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    ELEGANT PORTICO FROM IRISH STATELY HOME AT ADAMS SALE

    Thursday, May 15th, 2025

    LARGE IONIC COLUMN PORTICO. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    One of the more unusual lots of architectural salvage at the James Adam House to Garden sale on May 20 is this ionic column portico from Mote Park House in Co. Roscommon. The disassembled unit comprises four columns and capitals, a dentil frieze and some steps. The pillars were a major part of the refurbishment designed by architect Sir Richard Morrison (1767-1849) in the mid-19th Century for the Crofton family. The Croftons have been in residence around the Mote region of Roscommon since at least 1579 when John Crofton was appointed Auditor General of Ireland by Queen Elizabeth I.  When the family eventually dispersed in the 1950’s the house fell into disrepair and it was demolished by the Irish Land Commission in 1959. The portico was salvaged by Fr. Brian Hanley prior to the demolition and placed on display at his own home Kedagh House, Galway, where it then entered the public sphere after his passing in 2012.  It is estimated at €50,000-€70,000.

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    KASHMIR SAPPHIRE MORE THAN DOUBLES TOP ESTIMATE AT ADAMS

    Tuesday, May 13th, 2025

    This retro tank design Kashmir sapphire and diamond ring from the 1940’s sold for a hammer price of €550,000 at the James Adam Jewellery sale in Dublin today. It had been estimated at €150,000-250,000. The ring is centred on a cushion-shaped sapphire weighing 6.22cts, between old brilliant and tapered baguette-cut diamond shoulders and baguette-cut diamond borders, mounted in 18 carat gold. The diamonds are approximately 2.00 carats in total.

    In 1880 a landslide in the Himalayas revealed an unusual type of rock previously buried under layers of soil from which blue stones protruded. Mining began in 1882 and by 1887, despite the intensely hot summers, the mine had been exhausted. With the assistance of British geologists a new mine was found in the valley below but this too was quickly depleted. No other deposits have since been found. Kashmir sapphires command a high price because they contain a top-quality specimen. You may come across other blue sapphires, Burmese or Ceylonese, but only those from Kashmir possess a distinctive tint. Experts call it blue velvet.

    See post on antiquesandartireland.com for May 3, 2025

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    RUBIES, CUT STONES AND FINE WATCHES AT DUBLIN AUCTIONS

    Sunday, May 11th, 2025

    This c1955 diamond and ruby necklace with 107 Burmese rubies is at Adams in Dublin (€90,000-€110,000). UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A total of 259 lots headed by a diamond ring with three old cut stones (€26,000-€29,000) will come under the hammer at the Design sale by O’Reilly’s of Francis St. in Dublin at noon on May 14.  The auction of fine watches at James Adam is at 6 pm on the same day. The top lot is a Patek Philippe perpetual calendar c1980 watch (€30,000-€50,000).  The sale of fine jewellery and ladies  watches at Adams at 2 pm on May 13 is now on view in Dublin.

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    AUCTIONS OF THE SACRED AND PROFANE COMING UP

    Saturday, May 10th, 2025

    19th century  pitch pine bookcase at Victor Mee’s sale of contents from the St. Louis Convent in Monaghan. UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,400 AT HAMMER

    A once off selection of antique furniture, lighting, religious art and ecclesiastical brass will come under the hammer at Victor Mee’s live online sale of contents from the St. Louis Convent in Monaghan and other clients on May 13 and 14 at 6 pm on both days.  A selection of one off pieces is led by a large 19th century six door bookcase with a realistic estimate of just €800-€1,200.  A 19th century pitch pine bookcase, another very large piece, has an estimate of €600-€1,200. At the other end of the sale is a striking pair of 1970’s leather club chairs by Bart van Bekhoven (€800-€1,200).  Oak refectory tables and a French gilded six branch chandelier are among the standout lots.

    Pub mirrors are highly collectible and Aidan Foley will offer a number of them at his online sale next on May 12 and 13 at 6 pm on each day. A rare Watts Tyrconnell Pure Pot Still Whiskey mirror and a large Jameson Whiskey mirror lead the pack.  There are concert posters of Limerick interest featuring U2 and The Pogues at The Savoy and a large selection of hotel furniture.   The catalogue is online and the auction is on view until Monday at the old Cleeves Toffee factory in Limerick. 

    UPDATE: THE SALE BY VICTOR MEE HAS BEEN PUT BACK TO MAY 20-21.

    A large Jameson Whiskey mirror at Aidan Foley’s sale. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

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    ADAMS BLACKROCK UP AND RUNNING UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP

    Thursday, May 8th, 2025

    Anne Primrose Jury HRUA – Errigal, Donegal. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR €571

    This oil on board of Mount Errigal by Anne Primrose Jury is at the online sale of Irish Paintings by Adams Blackrock which runs until May 21. Under new ownership the company has moved to 17 Kildare St. in Dublin and three online sales, jewellery and watches, antiques and furniture and Irish paintings are all live online and running until May 21. This painting is estimated at €500-€600 and the catalogues for all three sales are online.

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    CELEBRATE DESIGN WITH THIS BRUTALIST RING

    Tuesday, May 6th, 2025

    A Modernist 1970’s ring. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    This 1970’s lapis lazuli and diamond ring of brutalist geometric form, made up of openwork cubes and rectangles is at the Design Sale by O’Reilly’s of Francis St., Dublin on May 14. Mounted in 18 carat gold it was retailed by Schaap and Citroen, Jewellers, of The Netherlands. Lot 93 is estimated at €2,000-€2,500. There are 259 lots in the sale and the catalogue is online.

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    TANK DESIGN KASHMIR SAPPHIRE RING AT ADAMS JEWELLERY SALE

    Saturday, May 3rd, 2025

     Kashmir sapphire and diamond tank ring. UPDATE: THIS MADE 550,000 AT HAMMER

    A retro tank design sapphire and diamond ring will lead Adams sale of fine jewellery and ladies watches in Dublin on May 13. Sapphires from Kashmir have a distinctive tint known to experts at blue velvet which makes them particularly valuable. The cushion shaped sapphire in this ring weighs 6.22 carats and the lot is estimated at €150,000-€250,000.  A total of 307 lots are on offer but there will be no internet bidding allowed on this one.

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    STYLISH LANDAU AT SHEPPARDS SALE IN DURROW

    Saturday, May 3rd, 2025

    A 1908 landau UPDATE: THIS MADE 10,000 AT HAMMER

    A stylish landau, byword for luxury transport in days of yore and still maintained as a State coach in countries like Canada, Japan and the UK, comes up at Sheppards sale in Durrow on May 13.  The c1908 model by John Marston’s Carriage Works Ltd. of Birmingham with classical low shell and cover that can be let down is estimated at €8,000-€12,000.

    With more than 700 lots the auction offers deaccessioned material from a private museum dedicated to Irish transport and rural life and another focused on Irish domestic and agricultural heritage. Along with an extensive range of horse-drawn vehicles, vernacular furnishings, agricultural tools, and architectural salvage are  sugan chairs, settle presses, traditional utensils spanning farming and everyday life.

    Among the highlights are a 1948 Jowett Javelin saloon, an original 19th century penny farthing bicycle, a black E494A Ford Anglia two door saloon, an early 19th century painted pine settle press used as a prop in the filming of The Banshees of Inisherin and a rare 18th century Irish ash dug out chair.

    A rare 18th century dugout ash chair. UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,700 AT HAMMER

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    KITE OVER CLARE ISLAND BY JOHN SHINNORS MAKES €36,000

    Tuesday, April 29th, 2025

    JOHN SHINNORS – KITE OVER CLARE ISLAND I

    Kite Over Clare Island I by John Shinnors sold for a hammer price of €36,000 over a top estimate of €20,000 at de Veres Design Auction in Dublin today. The oil on canvas laid on a board is signed and inscribed verso. From a private collection it was purchased at Carlow Arts Festival in 1997. Study for Homerton by Albert Irvin made €8,000, an Italian 1960’s wall of mirrors in six sections made €7,500, a Barcelona day bed by Mies van der Rohe made €6,000, Departure (White Water) by Hughie O’Donoghue made €10,000 and Disengage by Mark Francis made €9,000.

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    PONDER ON THAT FINE RESULT AT LIBRARY SALE

    Tuesday, April 29th, 2025

    This carved marble head made €32,000 at hammer.

    A carved marble head of a philosopher made €32,000 at hammer over an estimate of €1,000-€1,500 at the Library Collection sale at James Adam in Dublin today. It was described in the catalogue as possibly Roman period. The proportion is life size. It has been in a private collection in Ireland since the 1940’s. A carve marble stele on a shallow stepped based and with Latin text from the same collection made €20,000 at hammer. A 19th century Carrara marble carved bust of Julius Caesar on a pink marbled column made €9,500.

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