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    RUSSIAN PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF ART AT CHRISTIE’S

    Wednesday, May 7th, 2014

    A spectacular selection of Russian paintings and works of art come up at Christie’s in London on June 2.  The rich array of paintings range from Avant-Garde masterpieces to magnificent Imperial porcelain. There is a strong selection of Russian works from private collections, including Aristarkh Lentulov’s vibrant Cubo-Futurist Landscape with bridge, Kislovodsk  and an important pair of porcelain vases by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, Period of Nicholas I. Never before seen at auction these masterpieces in porcelain painted after pictures in the State Hermitage are offered directly by the descendants of the Prussian diplomat Albert Graf von Pourtalès. The sale also includes major paintings from Russian masters such as Roerich, Vereshchagin, Gorbatov, Golovin and Burliuk in addition to significant pieces by Fabergé and rare Russian silver. The 300 lots range is estimate from £1,000 to £1,500,000.

    A PAIR OF RARE AND LARGE TWO-HANDLED PORCELAIN VASES By the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, Period of Nicholas I, 1840 (£250,000-350,000)

    A PAIR OF RARE AND LARGE TWO-HANDLED PORCELAIN VASES
    By the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, Period of Nicholas I, 1840 (£250,000-350,000) Courtesy, Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014.  UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR £662,500

     

    Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947) The Heavenly Battle painted in 1909 (£500,000-700,000).

    Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947)
    The Heavenly Battle painted in 1909 (£500,000-700,000). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014.  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £1,538,500

     

    Aristarkh Lentulov (1882-1943) Landscape with bridge, Kislovodsk painted in 1913. (£1.5-2.5 million).

    Aristarkh Lentulov (1882-1943)
    Landscape with bridge, Kislovodsk painted in 1913. (£1.5-2.5 million). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014.  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £1,762,500

     

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    SUNDAY INTERIORS SALE AT JAMES ADAM

    Monday, May 5th, 2014

    Silver, porcelain and collectibles items from the Deepwell Collection will feature among more than 530 lots at the James Adam Sunday Interiors sale in Dublin on May 11.  The main tranche from the collection of late Dublin businessman John Reihill will feature at Adams sale of Important Irish Art on May 28.  The Sunday Interiors auction will include items from the personal collection of Dublin antique dealer Henry Naylor, considered to be the most important Irish antiques dealers of the first half of the 20th century. After his death a five day auction was held by Murphy, Buckley and Keogh in September of 1959 to dispose of his stock.  His nephew, the late Ronnie MacDonald became in turn Dublin’s leading antiques dealer.  The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection (click on any image to enlarge it): 

    A Penrose type triple ring decanter c1800 later engraved in the style of Franze Tieze "Erin go Bragh" (300-500).

    A Penrose type triple ring decanter c1800 later engraved in the style of Franze Tieze “Erin go Bragh” (300-500).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 570 AT HAMMER.

     

    A PAIR OF FRENCH 19TH CENTURY ORMOLU MOUNTED SEVRES PORCELAIN VASES,(2,500-3,500)

    A PAIR OF FRENCH 19TH CENTURY ORMOLU MOUNTED SEVRES PORCELAIN VASES,(2,500-3,500)  UPDATE: THESE MADE A  HAMMER PRICE OF 2,000

     

    A Victorian walnut cased stick barometer by Bennett of Cork (800-1,200)

    A Victorian walnut cased stick barometer by Bennett of Cork (800-1,200)  UPDATE: THIS MADE A HAMMER PRICE OF 1,300

     

    A Georgian Revival satinwood painted display cabinet in the style of Mayhew and Ince c1880 (7,000-10,000).

    A Georgian Revival satinwood painted display cabinet in the style of Mayhew and Ince c1880 (7,000-10,000).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

     

    MYRA KATHLEEN HUGHES (c.1885-1918) Leinster Market Etching dated 1909 (100-150).

    MYRA KATHLEEN HUGHES (c.1885-1918) Leinster Market Etching dated 1909 (100-150). UPDATE: THIS MADE A HAMMER PRICE OF 140

     

    An Irish George I plain silver footed bowl, Dublin 1719, mark of Henry Daniell (5,000-,8,000)

    An Irish George I plain silver footed bowl, Dublin 1719, mark of Henry Daniell (5,000-,8,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE A HAMMER PRICE OF 8,000.

     

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    MING CENSER MAKES 24,000 AT SHEPPARDS

    Friday, May 2nd, 2014

    A late 17th century bronze Ming censer sold for 24,000 at Sheppards three day auction this week. From the collection of Lady Lister Kaye of Mearescourt House, Co. Westmeath it had been estimated at 3,000-5,000.  At the same sale a pair of 19th century Japanese Meiji period vases sold for 10,000 over a top estimate of 3,000.  An Irish George III mahogany armorial seat c1800 sold for 14,000 over a top estimate of 5,000. It is similar to a suite of hall chairs at Castle Coole, Co. Fermanagh.

    AN IRISH GEORGE III ARMORIAL HALL SEAT, CIRCA 1800

    AN IRISH GEORGE III ARMORIAL HALL SEAT, CIRCA 1800

    PAIR OF LARGE 19TH CENTURY MEIJI PERIOD JAPANESE BRONZE SCULPTED TIERED VASES.

    PAIR OF LARGE 19TH CENTURY MEIJI PERIOD JAPANESE BRONZE SCULPTED TIERED VASES.

    17TH CENTURY MING BRONZE CENSER WITH SIX CHARACTER SEAL MARK TO BASE SOLD FOR 24,000.

    17TH CENTURY MING BRONZE CENSER WITH SIX CHARACTER SEAL MARK TO BASE SOLD FOR 24,000.

     

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    DYLAN’S LIKE A ROLLING STONE MANUSCRIPT AT SOTHEBY’S

    Thursday, May 1st, 2014
    Bob Dylan’s original handwritten lyrics for the 1965 epic Like a Rolling Stone will lead Sotheby’s inaugural rock and roll history sale in New York on June 24.   Since ushering in a new musical era inthe 1960’s Like a Rolling Stone has remained enduringly popular and topped Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.  The song transformed Dylan from a folk singer into a rock icon.  The near complete four page working draft is estimated at $1-2 million.
    The sale will include significant pieces related to The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley and The Rolling Stones.
    Dylan, Bob Original working autograph manuscript with corrections, revisions and additions, comprising the essential final draft lyrics for “Like a Rolling Stone.” [June 1965]. 4 long stanzas including lyrical rewordings of the chorus, on 4 pages of Dylan’s holograph with doodles and marginal notes, written in pencil on The Hotel Roger Smith letterhead stationery. From the album Highway 61 Revisited. The only known surviving draft of the final lyrics for this transformative rock anthem, with alternate rhyme schemes for the iconic “How does it feel…” chorus. ($1/2 million)

    Dylan, Bob
    Original working autograph manuscript with corrections, revisions and additions, comprising the essential final draft lyrics for “Like a Rolling Stone.” [June 1965]. 4 long stanzas including lyrical rewordings of the chorus, on 4 pages of Dylan’s holograph with doodles and marginal notes, written in pencil on The Hotel Roger Smith letterhead stationery. From the album Highway 61 Revisited. The only known surviving draft of the final lyrics for this transformative rock anthem, with alternate rhyme schemes for the iconic “How does it feel…” chorus.
    ($1/2 million)  UPDATE: IT SOLD FOR $2.045,000

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    GALLE, MAJORELLE, BUGATTI AND RUHLMANN AT SOTHEBY’S PARIS

    Tuesday, April 29th, 2014

    Emile Gallé, Louis Majorelle, Rembrandt Bugatti, Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, Jean Royère, Dominique, Diego Giacometti and Jean Prouvé are among the celebrated designers featured at Sotheby’s Paris sale of 20th century decorative art and design on May 22. The auction includes furniture by  20th century creators like Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, Antonio Saura, Alexander Calder, Philolaos and Arman.Highlights include a fascinating collection of glassware by Emile Gallé, assembled between 1960 and 1980 as well as a bronze Torso from an edition of eight by Chana Orloff, an artist increasingly sought-after on the market , which is estimated at 70,000-100,000.

    Diego Giacometti Table – berceau, seconde version, vers 1970 980,000-120,000).

    Diego Giacometti
    Table – berceau, seconde version, vers 1970 980,000-120,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 181,500

    Emile Gallé Vase, vers 1884 4,000-6,000).

    Emile Gallé
    Vase, vers 1890-94 (4,000-6,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 8,125

     

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    FURNITURE, ART AND ASIAN ART AT SHEPPARDS OF DURROW

    Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014

    Furniture, fine art, decorative art and Asian art will all come under the hammer at three days of auctions at Sheppards in Durrow, Co. Laois on April 29 and 30 and on May 1. More than 1950 lots are listed on the catalogue for the Outstanding Interiors and Exteriors sale, which is online.  Here is a small selection:

    Walnut bureau bookcase c1680 (3,000-4,000).

    Walnut bureau bookcase c1680 (3,000-4,000).

    Georeg I walnut and inlaid tallboy (2,500-3,500).

    George I walnut and inlaid tallboy (2,500-3,500).

    Pair of George III Chippendale elbow chairs (2,400-2,800)

    Pair of George III Chippendale elbow chairs (2,400-2,800)

    19th century inlaid cased regulator wall clock (6,000-9,000)

    19th century inlaid cased regulator wall clock (6,000-9,000)

    Polychrome wood panel Christ in Majesty (4,000-6,000)

    Polychrome wood panel Christ in Majesty (4,000-6,000)

    Pair of Irish 18th century brass barrelled flintlock blunderbusses (1,500-2,500)

    Pair of Irish 18th century brass barrelled flintlock blunderbusses (1,500-2,500)

    19th century Chinese vase (600-900).

    19th century Chinese vase (600-900).

    One of a pair of mid-18th century Italian gilt framed mirrors (6,000-9,000).

    One of a pair of mid-18th century Italian gilt framed mirrors (6,000-9,000).

    Samuel Spode - Chestnut in a stable (2,000-3,000)

    Samuel Spode – Chestnut in a stable (2,000-3,000)

     

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    CORK SIX BAR CHAIRS AT LYNES AND LYNES

    Sunday, April 20th, 2014
    A set of Cork six bar chairs at Lynes and Lynes.

    A set of Cork six bar chairs at Lynes and Lynes.  UPDATE: THESE MADE 1,500

    An antique wing back drawingroom chair (800-1,200).

    An antique wing back chair (800-1,200). UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,150

    A Connemara landscape by Charles Lamb (2,000-3,000).

    A Connemara landscape by Charles Lamb (2,000-3,000). UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD BUT UNDER NEGOTIATION AFTERWARDS

    A set of four 19th century silver plated dish covers (300-500).

    A set of four 19th century silver plated dish covers (300-500). UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR 380

    A Cork Georgian mahogany wine cooler (1,200-1,500).

    A Cork Georgian mahogany wine cooler (1,200-1,500). UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,000

    THIS set of Cork six bar chairs comes up at Lynes and Lynes in Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork on April 26.  The eight chairs are similar to a set sold from the  Dunkathel House Collection some years ago.  Cork eleven bar chairs are prized by collectors, as are nine bar chairs.  Six bar chairs are rarer and they tend to be earlier.  This set is estimated at 1,200-1,500.  Here are some more lots from the sale.  The catalogue is online at www.lynesandlynes.com 

     

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    ONLY SURVIVING AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF RACHMANINOV 2ND SYMPHONY

    Thursday, April 17th, 2014

    rach 1rachTHE only surviving autograph manuscript for Sergei Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony in E Minor, OP.27  is to be sold at Sotheby’s in London on May 20.  Presumed lost since soon after the symphony’s premiere in St Petersburg in 1908, it was rediscovered nearly a century later in 2004 in the estate of a European private collector.  It is estimated at £1-1.5 million.

    This is one of the few autograph manuscripts of a symphony, central to the international orchestral repertory, remaining in private hands. In its 320 pages, it contains a wealth of new information, revealing Rachmaninov’s compositional processes when he was at the height of his powers, in one of his greatest works. There is even new unpublished material, unknown to Rachmaninov scholars and absent in any edition of the symphony.

    UPDATE: IT SOLD FOR £1,202,500

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    AN IRISH PROCLAMATION THE TOP LOT AT ADAMS

    Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

    THE top lot at Adams history sale today was the Proclamation of Independence of the Irish Republic printed in Dublin on April 23 1916 by Christopher Brady, Michael Molloy and Liam O’Brien for the Provisional Government of the Irish Republic.  It made a hammer price of 90.000.  The Proclamation was read from the steps of the GPO, Dublin by Padraig Pearse on Easter Monday, thereby heralding the Easter Rising and Ireland’s advance towards self-determination.  Eoin MacNeill’s countermanding order to the Rising, source of much confusion, made  30,000 at hammer.  The gold medal won at Wimbledon by Harold Segersen Mahony in 1896, the last Irishman to win Wimbledon, sold for a hammer price of 24,000. An 1816 Dublin freedom box made 8,000 and  a tea service presented to Patrick  J. Smyth under the terms of the will of William Smith O’Brien sold for 5,700.  The sale brought in just under 310,000.

    (See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for April 10 and April 5, 2014).

    A George III Irish freedom box from 1816 made 8,000.

    A George III Irish freedom box from 1816 made 8,000.

    The Proclamation of Independence of the Irish Republic Printed in Dublin, 23rd April 1916 by Christopher Brady, Michael Molloy and Liam O’Brien for the Provisional Government of the Irish Republic (100.000-150,000).

    The Proclamation of Independence of the Irish Republic
    Printed in Dublin, 23rd April 1916 by Christopher Brady, Michael Molloy and Liam O’Brien for the Provisional Government of the Irish Republic (100.000-150,000).

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    AN ULSTER BANK £5 NOTE FOR £3,000

    Tuesday, April 15th, 2014
    An Ulster Bank £5 note from 1906 estimated at £2,500-3,000.

    An Ulster Bank £5 note from 1906 estimated at £2,500-3,000.

    A number of rarities are included in a selection of Irish banknotes at a sale of paper money by Dix Noonan Webb in London on May 24.  A 1906 Ulster Bank £5 note bearing the signature R. Patton is estimated at £2,500-3,000.  A Central Bank of Ireland £100 note dated November 11, 1959 is estimated at  £1.500-2,000 and a National Bank Ltd. £10  note dated 1931 is estimated at £1.200-1,500.  They are among a remarkable total of 67 Irish notes in the auction.

    Dix Noonan Webb is one of the world’s leading specialist auctioneers and valuers of coins, tokens, medals, militaria and paper money.

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