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    JIMI HENDRIX PORTRAIT BY JOHN MINIHANE AT O’DRISCOLL ONLINE SALE

    Monday, June 23rd, 2014
    Jimmy Hendrix photographed in London in 1967 by John Minihane.

    Jimi Hendrix photographed in London in 1967 by John Minihane. (400-600).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 380

    An artists proof photograph of JimiHendrix by John Minihane is at the Morgan O’Driscoll online auction of Irish art which runs until June 30.  The photo, which was taken in London in February 1967, is estimated at 400-600.  There is a wide selection of work by Irish artists among 290 works on offer. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    Donegal Cottages by Dan O'Neill 91920-1974) (600-900).

    Donegal Cottages by Dan O’Neill (1920-1974) (600-900).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 1,600

    Majella O'Neill Collins - Seas 2007 (500-750).

    Majella O’Neill Collins – Seas 2007 (500-750).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 300

    Brian Ballard - Tulips and Iron (800-1,200).

    Brian Ballard – Tulips and Iron (800-1,200). UPDATE: THIS MADE 600

    George Gillespie - Cottages by the Shore (800-1,200).

    George Gillespie – Cottages by the Shore (800-1,200).  UDPATE: THIS SOLD FOR 700

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    A FAMOUS VICTORY OVER ALL BLACKS RECALLED AT IRISH SALE

    Saturday, June 21st, 2014
    Sporting memorabilia across a variety of disciplines will feature at the Fonsie Mealy  rare books and collectors sale at the Clyde Court Hotel in Dublin on July 1.  The memory of a victory against the All-Blacks is always to be cherished  and an official team jersey signed by the conquering Munster team who defeated the All-Blacks at Thomond Park in 1978 is among the treasures on offer.  This is just one of a number of highly collectible sports related items – ranging from a miniature photographic portrait signed by Pele (80-100) to a hurley signed by the Cork centenary champions of 1984 (150-200) – on offer.
    The red jersey, emblazoned with the name of sponsor Toyota, was signed by the team at a later date and is estimated at a relatively modest 450-650.  An official FAI team soccer jersey from 2002 signed by Roy Keane, Shay Given, Robbie Keane and others is estimated at 150-200, a Formula One Ferrari baseball cap signed by Michael Schumacher is estimated at 70-90 and a selection of four golf hats signed by Tiger Woods, Padraig Harrington, Darren Clarke, Lee James, Mark O’Meara, David Duval and Billy Casper together with a Ryder Cup 2006 K-Club Pole Flag signed by Paul Casey will be offered as one lot estimated at 120-150.
    Whether you are a bibliophile, a banknote collector, a literature buff, an historian or a collector whose taste runs to Irish ecclesiastical architecture there is something for you in this auction of 737 lots.

    The signed Munster team jersey from 1978

    The signed Munster team jersey from 1978  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 1,000 AT HAMMER

    A hurley signed by the Cork Centenary Champions of 1984

    A hurley signed by the Cork Centenary Champions of 1984  UPDATE:  THIS SOLD FOR 320 AT HAMMER

     

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    ART, ANTIQUE FURNITURE, SILVER, JEWELLERY AT JAMES ADAM

    Friday, June 20th, 2014

    Artwork, antique furniture, jewellery, silver and a 6th century BC Greek terracotta model of a horse and rider all feature at the James Adam Sunday Interiors sale in Dublin on June 22.  The catalogue is online.  Here is a small selection. (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for June 15, 2014),

    A GREEK BOEOTIAN SIXTH CENTURY B.C. TERRACOTTA MODEL OF A HORSE AND RIDER, decorated with dark brown painted stripes and spots. 10cm high Provenance: -Collection of Sir Clifford Norton (British Ambassador to Greece, stationed in Athens from 1946-1951) (600-1,000)

    A GREEK BOEOTIAN SIXTH CENTURY B.C. TERRACOTTA MODEL OF A HORSE AND RIDER, decorated with dark brown painted stripes and spots. 10cm high Provenance: -Collection of Sir Clifford Norton (British Ambassador to Greece, stationed in Athens from 1946-1951) (600-1,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 900 AT HAMMER

    AUGUST VON SIEGEN (GERMAN 1850-1910) Venetian Canal Scene Oil (3,000-5,000)

    AUGUST VON SIEGEN (GERMAN 1850-1910) Venetian Canal Scene Oil (3,000-5,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    AN IRISH GEORGE II SILVER BEER JUG (5,000-6,000)

    AN IRISH GEORGE II SILVER BEER JUG (5,000-6,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    SIR GERALD FESTUS KELLY RHA (1879-1972) Portrait of a Lady Seated Oil (3,000-5,000)

    SIR GERALD FESTUS KELLY RHA (1879-1972) Portrait of a Lady Seated Oil (3,000-5,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A DIAMOND FOUR STONE RING (8,000-12,000)

    A DIAMOND FOUR STONE RING (8,000-12,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

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    GOBELINS TAPESTRIES AND RUSSIAN ICONS AT BANTRY HOUSE AUCTION

    Thursday, June 19th, 2014
    The exterior of Bantry House, beautifully located on the shores of Bantry Bay.

    The exterior of Bantry House, beautifully located on the shores of Bantry Bay.

    Exquisite tapestries will be a feature of the sale of contents from Bantry House in west Cork.  The auction, by Edinburgh based Lyon and Turnbull, will be held in Bantry next October 21.  Viewing will be on the premises from October 17.   Formerly the seat of the Earls of Bantry, who lived here for over 300 years, the auction will include paintings, furniture and books collected by the 2nd Earl. These include 18th century tapestries from the workshops of Gobelin and Aubusson.  One of the two Gobelins panels is said to have hung in the Palace of Versailles .  There is a particularly beautiful rose-coloured set of Aubussons, said to have been made by order of Louis XV for Marie Antoinette on her marriage to the Dauphin of France.

    Lyon & Turnbull director Gavin Strang said:  “Lord Bantry’s collection has long been recognised as having great artistic and historical interest. As a young man, Viscount Berehaven, who later became  the second Earl, travelled extensively in Europe; visiting countries as far distant as Russia and Poland, seeking out the pieces which were to form his remarkable collection of furniture, tapestries and other works of art that are included in the sale.”

    Among the furniture in the sale is a Russian household shrine which contains 15th and 16th Century icons and an impressive pair of William Kent style console tables. The paintings in the collection include a pair of portraits from the studio of Allan Ramsay of George III and Queen Charlotte, presented by King George to the First Earl of Bantry on his elevation to the peerage. Funds raised will be used to secure the future of Bantry House.

    The dining room at Bantry House.

    The dining room at Bantry House.

    An interior view of the house with furnishings and tapestry.

    An interior view with furnishings and tapestry.

    The hall at Bantry House.

    The hall at Bantry House.

     

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    IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST INSCRIBED BY WILDE MAKES £55,000

    Wednesday, June 18th, 2014
    The Important of Being Earnest inscribed by Oscar Wilde

    The Important of Being Earnest inscribed by Oscar Wilde

    A specially printed copy of The Importance of Being Earnest inscribed by Oscar Wilde to Major James Nelson, the Governor of Reading Gaol during the writer’s term of imprisonment there sold for £55,000 at Bonhams Books, Atlases, Manuscripts and Photographs sale in London today. It had been estimated at £40,000 – 60,000

    The copy, numbered 13 out of a presentation edition of 100, is inscribed “To Major Nelson: from the author.  A trivial recognition of a great and noble kindness. Feb, 99.”  Elsewhere the Irish writer and wit was to describe Nelson as: “The most Christlike man I ever met.”

     

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for Tuesday, May 13, 2014).

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    IRISH SILVER SPOONS SELL FOR £25,000 AT CAMBRIDGE AUCTION

    Wednesday, June 18th, 2014
    This pair of Irish silver trefid spoons sold for £25,000 at hammer.

    This pair of Irish silver trefid spoons sold for £25,000 at hammer.

    A pair of Charles II Irish silver trefid spoons sold today for a hammer price of £25,000 at Cheffins, the Cambridge auctioneers. They had been estimated at £800-1,200.  This is thought to be a world record price.  

    Made by Edward Swann, Dublin 1679 the marks on the spoons are very clear.  The back of the tapering flat stems is inscribed *S*/S*M.  The two spoons weigh just 4.1 ounces.
    A trefid spoon is characterised by a stem that widens at the top and has two notches to form a three lobed shape, suggestive of a clef hind’s foot.  It is the earliest English flatware pattern in which the stems of both the spoon and the fork were made to match. 

    This Cork silver basting spoon sold for $6,000 at Waddingtons.

    This Cork silver basting spoon sold for $6,000 at Waddingtons.

    At Waddingtons in Toronto last night a George II Irish silver Hanoverian pattern large basting spoon, made in Cork in 1740 probably by Anthony Semirot whose work is very rare, sold for $6,000 dollars over an estimate of $600-800.
     

     

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    WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS STAMP SELLS FOR $9.5 MILLION

    Wednesday, June 18th, 2014
    The British Guiana One-Cent Magenta.

    The British Guiana One-Cent Magenta.

    THE most famous stamp in the world made a new auction record at Sotheby’s in New York last night. The British Guiana one-cent Black on Magenta sold for $9,480,000.  It was the fourth time in its history that it set a new world record.  No stamp is rarer than the sold surviving example of the British Guiana, a penny issue from 1856.  Re discovered by a 12 year old Scottish boy living in South America in 1873 it has been out of public view since 1986.   The British Guiana was last sold at auction in 1980 when it was purchased for the then record price of $935,000.

    David Redden, Sotheby’s Vice Chairman, commented: “We are thrilled with tonight’s extraordinary, record-setting price of $9.5 million – a truly great moment for the world of stamp collecting. That price will be hard to beat, and likely won’t be exceeded unless the British Guiana comes up for sale again in the future. I have to say I’m a little sad to see it go – when I was eight years old this was the most precious object in the entire world, and I never dreamed I would have it in my hands.”

    The previous auction record for a single stamp was CHF 2,8750,000 (approximately US$2.2 million), set by the Treskilling Yellow in 1996. The previous auction record for any philatelic item is CHF 6,123,750 (approximately US$4 million), set by The Bordeaux Cover in 1993 – the cover including both of the Mauritius “Post Office” stamps.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for February 14, 2014)

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    A DALI IN DUBLIN

    Sunday, June 15th, 2014
    Salvador Dali’s Le Cheval a la Montre Molle (Horse Saddled with Time) at James Adam.

    Salvador Dali’s Le Cheval a la Montre Molle (Horse Saddled with Time) at James Adam.  UPDATE: THIS MADE 19,000 AT HAMMER

    Salvador Dali’s bronze sculpture Le Cheval a la Montre Molle (Horse saddled with time)  is the top lot at the next James Adam Sunday Interiors sale in Dublin on June 22. Estimated at 11.000-15,000 the work is signed on the right hind leg.  It has a green and gold patina, carries the foundry mark “C Camblest 1981” and is numbered 274-350.  The original was first conceived and cast in 1980.

    A 19th century Dublin clock from Ernest the James Adam. (1,500-2,500).

    A 19th century Dublin clock from Ernest Bewley’s office at James Adam. (1,500-2,500).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 3,800

    The auction of fine period silver, furniture, painting, carpets, porcelain and decorative arts includes contents from Deepwell House, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, home of the late businessman and collector John Reihill. A Roderic O’Conor landscape from his collection sold for 210,000 at the latest James Adam sale of Important Irish art on May 28.  The top silver lot, an Irish George II beer jug by John Hamilton of Dublin, is estimated at 5,000-8,000. A diamond fur stone ring is estimated at 8,000-1,200 and Sir Gerald Festus Kelly’s Portrait of a Lady Seated has an estimate of 3,000-5,000.
    The sale features around 165 lots of furniture.  Collectibles include The Bewley’s Clock, a 19th century bracket clock by McMaster and Son, Grafton St., Dublin purchased for his office by Ernest Bewley when he opened his landmark cafe on Westmoreland St. in 1896.  It is estimated at 1,500-2,500.  The catalogue is on-line.

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    RARE WORKS BY CHARLES HENRY COOK AT CORK AUCTION

    Sunday, June 8th, 2014

    Rarities at Marshs 500 lot sale in Cork on June 14 include two paintings by the Victorian artist Charles Henry Cook.  Born in Bandon in 1830  he first exhibited at the RHA in 1846, moved to Bath in 1870 and died at Scarborough in 1906.  The paintings coming up now, from the collection of late Cork solicitor Charlie Hennessy, are The Cork Fiddle Player and The Musician.  Each one is estimated at 2,000-3,000.  The auction features art by Lady Kate Dobbin, Sylvia Cooke-Collis, Fergal O’Ryan, Maurice Desmond and Michael Gemmell as well as furniture and collectibles.  More information is available on Marshs website.

    Charles Henry Cook - The Musician (2,000-3,000).

    Charles Henry Cook – The Musician (2,000-3,000).  UPDATE: THIS WAS SOLD AFTER THE AUCTION.

     

    Pair of 19th century gilt wood console tables, one with marble top.

    Pair of 19th century gilt wood console tables, one with marble top.  UPDATE: THE TABLES MADE 1,600

     

    Charles Henry Cook - Cork Fiddle Player (2,000-3,000).

    Charles Henry Cook – Cork Fiddle Player (2,000-3,000). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 1,650

     

    A pair of 19th century gilt wood wall mirrors (4,000-6,000).

    A pair of 19th century gilt wood wall mirrors (4,000-6,000). UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR 3,100

     

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    IRISH ELK ANTLERS AT LONDON AUCTION

    Wednesday, June 4th, 2014
    THE Irish Elk antlers to be sold in London.

    THE Irish Elk antlers to be sold in London.  UPDATE: THESE WERE UNSOLD

    A set of Irish Elk antlers is one of the more unusual lots at the Thomas Del Mar auction of antique arms, armour and militaria at Blythe  Road, London W14 on June 25.  The Megalocerus Giganteus antlers measure just over three meters and date from the Pleistocene Period. The estimate is £20,000-30,000.

    The sale contains items from the Metropolitan Museum in New York and the Art Institute of Chicago.  The latter institution is selling more than 20 lots to benefit the Harding Collection including a mounted armour for the Jousts Real in the Spanish style of c1500-1510, consisting mainly of 19th century pieces with some 16th century elements. A composite North Italian etched corslet – breastplate and backpiece –  from the late 16th century, once in the collection of Prince Peter Soltykoff, is being sold by the Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum. It is estimated at £12,000-18,000.

     

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