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    ZAMBIAN EMERALDS FOR ASIAN ELEPHANTS

    Thursday, July 21st, 2011

    SAWANSUKHA JEWELLERS ZAMBIAN EMERALD NECKLACE. (Click on image to enlarge). Copyright Sotheby's.

    A collection of bespoke Zambian emerald jewellery is to be auctioned to protect the Asian elephant.  Sotheby’s will conduct the sale on October 14, 2011 at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai.  Sponsors are the World Land Trust and ethical coloured gemstones mining company, Gemfields, together with Jaguar Land Rover and the Gemological Institute of America (GIA India).  Gemfields has picked ten leading jewellers from around India to create a one-of-a-kind piece or set of jewellery, incorporating Zambian emeralds.  The jewellers are Abaran Jewellers (Bangalore), Anmol Jewellers (Mumbai), Gem Palace (Jaipur), Khanna Jewellers (New Delhi), Meena Jewellers(Hyderabad), Narayan Jewellers (Baroda), Nirav Modi (Mumbai), Sawansukha Jewellers (Kolkata), Talwarsons Jewellers (Chandigarh) and Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers (Chennai).

    The aim of the charity auction is to create awareness and raise crucial funds for the conservation initiatives of Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) for the Asian Elephant in India. Auctioneer Lord Poltimore, deputy chairman of Sotheby’s Europe, said: “Sotheby’s is delighted to be supporting ‘Emeralds for Elephants’ charity auction in Mumbai this coming October, which will generate much-needed funds for the protection of the Asian Elephant. The combination of jewellers and gemstones has resulted in some truly magnificent jewellery pieces of outstanding workmanship, inspired by the very cause they will be sold to benefit. We very much look forward to playing a modest role in raising funds for this worthy cause.”
    The sale follows the success of ‘Emeralds for Elephants’ in London in the summer of 2010.

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    IRISH BROADSIDES EDITED BY JACK B. YEATS TOP LOT AT MEALY’S BOOK SALE

    Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

    A complete set of Broadsides edited by Jack B. Yeats made 12,000. (Click on image to enlarge).

    A complete set of 84 Irish broadsides edited by Jack B. Yeats was

    Lady Gregory's copy of The Aran Islands made 11,000. (Click on image to enlarge).

    the top lot at Mealy’s rare book sale in Dublin on July 19.  Published by Dun Emer and Cuala Press, bound and hand tooled by Esther Ryan, signed by Jack B. Yeats and with the ownership signature of the distinguished Irish actor Jack MacGowran, it made 12,000.  Published monthly between June 1908 and May 1915 there are contributions by James Stephens, Lady Gregory, Douglas Hyde, John Masefield, Seamus O’Sullivan and others, old ballads and over 100 hand coloured drawings by Yeats.  The collection made 12,000.

    Lady Gregory’s copy of The Aran Islands signed by Synge and Jack B. Yeats, which was later signed by Jack MacGowran in Dublin in 1972, made 11,000.  A rare coloured copy of Jonathan Fisher’s Tour of Killarney with 20 views from 1790 also made 11,000. A first edition of Ulysses, published by Shakespeare and Company in 1922, made 8,250.
    See antiquesandartireland.com posts for July 14 and July 8.

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    CHRISTIE’S INTERIORS AT SOUTH KENSINGTON ON AUGUST 2

    Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
    Christie’s Interiors Sales, regularly held at South Kensington in London and in New York, offers decorators and collectors an opportunity to acquire one of a kind objects in virtually every style from antique to contemporary.  Price points are lower and these sales offer something for everyone.
    Here are two lots from the upcoming Christie’s Interiors sale in South Kensington on August 2:

    This 19th century Chinese Famille Verte baluster jar and cover is estimated at 3,000-5,000. (Click on image to enlarge). Copyright, Christie's Images, 2011. UPDATE: THIS MADE £3,750.

    This late 19th or early 20th century pair of French giltwood fauteuils of Louis XVI style is estimated at £1,000-£1,500. (Click on image to enlarge). Copyright, Christie's Images, 2011. UPDATE: THESE MADE £875

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    DRAWING FOR ROMAN STYLE ARCH ENTRANCE AT RATHFARNHAM CASTLE AT AUCTION

    Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

    THE drawing for the entrance gateway at Rathfarnham Castle. (Click on image to enlarge). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR A HAMMER PRICE OF 680 (the lot included two other drawings).

    An original drawing for the Roman style triumphal arch entrance at Rathfarhham Castle in Dublin features at the Matthews auction at Oldcastle, Co. Meath on July 26 at 6.30 p.m.  The castle was built around 1583 by Adam Loftus, a Yorkshire clergyman who came to Ireland as chaplain to the Lord Deputy and rose to become Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland.  He was closely involved in the establishment of Trinity College.

    After more than a century of family ownership the property passed by marriage to Phillip Wharton, who lost his money in the South Sea Bubble.  The castle was sold in 1723 and after several changes of ownership it was bought in 1767 by Nicholas Hume-Loftus, second Earl of Ely, a descendant of Adam Loftus.  To celebrate regaining ownership the Loftus family made another entrance for the castle in the form of a Roman Triumphal Arch. This can still be viewed from nearby Dodder Park Road. Henry Loftus, Earl of Ely was responsible for much of the conversion of the medieval fortress into a Georgian mansion and employed renowned architects Sir William Chambers and James ‘Athenian’ Stuart to carry out these works.  The castle is now in the care of Heritage Ireland and is open to the public as a castle undergoing conservation.  The estimate for the drawing is 500-800.
    UPDATE:  THE drawing, with two others, sold for  a hammer price of 680.

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    ORIENTAL OKIMONO, JADE AND BRONZE AT HEGARTY’S BANDON SALE

    Saturday, July 16th, 2011

    A lacquer and solid silver mounted Japanese smoker's companion set comprising of cigarette box and ashtray on tray, presented to Georgette Ellison by Hirohito/Emperor Showa. UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,800

    An Oriental collection gathered in the Far East –

    Early 20th century large Satsuma jar. UPDATE: IT MADE 1,150

    including okimono, Satsuma, jade and bronze enamel – will feature at the Hegarty’s auction in Bandon on July 24.  The Ellison collection has been consigned from west Cork.  The late Georgette Ellison, whose husband was a high ranking US military member, started the collection post World War II while they were stationed overseas.  Included is a silver and lacquer smoking companion set presented by Hirohito/Emperor Showa to Mrs Ellison.

    The sale of 350 lots also features some Irish Regency furniture, a Cork two door library bookcase, Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian occasional furniture, a one owner collection of 30 lots of Irish art and twenty lots of silver.

    A 19th century trumpet shaped porcelain Japanese vase with 6 character marks. UPDATE: THIS MADE 650

    An ancient Chinese hand-painted wall hanging, approx. 6ft x 21". UPDATE: THIS MADE 380

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    AUCTION RECORDS FOR AUSTEN AND CLUB FOOTBALL RULES AT SOTHEBY’S

    Thursday, July 14th, 2011

    The earliest rules of club football made £881,250.

    The earliest surviving manuscript for a novel by Jane Austen – The Watsons – tripled its pre-sale estimate to make  £993,250 at Sotheby’s in London on July 14.  Reckoned to be the most important Jane Austen item to come to market in over 20 years it was sold to a bidder in the room on behalf of an institution.

    The earliest rules of club football – sold as part of an archive of the world’s oldest football club, Sheffield – made £881,250.  This is an auction record for any item of football memorabilia.
    There was a record for the sale at auction any edition of any of the Brontë novels for a rare first edition of Emily Brontë’s ‘Wuthering Heights’, which made £241,250; James Joyce’s wartime family passport made £61,250 and a script for the first episode of the world’s longest-running radio drama, Radio 4’s The Archers made £6,875.
    See antiquesandartireland.com posts for May 1 and May 23.

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    AN IRISHMAN TAKEN IN AND OTHER LOTS

    Thursday, July 14th, 2011

    THERE is usually something for everyone at a rare book sale. The Mealy’s sale in Dublin on July 19 offers everything from an Irishman taken in to maps to notes from the White House (see antiquesandartireland.com post for July 8) among a rich cast of characters.  Here is a selection.  The catalogue is on line.

    Five Wives at a Time or An Irishman taken in!!! after Woodward. Published by T. Tegg, London, one of two estimated at 180-250 for the pair. (Click on image to enlarge) UPDATE: THIS MADE 240

    (Mattheo) Tabula Novissima Accuratissima Regnorum Angliae Scotiae Hiberniae. Estimated at 350-450. (Click to enlarge) UPDATE: THIS MADE 475

    The Book of Kells, facsimile, Verlag, Luzern, Publishers 1990 estimated at 4,000-6,000. (Click on image to enlarge) UPDATE: THIS MADE 8,000

    Charles II: By the King. a Proclamation Against the Rebels in Ireland. 'London, Printed by Christopher Barker and John Bull 1660 estimated at 700-1,000. (Click on image to enlarge) UPDATE: THIS MADE 850

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    SAPPHIRES ANYONE? DESIRABLE JEWELS AT O’REILLY’S

    Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
    THE next jewellery sale at O’Reilly’s of Francis St., Dublin takes place on Wednesday, July 20 at 1 p.m.  It features 433 lots.  The emphasis is on jewellery, but it will also include  art, silver and some furniture.  Here is a small selection from what is available. The entire catalogue is on-line.

    This diamond and sapphire sunburst brooch by Tiffany & Co is estimated at 1,500-2,000. (Click on image to enlarge) UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,500

    A turquoise and diamond brooch pin estimated at 1,800-2,200. (Click on image to enlarge) UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,800

    This sapphire and diamond cluster ring is estimated at 2,000-2,500. (Click to enlarge) UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,100

    An Art Deco diamond and sapphire ring estimated at 4,500-5,000. (Click to enlarge) UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,600

    This pair of antique diamond drop earrings is estimated at 10,000-12,000. (Click to enlarge) UPDATE: SOLD FOR 10,000

    An antique three stone diamond ring is estimated at 18,000-20,000. (Click on image to enlarge) UPDATE; THIS WAS WITHDRAWN.

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    GERMAN RELIEF FROM THE 1430’s MAKES £529,250 AT SOTHEBY’S

    Monday, July 11th, 2011

    The Death of the Virgin (click on image to enlarge).

    ONE of the highest prices for a wood sculpture was achieved by a German walnut Half-Relief with the Death of the Virgin. Dated circa 1430-40 it made £529,250 at Sotheby’s in London on July 8.  It had been estimated at  £60,000-80,000.  It had been restituted to the heirs of Ottmar Strauss in 2010 from the Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe. A Jew who rose through the ranks of industry and government  Ottmar Strauss (1878-1941) lost favour and fortune after 1933 once Hitler had seized power. The Strauss collection was dispersed in three forced sales held at Hugo Helbing in Frankfurt am Main in 1934 and 1935.

    The half relief was the top lot in a sale of Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art which made £2,657,050 against an estimate of £2,221,700-3,309,000.This carved chalcedony cover made £1,497,250. (click on image to enlarge).

    Alexander Kader, Head of Sotheby’s European Sculpture and Works of Art Department, said: “Combined with two lots offered this week in the Treasures, Princely Taste sale, the chalcedony cover attributed to Miseroni, which sold for £1,497,250,(illustrated on the right), and the pair of allegorical bronze sculptures by Francesco Bertos, which sold  for £577,250, this brings a combined total of £4,731,550 for Old Master Sculpture and Works of Art sold at Sotheby’s London over two days.”

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    NOSTALGIA AND HISTORY AT KERRY AUCTION

    Monday, July 11th, 2011
    A little bit of Irish nostalgia and a slice of Irish history feature at Kerry Auction Rooms, Moyderwell, Tralee on July 12 at 2 p.m.  Among the 1,000 lots on offer is a watercolour and ink drawing by Gerard Dillon entitled Farmyard Scene.  It depicts a setting that half a century ago was commonplace in Ireland and is much more rare now.  The work is estimated at 1,800-2,000.

    Farmyard Scene by Gerard Dillon. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD.

    The Irish War of Independence Medal awarded to Frank Foley. UPDATE: THIS MADE 520

    There is an Irish War of Independence medal awarded to Frank Foley of Ballybunion Road, Listowel.  He was an employee of the railroad, which was useful for transferring intelligence along the route. The lot, including the original box and a photo of him in his railway uniform, is estimated at 600-800. The sale also includes the programme for a play put on by Irish Volunteer prisoners at Ballykinlar Internment Camp in Co. Down in 1921. There were two performances of The Eloquent Dempsey, a comedy in three acts by William Boyle.  Ballykinlar held over 2,000 prisoners, who organised their own theatre companies, classes, societies and craft groups and even issued their own token coinage. The camp was referred to by its inmates as “the university”.   The estimate for the programme is 150-250.
    The catalogue for the sale is on-line at www.kerryauctionrooms.com

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