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    GREAT IRISH INTERIORS AT SHEPPARDS IN DURROW

    Monday, April 18th, 2016

    The Great Irish Interiors sale at Sheppards in Durrow, Co. Laois on April 26-27 features a wide variety across numerous collecting categories among more than 1,000 lots. There is Irish and European art, Persian rugs, antique furniture, European and Oriental porcelain and a wide variety of collectibles.  The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    Coalport parcel gilt and painted dinner service (20 pieces) (1,800-2,400)

    Coalport parcel gilt and painted dinner service (20 pieces) (1,800-2,400)

    Henry Herbert la Thangue (1859-1929) -Cannara Mountains (8,000-12,000)

    Henry Herbert la Thangue (1859-1929) -Cannara Mountains (8,000-12,000)

    William Shayer (1787-1879) - A bustling town (6,000-9,000)

    William Shayer (1787-1879) – A bustling town (6,000-9,000)

    Regency period steps (600-800)

    Regency period steps (600-800)

    A Dublin 19th century Adam side table (3,000-5,000)

    A Dublin 19th century Adam side table (3,000-5,000)

    A pair of large 19th century ormolu mounted Sevres urns.

    A pair of large 19th century ormolu mounted Sevres urns.

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    CONTENTS FROM CASHEL PALACE HOTEL TO BE AUCTIONED

    Saturday, April 16th, 2016
    Cashel Palace

    Cashel Palace

    Around 1,000 lots from Cashel Palace Hotel are to be sold on the premises by Doneraile based auctioneer Aidan Foley over two days on April 26 and 27.  This is to facilitate an extensive re-furbishment of the hotel which is about to get underway.

    There will be some art and antique lots, bedroom and kitchen contents as well as pub signage and the entire furnishings of the basement buttery restaurant. Aidan Foley has previously auctioned contents from Ashford Castle and Adare Manor.  The catalogue is scheduled to go online from April 20.

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    ART AND FURNITURE AT LYNES AND LYNES

    Saturday, April 16th, 2016

    A large wooded landscape attributed to the British artist Richard Wilson (1714-1782) and six Georgian Cork nine bar chairs are among the art and furniture lots at Lynes and Lynes in Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork on April 23.  Around 400 lots will come under the hammer.  The Wilson is estimated at 2,000-3,000, the chairs at 1,000-1,500.  Antique furniture includes a c1860 French kingwood bonheur du jour with porcelain plaques (1,000-1,500) and a large pine kitchen table (200-400).  There is a selection of dining room, drawing room and bedroom furniture.  The selection of 40 lots of books includes a number of other original editions. There is a framed Cork jersey and hurley signed by the All Ireland champions of 1999. Other lots include a pair of Irish Georgian berry spoons by Samuel Neville Dublin 1814 (80-150), a Waterford Crystal nine branch chandelier (600-1,000) and a club fender.

    A large wooded landscape with figures in a river attributed to Richard Wilson, (1714-1782)

    A large wooded landscape with figures in a river attributed to Richard Wilson, (1714-1782)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,500 AT HAMMER

    A set of six Georgian Cork 9-bar chairs.

    A set of six Georgian Cork 9-bar chairs.  UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR 1,000 AT HAMMER

    A c1860 French kingwood bonheur du jour

    A c1860 French kingwood bonheur du jour.  UPDATE: THIS WAS PASSED AT 750

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    A DISTINGUISHED ULSTER COLLECTION AT JAMES ADAM

    Friday, April 1st, 2016

    Antique European furniture, art, clocks, books, Oriental rugs, porcelain, glass, decorative items and collectibles will come under the hammer at the James Adam sale entitled A Distinguished Ulster Collection in Dublin on April 6. The catalogue, which is on line, lists 449 lots. Here is a small selection:

    A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI WHITE OVOID MARBLE AND ORMOLU FOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRA (10,000-15,000)

    A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI WHITE OVOID MARBLE AND ORMOLU FOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRA (10,000-15,000)  UPDATE: THIS LOT WAS UNSOLD

    A MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY NEO-CLASSICAL SMALL COMMODE, Milan, Late 18th Century (2,500-4,500)

    A MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY NEO-CLASSICAL SMALL COMMODE, Milan, Late 18th Century (2,500-4,500)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A SEVRES POT AND COVER, with marks for 1778, with gilt metal mounts (500-800)

    A SEVRES POT AND COVER, with marks for 1778, with gilt metal mounts (500-800)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 200 AT HAMMER

    JAMES ARTHUR O'CONNOR A Wooded Landscape with Figures with figures on a Path, a Lake Behind (12,000-14,000)

    JAMES ARTHUR O’CONNOR
    A Wooded Landscape with Figures with figures on a Path, a Lake Behind (12,000-14,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 16,000 AT HAMMER

    A LOUIS XV KINGWOOD VENEERED BUREAU EN PENTE (2,000-3,000)

    A LOUIS XV KINGWOOD VENEERED BUREAU EN PENTE (2,000-3,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A SMALL GILTWOOD ROCOCO MIRROR, 18TH CENTURY, ITALIAN (250-400)

    A SMALL GILTWOOD ROCOCO MIRROR, 18TH CENTURY, ITALIAN (250-400)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 680 AT HAMMER

    AN IRISH GEORGE III SPHERICAL GILT METAL LANTERN (2,000-3,000)

    AN IRISH GEORGE III SPHERICAL GILT METAL LANTERN (2,000-3,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,600 AT HAMMER

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    MATTHEWS AUCTION AT HEADFORT HOUSE IN KELLS

    Thursday, March 31st, 2016

    The annual Headfort House antique and fine art sale by Matthews of Oldcastle takes place on Sunday April 3 at 1.30 p.m.  Many lots are estimated at under 500. Headfort House is in Kells, Co. Meath. The catalogue, which lists 843 lots, is online. Here is a small selection:

    William IV library table (1,000-1,500)

    William IV library table (1,000-1,500)

    Rouge marble fire surround (1,000-1,500)

    Rouge marble fire surround (1,000-1,500)

    Pair of Irish Georgian mirrors and sconces (1,000-1,500).

    Pair of Irish Georgian mirrors and sconces (1,000-1,500).

     

    Edwardian Coalbrookdale garden seat (500-800)

    Edwardian Coalbrookdale garden seat (500-800)

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    THE 1844 ORDNANCE SURVEY OF IRELAND AT HEGARTY’S

    Sunday, March 27th, 2016
    A set of bound volumes (13 in all) of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland, 1844 comes up at Hegarty’s sale in Bandon April 3. The survey just predates the famine and is from the collection of the late Margaret Ridgeway, founder of Kilcolman National Nature Reserve in Doneraile, Co. Cork.  Some of these items, including the Ordnance Survey which is stamped Lord Doneraile, were previously in the collection at Doneraile Court. Also included is a set of maps of Cork and Waterford by a Captain Larcombe, which were commissioned by Lord Doneraile in 1845 and used by him on hunting trips.
    Another lot of historical interest is the belt plate of the Kinnalea and Kerricurrihy Cavaly from the Westropp collection. The plate closely resembles that worn by the Royal Cork Volunteers and has been featured in the Cork Historical Journal.

    Antique furniture includes a Regency rosewood Cork fold over card table (2,000-4,000), an Irish early 19th century partners desk (3,000-4,000), a George II Irish gilt wood mirror (2,000-3,500), a four door library bookcase (2,000-5,000) and an oval George III fold over tea table (3,000-5,000).t of the sale at 3 pm on Sunday week.

    Six bound volumes of the 1844 Ordnance Survey of Ireland

    Bound volumes of the 1844 Ordnance Survey of Ireland.  UPDATE: SOLD FOR 8,200

    A Regency rosewood Cork fold over card table

    A Regency rosewood fold over card table. UPDATE: SOLD FOR  2,200

    The belt plate of the Kinnalea and Kerricurrihy Cavalry

    The belt plate of the Kinnalea and Kerricurrihy Cavalry.  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD AND UNDER ACTIVE NEGOTIATION AFTER THE AUCTION

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    ARMCHAIRS BY DIEGO GIACOMETTI ONCE OWNED BY COCO CHANEL

    Thursday, March 24th, 2016
    The armchairs in patinated bronze by Diego Giacometti.

    The armchairs in patinated bronze by Diego Giacometti.

    A pair of armchairs by Diego Giacometti once in the collection of Coco Chanel will come up at Christie’s in Paris on May 25.  Made in 1963 and gifted by Chanel to her doctor they are estimated at 120,000-180,000.  The armchairs are in patinated bronze.  After the Libération Coco Chanel fled to Switzerland and settled near Lausanne, on the edge of the Lac Leman.  She lived there for nearly ten years, occasionally travelling to Paris. At the Valmont Clinic, which she attended, she offered the chairs to her doctor in gratitude for the medical care received. They have stayed in his family until now.

    Paule de Smedt, director of the decorative arts and design department at Christie’s in Paris said:  “We are glad to present this beautiful pair of armchairs in our next evening sale. It gathers all the required criteria of the actual art market: works of art of high quality, in very good condition and from a prestigious provenance”.

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    A SKELETON CLOCK AT MEALY’S IN CASTLECOMER

    Monday, March 21st, 2016
    A skeleton clock, pewter, an early depiction of Waterford city and a set of 17 mahogany dining chairs from Cork Chamber of Commerce will all feature at Mealy’s Spring Fine Art sale in Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny on March 22 and 23.  The auction includes one of Ireland’s largest private collections of clocks and timepieces and the pewter collection of the late Geoffrey O’Connor of Co. Kerry. The catalogue cover is a 19th century brass skeleton mantel clock in the form of the Sir Walter Scott monument in Edinburgh from the collection of Michael Guerin, who died in 2015. It is estimated at 700-1,000.There are unique Irish clocks including both long case and a double fusee wall clock with an intricate case carving by Chancellor and Son of Dublin as well as English, French and German clocks.

    An early watercolour View of Reginald’s Tower in Waterford by John George Mulvany (1766-1838) is certain to arouse local interest (1,200-1,800).  The pewter collection includes work by the highly collectible Austen and Son of North Main St., Cork.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for March 14, 2016)

    A skeleton clock (700-1,000).

    A skeleton clock (700-1,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 1,180

    An early watercolour of Waterford, A view of Reginald's Tower by John George Mulvany (1766-1838) (1,200-1,800)

    An early watercolour of Waterford, A view of Reginald’s Tower by John George Mulvany (1766-1838) (1,200-1,800)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 6,000

    A set of five Irish pewter hay stack measures by Austen and Son, North Main St., Cork (400-600).

    A set of five Irish pewter hay stack measures by Austen and Son, North Main St., Cork (400-600).

    A Killarney davenport (5,000-6,000).

    A Killarney davenport (5,000-6,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 5,400

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    LARGE BRONZE OF DANIEL O’CONNELL AT MEALY’S

    Monday, March 14th, 2016

    In the season of history and memorabilia in Ireland it is worth noting that an unusual large scale bronze of Daniel O’Connell comes up at Mealy’s sale in Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny on March 22-23.  Inscribed NY and dated 1881 it is by American Denis B Sheahan (fl 1870-1900) and is estimated at 2,000-3,000.  The auction will include one of Ireland’s largest private collections of clocks and other timepieces from the estate of the late Mr Michael Guerin (1937-2015) whose lifelong passion for collecting and the careful restoration of antique clocks has led to this outstanding and varied collection of over 100 clocks & timepieces from across Ireland and Europe and the collection of the late Mr Geoffrey O’Connor of Co. Kerry, a Pewter Society member, including his pewter collection.  The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    Daniel O'Connell by Denis B Sheahan (2,000-3,000)

    Daniel O’Connell by Denis B Sheahan (2,000-3,000)

    An 18th century red chinoiserie lacquered long case clock by James Defontaine, London c1735 (3,000-4,000).

    An 18th century red chinoiserie lacquered long case clock by James Defontaine, London c1735 (3,000-4,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 5,600

    A pair of 12 branch crystal chandeliers (5,000-6,000)

    A pair of 12 branch crystal chandeliers (5,000-6,000)

    A c1800 Irish soup ladle by William Fitzgerald, Limerick (4,000-5,000).

    A c1800 Irish soup ladle by William Fitzgerald, Limerick (4,000-5,000).

    Eugene Pavy - Falcon Hunt (7-00-1,200).

    Eugene Pavy – Falcon Hunt (7-00-1,200).

    An Irish William IV serving table (1,500-2,500).

    An Irish William IV serving table (1,500-2,500).

    An Anglo-Indian sandalwood and ivory workbox (1,000-1,500).

    An Anglo-Indian sandalwood and ivory workbox (1,000-1,500).

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    LATE 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN SCULPTURE THE TOP LOT AT FONSIE MEALY

    Wednesday, March 9th, 2016
    Cristoforo Vicari (b1848) - a carved marble sculpture of a woodland nymph.

    Cristoforo Vicari (b1848) – a carved marble sculpture of a woodland nymph.

    This soup ladle by Samuel Johns, Limerick sold for 7,600.

    This sauce ladle by Samuel Johns, Limerick sold for 7,600.

    This 19th century Italian carved marble sculpture of a woodland nymph was the top lot at Fonsie Mealy’s sale in Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny on March 8.  By Cristoforo Vicari and mounted on a large green marble plinth it made 50,000 on the hammer.  An 18th century carved carrara marble fireplace from Wolfe Tone’s house in Dublin made 36,000, a gilt mounted Vernis Martin kingwood display cabinet made 12,ooo, a 19th century diorama in two sections of a working factory staffed by mice made 10,000, a collection of ten South African one ounce gold Krugerrands, nine from 1974 and one from 1972, sold for 9,500 and a pair of fine cast Irish George II silver candlesticks sold for 9,000.

    An 18th century sauce ladle by Samuel Johns, Limerick c1750 sold for 7,600, four Irish William IV carved armchairs made 8,500, an early 18th century Irish carved oak table made 8,000 and a three quarter length portrait of John MacNamara of Moyreisk, Co. Clare made 5,400.  A large George III style carved gilt wood over mantle originally at Clontarf Castle sold for 3,000.

    The auction realised 480,000 on the hammer.

    (See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for March 7 and March 2, 2016).

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