985 sold for 4,800 to a collector in Texas. A British Empire George IV stamp collection in seven volumes sold for 4,000 to a collector in Gloucestershire.  Whyte’s are already planning another collectors sale for next September 17.

    (See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for May 6 and April 25, 2016)

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    A RARE VOYAGE INTO THE ARAB WORLD IN THE 1820’S

    Sunday, May 15th, 2016
    A view of St. Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula.

    A view of St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula.

    A rare 1830 1st edition of Marquis Leon de Laborde’s (1807-1869) voyages into the Arab world is the most expensively estimated lot at the Fine Period Interiors sale at James Adam in Dublin on May 22.  For at least ten years these were the only graphic representation of Petra available in the western world.

    Laborde and his travelling companion Louis de Bellefonds set off for Petra from Cairo via Mount Sinai and St. Catherine’s Monastery dressed as Bedouin.  The book, which contains an introductory essay and plates on views and maps, is estimated at 10,000-15,000.  Illustrated is a view of St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula.

    UPDATE: THE ALBUM SOLD FOR 9,000 AT HAMMER

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    RAREST 1865 EDITION OF ALICE IN WONDERLAND AT CHRISTIE’S

    Thursday, May 12th, 2016

    alice in wonderlandAN 1865 edition of Alice in Wonderland is estimated by Christie’s in New York at $2-3 million.  It will come up at a stand-alone sale on June 16 immediately after the Books & Manuscripts auction, at Rockefeller Plaza. This copy of the first issue of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of ten surviving copies still in original red cloth, only two of which are in private hands, the other described as “heavily worn.”

    In 1862 Charles Dodgson (alias Lewis Carroll), along with a friend The Rev Robinson Duckworth, took the three daughters of Dean Liddell of Christ Church, Oxford, Lorina, Alice and Edith, on a trip on the Thames during which he related the first parts of Alice’s Adventures Under Ground., the precursor to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.  On their return Alice asked him to write down the story. Working with renowned illustrator John Tenniel of Punch magazine, Lewis Carroll developed the elements of the story into this book. Three years later during June 1865 the first edition was printed with the intention to have Macmillan & Co. of London publish it on 4 July 1865. Lewis Carroll requested 50 advance copies to give away. A few days later Carroll heard from Tenniel that he was “entirely dissatisfied with the printing of the pictures.”  Carroll withdrew the entire edition of 2000 and asked for the advance copies he had sent to be returned.

    Surviving copies of the 1865 edition are excessively rare. There are only 22 known with 16 in institutional libraries. Only six remain in private hands. This work will be previewed in London from May 21-25, in San Francisco from June 2-4 and Los Angeles from June 6-9.

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