19TH-CENTURY KILLARNEY YEW AND ARBUTUS WOOD MARQUETRY TABLE. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
This 19th Killarney centre circular centre table inlaid with yew and arbutus wood is among the highlights at Sheppards Great Irish Interiors sale in Durrow on May 27 and 28. The top is centred by circular marquetry medallions and enclosed within elaborate borders of Celtic strapwork, foliate motifs and symbolic patterns. More than 1200 lots will come under the hammer and the catalogue is online. The estimate on this table, which comes up on May 28, is €6,000-€9,000.
Mid 19th century Irish dining table and 12 Cork chairs at Lynes and Lynes. UPDATE: The table made €3,400 at hammer, the chairs were unsold.
Artworks from the estate of Brian Looney, former editor of the Irish Examiner, are included in the Lynes and Lynes sale in Carrigtwohill on May 24. The auction offers boardroom furniture from the Dulux factory in Cork, established in 1885 by the Harrington family. Lot 228 is a folder with correspondence between Michael Collins, then Minister for Finance, and Genoa based Donal Hales, Irish consul for Italy from 1919 and brother of assassinated Cork TD Sean Hales.
Artworks include Meeting of the Currachs by Ciaran Clear and a signed lithograph by the American artist Frank Stella. A mid 19th century dining table is estimated at €4,000-€6,000 and a set of 12 Cork 11-bar chairs at €3,500-€4,500. There is jewellery including a platinum and diamond three stone ring, a 1950’s childs penny farthing bicycle and a church bell made by James Atkins, Cork c1810 believed to be from St. Mary’s Church in Cobh.
The auction by Woodwards in Cork next Saturday offers antique furniture including a Georgian chest on chest, a George II card table, a pair of Edwardian demi-lune tables, an Edwardian parquetry table and a set of Cork chairs. There is a pair of cast iron garden seats by Pierce of Wexford, a model of a three masted schooner and a selection of porcelain, glassware, rugs and mirrors. Both auctions are on view from May 17 and the catalogues are online.
A parquetry inlaid table at Woodwards sale. UPDATE: This made 240 at hammer.
19th century pitch pine bookcase at Victor Mee’s sale of contents from the St. Louis Convent in Monaghan. UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,400 AT HAMMER
A once off selection of antique furniture, lighting, religious art and ecclesiastical brass will come under the hammer at Victor Mee’s live online sale of contents from the St. Louis Convent in Monaghan and other clients on May 13 and 14 at 6 pm on both days. A selection of one off pieces is led by a large 19th century six door bookcase with a realistic estimate of just €800-€1,200. A 19th century pitch pine bookcase, another very large piece, has an estimate of €600-€1,200. At the other end of the sale is a striking pair of 1970’s leather club chairs by Bart van Bekhoven (€800-€1,200). Oak refectory tables and a French gilded six branch chandelier are among the standout lots.
Pub mirrors are highly collectible and Aidan Foley will offer a number of them at his online sale next on May 12 and 13 at 6 pm on each day. A rare Watts Tyrconnell Pure Pot Still Whiskey mirror and a large Jameson Whiskey mirror lead the pack. There are concert posters of Limerick interest featuring U2 and The Pogues at The Savoy and a large selection of hotel furniture. The catalogue is online and the auction is on view until Monday at the old Cleeves Toffee factory in Limerick.
UPDATE: THE SALE BY VICTOR MEE HAS BEEN PUT BACK TO MAY 20-21.
A large Jameson Whiskey mirror at Aidan Foley’s sale. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
Anne Primrose Jury HRUA – Errigal, Donegal. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR €571
This oil on board of Mount Errigal by Anne Primrose Jury is at the online sale of Irish Paintings by Adams Blackrock which runs until May 21. Under new ownership the company has moved to 17 Kildare St. in Dublin and three online sales, jewellery and watches, antiques and furniture and Irish paintings are all live online and running until May 21. This painting is estimated at €500-€600 and the catalogues for all three sales are online.
A stylish landau, byword for luxury transport in days of yore and still maintained as a State coach in countries like Canada, Japan and the UK, comes up at Sheppards sale in Durrow on May 13. The c1908 model by John Marston’s Carriage Works Ltd. of Birmingham with classical low shell and cover that can be let down is estimated at €8,000-€12,000.
With more than 700 lots the auction offers deaccessioned material from a private museum dedicated to Irish transport and rural life and another focused on Irish domestic and agricultural heritage. Along with an extensive range of horse-drawn vehicles, vernacular furnishings, agricultural tools, and architectural salvage are sugan chairs, settle presses, traditional utensils spanning farming and everyday life.
Among the highlights are a 1948 Jowett Javelin saloon, an original 19th century penny farthing bicycle, a black E494A Ford Anglia two door saloon, an early 19th century painted pine settle press used as a prop in the filming of The Banshees of Inisherin and a rare 18th century Irish ash dug out chair.
A rare 18th century dugout ash chair. UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,700 AT HAMMER
Kite Over Clare Island I by John Shinnors sold for a hammer price of €36,000 over a top estimate of €20,000 at de Veres Design Auction in Dublin today. The oil on canvas laid on a board is signed and inscribed verso. From a private collection it was purchased at Carlow Arts Festival in 1997. Study for Homerton by Albert Irvin made €8,000, an Italian 1960’s wall of mirrors in six sections made €7,500, a Barcelona day bed by Mies van der Rohe made €6,000, Departure (White Water) by Hughie O’Donoghue made €10,000 and Disengage by Mark Francis made €9,000.
A silver Celtic Revival tea/coffee pot at Hegarty’s. UPDATE: THIS MADE 440 AT HAMMER
From a finely crafted Celtic Revival silver pot to an advertisement for Rory Gallagher at the Carlton Cinema in Dublin in 1974 and Boehm porcelain hand painted plates and Waterford Crystal upcoming sales at Hegarty’s in Bandon, O’Donovan’s in Newcastlewest and Keighery’s in Waterford respectively offer a wide array of choice in a post Easter burst of auction activity.
Jewellery, silver, art and collectibles will come under the hammer at Hegarty’s online from 11 am on April 30. At O’Donovan’s in Newcastlewest a private collection of music memorabilia and contents from three pubs in an online only sale from 6 pm on April 28. One hour later, at 7 pm, the timed sale of porcelain, Waterford Crystal and collectibles at Keighery’s will draw to a close.
Rory Gallagher poster at O’Donovans. UPDATE: THIS MADE 140 AT HAMMER
Mahogany and brass mounted country house letter box at Adams. UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,700 AT HAMMER
Lots and lots of all types of lot will come under the hammer in Ireland next week with rare collectibles leading the charge.
With everything from a mahogany and brass mounted country house letter box that would not be out of place at Downton Abbey to a vintage alligator Gladstone bag the annual library collection sale at James Adam in Dublin on April 29 offers a selection of 344 lots with something of interest to most of us.
An old AA road sign at Victor Mee. UPDATE: THIS MADE 330 AT HAMMER
Vintage road signs are popular collectibles and feature at several sales. There is bound to be local interest in an old AA mileage sign for Blarney and Cork at Victor Mee’s sale at Belturbet on April 29 and 30. The online only auction offers advertising materials and a mix of nostalgic items. Among them are enough Irish carnival and fairground pieces from Warrenpoint in Co. Down and Buncrana in Co. Donegal to keep any keen restorer busy for months.
A vintage Italian bar at de Veres. UPDATE: THIS MADE €1,800 at hammer
A 1970’s vintage chrome and gilt Italian bar is not something you come across everyday. This one, complete with tinted mirror front and stainless steel counter, is at de Veres timed online design auction which runs until April 29. The auction is a mix of classic design pieces by Eileen Gray, Arne Jacobsen, Gianfranco Frattini and Gianni Versace and art by John Shinnors, Albert Irvin, Cecil King, Tony O’Malley, Felim Egan and Mark Francis.
A full length portrait photograph of Michael Collins with moustache on a balcony in London will create interest at Fonsie Mealy’s rare book and collectors sale in Castlecomer on April 30 and May 1. More than 700 widely varied lots will come under the hammer here over two days. These range from rare sporting memorabilia like Kerry’s first All Ireland football championship winners medal from 1903 to a limited edition illustrated volume of The Vatican Frescoes of Michelangelo and a scarce limited edition copy of Squarings, Twelve Poems by Seamus Heaney with four lithographic prints by Felim Egan signed by both author and artist.
There are all sorts of highlights at these sales. The Dedication of the Temple of Solomon by Franz Ludwig Hermann at Adams is monumental and depicts a fantastical view of the temple. Sacrifices to mark the dedication are said to have included 22,000 bulls and 120,000 sheep. A painting by George Mounsey Wheatley Atkinson depicts a crowded harbour with paddle steamers.
A child’s carousel ride at Victor Mee will evoke many memories along with several antique puppets and a 1970’s tinplate fairground motorcycle.
A full length portrait photograph of Michael Collins in London by La Fayette at Fonsie Mealy. UPDATE: THIS MADE €600 AT HAMMER
A prototype of the Liam McCarthy cup, by tradition the sample maker Edmund Johnston of Grafton St. in Dublin presented to the committee for the Liam McCarthy, is at Fonsie Mealy. In the event a variant was chosen. Choices here include is a first (1955) edition of Moonraker, the third James Bond novel by Ian Fleming; a painting of George Best in action by the British artist Tom Croft, approved by Best and originally intended to be made into a limited edition print run, a plan that was abandoned when Best fell ill; five volumes of The Georgian Society records of 18th century domestic architecture in Dublin and an official Adidas Argentina team jersey signed by Diego Maradonna. Treasures abound everywhere….
Irish Georgian peat buckets. UPDATE: THESE MADE 2,800 AT HAMMER
This matching pair of mahogany Irish Georgian peat buckets with their original carrying handles are at Victor Mitchell’s country house heirlooms sale in Roscrea on April 30. On offer is the estate of the late Mabel Wallace of Ballinacor, Shinrone and various lots from other clients. Among 606 lots on offer are an antique pair of 19th century walnut carved pedestals, a pier mirror in the style of Booker and a rare group of 95 leather bound publications from the Jockey Club from 1786 to 1886. The peat buckets are lot 320 and estimated at €1,500-€2,000.
IRISH GEORGE III CARVED GILTWOOD WALL MIRROR. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
This Irish George III carved giltwood wall mirror is at The Library Sale at Adams in Dublin on April 29. Fitted with plain glass and complete with a depiction of a castle within a scroll cartouche flanked by opposing ho-ho birds it is estimated at €10,000-€15,000. The auction will be on view in Dublin from April 25 and the catalogue is online.
