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STAR WARS AT PORTARLINGTON AUCTION

Tuesday, December 29th, 2015

From Star Wars to Darby O’Gill and the Little People with Jimmy O’Dea and Sean Connery the selection of cinema posters coming up at Ashgrove auctions on January 2 is extensive. The New Year fine art and collectibles sale in Portarlington, Co. Laois on January 2 at noon kicks off with about 50 lots of posters with estimates ranging from 20 to 80. There are posters for The General, Ryan’s Daughter and Barry Lyndon as well as Indiana Jones and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Film buffs might respond to a chance to pick up posters for rarities like Madison Avenue starring Dana Andrews and Eddie Albert or the 1943 film The More the Merrier starring Joel McCrea and Jean Arthur. True Grit, Sleepless in Seattle and Breakdance are among the titles to be found as well as a canvas cloth poster for the 1952 version of The Importance of Being Earnest starring Michael Denison and Edith Evans which kicks off the sale.

Star Wars UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 55

Pagan Love Song UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 30

The Mating Game. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 35

Darby O’Gill and the Little People. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 90

Tags: Ashgrove Group, Darby O'Gill, Star Wars
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MORE THAN 700 LOTS AT OLDCASTLE SALE THIS WEEK

Monday, December 28th, 2015

More than 700 lots are due to come under the hammer at Matthews Christmas antique auction in Oldcastle, Co. Meath on December 30. Among them is an antique gilded console table and mirror (1,000-1,500), a mahogany framed hump back settee on claw and ball supports (300-500), a pair of bow front Art Deco bedside lockers (300-500) and a pair of carved gilt wood pedestals with marble tops (400-700). The catalogue is online.

Antique marble console table with mirror (1,000-1,500).

A pair of Art Deco lockers (300-500).

A hump back settee (300-500).

A pair of carved gilt wood pedestals (400-700).

Tags: antique gilt console table and mirror, Matthews of Oldcastle
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A POST-CHRISTMAS SALE AT CORK AUCTION ROOMS

Sunday, December 27th, 2015

The first of the post Christmas sales takes place at Cork Auction Rooms on December 29 at noon. There is a choice of antique furniture including a Victorian breakfast table and a bamboo hall stand. Estimates are modest. The catalogue is online. Here is a selection:

A c1900 French over mantle mirror with electric lights (400-600). UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

A 19th century Irish glass bowl (300-400). UPDATE: THIS MADE 160

Six Irish silver forks, hallmarked Dublin 1789 (250-300). UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR 280

Georgian low boy (160-200). UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

Victorian bamboo hallstand (60-80).

This 19th century snap top breakfast table is at Cork Auction Rooms (400-600). UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

Tags: Cork Auction rooms, French over mantle, Irish glass
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GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST IN ANTIQUE PHOTOGRAPHS

Thursday, December 24th, 2015

There is more than a hint of the ghost of Christmas past in lot one at Dolan’s upcoming art and antiques auction at Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork on January 17. The catalogue is in the course of preparation, but lot one is a collection of 19th century photographs of locations around Cork city and county. As you can see, they are redolent of an era that is long gone. Here is a nostalgic sample:

Patrick St., Cork.

Kissing the Blarney Stone.

Queenstown – now Cobh – departure point for so many Irish emigrants to the New World.

The bridge at Inchigeelagh.

Tags: Dolan's Art Auctions, Inchigeelagh, Queenstown
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ART DECO CLUB CHAIRS AND FENNECS TABLE LAMP

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015

A pair of Art Deco club chairs made in 1939 by Jean-Michel Frank (1895-1941) sold for $185,000 at Christie’s Design Sale in New York. In oak with original leather upholstery they had been estimated at $150,000-200,000 and were the top lot in the sale. The lot was sold with a certificate of authenticity from the Jean-Michel Frank committee. The top lot at Chrsite’s New York sale of an important collection of Art Deco masterpieces was a Fennecs table lamp c1919-1920 by Armand Albert Rateau (1882-1938). The alabaster and patinated bronze piece sold for $401,000 over a top estimate of $350,000. Christie’s say the simple design, faultless in its proportions, well illustrates Rateau’s distinctive skill at conceiving elegant, modern artefacts that distill echoes of ancient cultures. Rateau has created a form in alabaster that serves as a subtle, warming filter for the internal light source – a most effective solution to the issue of mastering electric light.

JEAN-MICHEL FRANK, A PAIR OF CLUB CHAIRS, 1939

ARMAND ALBERT RATEAU (1882-1938)
AN IMPORTANT ‘FENNECS’ TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1919-1920

Tags: Armand Albert Rateau, Christie's, Jean-Michel Frank
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IRISH PROCLAMATION MAKES £305,000 AT SOTHEBY’S

Wednesday, December 16th, 2015

A copy of the Proclamation of Independence of the Irish Republic sold for £305,000 at Sotheby’s sale of English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations in London. It had been estimated at £80,000-120,000. It is one of a small number of surviving copies printed at Liberty Hall, Dublin on Easter Sunday, 1916. This marked the beginning of the Easter Rising and inaugurated modern Ireland. About 1,000 were printed and most of these were destroyed in the storming of Liberty Hall. It is thought that less than 50 survive.

The text of this document was read from the steps of the General Post Office, Sackville (now O’Connell) Street, Dublin, on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, by Pádraig Pearse, who, with Thomas J. Clarke, Seán Mac Diarmada, Thomas MacDonagh, Eamonn Ceannt, James Connolly and Joseph Plunkett were the signatories of the Proclamation.

Tags: Irish Proclamation, sotheby's
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REAGAN AND THATCHER SCORE AT CHRISTIE’S

Wednesday, December 16th, 2015

A 20th century Kaiser bisque figure of an American bald eagle, modelled by Gerd Pitterkoff

An American bald eagle model given to Margaret Thatcher by Ronald Reagan was the top lot at the first of two Christie’s sales of the property of Mrs. Thatcher. Estimated at £5,000-8,000 it sold for £266,500 to an online buyer. There were registered bidders from 41 countries across 5 continents. Comprising 185 lots, the auction at Christie’s headquarters in London sparked international interest with extremely competitive bidding in the saleroom, on the telephones and online. The sale brought in £3,280,475, selling 100% by lot and 100% by value.

The 20th century Kaiser bisque figure of the eagle, modelled by Gerd Pitterkoff, has an inscription which reads: ‘Presented to the Hon. Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of Great Britain for staunch and spirited support of the market economy principle. The Award was presented by the Hon. Walter H. Annenberg with the best wishes from Ronald Reagan President of the United States June 13th 1984, presented at the Foreign Office 10 Downing Street.’

Mrs. Thatcher’s red ministerial despatch box, in which she carried confidential documents, sold for £242,500 over an estimate of £3,000-5,000.

The online only sale runs until 3 pm today. UPDATE: The two sales totalled £4,516,438.

Tags: Christie's, Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan
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A 1618 ASTRONOMICAL WATCH MAKES £989,000

Tuesday, December 15th, 2015

The Royal oval astronomical watch with an engraved portrait of King James I made by David Ramsay circa 1618.

An oval astronomical watch with an engraved portrait of King James I made by David Ramsay c1618 sold for £989,000 in London today. The top estimate for the piece was £250,000. Exceptional timepieces from the most important private collection of English pocket watches made for a combined total of £3,021,063 at Sotheby’s. Considered one of the finest makers from the early 17^th century, Ramsay was the first master of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers at its formation in 1632, as well as the Chief Clockmaker to the King.

A c1712-14 gold two-train quarter striking and quarter repeating pair cased clock watch with regulator aperture by Daniel Quare made £185,000: a gold half quarter dumb repeating consular cased pocket chronometer created by John Arnold in 1782 made £245,000 and a c1770 octagonal candle lamp with inset watch by James Cox made £155,000. This was the first of the four auctions of a collection which is being offered under the title of ‘The Celebration of the English Watch’ over the course of 2015-2016. Charting the history of British watchmaking from the early 1600s through to the present day are 317 museum-quality pieces which illustrate the often neglected status of British watchmakers as pioneers in their field. It includesall the greatest innovator, from Thomas Thompion to Robert Hook (inventor of balance spring, c1660), to George Graham (who introduced the sweep seconds hand in the early 1700’s), to Thomas Mudge (lever escapement, 1765) and John Harwood (self-winding wristwatch movement). The second sale, to take place on July 7, 2016, will explore the legacy of John Harrison, the man who found Longitude.

Tags: David Ramsey, Longitude, sotheby's, Watches
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UCC ACQUIRES GEORGE BOOLE Ist EDITION

Tuesday, December 15th, 2015

University College Cork purchased an inscribed first edition of George Boole’s theory which led to the creation of the internet at the Fonsie Mealy rare book auction in Dublin today. They paid 11,000 at hammer for the work, which had been estimated at 5,000-7,000. This year UCC is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Boole, their first Professor of Mathematics and inventor of Boolean logic.

The first 1854 edition of An Investigation into the Laws of Thought published by Walton and Maberly is inscribed to: “Mrs. Hill, with the Author’s respects”.

The first edition of Boole’s masterpiece.

boole one

(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for November 9, 2015).

Tags: Fonsie Mealy, George Boole, University College Cork
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INTERESTING SELECTION AT MEALY’S CASTLECOMER CHRISTMAS SALE

Sunday, December 13th, 2015

The hugely interesting selection at the Christmas sale at Mealy’s in Castlecomer on December 14 includes an Irish Labour Party and Trades Union Congress investigation with evidence from over 70 witnesses on Who Burnt Cork City published in 1921. There is antique furniture and silver, a circular Lalique bowl, a Louis Vuitton lady’s travelling vanity case and a wine and port section with which to celebrate the season in considerable style. The catalogue is online.

(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for December 6, 2015).

An investigation into Who Burnt Cork City? (80-150).UPDATE: THIS MADE 240 AT HAMMER

This George IV sideboard is estimated at just 700-1,100). UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,300 AT HAMMER

Tags: Mealy's Castlecomer, Who Burnt Cork City?
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