There is to be an antique and collectors weekend fair at the Blarney Woollen Mills Hotel on the weekend on April 17 and 18. Organiser Michael Watson said it will feature a large selection of ceramics, silverware, linen, lace, militaria
NEXT BLARNEY ANTIQUES FAIR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY THE 15TH AND 16TH MAY.
INDEPENDENCE SALE RESULTS The letter written by Kevin Barry on the night before his execution which made a record 105,000 at the annual Adam's Mealy's Independence sale. Kevin Barry’s last letter, written the night before his execution in 1920, was the top lot at the Adams/Mealy’s annual Independence sale in Dublin. It made 105,000, seven times its estimate. The buyer was the son of one of Mr. Barry’s friends, who was mentioned in the letter. The auction, which was 75 per cent sold, realised a hammer of 450,000 which becomes 550,000 after fees are added. A set of seven sculpted bronze heads of the signatories of the Proclamation by Rory Breslin made 26,000 while the cap badge reputedly worn by MIchael Collins when he was shot sold for 21,000, A letter announcing the discovery of the North West Passage made 16,000 while a file of War of Independence documents relating to the East Limerick Brigade of the Old IRA made 10,000. An original typescript document of the interrogation of Kevin Barry sold for 8,500, a set of husband and wife medals from the War of Independence awarded to Philip and Katherine Murphy of Enniscorthy made 8,000 and a collection of letters from 1916 Volunteer and Wakefield Prison and Frongoch internee James Mallon made 7,500. THE new owner of the letter has since given in on extended loan to the National Museum of Ireland and it is on view at Kildare St. |
MORGAN O’DRISCOLL SALE IN CORK This scorching Louis le Brocquy image entitled Orange is the top lot at the Morgan O'Driscoll sale in Cork on April 26.
The top lot at the next Morgan O’Driscoll Irish art auction at the Radisson Hotel, Little Island, Cork on Monday, April 26 is a scorching Louis le Brocquy work entitled Orange. Painted in 1972 it bears the label Gimpel Fils Gallery on the back and is estimated at 50,000-70,000 euro. Many of the works on offer are far more affordable with estimates from about 300 euro up. The sale of 285 lots offers something for every collector at all price ranges. This is a buyer’s market and there is plenty of evidence to suggest that more and more buyers are waking up to this fact. This is a sale with much of interest from William Harrington’s charcoal and wash drawing Chatting from 1973 (600-900) to a wooden sculpture of the Virgin Mary by Markey Robinson estimated at 400-600 and a limited edition colour print by Picasso entitled Au Bain estimated at 1,500-2,000. Among the major works on offer are Going to Mass by Daniel O’Neill which is estimated at 20,000-30,000, Morning South by John Shinnors (20,000-30,000), Wilton by Sir John Lavery (10,000-15,000), Dunmanus Bay by Letitia M Hamilton (10,000-15,000), Rock Pool, Connemara by Kenneth Webb (12,000-18,000), Parkland by Basil Blackshaw (12,000-15,000) and Golden Frog by Pauline Bewick (10,000-15,000). Many lots have no reserves and Morgan O’Driscoll remarked that there is value that has not seen for the last 10 years. Viewing is from noon to 10 p.m. on Sunday April 25 and from 10 a.m. to the start of the sale at 6.30 p.m on Monday, April 26. |
The 5th Adam’s and Mealy’s annual auction of documents and memorabilia relating to the Irish struggle for freedom will take place over two sessions, at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., in Dublin on Tuesday April 20.
The sale includes almost 600 lots of newspapers, photographs, postcards, books, posters, medals, prison craftwork, letters and documents. This year’s auction features a number of documents of particular poignancy, including a letter handwritten by Kevin Barry the night before his execution in 1920. It carries an estimate of €14,000-18,000. Barry’s interrogation statement is estimated at €5,000-7,000.
There is a copy of Aubrey de Vere’s Inisfail, inscribed by Roger Casement the night before his execution in 1916 (€5,000-7,000), and a copy of The Manual of Catholic Piety inscribed by Thomas Whelan and Patrick Moran on the eve of their execution in 1921.
A number of items relate to the burning of Cork City in 1920, including original artefacts used by the Cork Fire Brigade (a stand pipe and a branch pipe), the 1921 “Who Burnt Cork City?” pamphlet, a Labour Commission report on the burning, and four postcards showing the devastation following the burning.
Archives feature strongly. There are Fianna Fail documents and memorabilia amassed by Peter P. Moody in the 1930s and ‘40s, and an archive of material from Kathleen McKenna who was secretary to Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith, includes a cap badge reputed to have been worn by Michael Collins on the day of his death.
A number of significant items of broader historical value include the announcement of the discovery of The North West Passage in 1850. Written by Wexford born Robert McClure the letters sent news of his discovery of The North West Passage and how the ship The Investigator was stuck in ice for nearly two years until the crew was rescued by HMS Resolute.
There is a collection of 19th century photographs recently found at Rahinston, Co. Meath. They depict the Boyne Obelisk with the old and new bridge, high crosses, Slane Castle, the Houses of Parliament at College Green and other landmarks.
Viewing is on Saturday and Sunday April 17-18 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on each day and on Monday April 19 from 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
THIS Cap Badge, reputedly worn by Michael Collins on the day he was shot dead, features at the Adams Mealys Independence sale.
The Adam’s sale of nearly 500 lots of fine period furniture and decorative arts brought in €250,000 on Tuesday, April 13. A total of 65% of lots sold.
The top lot was a portrait of Vera Wandesforde by Edwin Swan which made €14,000, more than ten times its top estimate. There was 10,500 for an allegorical oil (Circle of Jacopo da Ponta Bassano) and €7,500 for A Study of a Satyr, Style of Jusepe de Ribera.
Furniture highlights included a mahogany longcase clock by Evans of Handsworth which sold for 4,600, and an Irish Georgian silver table which made 4,000. Top silver lots included a pair of Irish George III rococo loving cups at 2,700 and a pair of London George II salvers at 1,900.
An oil on board by Jack B. Yeats entitled Returning Home was the top
lot at the 500 lot sale in the Kerry Auction Rooms, Moyderwell, Tralee
on Wednesday April 21 at 4 p.m. It made 15,000.
Returning Home is the title of this oil on board by Jack B. Yeats.
Measuring 17cm x 23cm it had been estimated at 18,000 – 20,000.
A 19th century mahogany Wellington chest made €600, a Victorian walnut upholstered chaise longue made €410, a small oil on board by Terence Attridge Williams sold for €160 and a trio of British World War 1 medals awarded to a member of the Royal Munster Fusiliers sold for €250.
James Adam will hold a sale of more than 500 lots of fine period furniture and decorative arts on Tuesday April 13 at 11 a.m.
It features paintings, furniture, silver, porcelain and collectibles.
There are a number of Old
Master attributions like Francesco Solimena, Josepe de Ribera and
Jacobo de Ponte Bassano. The Bassano, An Allegory of Spring, is
estimated at 8,000-12,000. Other noteworthy paintings include Charles
Vasnier’s portrait of Gala, wife of Salvador Dali (€1,000-1,500), John
Martin’s Landscape with Children at a Cemetary (€1,000-1,500) and a
Caribbean School portrait of Toussaint L’Overture (€1,000-1,500).
Furniture includes a mahogany and rosewood sideboard in the manner of
Thomas Sheraton (3,000-5,000), a George III style mahogany partner’s
desk (3,000-5,000), an Irish longcase clock by William Betagh
(3,000-5,000), a longcase clock by Evan’s of Handsworth (1,000-1,500)
and an Irish Georgian pine and gesso fire surround (8,000-12,000).
The sale is on view at St. Stephen’s Green from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday April 11
and from 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday.
