A pair of circular gilt framed oval portraits (€1,500-€1,800), a heavily carved mahogany couch ( €1,000-€1,500) and a circular gilt mirror surmounted by an eagle will lend instant atmosphere to any interior. All can be found at Marshs online sale in Cork on May 23. A Georgian inlaid and crossbanded circular dining table (€1,000-€1,500), an early Georgian mirror door bureau bookcase (€700-€1,000), a Regency amboyna wood writing cabinet (€450-€500), sets of dining chairs and the law books from the library of a solicitors office in Cork are all available at Marshs, along with two sets of Italian Art Deco patio furniture, clocks, rugs, porcelain and interesting collectibles in a selection of 253 lots.
A pair of Irish George II style side tables with green marble tops.
This pair of side tables is among the leading lots at Adam’s House to Garden auction in Dublin on May 19. The estimate is €12,000-€15,000. There are 470 lots of garden furniture, statuary and architectural salve in the sale. The catalogue is online.
A Killarney davenport exhibited at the RDS in the 19th century, a Cork silver coffee pot, a micromosaic panel of the Doves of Pliny, the Farnese bull and a French Empire eagle standard are among the collective delights at Sheppards Stradbally Hall sale in Co. Laois next on May 19-20.
The emphasis is on Irish country house provenance in an auction of great variety and more than 1,200 lots. It is on view at Stradbally Hall from today.
The most expensively estimated lots are a bronze of The Farnese Bull from the workshop of Antonio Susini (1543-1632) in Florence (€50,000-€80,000), a landscape dated 1792 by Claude Louis Chatelet (€45,000-€65,000), a pair of George III satinwood and marquetry cabinets on stands attributed to Ince and Mayhew (€40,000-€60,000), a Killarney davenport by James Egan purchased at the RDS exhibition in 1864 by the Corcoran family of Wexford (€40,000-€60,000) and a c1780 Adam breakfront bookcase from Temple House, Co. Sligo (€40,000-€60,000).
A George III Adam breakfront bookcase from Temple House
Much more affordable, and highly collectible, is a 19th century grand tour micromosaic panel of doves after the celebrated Roman model of the Doves of Pliny in a gilt frame (€500-€800), a William IV rosewood and mother of pearl tea caddy (€150-€250) and a Napoleonic gilt bronze eagle standard from Dirk House in Co. Limerick (€500-€800) with provenance to Jean-Baptiste Lynch, Count of the first French Empire, Mayor of Bordeaux and peer of France who inherited the Chateau Lynch estate in 1779.
The 18th century Cork silver coffee pot is of baluster form. Made by Carden Terry it is estimated at €8,000-€12,000. Lot 242 is an 18th century portrait miniature of Lady Dunraven (€800-€1,200). A portrait of Norah Hill (1835-1920), Jane Austen’s Irish born grand niece, by John Joseph Slattery is estimated at €3,000-€5,000. A 19th century neo-classical statuary and white marble chimneypiece from Seafield House, Donabate is estimated at €5,000-€8,000 and an Adam chimneypiece is estimated at €8,000-€12,000.
John Joseph Slattery – Portrait of Norah Hill, Jane Austen’s Irish born grand niece
A limited edition pair of lifesize Kingsale Hounds with bronze mounts on bases (€10,000-€15,000) heads up 67 lots of garden and outdoor pieces.
There is an estimate of €30,000-€50,000 on an 18th century Irish mahogany side table complete with lion mask. A pair of Irish William IV rosewood and gilt side tables (€20,000-€30,000), a Georgian two pillar dining table (€8,000-€12,000) and a William IV inverted breakfront serving table (€10,000-€15,000) hark back to the country house elegance of former times.
There is much to choose from in furniture from a Chinese Chippendale style four poster bed (€3,000-€5,000) and an 18th century Hepplewhite breakfront secretaire (€7,000-€9,000) to a Georgian brass bound plate bucket (€800-€1,200) and a pair of French Empire mahogany and parcel gilt torchéres (€800-€1,200). There are four classic cars, a Porsche 944 turbo, a 1997 Bentley Brooklands, a Lotus Elan and an Alfa Romeo sprinter. With estimates from €20 up the catalogue will reward a long slow perusal. The auction will take place at Stradbally Hall and online. It is divided into four segments for the convenience of buyers.
The Baule People from the Ivory Coast in west Africa are renowned for their artistry. A high relief carved door with figures and a large animal (€500-€1,000) at Gormleys auction of contents from Frankfort Castle, Dundrum, Dublin (once the home of hotelier P V Doyle) the evening of Tuesday May 19 is freighted with culture and centuries of tradition. The current owner recently sold the home after 30 years in residence. The auction offers a lifetime collection of antique furniture, tribal art and art by, among others, Patrick O’Reilly, Taylor Carson, Felim Egan and Craigie Aitchison. The most expensively estimated lot is an arresting still life entitled Joseph et ses Freres by Nathalie du Pasquier (€10,000-€15,000). The auction, curated by Niall Mullen, is now on view at Frankfort Castle.
This pair of engraved Limerick silver serving spoons from 1775 are at the online furniture auction by Adams Blackrock on May 20. Made by Maurice Fitzgerald they are estimated at €3,500-€4,500. The Dublin auctioneers will hold timed online sales of furniture, collectibles, jewellery, watches and Irish paintings on May 20.
Interior of Reidy’s Wine Vault bar to be sold by Lynes and Lynes. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR €73,000 AT HAMMER
Reidy’s Wine Vaults in Cork or the Black Cat in Kilkenny? Against a background where the market for collectibles is performing strongly contents from these popular and now closed watering holes will come up at sales by Aidan Foley and Lynes and Lynes next week.
Aidan Foley will hold three days of online sales with antiques, silver, art, automobilia and pub memorabilia on May 4, 5 and 6 at 6 pm each day. Along with some contents from Kilkenny’s Black Cat bar on Black Mill St. in Kilkenny there is art by Mabel Young, Carol Ann Waldron, Ivan Sutton, Markey Robinson and Sean Keating. The auction has a good selection of vintage forecourt signs, enamel signs, modern dealership signs and paraphernalia like oil cans which are also in strong demand. The auction is on view in Doneraile over this Bank Holiday weekend.
The fine interior bar fittings from Reidy’s Wine Vault at Lancaster Quay in Cork, which has been sold and is to become a restaurant, will come under the hammer as one lot at a sale by Denis Lynes on May 9. The bar counter, which measures over 29′ in length, back bar, dividers, cabinets and light fittings is estimated at €70,000-€120,000. There will be viewing on the premises on May 6 from 10 am to 5 pm. In March the complete fittings from the West End Bar in Portadown, one of the oldest licensed premises in Co. Armagh, made a hammer price of €120,000 at an auction by Victor Mee.
Mabel Young (1889-1974) – A Cottage in a landscape at Aidan Foley’s sale. UPDATE: THIS MADE 900 AT HAMMER
MID 1960’S MAHOGANY BAR FRONT. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
This mid 1960’s mahogany bar front and back, copied from an original Victorian bar, is the top lot at Victor Mee’s April advertising and collectibles online sale on April 30. Lot 552 is complete with two matching 20th century oval Pure Pot Still Power’s advertising mirrors and a large Power’s Whiskey John’s Lane Distillery advertising mirror. It is estimated at €30,000-€60,000. The auction offers 738 lots and the catalogue is online.
A pair of important 18th Century Italian Baroque style giltwood Console Mirrors. UPDATE: THESE WERE UNSOLD
These 18th century mirrors from Bishopscourt House in Co. Kildare come up as lot 1017 at Fonsie Mealy’s three day Chatsworth Summer Fine Art sale in Castlecomer on May 1. The auction with over 1,300 lots gets underway tomorrow (April 29). The catalogue is online. The mirrors are estimated at €3,000-€4,000.
EILEEN GREY – THE TRANSAT CHAIR IN GREY LEATHER (€4,000-6,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,600 AT HAMMER
Danish, Italian and French designer furniture from the 1950’s, ’60’s and ’70’s will feature at the timed online design sale at de Veres which runs until April 28. The auction offers furniture by designers and makers like Eileen Gray, Arne Jacobsen, Eero Saarinen Ico Parisi and contemporary labels including Ligne Roset, Knoll, Fritz Hansen. There is contemporary Irish art by John Shinnors, Barrie Cooke, Charles Tyrrell, Elizabeth Magill, Felim Egan and others. The sale is on view at de Veres.
FELIM EGAN – BLUE NOTES (€2,000-4,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,600 AT HAMMER
A bow brooch set with 11 Colombian emeralds. UPDATE: THIS MADE 11,000 AT HAMMER
A rare gold and platinum bow design brooch set with 11 Colombian emerald cabochons of varying size, an estate cabinet from Clonmeen House in Banteer and a re-discovered Roderic O’Conor painting exhibited at the Salon des Independents in Paris in 1904 are among the delights at Fonsie Mealy’s Chatsworth summer fine art sale in Castlecomer on April 29, 30 and May 1.
More than 1,300 lots will come under the hammer, including contents from Clonbrock House, Galway, items once at Castletown and objects from other stately homes in Ireland. There is Georgian and Regency furniture from a commission by Gillows in London for Lord Clonbrock, luxury fashion and jewellery, Irish and international art and a variety of collectibles. An estate cabinet from Clonmeen with numerous pigeon holes was in the collection of Major Stephen Grehan (1895-1972). He fought at the Western Front and at Salonica during World War I and later in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq). The sale feature more than 450 furniture lots including Gillows furniture from Clonbrock and Castletown. An early rosewood sofa table by Gillows of London and Lancaster dates to around 1801 – the time of the Clonbrock commission – and is estimated at just €1,000-€1,500.
Lot 249 is an Irish 19th century gold cased pocket watch by John Donegan, Dublin and the sale offers a collection of Irish silverware. The auction is on view in Castlecomer from 1.30 pm to 5 pm on April 26 and from 10.30 am to 5 pm on April 27 and 28. The catalogue is online.
An Irish George III estate cabinet from Clonmeen House, Banteer. UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,900 AT HAMMER
