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    RARE PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF MOZART AT SOTHEBY’S LONDON

    Monday, October 6th, 2014
    Portrait miniature of Mozart, 1777, by an anonymous artist.

    Portrait miniature of Mozart, 1777, by an anonymous artist.

    One of only two authentic paintings of Mozart remaining in private hands will come up at Sotheby’s in London on November 20.  The rare portrait miniature was given by the composer to his then 18 year old cousin Maria Anna Thekla Mozart in exchange for one from her.  It is one of only a dozen or so authentic paintings and drawings of Mozart.

    The miniature, which captures the twenty-one year old Mozart, has seldom been seen in colour and has never been reproduced in colour in the standard Mozart literature. An enduring token of the fleeting amorous attachment between the composer and his first love, Mozart’s present to Maria Anna – referred to several times in the series of letters he wrote to her – is being offered for sale by descendants of Maria Anna’s family. It will the highlight at an auction of Music, Contentnal and Russian Books and Manuscripts and is estimated at £200,000-300,000.

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    A GREAT TABLE AND SOME SILVER FROM ADAMS AT SLANE

    Friday, October 3rd, 2014

    HERE is a great table and some highly collectible silver from the James Adam Country House Collections auction at Slane Castle, Co. Meath on October 12 and 13.  The sale of over 850 lots offers much of interest to collectors at home and abroad.  Not least of these is this George I carved gilt wood side table in the manner of Benjamin Goodison. The red marble top has a thumb moulded rim above a flat carved apron centred by a human mask depicting Diana.   It is estimated at 30,000-50,000.

    Among the silver on offer are these prime pieces by makers Robert Calderwood of Dublin and James Foulkes and Michael McDermott of Cork. The auction goes on view on Thursday, October 9.  The catalogue is online.

    AN IRISH PROVINCIAL GEORGE II SILVER COFFEE POT OF BALUSTER FORM, mark of Michael McDermott (fl.1750-1780) of Cork, c.1780 (10,000-15,000)

    AN IRISH PROVINCIAL GEORGE II SILVER COFFEE POT OF BALUSTER FORM, mark of Michael McDermott (fl.1750-1780) of Cork, c.1780 (10,000-15,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for September 12, 2014).

    A GEORGE I CARVED GILTWOOD SIDE TABLE IN THE MANNER OF BENJAMIN GOODISON, (30,000-50,000).

    A GEORGE I CARVED GILTWOOD SIDE TABLE IN THE MANNER OF BENJAMIN GOODISON, (30,000-50,000).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A PAIR OF IRISH PROVINCIAL GEORGE I GRADUATED SILVER BOXES, makers mark only to the smaller example pertaining to that of James Foulkes of Cork circa 1715 (15,000-20,000).

    A PAIR OF IRISH PROVINCIAL GEORGE I GRADUATED SILVER BOXES, makers mark only to the smaller example pertaining to that of James Foulkes of Cork circa 1715 (15,000-20,000).  UPDATE: THESE WERE UNSOLD.

    A FINE SET OF FOUR IRISH EARLY GEORGE III SILVER CANDLESTICKS, Dublin 1760, mark of Robert Calderwood (10,000-15,000).

    A FINE SET OF FOUR IRISH EARLY GEORGE III SILVER CANDLESTICKS, Dublin 1760, mark of Robert Calderwood (10,000-15,000).  UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR 13,000

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    SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT FONSIE MEALY SALE IN CASTLECOMER

    Wednesday, October 1st, 2014

    There is something for everyone at all price levels of the market  at Fonsie Mealy’s Chatsworth Fine Art Sale in Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny on October 7.  There is oak furniture attributed to Pugin, antique pieces, silver, jewellery, porcelain, glass and militaria among more than 750 lots. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for September 1, 2014).  UPDATE: The sale realised 250,000 at hammer.  Militaria and silver proved buoyant and attracted strong bidding throughout.

    A 19th century small carved oak side table, possibly by Pugin (1,000-1,500).

    A 19th century small carved oak side table, possibly by Pugin (1,000-1,500).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A 19th century Louis Philippe display table (3,000-4,000)

    A 19th century Louis Philippe display table (3,000-4,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A set of 10 Chippendale style dining chairs (1,600-2,200)

    A set of 10 Chippendale style dining chairs (1,600-2,200)  UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR 1,400 AT HAMMER

    A 19th century Irish school pastel (250-350)

    A 19th century Irish school pastel (250-350)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A 19th century table cabinet with eight drawers made of various specimen woods (120-180)

    A 19th century table cabinet with eight drawers made of various specimen woods (120-180)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 200

    An early 19th century circular Irish side table (150-200)

    An early 19th century circular Irish side table (150-200)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 200

    An antique oak lowboy (120-170)

    An antique oak lowboy (120-170) UPDATE: THIS MADE 150

    Estella Solomons (1882-1968) - Hide and Seek (500-700)

    Estella Solomons (1882-1968) – Hide and Seek (500-700)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A pierced brass fender with paw feet (150-250)

    A pierced brass fender with paw feet (150-250)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 320

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    TREASURES AT SHEPPARDS AUCTION IN DURROW

    Friday, September 26th, 2014

    Sheppards will offer a wide variety of treasures at their three day sale in Durrow, Co. Laois on September 30, October 1 and 2.   On September 30 the sale will focus on militaria, jewellery, silver and period furniture. On the following day there will be art, decorative art and period furniture. Oriental art will come under the hammer on October 2.  The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection.

    Kangxi blue and white bowl with pierced hardwood lid and carved stand (6,000-8,000).

    Kangxi blue and white bowl with pierced hardwood lid and carved stand (6,000-8,000).

    Large 17th-18th century Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze Buddha (20,000-30,000).

    Large 17th-18th century Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze Buddha (20,000-30,000).

    One of a pair of Dublin 19th century Chippendale Gainsborough chairs (4,000-6,000).

    One of a pair of Dublin 19th century Chippendale Gainsborough chairs (4,000-6,000).

    French 18th Century Period Kingwood and Marquetry three drawer Pedestal (6,000-9,000).

    French 18th Century Period Kingwood and Marquetry three drawer Pedestal (6,000-9,000).

    Italian 18th/19th Century White Marble Bust (5,000-8,000).

    Italian 18th/19th Century White Marble Bust (5,000-8,000).

    Regency Period Specimen Marble Top (4,000-6,000).

    Regency Period Specimen Marble Top (4,000-6,000).

    Large George III Period Dublin Brass Framed Hall Lantern (2,500-3,500)

    Large George III Period Dublin Brass Framed Hall Lantern (2,500-3,500)

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    FURNITURE AT LYNES AND LYNES SALE IN CO. CORK

    Sunday, September 21st, 2014

    Antique Irish furniture at very reasonable estimates will come up  at the Lynes and Lynes sale in Carrigtwohill , Co. Cork on September 27.  A Cork made hall table is estimated at just 800-1,200 and there are chests of drawers with estimates of just 100 euro up.   The auction offers antique settees and chairs, including a pair of Art Deco chairs and a Georgian reclining library chair. There is silver and jewellery with engagement and diamond dress rings and  a collection of paintings which has been in storage for a number of years. The catalogue is online.

    A Victorian settee (400-600).

    A Victorian settee (400-600). UPDATE: THIS MADE 280

    A collection of old annuals.

    A collection of old annuals.  UPDATE: THESE MADE 60

    A pair of cut glass urns (100-200).

    A pair of cut glass urns (100-200).  UPDATE: THESE MADE 130

    A Cork made hall table (800-1,200).

    A Cork made hall table (800-1,200).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    Antique bookshelves on a table base are estimated at 1,000-1,500

    Antique bookshelves on a table base are estimated at 1,000-1,500  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 1,000 AT HAMMER

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    A COLLECTORS TROVE AT CO. LAOIS AUCTION

    Sunday, September 21st, 2014

    A collectors trove will be auctioned in Ireland this week.  With everything from  The Anglers Guide to the Irish Free State and three cycling manuals for 1934, 1960 & 1954 (London: Temple Press Ltd.) to a complete boxed sets of lantern slides from the Boer War, stoneware ginger beer bottles and vast quantities of old tin advertising signs the extraordinary collection of  James Pratt will come under the hammer at Ashgrove Auction Rooms, Ballybrittas, Co. Laois on September  30 and October 1. There are about 2,500 lots of  advertising and rural bygones and collectibles from the estate of the late Mr. Pratt.  Here is a small selection. The catalogue is online.

    The Angler`s Guide to the Irish Free State, compiled by the Department of Agriculture Fisheries Branch. Dublin: The Stationary Office, 1937 (Third Edition)

    The Angler`s Guide to the Irish Free State, compiled by the Department of Agriculture Fisheries Branch. Dublin: The Stationary Office, 1937 (Third Edition)

    Boer War: A Complete Boxed Set of 36 Lantern Slides - The Transvaal War.

    Boer War: A Complete Boxed Set of 36 Lantern Slides – The Transvaal War.

    A quantity of vintage advertising tins

    A quantity of vintage advertising tins

    Three Ginger Beer Bottles, Clegg & Casson, J.H. Cuffe & Sketch`s. Along with a Salt-Glazed Bottle marked Arnold of London.

    Three Ginger Beer Bottles, Clegg & Casson, J.H. Cuffe & Sketch`s.
    Along with a Salt-Glazed Bottle marked Arnold of London.

    Three Cycling Manuals for 1934, 1960 & 1954 London: Temple Press Ltd.

    Three Cycling Manuals for 1934, 1960 & 1954
    London: Temple Press Ltd.

    A Hornby Dublo Electric Train, EDG17, in original packaging.

    A Hornby Dublo Electric Train, EDG17, in original packaging.

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    A WORLD HISTORY IN IRISH AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION

    Thursday, September 18th, 2014
    A history of the world in the first half of the 20th century is contained in 17 lots from a Skibbereen autograph collector to be sold at Whyte’s in Dublin on September 20.  Political leaders from Konrad Adenaur and Paul Spaak to Moshe Dayan, Archibishop Makarios and Constantine Karamanlis, military personnages like Field Marshall Montgomery, literary figures like Boris Pasternak, British Prime Ministers Anthony Eden and Clement Attlee and celebrities like the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and James Cagney are peppered through this collection.
    Michael O’Sullivan, now retired and still living in Skibbereen, wrote to and received replies from people like Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser and Franco of Spain, Admiral Jerauld Wright, Commander in Chief, the US Atlantic Fleet and astronomer Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell, builder of the Jodrell Bank telescope which tracked Sputnik in 1957. There were apologetic refusals from, among others, The Queen of England, Winston Churchill, Harold MacMillan, Lord Home, President Eisenhower and the Shan of Iran. Many responded with signed photographs.  Most replies are on official notepaper.
    The autographs were locked away safely for 50 years. Now he has decided to sell them.

    A letter, typical of many, which arrived at Michael O'Sullivan's home in Skibbereen inthe 1950

    A letter, typical of many, which arrived at Michael O’Sullivan’s home in Skibbereen in the 1950’s

    An autograph from Boris Pasternak, best known outside Russia as author of Doctor Zhivago.

    An autograph from Boris Pasternak, best known outside Russia as author of Doctor Zhivago.

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    DUCHESS OF WINDSOR TIGER JEWELLERY BY CARTIER

    Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
    The Cartier Tiger Jewels.

    The Cartier Tiger Jewels.

    Two pieces of tiger jewellery by Cartier, formerly from the legendary collection of the Duchess of Windsor and given to Sarah Brightman by her then husband Andrew Lloyd Webber, are the early highlights of the upcoming Magnificent Jewels auction at Christie’s in Geneva on November 11. The two tiger pieces comprising of an onyx and diamond clip brooch and bracelet, with emerald eyes, were both made in the 1950s and are to be sold as one lot with a combined estimate of US$1,800,000-2,500,000. The Cartier Tiger Collection has been a highlight of 20th century jewellery design since it first appeared in 1928.

    They were bought at the 1897 auction of the duchesses jewels by Andrew Lloyd Webber as a present for Sarah Brightman to celebrate the huge London and Broadway success of The Phantom of the Opera. Sarah Brightman intends to offer a portion of the proceeds from the sale to the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation which supports various arts projects.

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    JEWELLERY AT O’REILLY’S OF FRANCIS ST., DUBLIN

    Tuesday, September 16th, 2014

    Calling all jewellery lovers.  There will be an auction of gems and silver at O’Reilly’s, Francis St., Dublin on September 24.  The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    A twist design diamond ring (3,000-4,000).

    A twist design diamond ring (3,000-4,000).

    An antique two stone diamond ring (1,000-1,200).

    An antique two stone diamond ring (1,000-1,200).

    A ruby and diamond dress ring (1,800-2,000)

    A ruby and diamond dress ring (1,800-2,000)

    A diamond and sapphire cross over ring (6,000-7,000)

    A diamond and sapphire cross over ring (6,000-7,000)

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    SUNDAY INTERIORS AT JAMES ADAM IN DUBLIN

    Monday, September 15th, 2014

    More than 500 lots will come under the hammer  at the James Adam Sunday Interiors sale in Dublin on  September 21.  The auction offer furniture, silver, jewellery, art, rugs and a variety of collectibles.  The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection.

    AN EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY TUB BACK LIBRARY ARMCHAIR c.1840 (2,000-3,000)

    AN EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY TUB BACK LIBRARY ARMCHAIR c.1840 (2,000-3,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A JAPANESE CARVED IVORY GROUP, 19th Century (600-1,000)

    A JAPANESE CARVED IVORY GROUP, 19th Century (600-1,000)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 1,000 AT HAMMER

    A LATE 19TH CENTURY DAPPLED GREY ROCKING HORSE (1,000-1,500)

    A LATE 19TH CENTURY DAPPLED GREY ROCKING HORSE (1,000-1,500)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 1,300 AT HAMMER

    IVAN SUTTON (b.1944) Launching the Currach, Inisheer Aran Islands (1,000-1,500)

    IVAN SUTTON (b.1944) Launching the Currach, Inisheer Aran Islands
    (1,000-1,500)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A FINE SATINWOOD, HAREWOOD AND ROSEWOOD CROSS BANDED SEMI ELLIPTICAL COMMODE, in George III style (2,000-4,000)

    A FINE SATINWOOD, HAREWOOD AND ROSEWOOD CROSS BANDED SEMI ELLIPTICAL COMMODE, in George III style (2,000-4,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,400 AT HAMMER

    A VICTORIAN COALBROOKDALE CAST IRON HALL STAND (500-700)

    A VICTORIAN COALBROOKDALE CAST IRON HALL STAND (500-700) UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

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