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The Irish Spring Antique and Fine Art Fair takes place at the Ballsbridge Hotel in Dublin from March 20-22. With dealers from North and South of Ireland and from London it promises to be an exciting event packed brimful of items of interest to collectors.  There will be jewellery and silver, antique furniture, rare and collectible books, art, coins and banknotes, objets-d’art, prints and vintage fashion.  Here is a small selection. (For a voucher offering reduced entry to the fair see post on antiquesandartireland.com for February 27, 2015.)

A baguette cut diamond necklace from Saul Greenstein London

Pair of 18th C. Irish Silver coasters from Danker Antiques Dublin

A large Victorian extension table, William Harnett Co.Limerick

Leather bound books from Vanessa Parker, Rare books Co.Mayo

FROM a 9th century illustrated manuscript to Van Gogh and Anselm Kiefer there is much to interest serious and wealthy collectors and curators at TEFAF (The European Fine Art Fair) Maastricht which opens today and runs until March 22.  Over the next ten days the art world will meet at Maastricht. There is huge interest in this fair of fairs with 275 leading dealers from around the world.  Here is a small sample of what is on offer.

One of the greatest objects at the 2015 Fair is The Liesborn Gospels, which is being shown by Les Enluminures (stand.   Described as one of the most valuable manuscripts of the gospel in private hands, this copy, which is in almost perfect condition, has an impeccable, virtually unbroken line of provenance and an asking price $6.5 million

A remarkable watercolour in pristine condition, Le Moulin d’Alphonse Daudet à Fontvieille, June 1888, by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), which has not been seen in public for decades forms the highlight of Dickinson’s stand.

A monumental oil and mixed media work on canvas entitled Merkaba, 2004 by Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945)  occupies the rear wall of Beck & Eggeling’s stand.  One of Andy Warhol’s most seminal images Car Crash, a screen print, 1978, is a highlight on the stand of Galerie Bastian while Galerie Boulakia is exhibiting a large-scale acrylic, oilstick and xerox work entitled Red Joy by Jean-Michel Basquiat from 1984.

(See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for March 5 and March 1, 2015).

The Liesborn Gospels – In Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment
Northwestern Germany (Liesborn Abbey?), c. 980-1000
In a fifteenth-century “treasure” binding at Les Enluminures.

Vincent van Gogh – Le Moulin d’Alphonse Daudet à Fontvieille – at Dickinson.

Anselm Kiefer – Merkaba – at Beck&Ebbeling

The vetting process for The European Fine Art Fair TEFAF takes place about one week in advance.  Here is a tiny selection from the vast array of treasures which visitors to TEFAF – which runs from March 13 to March 22 at Maastricht in The Netherlands – can expect to find.

Thomas Pitts – Pagoda Epergne centrepiece at Koopman Rare Art.

A pair of Regency convex mirrors by Thomas Fentham (1771-1801) at Carlton Hobbs.

Pablo Picasso – Deux Nus Couches – at Thomas Gibson Fine Art.

Sofa – Vilhelm Lauritzen ( 1894-1984) at Galerie Dansk Mobelkunst

Pair of six fold paper screens, Japan 17th century Edo Period at Gregg Baker Asian Art.

Songye Figure – Galerie Bacquart.

Alberto Giacometti – L’Albatros – at l’Arc en Seine.

Two Famille Verte Phoenix Tail vases, China, Kangxi Period (1662-1722) from exhibitor Luis Alegria. They were previously in the collections of  both J. Pierpont Morgan and Nelson Rockefeller.

IT is March so all roads lead to Maastricht in The Netherlands.  Curators and connoisseurs from around the world will gather for The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) which takes place from March 13-22.  Here is a taster video.