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    GREAT COLLECTION OF TIFFANY AT SOTHEBY’S NEW YORK

    Tuesday, April 21st, 2015

    One of the greatest collections of Tiffany and prewar design to appear at auction will come up at Sotheby’s in New York on May 19.  The sale  of the Warshawsky collection, assembled by the Chicago based Ray Warshawsky from the late 1960’s to the early 1990’s, features works of rich quality and luminosity of colour.  He assembled an encyclopedic collection of Tiffany which spans every artistic discipline of the firms production.

    UPDATE: The Collection totalled $7,951,125 with 98.6% of all lots sold. Fierce demand for the collection’s many treasures drove more than three-quarters of all 138 lots on offer to exceed their pre-sale high estimates.

    Tiffany Studios - Elaborate Peony Lamp c1910 ($600,000-900,000).

    Tiffany Studios – Elaborate Peony Lamp c1910 ($600,000-900,000).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

     

    Tiffany Studios River of Life Window, (1915) ($200,000-300,000).

    Tiffany Studios River of Life Window, (1915) ($200,000-300,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR $394,000

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    AN AUCTION OF CONTENTS FROM A CAHIR CONVENT

    Sunday, April 19th, 2015
    In the 1990’s in Ireland sales of contents from convents and monasteries were almost commonplace. They are more unusual now but Charleville, Co. Cork based P.J. O’Gorman will offer contents from the Convent of Mercy in Cahir, Co. Tipperary on April 25 at noon.  The auction will take place at the convent, which has been in operation in this location since 1881. Antique furnitures in these sales tends to have been well maintained and in good condition.  Prime lots this time include a four door Regency breakfront secretaire bookcase and a mahogany pedestal desk.  There are Victorian two and three door bookcases, sets of Victorian dining chairs, chaises longues, Victorian sideboards, a walnut davenport, church pews, religious prints, statues, porcelain, glass, brass candlesticks and plated silver among more than 500 lots.

    A Regency secrétaire four door bookcase.

    A Regency secrétaire four door bookcase.  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 3,600

    A mahogany cylinder pedestal bureau.

       A mahogany cylinder pedestal bureau.  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 800

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    SHEPPARDS TWO DAY SALE IN DURROW, CO. LAOIS

    Friday, April 17th, 2015

    Period furniture, fine art, decorative art, jewellery and garden statuary will all come under the hammer at Sheppards two day sale in Durrow, Co. Laois on April 28 and 29.  A total of 1,300 lots will come under the hammer. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    This Italian violin of the Milan school, estimated at 4,000-6,000, sold for 9,400

    This Italian violin of the Milan school, estimated at 4,000-6,000, sold for 9,400

    Paul Sieffert (1874-1957) Study of a female nude, oil on canvas (12,000-16,000).

    Paul Sieffert (1874-1957) Study of a female nude, oil on canvas (12,000-16,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 19,000

    A c1790 satinwood and marquetry side table (3,000-5,000)

    A c1790 satinwood and marquetry side table (3,000-5,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,800

    Pair of Edwardian brass hall lanterns (2,500-3,500).

    Pair of Edwardian brass hall lanterns (2,500-3,500).  UPDATE: THESE DID NOT SELL.

    18th century French emerald ring (approx 5 carat) with 20 baguette cut diamonds set in yellow gold (6,000-8,000).

    18th century French emerald ring (approx 5 carat) with 20 baguette cut diamonds set in yellow gold (6,000-8,000).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A 19th century Italian sculpted stone cherub (1,400-1,800).

    A 19th century Italian sculpted stone cherub (1,400-1,800).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,000

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    RICH PICKINGS AT COURTOWN HOUSE SALE IN CO. KILDARE

    Wednesday, April 15th, 2015

    The James Adam on the premises house contents auction at Courtown House and Stud, Kilcock, Co. Kildare on April 22 offers some expensively estimated fine furniture of interest to international collectors. But there are plenty of pickings for serious collectors of more modest means.  Here is a small selection.  The catalogue is online. (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for April 8, 2015).

    A British public telephone box with Royal cypher (1,000-1,500).

    A British public telephone box with Royal cypher (1,000-1,500).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,800

    A suite of three Irish George III silver salvers, Dublin 1782 (12,000-16,000)

    A suite of three Irish George III silver salvers, Dublin 1782 (12,000-16,000)  UPDATE: THESE WERE UNSOLD

    An Irish George II gilt wood mirror with later carved eagle (6,000-10,000).

    An Irish George II gilt wood mirror with later carved eagle (6,000-10,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 6,000

    An Irish George III carved gilt wood and rosewood console table (4,000-6,000).

    An Irish George III carved gilt wood and rosewood console table (4,000-6,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,800 AT HAMMER

    An Irish William IV tea poy by William and Gibton (800-1,200).

    An Irish William IV tea poy by William and Gibton (800-1,200).  UPDATE; THIS MADE 750 AT HAMMER

    A gilt metal standard lamp in Rococo revival style (500-800).

    A gilt metal standard lamp in Rococo revival style (500-800).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 300 AT HAMMER

    A Palladian revival carved gilt wood side table (5,000-7,000).

    A Palladian revival carved gilt wood side table (5,000-7,000).  UPDATE; THIS MADE 5,000 AT HAMMER

    A 19th century carved gilt wood sofa in Louis XVI style (3,000-5,000).

    A 19th century carved gilt wood sofa in Louis XVI style (3,000-5,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,800 AT HAMMER

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    THE SUNRISE RUBY AT SOTHEBY’S, GENEVA

    Sunday, April 12th, 2015
    'The Sunrise Ruby', a superb and extremely rare Burmese ruby and diamond ring weighing 25.59 carats, Cartier

    ‘The Sunrise Ruby’, a superb and extremely rare Burmese ruby and diamond ring weighing 25.59 carats. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 28,250,000 SWISS FRANCS, ($30 million US)A WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR A RUBY

    The Sunrise Ruby, an exceptional cushion shaped stone of Burmese origin weighing 25.59 carats is a highlight at Sotheby’s sale of magnificent and noble jewels in Geneva on May 12. Regarded by virtue of its size and colour as a unique treasure of nature it is estimated at $12-18 million US.

    David Bennett, global chairman of Sotheby’s international jewellery division, said”  “I have had the privilege over the last 40 years of handling some of the world’s finest and rarest gemstones.  I do not recall ever having seen another Burmese ruby of this exceptional size possessing such truly outstanding colour. I was transfixed from the moment I first set eyes on this stone, and have remained in awe of it ever since”.

    The “pigeon’s blood” hued stone, mounted as a ring by Cartier, was named in reference to a poem of the same name by the Sufi poet Rumi.

    “In the early morning hour,
    just before dawn, lover and beloved wake
    and take a drink of water.
    She asks, “Do you love me or love yourself more? Really, tell the absolute truth.”
    He says, “There’s nothing left of me.
    I’m like a ruby held up to the sunrise.
    Is it still a stone, or a world
    made of redness? It has no resistance
    to sunlight.”

    From THE SUNRISE RUBY by Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-1273)

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    HARP GIFTED TO MAUD GONNE BY W.B. YEATS AT WHYTE’S

    Saturday, April 11th, 2015
    The Harp given to Maud Gonne by W.B. Yeats.

    The Harp given to Maud Gonne by W.B. Yeats.  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 37,000 AT HAMMER.

    A harp given by the poet W.B. Yeats to Maud Gonne, the English born Irish revolutionary he fell in love with, is among the lots at Whyte’s sale of History, Literature and Collectibles in Dublin  on May 9.  After rejecting at least four proposals from Yeats she married Major John MacBride in 1903.  The marriage did not last. John MacBride was executed in 1916 along with James Connolly and other leaders of the Easter Rising.

    Maud Gonne MacBride in turn gave the harp to her friend Síle MacCurtain who had started a school for harpists in Cork. Síle MacCurtain was a daughter of Tomás MacCurtain, 1916 Rising commandant in County Cork and later IRA Brigade commander and Lord Mayor of Cork who was killed in 1920.  The harp was made by Frederick Grosjean, a French maker working in London in the early 19th century.  It is estimated at 10,000-15,000. (UPDATE:  This sold for 37,000 at hammer).

    The sale will offer much memorabilia of the 1916 Rising, in particular relating to the rising at Enniscorthy, among around 500 lots on offer.

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    A SIRENE PLATE BY LALIQUE AT CORK AUCTION

    Saturday, April 11th, 2015
     A Sirene plate by Lalique (1,500-2,500), a Coquille plate by Lalique (400-600), an Emile Galle cameo vase (400-600) and a large Meissen group (400-600) are among the collectibles at Woodwards auction in Cork on April 15.  There is a set of Cork 11-bar chairs, a Vernis Martin display cabinet and a pair of Eileen Gray e1027 chrome tables among 300 lots of furniture, art, crystal and garden furniture. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    A Lalique Sirene plate.

    A Lalique Sirene plate.  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 4,800

    One of a pair of Eileen Gray e1027 tables.

    One of a pair of Eileen Gray e1027 tables. UPDATE: THESE MADE 1,400

    A set of Cork 11-bar chairs.

    A set of Cork 11-bar chairs.  UPDATE: THIS LOT SOLD FOR 2,100

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    RARE IRISH BANKNOTES AT LONDON AUCTION

    Friday, April 10th, 2015

    More than 100 Irish banknotes from the early 19th  century to modern times will be among the highlights of the auction of paper money at Dix Noonan Webb in London on April 27.  The international coins, medals and banknotes specialists will include a series of notes reflecting the political upheaval and economic changes that followed the partition of Ireland after the Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed in 1921.

    An extremely rare £10 note issued by the Royal Bank of Ireland in the Irish Free State on May 6 1929 is expected make £4,000-5,000. The entire print run for the note was just 12,000 and this was the only date on which they were issued. Records suggest that perhaps only about ten of these notes have survived.

    Several scare notes from the ploughman series issues by the Irish Free State between 1929 and 1940.  They include a Royal Bank of Ireland £5 note issued on January 29, 1931 and a National Bank Ltd £5 note dated March 15, 1933, both of which have pre-sale estimates of £1,800 to £2,200.

    “In 1929 there were 15 different types of £1, £5 and £10 notes circulating in the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland,” said a spokesman for Dix Noonan Webb. “With 45 different notes issued in a single year on the island of Ireland, some of which are rare, it is a collectors’ paradise.”

    This extremely rare 1929 Royal Bank of Ireland £10 note could made up to £5,000.

    This extremely rare 1929 Royal Bank of Ireland £10 note could made up to £5,000.  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £4,600

    The ploughman series £5 note issued by the Irish Free State in 1933.

    The ploughman series £5 note issued by the Irish Free State in 1933. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

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    AMERICAN PIE LYRICS SELL FOR $1.2 MILLION AT CHRISTIE’S, NEW YORK

    Tuesday, April 7th, 2015

    The manuscript for Don McLean’s enigmatically worded 1971 hit American Pie – anthem for a generation – sold at Christie’s in New York for $1.2 million. The 16 page lyrics had a top estimate of $1.5 million.  McLean, who is 69, decided to sell them on a whim.

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    AROUND THE WORLD AT CHRISTIE’S, SOUTH KENSINGTON

    Tuesday, April 7th, 2015

    A new themed auction Around the World showcasing fascinating items from all corners of the globe and the spirit of travel takes place at Christie’s, South Kensington on April 28.  With everything from a 34 star Civil War flag from North America to a world map from 1838 showing central Africa as unchartered territory the sale is brimful of interest. The map depicts central Africa as unchartered territory, just at the dawn of European exploration. Antarctica also remained somewhat undiscovered and it shows the extent of the discoveries in the South Seas by Cook, Palmer, Bransfield and Enderby, just prior to Sir James Ross’s expedition in 1839 to charter the Antarctic coastline. This  led to the discovery of the Ross Sea. Estimates range from £500 to £30,000.  Here is a small selection.

    AN ENGRAVED AND COLOURED MAP OF THE WORLD ENGRAVED BY JOHN DOWER, PUBLISHED BY HENRY TEESDALE & CO., LONDON, 1838 (£7,000-10,000). Courtesy Christie's Images Ltd., 2015.

    AN ENGRAVED AND COLOURED MAP OF THE WORLD
    ENGRAVED BY JOHN DOWER, PUBLISHED BY HENRY TEESDALE & CO., LONDON, 1838 (£7,000-10,000). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2015.

    RARE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR FLAG WITH THIRTY-FOUR STARS PROBABLY MADE BY THE ANNIN COMPANY, CIRCA 1861-1863 (£10,000-15,000). Courtesy Christie's Images Ltd., 2015.

    RARE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR FLAG WITH THIRTY-FOUR STARS
    PROBABLY MADE BY THE ANNIN COMPANY, CIRCA 1861-1863 (£10,000-15,000). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2015.

    AN INDO-PORTUGUESE BRASS-MOUNTED, EBONY AND IVORY-INLAID CEDAR, ROSEWOOD, CALAMANDER AND MARQUETRY CHEST GOA, LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY (£20,000-30,000).

    AN INDO-PORTUGUESE BRASS-MOUNTED, EBONY AND IVORY-INLAID CEDAR, ROSEWOOD, CALAMANDER AND MARQUETRY CHEST
    GOA, LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY (£20,000-30,000). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2015.

    A REVOLVING BOOKCASE MADE OF TIMBERS RECOVERED FROM ADMIRAL LORD NELSON'S FLAGSHIP, THE FOUDROYANT BY GOODALL, LAMB AND HEIGHWAY OF MANCHESTER, CIRCA 1900 (£1,000-1,500). Courtesy, Christie's Images Ltd., 2015.

    A REVOLVING BOOKCASE MADE OF TIMBERS RECOVERED FROM ADMIRAL LORD NELSON’S FLAGSHIP, THE FOUDROYANT
    BY GOODALL, LAMB AND HEIGHWAY OF MANCHESTER, CIRCA 1900 (£1,000-1,500). Courtesy, Christie’s Images Ltd., 2015.

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