The personal Stanley Kubrick collection will be offered by Bonhams in London next February. One of the most respected and influential filmmakers of all time, Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999), left an indelible mark on culture. Be it 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), The Shining (1980), or Eyes Wide Shut (1999), his films pushed boundaries and redefined the limits of cinema, leaving a lasting impression on the public consciousness that extends far beyond the screen. His influence can be seen across design, music, art, and fashion, as well as in works of countless fellow filmmakers, from Steven Spielberg to Christopher Nolan.of one of cinema’s true auteurs as his personal archive comes to auction for the first time. Featuring iconic props, scripts, equipment and personal possessions offered directly from the Stanley Kubrick Film Archives the auction at Bonhams on February 3 will offer fans and collectors a once-in-a-lifetime chance to own some of the most important artefacts in film history. An online auction will run to the following day. His director’s chair is estimated at £8,000-£12,000.
Portrait of Col Hugh O’Donel by Hugh Douglas Hamilton. UPDATE: THIS MADE 77,000 AT HAMMER
A full length portrait of ‘Colonel Hugh O’Donel’ MP (1760-1799) by Hugh Douglas Hamilton in a pose derived from the Apollo Belvedere at the Vatican is the leading lot at Fonsie Mealy’s sale of contents from Newport House, Co. Mayo on October 20. Hugh was son of Sir Neal O’Donel of Westport, a lineal descendant of Sir Niall Garbh O’Donel (1568-1626) who married the sister of Red Hugh O’Donnell. The portrait is estimated at €70,000-€100,000. There will be viewing at Newport House for three days from October 17. The live and online auction is at The Grace Hotel in Westport.
A c1765 Irish George III giltwood mirror from Hamwood. UPDATE: THIS MADE 36,000 AT HAMMER
Marvellous mirrors, fabulous furniture, super silver and a furious fight are among the alliterative delights at Adam’s annual Country House Collections at Townley Hall sale on October 13.
The annual event – one of the highlights of the Irish auction year – this year offers 604 carefully curated lots. It is on view from today and for the next three days at Townley Hall near Drogheda.
The fairest mirror on the wall comes with a price tag of around €40,000-€60,000. This is the estimate for an Irish George III giltwood pier mirror in the manner of Matthias Lock originally owned by the Hamilton family of Hamwood, Co. Meath. It is illustrated in Irish Furniture by The Knight of Glin and James Peill published by Yale University Press in 2007 and in Country Life in 2006. Hamwood was the childhood home of celebrated artist sisters Letitia (1878-1964) and Eva (1876-1960) Hamilton.
A large 18th century Irish giltwood mirror attributed to John and Francis Booker is estimated at €15,000-€20,000. A carved and stone painted pier mirror in the manner of William Kent has the same estimate.
18th century Irish mahogany side table. UPDATE: THIS MADE 38,000 AT HAMMER
An 18th century Irish mahogany side table, similar to one illustrated in Irish Furniture, is estimated at €40,000-€60,000. A pair of 19th century carved mahogany side tables (€30,000-€40,000), a four pillar D end dining table in the manner of Gillows (€20,000-€30,000), an Irish George II architects table and bureau cabinet (€15,000-€20,000), a pair of satinwood inlaid card tables (€15,000-€20,000), a pair of 19th century Irish satinwood, harewood and marquetry commodes (€10,000-€15,000) and a pair of Irish George III carved armchairs (€10,000-€15,000) are among many lots of seriously fine furniture worthy of attention.
A pair of Irish George II silver soup tureens and covers in the rococo style by Robert Holmes, Dublin 1755 (€20,000-€30,000), a set of four Irish silver candlesticks by Jacob West, Dublin c1780 (15,000-€20,000), a c1901 Sheffield surtout de table (€10,000-€15,000) and a fine Victorian silver tea service (€8,000-€10,000) owned by Maud Gonne and a c1770 Cork silver coffee pot by John Warner (€5,000-€7,000) are not the sort of silver lots that you might happen across every day.
The most expensively estimated lot of the auction is a carved George IV white marble chimney piece and polished steel grate (€50,000-€80,000).
The Cork artist Nathanial Grogan (c1740-1807) is regarded as one of the most important Irish genre painters of the late 18th century. An oil on board by Grogan – “Fight at the Inn” – is inspired by a scene from Tom Jones by Henry Fielding published in 1749 in which a furious man hunting Mrs. Fitzpatrick has been wrongly directed to a room at an inn where Tom is entertaining Mrs. Waters. The estimate for this highly charged and comical oil on board is €4,000-€6,000.
A pair of c1755 Dublin silver soup tureens and covers by Robert Holmes. UPDATE: THESE WERE UNSOLD
The auction offers a variety of collectibles from a pair of monumental timber doric columns and green painted obelisk garden planters to portrait miniatures, a sketchbook by George Petrie, a c1830 Worcester Flight Barr and Barr dessert service, a 17th century Antwerp tortoiseshell and marquetry table cabinet and a 19th century giltwood and pietra dura Florentine circular table.
This is not just an auction for the super rich. Among a plentiful selection of lots for under €500 is a Victorian brass postal scales, a Georgian library chair, a lion’s mask door knocker, a stick barometer, a Victorian papier maché tea caddy, Edwardian steamer trunks and a set of five Victorian copper and brass pans.
The live and online sale gets underway at 11 am on October 13 at Adam’s at St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin.
A pair of green painted obelisk garden planters. UPDATE: THESE MADE 1,000 AT HAMMER
The Bulgari Pink, a 24 carat fancy intense pink diamond, will be offered at Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction in Geneva on November 10. It has remained in private European hands for over 70 years and has never before been offered for sale at auction. The rough diamond was acquired in India during the 1950s by the current owner’s great-grandfather and was later entrusted to Bulgari, where it was transformed into the elegant pink diamond ring seen today. At the time Bulgari, the Roman jeweller, was emerging as a destination for some of the world’s most discerning collectors and patrons, making it a natural choice for a diamond of such rarity. The estimate us CHF10-15 million (US$12-18 million).
Set of Irish Uilleann Pipes. UPDATE: THE CLOSING BID WAS €840
Among the more unusual lots at the timed online sale by South Dublin Auctions on October 11 is a rare set of Irish uilleann pipes. Stamped by the maker Leo Rowsome Dublin (1903-1970) they are estimated at €1,500-3,000. Rowsome was one of Ireland’s most important uilleann pipers, pipe makers and teachers. Born in Harold’s Cross, Dublin he was the third generation of a famous piping family and learned pipe making from his father, William Rowsome. At just 16 Leo became uilleann-pipe teacher at Dublin’s Municipal School of Music, a position he held for approximately 50 years. Rowsome was a pioneering broadcaster and recording artist who revived the Dublin Pipers’ Club and helped establish Na Píobairí Uilleann. His instruments are highly regarded by players and collectors and his own handmade set is preserved in the National Museum of Ireland.
PAIR OF ANGLO-INDIAN CARVED TABLES. UPDATE: THESE WERE UNSOLD
This pair of Anglo-Indian carved tables on carved dragon legs are at the timed online sale currently running at Adams Blackrock in Dublin. The estimate is €700-900. Online only sales of antiques and furniture, Irish paintings and jewellery and watches will all end from 7 pm on October 7.
Pair of Irish silver sauceboats with wavy gadroon rims, S-scroll handles, on cast shell feet with shell knuckles, Dublin 1979. UPDATE: THESE MADE 600 AT HAMMER
A five piece silver tea service and a pair of sauceboats by William Egan and Sons dating respectively to 1979 and 1982 are among the leading lots at Woodwards twice yearly sale of silver, art and collectibles in Cork on October 10. They are estimated at €5,000-€8,000 and €1,200-€2,000.
Among the Cork silver pieces are a set of c1790 teaspoons by Joseph Gibson (€2,000-€3,000), a set of three c1790 dessert spoons stamped “Sterling” by John Warner (€300-€600) and a c1780 bright cut cream jug by John Nicholson (€1,200-€2,000). The auction offers a selection of Victorian and Edwardian sovereigns, an Omega Constellation wristwatch and a ring owned by Bishop Edward Gunn who was appointed a bishop in Mississippi in 1911. Artists featured include William Harrington, Frank Egginton, Marshall Hutson, George Dunne, Alex McKenna and George Nisbet.
A 1979 five piece tea service by Egans of Cork UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,200 AT HAMMER
BMW ISETTA 300 PLUS BUBBLE CAR 1960 WITH REGISTRATION CERT
This bubble car made a hammer price of €15,000 at RJ Keighery’s auction in Waterford today. It was lovingly driven and cared for a man in his eighties who is downsizing. The car is driving and in excellent order. Tiny, bubble-shaped, with the door in the front and looking considerably more like a piece of 1950’s industrial design than a BMW as we know it today. It was estimated at €15,000-20,000.
The Parisian residence of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani
It ain’t much but its home doesn’t quite cut it when it comes to the Parisian residence of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani. Located in the heart of the 7th arrondissement and overlooking the Eiffel Tower this is one of Paris’s most remarkable private interiors, shaped over decades by His Highness and his longstanding creative collaborator, the legendary decorator Alberto Pinto. Architecture, decoration and collecting come together here to create a deeply personal artistic universe, conceived room by room and object by object, reflecting an exacting eye and distinctive vision of beauty.
Next month Sotheby’s will present a series of five auctions with more than 1,400 works with contents from this hôtel particulier spanning old masters, decorative arts, silver, antiques, furniture, paintings and design, revealing a richly layered dialogue between history, art and collecting. Highlights include a remarkable series of paintings by José Maria Sert, a unique group of portraits by Bernard Boutet de Monvel, and a pair of Italian carved giltwood settees from the Galleria Dorata, Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi. The house of Al Thani is the ruling family of Qatar.
An Irish George II secretaire cabinet c1740-50. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
The early October sale for all seasons by Sheppards next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (October 6, 7, and 8) is from remarkable collections assembled over various lifetimes. It brings together 18th century Irish furniture, paintings, silver, porcelain, tapestries, clocks, scientific instruments and sculpture.
Irish and European art, furniture and decorative objects are at the heart of Sheppards Coolattin House auction with a super selection of almost 1,600 lots.
Fine Irish antique furniture features strongly throughout. Highlights include an Irish George II mahogany secretaire-cabinet; a Killarney yew wood and arbutus davenport finely inlaid with a view of Muckross Abbey; a sideboard attributed to the distinguished Dublin firm of Mack, Williams & Gibton; Irish silver tables; peat buckets; carved giltwood mirrors; and furniture by Strahan and Hicks of Dublin.
An early 19th century Worcester dinner service. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
An early 19th century Worcester dinner service with 110 pieces should draw some attention and not just because it was once in the collection of the internationally celebrated singer Roger Whittaker. He lived in Ireland for a number of years before retiring to France in 2012 where he said his last farewell in 2023.
The dinner service – redolent of the traditions of fine country house dining – would admirably suit the leading furniture lot in the auction. The George III dining table extending to more than seven metres featured here on September 27 was formerly at Easton Neston in Northhamptonshire and is illustrated in Great Houses of Britain. It is estimated at €30,000-€50,000.
Or how about a 17th century verdure tapestry with birds among luxuriant foliage and trees with a distant castle? Tapestries like this were both highly decorative and functional as they helped to keep a house or castle warm. This one is enclosed by an elaborate border of flowers, fruit, birds and classical ornament.
A 17rth century verdure tapestry. UPDATE: THIS MADE 8,500 AT HAMMER
Decorative highlights include a French Empire-period cut crystal and gilt bronze mantel clock, a Vienna one-year-duration wall clock, monumental chandeliers and richly mounted French furniture. There are early maps of Ireland by Gerard Mercator and John Speed, a terrestrial globe dated 1859, marine chronometers, sextants, barometers and early phonographs.
Leading art lots include an 1828 portrait of Mrs. Issy Redmond by Sir Martin Cregan, founding member and later president of the Royal Hibernian Academy where this portrait was exhibited in 1829. There are portraits by Hugh Douglas Hamilton, William Etty and the studio of John Hoppner, animal art and bronzes.
A substantial London 1860 silver flatware service of 123 pieces, an Irish Nugent family flatware service dating to around 1840 and a four piece Rococo Revival silver tea and coffee service are all on offer. A19th century 96 piece Ashworth ironstone dinner service is stamped for the Dublin retailer Thomas Higginbothan of Wellington Quay.
The auction is drawn from distinguished houses and collections including Temple House, County Sligo; Luggala, County Wicklow; Emo Court and Ballyfin House, County Laois and Dromoland Castle, County Clare.
Three days of viewing get underway today (October 3) at Coolattin House, Shillelagh, Co. Wicklow. The auction will be held at Sheppards headquarters in Durrow, Co. Laois and it will be a live and online sale.
A 19th century Killarney library table. UPDATE: THIS MADE 13,000 AT HAMMER
