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    COLLECTOR’S COLLECTION AT ADAMS

    Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

    R. HAVELL AFTER J. HAVERTY King George IV entering Dublin, 1821 and King George IV entering Kingstown (now Dun Laoghaire) 1821, a pair of coloured engravings. (500-600). (Click on image to enlarge). UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR 1,200 at hammer

    R. HAVELL AFTER J. HAVERTY King George IV entering Dublin, 1821 and King George IV entering Kingstown (now Dun Laoghaire) 1821, a pair of coloured engravings. (500-600).

    WHEN an antique collector’s collection comes to the market it is always of interest.  The Adams sale of the Jill Cox Collection in Dublin on September 7 is a treasury for the collector of Irish glass, silver, delft, rare prints and art. Jill Cox, who died last December, was proprietor of The Beaufield Mews, a restaurant and antiques shop in south County Dublin.  She was interested in everything Irish, especially glass and silver, and was chairperson of the Irish Glass Society.
    More than 800 lots, including an evening sale of Irish art, will come under the hammer at James Adam, St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin on September 7. This is a small selection:

    A pair of early 19th century "Piggin" butter coolers (1,000-1,500). UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR 700 at hammer

    An Irish early 19th century mallet shaped decanter (150-200). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 160 at hammer

    An early 19th century Irish cut glass fruit bowl, (500-700). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 900 at hammer

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    MORE FROM THE JILL COX COLLECTION AT ADAMS

    Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

    GRACE HENRY HRHA (1868-1953) The Cock of the Walk (3,000-4,000). (Click to enlarge) UPDATE: This sold for 3,400 at hammer

    MURIEL BRANDT RHA (1909-1981) Portrait of Sinead, Ban de Valera (800-1,200). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 550 AT HAMMER.

    An Irish 18th century Dublin delft charger. (500-700). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 600 AT HAMMER.

    A 19th century glazed pottery group depicting the founding of the Independent Order of Good Templars at Utica in New York State in 1851 (100-150). UPDATE: THIS MADE 90 AT HAMMER.

    SAMUEL F BROCAS (1792-1847) View of College Green, Dublin Signed and dated 1817 indistinctly. (2.000-3,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,500 AT HAMMER.

    An Irish George IV yew wood cellarette (1,000-1,500). UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,000 AT HAMMER.

    HERE  are some more lots from the Jill Cox Collection sale at James Adam in Dublin on September 7.  The auction will be held over two sessions at 10.30 a.m. and 6 p.m. (Click on any image to enlarge it)

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    PLENTY TO INVEST IN AT O’REILLY’S OF FRANCIS STREET

    Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

    The auction at O’Reilly’s of Francis St., Dublin on Wednesday, August 31 features 496 lots of jewellery, watches, gold sovereigns, gold coins, antique silverware and paintings. Here is a small selection from what is on offer.  You can click on any image to enlarge it:

    A yellow diamond cluster ring, the large central fancy yellow diamond to a brilliant cut diamond surround, mounted in white gold. Estimated; weight of principal diamond; 7.90 ct (50,000 - 55,000). UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A late Victorian diamond and blue enamel lady"s fob watch on a white gold chain, with diamond bail (2,500 - 3,000). UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    An Art Deco diamond plaque ring mounted in platinum. (3,500-4,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,500

    A Victorian gold snake bracelet, set with ruby and diamond (400 - 600).

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    RICHARD GERE’S GUITAR COLLECTION AT CHRISTIE’S

    Thursday, August 18th, 2011
    THE actor Richard Gere’s guitar collection comes up for auction at Christie’s in New York on October 11.  Included are vintage American guitars from the marquee names of C.F. Martin, Gibson, Fender, Gretsch and Epiphone, and a selection of amplifiers, as well as iconic guitars that belonged to Albert King, Peter Tosh and James D’Aquisto.  Around 110 lots are expected to realise $1 million.
    Born in 1949 Richard Gere, who has starred in over 40 films, is an accomplished musician.  He studied trumpet and is a self-taught pianist and guitarist. His best-known films include An Officer and a Gentleman, Days of Heaven, American Gigolo, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Pretty Woman, Primal Fear, Unfaithful, and Chicago, for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. He played in the films Cotton Club and Pretty Woman.  His personal collection of American vintage guitars is based upon their playability and craftsmanship.
    ” Although it’s more than a little painful to let them go, each one has been played, loved and appreciated- and will be again” he said. “All my proceeds from this sale will go to support humanitarian causes around the world.”
    UPDATE: THE collection sold for near $1 million dollars.  The top lot was a 1960 sold-body Les Paul electric guitar by Gibson, which made $98,000.

    C.F.MARTIN AND COMPANY A GUITAR, STYLE D-28, NAZARETH, PA., 1931 Estimate: $50,000-70,000.

    GIBSON INCORPORATED A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, FLYING V KALAMAZOO, MI, 1958 Estimate: $60,000-90,000 Documented as a pre-production prototype by Gibson Incorporated, the guitar was formally the property of Albert King.

    FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, STRATOCASTER FULLERTON, CA., 1954 Estimate: $30,000-40,000

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    LARGEST COUNTRY HOUSE SALE OF THE YEAR IN UK

    Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

    Dunecht House.

    Cowdray Park.

    THE largest country house sale of the year will present about 1,200 lots from both Cowdray Park, home of Lord Cowdray (above right), and from Dunecht House, the Scottish home of Lord Cowdray’s brother, the Hon. Charles Pearson (above left).  The Christie’s sale is expected to realise about £5 million and estimates range from £50 to £500,000.

    The sale takes place at Cowdray Park in west Sussex over three days from September 13-15.

    Andrew Waters, Head of Private Collection and Country House Sales, Christie’s said: “Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray and his wife Annie, Lady Cowdray were among the most prolific and discerning British collectors of the early 20th century, coupling their considerable wealth with a taste for beautiful pictures, objects and works of art”.

    Many of the works were acquired by Weetman Dickinson Pearson (1856-1927) and his son, Weetman Harold Miller Pearson. Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray, developed his family firm, S. Pearson and Son Ltd., from a small company in Bradford into one of the most successful business empires of the 20th century. In 1889 he won the contract to drain Mexico City by means of a Grand Canal and, having gained the friendship of President Porfirio Diàz, Pearson developed vast oil fields in Mexico. He was for ten years Liberal MP for Colchester. Due to regular absences he was often referred to as ‘the Member for Mexico’. When he died in 1927 an American newspaper described him as ‘one of the greatest pioneers ever sent out of Britain. Pearson PLC exists today as a global media and education company and the largest book publisher in the world.

    (See antiquesandartireland.com posts for August 10 and August 6)

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    CHRISTIE’S INTERIORS SALE AT SOUTH KENSINGTON ON AUGUST 23

    Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

    This pair of c1900 Chinese cinnabar lacquer vases are at Christie's Interiors, South Kensington on August 23. The estimate is £600-£1,000. UPDATE: THEY MADE £1,625

    This c1770 George III card table at Christie's Interiors on August 23 is estimated at £1,000-£1,500. UPDATE: THIS MADE £1,250.

    A George II silver cup and cover, Dublin c1750 at Christie's. The maker's mark is indistinct. It is estimated at £2,000-£3,000. UPDATE: THIS MADE £2,500

    Pageant by Eithne Jordan, A.R.H.A. (B. 1954) is estimated at £300-£500 at Christie's. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £668.

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    TRAGIC VISION OF EXPRESSIONIST SCHWARZ-ABRYS AT LIMERICK AUCTION

    Friday, August 12th, 2011
    ‘ Holocaust’ by Leon Schwarz-Abrys 1905-1990 at Limerick Auction Rooms.  UPDATE: This sold for 2,000 at hammer.

    This work by the Hungarian born French based artist Leon Schwarz-Abrys (1905-1990) entitled Holocaust is lot number 183 at the Limerick Auction Rooms sale on Sunday, August 14.  It is unusual for a work by this artist to turn up in Ireland.

    The Expressionist painter and writer , who took part in the Salon des Independents in Paris in 1939, is collected in France and in America.  His life was saved by virtue of the fact that he  was interned at the Psychiatric Hospital of Saint Anne in the Second World War.  He had a studio in Montmarte at 11 rue Nicolet.  His vision, as in this ruined landscape, is often tragic.  He painted many portraits of mentally ill patients.

    Holocaust, an oil on board, is estimated at 2,000-3,000.  The sale features 405 lots including furniture, art and collectibles.

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    EXTRAORDINARY ELIZABETHAN REVIVAL FOUR POSTER AT CHRISTIE’S

    Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

    This Elizabethan Revival oak four poster bed c1920 from the Cowdray Park sale. (Click on image to enlarge)

    A.E.D.G. Stirling Brown (British, fl. 1920-1929) “Starshot” – A polo pony in the grounds at Cowdray. (Click on image to enlarge)

    THIS extraordinary Elizabethan Revival four poster bed features at Christie’s three day sale at Cowdray Park in West Sussex from September 13-15 next.  Made around 1920 it is a copy of the original carved oak bed made for Rothamsted Manor, Hertfordshire.  It was almost certainly commissioned by Weetman Harold Miller Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray, for The Silver Bedroom at Cowdray.

    It is estimated at £10,000-£15,000.

    The image on the right shows the polo pony Starshot.  It is by the British artist A.E.D.G. Stirling Brown.  The estimate on this is £1,000-£1,500.

    The three day sale at Cowdray Park will include more than 1,000 lots with estimates from £100 to £250,000.

    (See antiquesandartireland.com post for August 6)

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    ORPEN SELF-PORTRAIT A HIGHLIGHT AT COWDRAY PARK

    Saturday, August 6th, 2011

    Self-portrait by William Orpen. (Click on image to enlarge) UPDATE: IT MADE A HAMMER PRICE OF £115,000.

    This self portrait by Sir William Orpen is a highlight of Christie’sthree day auction at Cowdray Park, West Sussex, next month.  Famous for his portraits of others (his portrait of Gardenia St. George with Riding Crop sold for £1.98 million at Sotheby’s Irish sale in 2001) Orpen made a number of self-portraits.   He scowls from the frame in The Dead Ptarmigan in the collection of the National Gallery of Ireland.
    Self-portrait seated in black was purchased directly from the artist by Mrs. Gertrude Kinnell as a gift for her sister Annie, 1st Viscountess Cowdray, in 1927. It is estimated at £150,000-250,000. The three day sale at Cowdray Park from September 13-15 will offer over 1,000 lots.  Estimates range from £100 to over £250,000 and the sale is expected to realise more than £4 million. It will include works from Cowdray Park, known as the home of polo, and from Dunecht, the Scottish home of Lord Cowdray’s brother, Charles Pearson. On offer is a diverse selection of furniture, art, tapestries, arms, armour, porcelain, glass, textiles, books, manuscripts, silver, clocks, carpets and Oriental art and porcelain

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    BEST QUARTER RESULTS EVER AT SOTHEBY’S THIS YEAR

    Thursday, August 4th, 2011

    Venetian Guardi achieved an Old Master record. (click on image to enlarge)

    SOTHEBY’S in New York has just announced their best quarter in the company’s history.  Sotheby’s consolidated sales reached a record $3.4 billion in the first half of 2011. For the three and six months to June 30, 2011 net income increased by 48% and  54% to $127.2 million and $129.7 million, respectively, when compared to the prior year. This improvement is principally due to significantly higher auction and private sale commission.

    Competitive pressure to win high value consignments resulted in lower commission margins.  General and administrative expenses increased $7.9 million, or 24%, in  the second quarter and $9.8 million, or 15%, in the first half, largely due to increased consulting fees to develop Sotheby’s strategic initiatives and unfavorable movements in foreign currency exchange rates.

    “This is the best quarter in Sotheby’s history,” said Bill Ruprecht, President and Chief Executive  Officer.  “Great works of art are enormously desirable to collectors from every corner of the world right now….As I look back on these extraordinary six months for our business, the global appeal of art was one of the few constants in a period of  continued economic uncertainty”.  He said that an exciting fall season is already taking shape: “Clients around the world can expect a number of wonderful sales and objects at Sotheby’s this autumn”.
    London sales included tremendous successes.  Contemporary art surpassed the high estimates. Egon Schiele’s Hauser mit bunter Waesche (Vorstadt II) made $40 million, almost double the previous auction record for the artist and  Guardi’s Venice, a View of the Rialto Bridge, Looking North, from the Fondamenta del Carbon, made $42.9 million, the second highest price ever achieved for an Old Master Painting.  (See antiquesandartireland.com post for July 6)

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