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FINE English furniture will be feature at the Winter Antiques Show at the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan as top English dealers including Apter-Fredericks, Hyde Park Antiques and Thomas Coulborn and Sons get packed and ready for New York. The 61st edition of America’s most prestigious antiques show will run from January 23 to February 1. Exceptional pieces from antiquity to the 1960’s will be showcased by 73 renowned experts in American, English, European and Asian fine and decorative arts. English furniture includes a c1630 Turner’s armchair at Thomas Coulborn,  a pair of commodes by Mayhew and Ince at Apter-Fredericks and a c1790 satinwood and marquetry secretaire at Hyde Park Antiques  Here is a small selection from the show.

(See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for January 6 and January 22, 2015).

An early Turner’s Throne Chair at Thomas Coulborn and Sons.

An Aqua necklace at Wartski

A Tiffany Centre Table at Associated Artists

John Singer Sarjant Candleabrum at Adelson Galleries

A Kuchinsky Hummingbird Brooch at Macklowe Gallery.

A Palace Wall regulator at Thomas Coulborn and Sons.

A very happy New Year 2015 to all readers of antiquesandartireland.com  Here is a video preview of something to look forward to in 2015 – The European Fine Art Fair in Maastricht, The Netherlands.  In 2015 TEFAF  will feature 275 of the world’s leading galleries from 20 countries.  TEFAF will run from March 13 to March 22.

Around 120 dealers will attend the 24th Winter Olympia Art and Antiques Fair which takes place in London from November 3-9.  The fair which is expected to attract over 22,ooo visitors.  More than 30,000 pieces across 32 disciplines will be exhibited.  There will be  furniture, design, jewellery, art, Asian art,  ceramics, sculpture, silver, mirrors, lighting, fossils, clocks, textiles and glass.   Here are some highlights:

Andy Warhol at Haynes Fine Art.

George III silver tea caddy at Mary Cook Antiques.

Early oak sideboard by Gordon Russell in Cotswold School Style at Holly Johhson.

The two day National Antiques Art and Vintage Fair takes place in Limerick on November 1 and 2.  Hibernian Antique Fairs promise to transform the South Court Hotel into Ireland’s largest pop up antique shop. Dealers from all over Ireland, north and south, will be in attendance with everything from 18th and 19th century furniture  and contemporary art to jewellery, silver, gold, porcelain, barometers, glass, militaria, vintage items and a huge variety of collectibles.

An aquamarine and diamond ring priced 5,750 at Weldons.

A pair of c1750 Hanoverian style Limerick tablespoons by George Moore at Weldons.

A Mamod Steam Tractor in its original box from dealer Alex Chamberlain

A Cork freedom box and parchment by Carden Terry and Jane Williams at Weldons.

These images illustrate the range and diversity of objects on show at the 49th Irish Antique Dealers Fair at the RDS in Dublin.  The fair previews this evening and will run until Sunday, September 28.  The annual lecture series at the fair kicks off at noon on  September 26 when Antoinette Murphy will deliver a talk on Gardens in Art. This will be followed at 2 p.m. with a talk on the art of lacquer by Roxane Moorhead.  On September 27 Zara Power will talk on the history of the pearl at 12 noon and Sarah Donaldson will deliver a lecture on vintage fashion at 2 p.m. On September 28 Fiona Ahern will deliver a lecture on the life and work of the 18th century Cork silversmith Jane Williams at noon.  At 2 p.m. Dr. Angela Griffith will talk about key figures in Irish painting.

(See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for September 19 and September 3, 2014).

A George IV marble specimen table at John Carroll.

Zelouf + Bell Dark Knight table, to seat 8/10 in starburst-laid European walnut, ebonized walnut, polished aluminum inlay. Hand rubbed satin lacquer finish

The Kitchen Collection by Dutch artist Willem de Bon at Gallery Zozimus

The 49th annual Irish Antique Dealers Association (IADA) Fair takes place at the RDS in Dublin from September 25 to September 28.  With everything from rare silver and Egyptian Revival gold bangles to Irish and international art and antique and cutting edge contemporary furniture by Zelouf and Bell this annual IADA showcase promises to be a must see event for anyone serious about antiques in Ireland.  There will be free lectures on September 26, 27 and 28 on subjects as diverse as the art of lacquer and the glamour of vintage fashion to key figures in Irish painting.  The fair is comprehensive.  Here is a small selection from what can be found here.

(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for September 3, 2014)

Niall Mullen Antiques: Pair of Irish inlaid mahogany book cases by James Hicks : Signed : Date 1930 : €28,500.

Zelouf and Bell Gimlet cocktail cabinet in blue ripple sycamore inlaid with polished aluminum, mirror-finish stainless steel base, with ivory ripple sycamore, sapphire stone, leather, sterling silver pulls. Limited edition 1/6.
W780 D430 H1255mm

A rare Edwardian natural pearl and diamond brooch in original case, Swedish, maker Nordiska Compania, signed, circa 1910 at Courtville Antiques

Yellow gold Egyptian Revival bangle, circa 1870, attributed to Carlo Giuliano
at Cobwebs.

A 1964 Omega Constellation at John Brereton.

Käthe Kollwitz – Self-portrait with hand to her forehead.

A Self-portrait with hand to her forehead by Käthe Kollwitz will feature at the Whitley Art Gallery stand at the annual Irish Antique Dealers Fair at the RDS in Dublin from September 25-28.  Signed in pencil the original etching in black ink is thought to have been printed by Richter or Von Becke c.1925/1930 before the 1931 Von Becke edition.  The etching is reproduced and discussed in James Hall’s new book The Self-Portrait, A cultural History` (Thames&Hudson).  The work of Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945) focused on  poverty, hunger, war and the human condition.  There is a museum dedicated to her work in Charlottenberg, Berlin.  The Self-portrait with hand to her forehead is priced at 5,250.

The Irish Antique Dealers Association (IADA) annual fair will take place in the Main Hall at the RDS.

IRELAND is enjoying some marvellous summer weather.  But more than the countryside will be sparking at Kinsale on Sunday where Hibernian Antique Fairs will be at Acton’s Hotel from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.  Dealers from around the country will head to Kinsale with a huge variety of antiques and collectibles. Among them are Weldons, with some eyecatching jewellery  to be found among the art, antique furniture, porcelain, silver, nautical antiques, vintage fashions and plenty of collectible items. Here is a small sample of what Weldons will have on offer:

Emerald and diamond ring set with 8.5 carat Colombian emerald c1960.

Victorian sapphire and diamond bracelet (8,500),

Victorian opal and diamond bangle (4,500).

Aquamarine and diamond ring (5,950).

Opal and diamond cluster earrings, with harlequin opals (3,950).