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Roger Broders (1883-1953) GOLDEN MOUNTAIN, PULLMAN EXPRESS lithograph in colours, c.1930, printed by Lucien Serre, Paris, (£10,000-15,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE £12,500

THE Golden Age of travel features strongly at Christie’s 15th annual Ski Sale in South Kensington on January 23. Celebrating the first half of the 20th century the auction comprises over 160 lots of posters and vintage Louis Vuitton luggage. The market for vintage posters continues to grow with a collector base attracted by decorative, skillful and largely affordable designs.
Each of the most loved ski resorts in the world are represented within the sale, from France, Italy, Norway, America and Switzerland including Gstaad, St. Moritz, Davos, Chamonix, Megeve and many more. The posters illustrate a wonderfully nostalgic, pictorial history of skiing, and also present a fascinating record of the changes in techniques, equipment and the resorts themselves; estimates range from £800 to £15,000. (Click on any image to enlarge it).

A TRUNK IN YELLOW VUITTONITE CANVAS LOUIS VUITTON, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY (£3,000-5,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 311,250

A WARDROBE TRUNK IN NATURAL COWHIDE LOUIS VUITTON, EARLY 20TH CENTURY (£4,000-6,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE £10,625

A £5 and £1 Ploughman’s Note at Cork auction. The £5 note is estimated at 600-800. (Click on image to enlarge). UPDATE: THE £5 NOTE MADE 500 AND THE £1 NOTE MADE 340

Irish £1 and £5 Ploughman’s Notes are among the collectibles on offer at the antiques, general and collectors auction at Cork Auction Rooms on Sunday, December 30 at noon. The notes were issued as a transitional measure for Bank of Ireland, Hibernian Bank Limited, Munster & Leinster Bank Limited, National Bank Limited, Northern Bank Limited, Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited, Royal Bank of Ireland Limited and Ulster Bank Limited in 1929. Under arrangement with the Currency Commission the banks withdrew the previous notes they issued and refrained from issuing more.
Each note contained the common design of a man ploughing in a field with two horses on the front and they are often referred to as the “Ploughman Notes” because of this, the main differences were the name of the bank and its authorising signature. The notes denominations, and the back designs were; £1 (Custom House, Dublin), £5 (St. Patrick’s Bridge, Cork), £10 (Currency Commission Building, Foster Place, Dublin), £20 (Rock of Cashel, County Tipperary), £50 (Croagh Patrick, County Mayo) and £100 (Killiney Bay, County Dublin). The consolidated notes were issued only by the Currency Commission. The last notes were printed in 1941 and they were officially withdrawn on December 31, 1953.
The auction will feature a starting cannon and cannon ball, a silver centrepiece, a collection of Waterford glas and militaria.  The sale goes on view on Saturday, December 29.

Justin de Villeneuve Portrait of Marsha Hunt. (Click on image to enlarge).

Letter from Jagger in Australia.

A collection of 10 articulate love letters written by Mick Jagger to the beautiful black American singer and inspiration for Brown Sugar Marsha Hunt made £187,250 at Sotheby’s in London today. They had been estimated at up to £100,000 and were purchased by a private collector bidding by telephone.

Mick Jagger’s signature.

They were written in the summer of 1969 while Jagger was in Australia filming Ned Kelly and their relationship was a closely-guarded secret. Hunt was the face of the London musical Hair. After the sale Marsha Hunt commented: “The passage of time has given these letters a place in our cultural history. 1969 saw the ebbing of a crucial, revolutionary era, highly influenced by such artists as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, James Brown and Bob Dylan. Their inner thoughts should not be the property of only their families, but the public at large, to reveal who these influential artists were – not as commercial images, but their private selves.”

Jewellery, ceramics, art, collectibles, vintage cars and furniture all feature at Mealy’s two day winter fine and decorative art sale in Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny scheduled for December 11 and 12. The auction, at 10.30 a.m. sharp on each day, will also include Oriental and Tribal art, silver, gold, light fittings, glass, whiskey, wine, militaria, carpets, clocks and scientific instruments. The catalogue is on line. Here is a small selection (you can click on any image to enlarge it):

A pair of carved and jewelled ivory figures attributed to Georg Roth of Hanau, Germany c1900. (4,000-6,000). UPDATE: THE PAIR MADE 6,500.

“Gun dogs protecting the day’s bag” by John Emms (1843-1912) (2,500-3,500).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 5,000

A percussion box lock pocket pistol by G. Wallis (300-500).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 420

A set of antlers from the Great Irish Deer (6,000-9,000).  UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR 17,000.

Five gold Kruggerrands, 1975 (4,500-6,000).  UPDATE: THESE MADE 5,500

Midleton very rare Irish whiskey, the complete set 1984-2011, 28 bottles each in original presentation case (10,000-15,000).  UPDATE: THIS WAS SOLD PRIVATELY AFTER THE AUCTION WITH THE PRE-SALE ESTIMATES.

A heart shaped sapphire and diamond cluster ring (600-900).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 650

An internally flawless diamond ring, a 1930’s Patek Phillipe timepiece and an unusual gold bangle will feature at O’Reilly’s last sale of 2012.  It takes place at Francis St., Dublin on Wednesday, December 12 at 1 p.m.  Here is a small selection. The catalogue is on-line.

A 4.02 carat diamond ring, internally flawless, is estimated at 110,000-120,000.  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD.

A vintage Patek Philippe man’s wristwatch is estimated at 5,000-6,000.  UPDATE: THIS MADE 5,000

This Victorian garnet set necklace is estimated at 900-1,200.  UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,350

An Eastern gold bangle is estimated at 1,300-1,500.  UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,420