COLLECTIBLES « antiquesandartireland.com

Archive for the ‘COLLECTIBLES’ Category

IRISH QUEEN ANNE TANKARD AT CHRISTIE’S, SOUTH KENSINGTON

Sunday, June 14th, 2015

A Queen Anne Irish silver tankard comes up at Christie’s Country Home sale in South Kensington, London on July 7. Estimated at £8,000-10,000 it was made in Dublin in 1702. The tankard carries the mark of David King, Dublin 1702 and the handle has the mark of Edward Workman of Dublin. The front is engraved a large contemporary coat of arms for Hartwell.

A second Irish silver lot in the sale is a George I bullet teapot with the mark of Matthew Walker estimated at £4,000-5,000. Made in 1717 it has been dechased.

A QUEEN ANNE IRISH SILVER TANKARD
MARK OF DAVID KING, DUBLIN, 1702, THE HANDLE MARK OF EDWARD WORKMAN OF DUBLIN

A GEORGE I IRISH SILVER BULLET TEAPOT
MARK OF MATTHEW WALKER, DUBLIN, 1717

Tags: Christie's, Irish silver
Posted in AUCTIONS, COLLECTIBLES | Comments Off on IRISH QUEEN ANNE TANKARD AT CHRISTIE’S, SOUTH KENSINGTON

PISTOLS GIFTED BY NAPOLEON AT SOTHEBY’S TREASURES SALE

Friday, June 12th, 2015

The pistols gifted by Napoleon I to his son.

A pair of child sized pistols – believed to be parting gifts from Napoleon I to his three year old son titled King of Rome at birth – is one of the more unusual lots at Sotheby’s Treasures sale in London on July 8.

Created by celebrated gunsmith Jean Lepage the pistols are encrusted and inlaid with gold and emblazoned with Napoleonic symbolism, such as the capitalised N and the Imperial eagle, marking them as an important Imperial gift. Dated 1814 they are estimated at £800,000-1.2 million.

Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, was forced into exile on the island of Elba, but returned triumphantly only to be decisively defeated at the Battle of Waterloo by the Duke of Wellington on June 18, 1815. He was exiled to the Atlantic island of St Helena, where he died in 1821.

Tags: Napoleon I, sotheby's
Posted in AUCTIONS, COLLECTIBLES | Comments Off on PISTOLS GIFTED BY NAPOLEON AT SOTHEBY’S TREASURES SALE

COLLECTIBLES AT JAMES ADAM SUNDAY INTERIORS SALE

Thursday, June 11th, 2015

A late 19th century French gilt bronze encriers in the Louis XV style is just one of many collectible objects at the James Adam Sunday Interiors sale in Dublin on June 14. By Maison Millet it is estimated at 1.500-2,500. A pair of Dublin silver George III loving cups by Matthew West, 1790, is estimated at 3,000-5,000 and a 16th century Japanese Shino Ware vase has an estimate of 1,500-2,500. The 500 lot sale of fine period furniture, silver, paintings and other decorative arts is now on view, and is particularly strong in furniture. Here is a small selection. The catalogue is online.

(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for June 5, 2015).

A FRENCH GILT BRONZE ENCRIERS IN THE LOUIS XV STYLE, late 19th century, by Maison Millet á Paris (1,500-2,500). UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

A 16TH CENTURY JAPANESE SHINO WARE GLAZED POTTERY VASE (1,500-2,500). UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,700 AT HAMMER

A PAIR OF IRISH GEORGE III SILVER LOVING CUPS, Dublin 1790, mark of Matthew West (3,000-5,000). UPDATE: THESE WERE UNSOLD

A GEORGE IV INLAID MAHOGANY CYLINDER BUREAU BOOKCASE (2,000-3,000). UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

Tags: Interiors, james adam
Posted in AUCTIONS, COLLECTIBLES, FURNITURE | Comments Off on COLLECTIBLES AT JAMES ADAM SUNDAY INTERIORS SALE

A SIGNED BEATLES 1964 UK TOUR PROGRAMME AT WHYTE’S

Wednesday, June 10th, 2015

A signed Beatles 1964 UK tour programme UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD.

A 1964 signed Beatles tour programme is one of many delights at Whyte’s Eclectic Collector sale in Dublin on June 13. It is estimated at 4,500-5,000. The sale includes Robert Freeman’s photograph of The Beatles used for the Rubber Soul album sleeve, signed by Freeman and numbered 5/75. It is estimated at 300-500. A limited edition Duran Duran concert poster has an estimate of 100-150 and is one of 65 lots of rock, pop and cinema memorabilia.

There is a huge selection of postcards used by Peter Holder to illustration period scenes in Ireland for film productions. The sale also features sporting treasures and much to interest collectors. It is now on view at Molesworth St. in Dublin.

UPDATE: The sale grossed 220,000 with 80% of lots sold. The collection of postcards made over €22,000 and a collection of coins, estimated at 15,000 to 20,000 made over 40,000 thanks to spirited bidding from British and American collectors and dealers who had specially travelled to the saleroom.

(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for June 4, 2015).

Tags: The Beatles, Whyte's
Posted in AUCTIONS, COLLECTIBLES | Comments Off on A SIGNED BEATLES 1964 UK TOUR PROGRAMME AT WHYTE’S

LETTERS FROM FREUD TO SPENDER AT SOTHEBY’S

Monday, June 8th, 2015

A letter from 1940 featuring a presumed self-portrait.

Never before seen letters from a teenage Lucian Freud to his friend the poet Stephen Spender come up at Sotheby’s contemporary art day auction in London on July 2. Ten unpublished letters written by the artist to the famous poet and critic Stephen Spender (1909–1995) have emerged from the Spender family collection after 70 years.

Populated by drawings and watercolour paintings, one letter shows a man pulling a miniature horse on a lead, while in another, a figure balances on the head of a flying bird and a small man rides a horse atop an ear.

Dating from 1939-42 while Freud was studying under the tutelage of Cedric Morris at the East Anglian School of Painting and Drawing in Essex they are estimated at £28,000-42,000.

Tags: Lucian Freud, Stephen Spender
Posted in AUCTIONS, COLLECTIBLES | Comments Off on LETTERS FROM FREUD TO SPENDER AT SOTHEBY’S

FIRST EDITION OF THE HOBBIT MAKES NEW WORLD RECORD

Thursday, June 4th, 2015

A letter in elvish.

The first edition of The Hobbit.

A first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” from 1937 sold for a new world record price of £137,000 at Sotheby’s in London today. This more than doubled the pre-sale estimate of £50,000-70,000.

Presented as a gift from the author to one of his first students at Leeds University in the 1920s, Miss Katherine (“Kitty”) Kilbride, it is inscribed with a handwritten note from the author in Elvish. The author continued to send letters, cards and books to her throughout his life.

The presentation copy inscribed by the author as follows: “K.M. Kilbride, with greeting from J.R.R. Tolkien” and four lines in Elvish. The Hobbit was first published in London by George Allen and Unwin Ltd. in 1937. The previous world record for a first edition of the story was £50,000 set in 2008.

Tags: J.R.R. Tolkien, sotheby's, The Hobbit
Posted in AUCTIONS, COLLECTIBLES | Comments Off on FIRST EDITION OF THE HOBBIT MAKES NEW WORLD RECORD

FROM CROKE PARK TO LADY DI AT WHYTE’S ECLECTIC COLLECTOR SALE

Thursday, June 4th, 2015

FROM Croke Park to Lady Di, Irish rugby to The Beatles, Whyte’s Eclectic Collector sale in Dublin on June 13 holds plenty of interest. Rare Irish sporting medals, a collection of 5,000 postcards in 144 lots, three Princess Diana dolls by master maker Paul Crees, film and pop memorabilia including mementoes of The Beatles and the Rolling Stones make a wide ranging mix. There are 531 lots on the catalogue. The first 144 are postcards from a collection formed by Dublin based film producer and director Peter Holder. He began it for the purpose of illustrating period scenes in Ireland for film productions. Examples from Ancient Rome, Britain and America are among 100 lots of coins. There are three Princess Diana dolls by Paul Crees with estimates from 1,000-2,500. Lot 368 is a medal presented to a member of Pierce O’Mahony’s club from Navan for the 1895 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship played on March 15, 1896. It was the first final to be played in Jones’ Road, later Croke Park. The medal, together with a Leinster Football Championship 1895 medal is estimated at 5,000-7,000. There is a collection of autographs spanning the past 70 years of Irish rugby and 65 lots of Rock, Pop and Cinema memorabilia. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

UPDATE: The sale grossed €220,000, with 80% of lots sold. 400 bidders registered on line from North America, Europe, Australia, China, Japan, UAE and Qatar. Most of the lots sold in the room, which included dealers and collectors from Ireland, UK and USA.

GAA Football. “Virtual Championship of All Ireland” 1895 and Leinster Championship 1895 gold medals (5,000-7,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 7,200

Paul McCartney, Hofner Bass Guitar, signed (2,000-3,000). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 4,000 AT HAMMER

Andy Warhol signed Candles Condensed Wax (With Added Wick) Soup (500-700). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 700 AT HAMMER

Irish Life – studies of people postcards (24) (80-120). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 200 AT HAMMER

Thunderball cinema poster. 1965 (2,000-3,000). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 2,100 AT HAMMER

Paul Crees, HRH Diana Princess of Wales wearing silk bridal gown by Elizabeth Emanuel (2,000-2,500). UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

Tags: Andy Warhol, Croke Park, Princess Diana, The Beatles
Posted in AUCTIONS, COLLECTIBLES | Comments Off on FROM CROKE PARK TO LADY DI AT WHYTE’S ECLECTIC COLLECTOR SALE

MOST VALUABLE JEWELLERY AUCTION EVER HELD IN ASIA

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015

This Burmese ruby and diamond necklace by Etcetera made US$13,006,656, a world auction record price for a ruby necklace.

The most valuable jewellery auction ever held in Asia brought in US$117,892,395 at Christie’s. The top lot in the Hong Kong magnificent jewels sale was a Burmese ruby and diamond necklace of 120 carats, by Etcetera. It made US$13,006,656.

“Christie’s Hong Kong established a new record for the most valuable jewellery auction ever held in Asia. The family collection of K’ung Hsiang-Hsi sold for US$14.6 m, 7 times its low estimate. More records were achieved for a ruby necklace, a Kashmir sapphire and a jadeite cabochon and collectors were mesmerized all through the day bidding in any increment and as long as it took to try and acquire anything at the sale,” said Vickie Sek, Director of Christie’s Asia Jewellery Department.

A circular cut Kashmir sapphire of 10.33 carats sold for US$2,483,136, a world record per carat price of US$240,381. A jadeite cabochon pendant sold for US$5,676,480, a world auction record for a single jadeite cabochon.

UPDATE: Christie’s Hong Kong auction series achieved US$417.6 million and established 60 auction records across various categories. Buyers from mainland China continued to be active, and were joined this year by collectors from Singapore and Taiwan, who competed for 5 days in 16 auctions.

Tags: Burmese Ruby, Christie's
Posted in AUCTIONS, COLLECTIBLES | Comments Off on MOST VALUABLE JEWELLERY AUCTION EVER HELD IN ASIA

JADE SEAL MAKES 260,000 AT DUBLIN SALE

Wednesday, May 27th, 2015

This Chinese celadon jade San Xi Tang double gourd seal sold for 260,000

A Chinese jade seal sold for a hammer price of 260,000 at Sheppards in Dublin on May 26. It had been estimated at just 4,000-6,000. The celadon jade San Xi Tang double gourd seal was bought by a dealer in London. The underbidder was on the internet from Beijing. The auction of 106 lots at Sheppards Dublin base on Pembroke Road was 91 per cent sold.

A Chinese school, ‘Manchurian tiger hunt’ made 28,000; a 17-18th century Gilt bronze figure of Amitayus made 15,000; a late 19th century famille rose vase sold for 13,000 and a Chinese polychrome enamelled wall-vase with Qianlong mark made 11,000.

(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for May 22, 2015)

Tags: San Xi Tang double gourd seal, Sheppards
Posted in AUCTIONS, COLLECTIBLES | Comments Off on JADE SEAL MAKES 260,000 AT DUBLIN SALE

IS THIS THE MOST EXPENSIVE HANDBAG EVER TO BE AUCTIONED?

Monday, May 25th, 2015

THIS BIRKIN IS ESTIMATED AT US$129,000-194,000. UPDATE: THE BLACK VERSION DID NOT SELL, THE PINK MADE US$222,912

Possibly the most expensive handbag ever to be auctioned comes up at Christie’s in Hong Kong on June 1.

An Exceptional Shiny Fuchsia Porosus Crocodile Diamond Birkin 35 with 18K White Gold & Diamond Hardware, Hermès, 2014 made US$222,912, a world record for a handbag.

An exceptional shiny black porosus crocodile Diamond Birkin 40 by Hermes 2007, with 18 carat gold and diamond hardware, is estimated at US$129,000-194,000. A shiny fuchsia Birkin 35 from 2014 has an identical stellar estimate. These are among the most valuable handbags in existence.

Rare collector’s items are the highlights at this season’s Handbags and Accessories auction in Hong Kong. There are exceptional pieces sought after by top handbag connoisseurs and limited edition collector’s items, a selection of one of a kind custom pieces and more than 50 minis and clutches.

UPDATE: The sale of more than 300 of the worlds most coveted handbags and accessories brought in US$5,985,495.

Tags: Birkin, Christie's, Hermes
Posted in AUCTIONS, COLLECTIBLES | Comments Off on IS THIS THE MOST EXPENSIVE HANDBAG EVER TO BE AUCTIONED?

antiquesandartireland.com

Archive for the ‘COLLECTIBLES’ Category

COLLECTING BACKGROUNDER