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    PORCELAIN LECTURE AND ROADSHOW IN DUBLIN TO MARK CHINESE NEW YEAR

    Thursday, January 19th, 2012

    This Qianlong vase sold for 110,000 at Sheppards in Durrow.

    The patterns, provenance and pitfalls of collecting Chinese porcelain will be discussed at  lecture marking the Chinese New Year in Dublin. Professor Alan Fletcher, a late medieval scholar attached to UCD, will talk about collecting antique Chinese porcelain at the Shelbourne Hotel. Organised in association with Sheppard’s Irish auction house at Durrow in Co. Laois  the lecture is one of a number of events making up the 5th Dublin Chinese New Year Festival.

    It is all happening on Sunday, January 29 between noon and 4 p.m.  The illustrated lecture, which will examine recent market trends and present examples of Chinese ware, will be followed by a road show where people can bring Chinese porcelain for an assessment including authenticity and current market value.

    Admission is free but places are limited. If you would like to attend please email philip.sheppard@sheppards.ie

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    DRAWINGS BY MASTERS INCLUDING LEONARDO ON LOAN FOR TEFAF SILVER JUBILEE

    Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

    Leonardo's drapery study (click on image to enlarge).

    MASTER drawings by artists including Leonardo, Guercino, Rembrandt and Peter Paul Rubens will feature at The European Fine Art Fair’s (TEFAF) Silver Jubilee celebrations at Maastricht in March.  Among highlights of an exhibition loaned by the Fondation Custodia in Paris will be a Drapery study by Leonardo da Vinci, a closely related study by Lorenzo di Credi, a Study of a nude child for the infant Christ, seated on the Virgin’s knee by Guercino and The healing of the mother-in-law of St Peter by Rembrandt van Rijn.

    Turkish Delight (1974) by Alexander Calder (1898-1976) to be exhibited at TEFAF 2012 by Salis & Vertes. (Click on image to enlarge).

    In sharp contrast the first-ever BMW Art Car, created by the American artist Alexander Calder in 1975, is to be shown at TEFAF 2012. The BMW Art Car project was founded in 1975 by French racing driver  Hervé Poulain who asked Calder to produce a bodywork design for the car Poulain drove in the Le Mans 24 Hours race. Many  renowned artists, including David Hockney, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol and Jeff Koons, have since created BMW art cars. Calder’s abstract mobiles were some of the most innovative sculptures of the 20th century. Among the exhibitors at TEFAF with works by Calder are Salis & Vertes of Zürich and Salzburg who will show Turkish Delight (illustrated on the right) made in in 1974.

    TEFAF runs from March 16-25 2012 in Maastricht, The Netherlands. (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for January 5, 2012)

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    NEW YORK’S WINTER ANTIQUES SHOW GETS UNDERWAY ON JANUARY 20

    Sunday, January 15th, 2012

    London dealers Robert Young Antiques will bring this Northern European Folk Art Marriage Cupboard inscribed and dated "1790". Pine with exceptional original painted decoration and retaining original metalwork hinges. (Click to enlarge)

    New York’s eagerly awaited Winter Antiques Show, the annual January Armoury Show, gets underway on Friday, January 20 and runs to January 29.  Leading dealers from the United States and around the world will be in attendance at what is the most prestigious annual antiques fair in the US.  Here is a small selection of this year’s offerings.  (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for January 2):

    New York's Hirschl & Adler Galleries will bring this centre table attributed to Anthony Gabriel Quervelle (b. Paris, 1789- d. Philadelphia, 1856). Philadelphia, c. 1825-30. Mahogany (secondary woods: ash, mahogany, chestnut, partially painted verde antiques). (Click on image to enlarge)

    Paris dealers Les Enluminures. Renaissance Diamond Ring. The Netherlands, c. 1500. Gold and diamond. (Click on image to enlarge).

    New York based Jonathan Boos will offer Marsden Hartley's (American, 1877-1943). Berlin Series, No. 1. c. 1913. (Click on image to enlarge).

    London (Pimlico Road) dealers Keshishian will show this fine and rare Agra carpet. India, c. 1890. (Click on image to enlarge)

    Colchester, Connecticut dealers Nathan Liverant and Son have a Federal Card Table, featuring five legs with inlaid stringing, bookend and icicle decoration. Providence or Newport, Rhode Island, 1790-1815. (Click on image to enlarge).

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    TREASURES FROM TEFAF, MAASTRICHT, 2012

    Thursday, January 5th, 2012

    No less than 260 leading art and antiques dealers from 16 countries will bring their treasures to The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) silver jubilee in Maastricht, The Netherlands, from March 16-25 next. An insistence on quality has transformed TEFAF from a relatively small scale event in 1988 to one of the world’s most important art and antiques fairs. It attracts collectors, curators and connoisseurs from more than 50 countries. Last year 30,000 people visited on the opening weekend, and there was 125 private jets.

    Exhibitors taking part this year are from Argentina, Austria, Belgium,  Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States and Uruguay. Visitors to the 2012 Fair will be greeted by a new entrance hall designed for the 25th anniversary containing a light installation by the artist Leo Villareal. Vetting of all exhibits takes place a week before the event begins.  Here are some of the upcoming exhibits:

    René Lalique Art Nouveau gold, diamond and enamel dragonfly pendant, depicting four dragonflies, with greenish-blue enamelled legs and wings with complex gold veining set with diamonds and green and blue plique-à-jour enamel, centering a large oval aquamarine; on a rod and link enamelled gold chain. Lalique is the undisputed genius of Art Nouveau jewellery. He turned completely upside down the conventions of French jewellery design and manufacture by introducing in their place an entirely new form of artistic expression which was to totally transform the jeweller’s art. Today Lalique’s jewels remain the most powerful and poignant reminders of the turn of the century. Paris, circa 1903. Epoque Fine Jewels (click on image to enlarge).

    Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) Effet de Neige c1866-1868. Courbet painted this remarkable image in his native Ornans region during the uncommonly cold and snowy winters of 1866-68. Using an aggressive painting technique and an unmistakable color scheme, Effet de neige is one of the most beautiful snow scenes in French art. Exhibitor: French & Company (click to enlarge).

    Sèvres bottle cooler from the Emperor Joseph II Service from exhibitor Michele Beiny. It is from the service presented by Louis XVI to Marie Antoinette's brother, Joseph II in 1777. (Click on image to enlarge).

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    PREMIER GLOBAL SHOWCASE FOR ANTIQUES IN NEW YORK

    Monday, January 2nd, 2012

    Foster-Gwin, Inc. Rare Venetian Rococo Period Pink Painted Settee. Italy, c. 1750. (Click on image to enlarge).

    New York’s Winter Antiques Show, a premier global showcase, caters for a different kind of buyer these days.  The Armory Show, which celebrates its 58th year as America’s most prestigious antiques show, will run from January 20-29, 2012 at the Park Avenue Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue in New York City.

    Kentshire Galleries, Ltd. Marcus & Co. An antique Scarab Bracelet in the Egyptian Revival style, with multicolored enamel lotus leaves, centering on a blue faience scarab, in 18k. c. 1880. (Click on image to enlarge).

    It is different because the dateline for fine and decorative art has been extended to 1960 over the last couple of seasons, and even later for some objects.  This reflects a different kind of buyer, one who mixes and matches from different eras and places.  In an era of individualism interiors have become eclectic, deriving their style from a diverse range of sources rather than creating rooms of Georgian, Federal or Art Deco furniture.

    Moderne Gallery. Nakashima, George. Trestle Dining Table. 1965. English walnut book-matched top with 6 rosewood butterflies. (Click on image to enlarge).

    All 73 exhibitors will showcase exceptional pieces. Quality and good taste are paramount in a show which features everything from Egyptian antiquities and Renaissance sculpture, tribal art, American furniture and early American arms and armour,  to 20th century design and fine art photography. All net proceeds from the show support the East Side House Settlement, which provides social services to communities in the South Bronx.

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    VUE: NATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR AT RHA GALLERY IN DUBLIN

    Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

    'A lullaby', 2011 is the title of this work by Makiko Nakamura, a Japanese artist who has been based in Dublin since 1999. It is from her show at the Taylor Galleries, Kildare St., Dublin until November 11. (Click on image to enlarge).

    No less than 15 contemporary art galleries from Dublin and Belfast will take part in the inaugural VUE exhibition.  Vue: National Contemporary Art Fair will showcase new and recent work at the RHA Gallery at Ely Place in Dublin from November 4 to November 6.

     

    Participating galleries are: Rubicon Gallery, Kerlin Gallery, Jorgensen Fine Art, the Peppercanister Gallery, Graphic Studio Gallery, Taylor Galleries, The Green on Red Gallery, The Paul Kane Gallery, Oliver Sears Gallery, Oonagh Young Gallery, Cross Gallery, Molesworth Gallery, Stoney Road Press, Talbot Gallery & Studios the Fenderesky Gallery in Belfast, as well as the Irish Museum of Modern Art.

     

    This art fair was previously part of the Interiors Show at the RDS.

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    46th Irish Antique Dealers’ Fair

    Friday, September 23rd, 2011

    A beautiful and broad selection of antiques graces the RDS in Dubin over the weekend of September 23-25 2011.  Our video gives a mere flavour of the event.  In it you can see an Irish George III giltwood mirror by John and Francis Booker of Dublin.  This particular treasure was made  around 1750. It is priced at 85,000 at John Carroll antiques.

    See post on antiquesandartireland.com for September 15.

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    46th IRISH ANTIQUE DEALERS’ FAIR AT THE RDS, DUBLIN

    Thursday, September 15th, 2011

    THE 46th annual Irish Antique Dealers’ Association Fair runs at the R.D.S. Dublin from September 22 – 25.  It offers  an opportunity to see exceptional pieces showcased by 50 exhibitors to everyone from the seasoned collector to the first time buyer.

    The fair features furniture, rare books, prints, jewellery, glass, silverware, porcelain, paintings and sculpture.  There will be a lecture series and displays on restoration and conservation.

    Opening times are from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on September 22, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday September 23, which includes Culture Night in Ireland,  11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on September 24 and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, September 25.  Here are some desirable items from the fair to whet the appetite:

    An Edwardian 4.69 carat natural Sapphire ring at John Farrington.

    Mark Maguire is showing a pair of English Regency rosewood and brass inlaid games tables. Made c1820 they are priced at 18,800.

    A 19th century marble figure "Portica" signed J. Nelson, height 40 inches from Michael Connell Antiques.

    An antique Victorian Irish silver butter tub at Danker Antiques made in Dublin in 1891 by Samuel Le Bas.

    An antique gold turquoise and diamond brooch c1880 at Courtville Antiques.

    One of Four Humourous Dental Prints by Tim Bobbin 1708 -1786. Published 1773' AT GEORGE STACPOOLE.

    An unheated Sri Lankan sapphire ring 7.89 carats at Weldons.

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    SILVER FROM WELDON’S AT HIBERNIAN ANTIQUES’ KINSALE FAIR

    Friday, August 19th, 2011

    An Irish silver dish ring will be shown at Weldon's when Hibernian Antique Fairs visit Acton's Hotel, Kinsale on Sunday, August 28. (Click to enlarge

    These nine antique silver dessert spoons are by the Cork maker John Toleken. (Click to enlarge)

    These silver pieces will be at Weldon’s stand when Hibernian Antique Fairs visit Acton’s Hotel in Kinsale on Sunday, August 28.   The Irish silver dish ring was made in Dublin in 1939 by Weirs. Dish rings were designed for hot plates, and were the forerunner of the table mat.  In Ireland they are sometimes called potato rings.  When a liner was added, as in this example, they were used for serving potatoes.
    The set of nine dessert spoons are by the Cork maker John Toleken whose workshop was at Grand Parade. He was registered with the Goldsmiths’ Company of Dublin in 1798 and is thought to have been working in the trade as late as 1836.  These dessert spoons are asking 1,250 euro.

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    THE STORY OF AN ANTIQUE MIRROR AT MASTERPIECE FAIR

    Saturday, July 2nd, 2011

    The Linnell overmantle mirror.

    THIS English mirror conceived as a Chinese landscape (see antiquesandartireland.com post for June 30) features at the Masterpiece Fair in London until July 5.  It is being offered by Apter-Fredericks Ltd., who sell fine 18th century English furniture from their shop at Fulham Road, London SW3.

    It was made c1755 by John Linnell, possibly commissioned by Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth and 1st Marquess of Bath (d. 1796) for his London house in Hill Street, Berkeley Square. It first appears in an 1896 inventory at 48 Berkeley Square following the death of the 4th Marquess of Bath.
    Sold at Sotheby’s in 1940 it became a prized possession of the celebrated Virginian hostess Nancy Tree, later Lancaster, famous for her taste as a London decorator through ownership of Sybil Colefax Ltd. and her partnership with John Fowler.

    The mirror at the tapestry drawing room in Ditchley Park. (Click to enlarge).

    It was following the Trees’ 1933 acquisition of the Georgian mansion of Ditchley Park, Oxford that the mirror was purchased for Mrs Tree’s Sitting Room, where it appeared in a watercolour made by Alexandre Serbriakoff. It travelled to New York with Ronald Tree (d.1976) and his second wife Marietta (d. 1991) and featured in the latter’s New York apartment illustrated in Arthur Schlesinger, Junior’s profile of her as ‘Chair’ of the Citizens Committee for New York City published in the Architectural Digest of March 1984.

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