A total of 242 lots of porcelain, plate, glassware, clocks and collectibles will come under the hammer at Fonsie Mealy’s timed online Spring Collectibles sale which runs to February 22. Among them are a 20th century West African Dan mask with slit eyes and fibre headdress, a set of ten Art Nouveau floral tiles, Cantonese vases, a 19th century French gilt metal and marble clock, a carved Japanese Okimono, a First Period Belleek floral basket, a Victorian rosewood book carrier and a pair of Meissen three branch candleabra. All lots are to be sold without reserve.
Pair of Meissen three branch Candelabra,UPDATE: THESE MADE 160 AT HAMMER
A GEM-SET AND DIAMOND BRACELET.UPDATE: THIS MADE 10,500 AT HAMMER
This tutti frutti design gem set and diamond bracelet is – at 7,000-8,000 – the most expensively estimated lot at the James Adam At Home sale in Dublin on February 22. The sale features antique furniture, art, porcelain, silver, Asian art and all sorts of collectibles. Viewing gets underway on February 18 and the catalogue is online.
An oak framed Art Nouveau settee. UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,200 AT HAMMER
A pair of Victorian circular flame mahogany breakfast tables. UPDATE: THESE MADE 2,500 AT HAMMER
French Empire and Gothic furniture will feature alongside Regency and Victorian pieces at Marshs online sale of contents from the Ursuline Convent, Blackrock, Cork on February 26. Prime pieces will include a Victorian D-end dining table extending to 18 feet (€3,000-€5,000), a pair of Victorian flame mahogany circular breakfast tables with inlaid foliate centre decoration (€2,000-€4,000) and a French Empire ebonised mahogany breakfront side cabinet with two mirror door centre presses (€800-€1,000). Among other lots of note are a set of 17 Regency upholstered dining chairs (€3,000-€4,000), a pair of early 19th century carved gilt pine Gothic reliquary cabinets (€1,000-€2,000), five early 19th century oak carved bench seats of various sizes (€800-€1,000), a pair of early 19th century Gothic carved oak high back chairs (€300-€500) and an antique Victorian bergere invalid chair (€300-€500).
The Ursulines came to Cork in 1771 at the invitation of Nano Nagle, who later founded the Presentation Sisters. The sisters came from the convent in Rue St. Jacques in Paris, one of the most influential convents in an Order begun in Northern Italy in 1535 when Angela Merici established the Company of St. Ursula. Between 1767 and 1770 four girls from Cork entered the convent in Paris. In Cork the sisters have now left their Blackrock house and will remain in the city in new settings.The auction will be online only.
A pair of Gothic reliquary cabinets. UPDATE: THESE MADE 1,000 AT HAMMER
A police truncheon from an era when policing methods were not subject to the same scrutiny as they are today and with an Irish connection comes up at Dreweatts in Newbury, Berkshire in a live online sale on February 16. Lot 548 in the sale is an inscribed tipstaff engraved with the name Sir Peter Tait & Co., Southwark St., London. Sir Peter Tait (1828-1890) was a colourful, flamboyant entrepreneur, who was Mayor of Limerick, where he had a clothing business. He also opened one at 95 Southwark Street, near Blackfriars Bridge in London. In March 1872 he won the contract for truncheons to the Metropolitan Police. In 1875, Tait retired and moved to Thessaloniki in northern Greece, to establish a Turkish cigarette factory. This venture was not a success and he died in poverty at the Hotel De France in Batoum, southern Russia, in December 1890, at the age of 62. The tipstaff here is estimated at £400-600.
Truncheons were used before official police forces were founded. Those before the 1880s are considered exceptionally rare and are therefore highly prized and sought-after. The majority of the highly decorated pieces were seen in the 18th century and often featured coats of arms, motifs, symbols and emblems connected to their owner and the region that the owner was from.
THE THIRD LARGEST PIECE OF MARS ON EARTH. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
The third largest piece of Mars on Earth is available to buy at Christie’s Deep Impact: Martian, Lunar and other Meteorites online sale which runs to February 23. It is estimated at $500,000-800,000. Specimens of Mars are by far among the rarest substances on our planet with less than 600 lbs (275 kg) known to exist. These samples arrived here after having been blasted off Mars following an asteroid impact and are identified by their mineralogical, chemical and isotopic signatures. NWA 12690, the third largest piece of Mars on Earth, weighs 20 pounds (9.1 kilograms). Following an analysis by a panel of scientists, this meteorite joined the official registry of scientific record, the Meteoritical Bulletin. Highlights at this auction of 66 lots include meteorites containing the oldest matter humankind can touch and others with gemstones from outer space. Estimates range from $400 to $800,000 and 62 lots are offered with no reserve.
19TH CENTURY WALNUT AND MARQUETRY FOLD OVER CARD TABLE: UPDATE: THE CLOSING BIG WAS 600.
This 19th century foldover card table is lot 26 at Mullen’s online timed classic and contemporary interiors evening sale at Laurel Park, Bray on February 13. It is estimated at 600-800. A total of 601 lots, including antique furniture, garden furniture, art, bronzes, lighting, militaria and rugs will come under the hammer.
Mahogany breakfront sideboard possibly made in Cork UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,000 AT HAMMER
House sales are always a draw and Woodwards sale of contents from Millboro House, Lee Road, Cork on February 12 will be no exception. The auction of 348 lots will be online and viewing gets underway at the house from today. The auction had been previously postponed due to Covid restrictions. From a Victorian gilt overmantle to two four poster beds, antique longcase clock dials and an economy three section dining table the selection of antique furniture from Millboro House is brimful of interest.
The late consultant anaesthetist Dr. Don Coleman, who died in 2016 at the age of 94, was an avid collector. Contents from this imposing period house include bureau bookcases, sideboards, lamps and chandeliers, tables, chairs, butlers trays, garden statuary, crystal glass, silver and all the items that emerged from the cupboards, nooks and crannies at a large family home. There is an estimate of €2,500-€5,000 on both a Georgian inlaid cylinder bureau bookcase and the economy dining table. A Regency style mahogany breakfront sideboard, possibly made in Cork, is estimated at €1,500-€3,000. In Georgian and Victorian times clockmakers flourished around James St. and Washington St in Cork city centre. Among the more unusual collectibles are antique longcase clock faces, three in brass and one painted. The brass examples are by James Aickin, Cork, Mark Kirkpatrick, Dublin and “McCarthy Corke” and the painted dial is by M Shaughnessy Cork.
An economy three section dining table UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,400 AT HAMMER
ORIGINAL PLAYERS PLEASE ADVERTISING POSTER. UPDATE: THIS MADE 110 AT HAMMER
Advertising posters for various brands of cigarette were once a common sight throughout Ireland. They have vanished in the 21st century. This one comes up as lot 38 with an estimate of 60-100 at R.J. Keighery’s online sale of the contents of the Munster Bar, The Mall, Waterford on February 9. A total of 196 lots will be offered.
Topaz and Diamond Ring Mounted on 18 Carat Yellow Gold Band. UPDATE: THIS MADE 670 AT HAMMER
This topaz and diamond ring comes up at Matthews online auction of jewellery, gold, silver, antiques and collectibles on February 8. Lot 23 in this sale of 752 lots is estimated at 600-900. The sale offers lots from executor and solicitor instructions, private clients and unredeemed pawnbrokers pledges.
Paris, Hôtel d’Orrouer and an interior view by Pierre Bergian Le Salon Vert à Hôtel d’Orrouer, 2021
Christie’s has announced the sale of the exceptional fine and decorative arts collection of legendary fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy (1927-2018), featuring more than 1,200 lots of French and European Furniture and works of art, including sculpture and paintings from Old Masters to Modern and Contemporary works. Each object was chosen with Hubert de Givenchy’s meticulous eye and reflects his exquisite taste. Drawn from two of de Givenchy’s most iconic and elegant homes—the Hôtel d’Orrouer in Paris and the Château du Jonchet in the Loire Valley—the collection includes many exceptional objects unseen on the market for decades as well as more recent works acquired towards the end of his collecting journey. Christie’s will offer this extraordinary collection at auction in Paris from June 14 to 17 (live sales) and from June 8 to 23 in a dedicated online sale. The timing of the announcement of the sale coincides with the 70th anniversary of the first haute couture collection Hubert de Givenchy presented in Paris on February 2, 1952, which was a resounding international success.
His family stated: “Through this sale, we are very pleased to be able to celebrate the exceptional taste of Hubert de Givenchy and his lifelong companion Philippe Venet. We wish to share the elegance and aesthetic heritage that they have passed on to us in order to inscribe their vision in the history of art and interior design in a universal way.”
Loire Valley, Chateau du Jonchet and an interior view by Pierre Bergian L’atelier au Jonchet, 2021
