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    LIGHTHOUSE ANYONE?

    Monday, June 10th, 2013
    A painstakingly constructed eight foot tall model of a lighthouse from Apter-Fredericks at Masterpiece. (Click on image to enlarge).

    A painstakingly constructed eight foot tall model of a lighthouse from Apter-Fredericks at Masterpiece. (Click on image to enlarge).

    18th Century Eagle Console Table. (Click on image to enlarge).

    18th Century Eagle Console Table. (Click on image to enlarge).

    Lighthouse anyone?  An eight foot tall fully working model of a lighthouse is one of the more unusual pieces at the Masterpiece Fair in London from June 27 to July 3.  Apter-Fredericks, one of the founders of the fair, will exhibit the lighthouse in which each coloured piece is a separate piece of wood laid in a geometric pattern. It is part of a selection of 18th century English furniture.  Another highlight at the stand is an Eagle console table made by William Bradshaw.  He supplied a similar pair to Chevening, now the weekend residence of Home Secretary William Hague.

    Brothers Harry and Guy Apter said:  “We are delighted to be part of the fourth, and what promises to be the best, Masterpiece Fair so far.   The Fair is a highlight of our year and has brought much needed style, elegance and excitement to the international art market.  The event draws people in from every age group and from countries across the world and is a delight to exhibit at.”

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    MEALY’S TO HOLD ANTIQUE AUCTION IN DUBLIN

    Friday, June 7th, 2013

    More than 400 lots will come under the hammer in an auction by Mealy’s of Castlecomer at the Conrad Hotel in Dublin on June 23.  Titled the Dublin Residence Sale it comprises lots from four private collections and features Irish art, period furniture, Indian and South East Asian art.  The catalogue is on-line.  Here is a small selection (click on any image to enlarge it):

    AN IRISH CARVED MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE, probably by Butler of Dublin, late 19th century, early 20th century (4,000-6,000).

    AN IRISH CARVED MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE, probably by Butler of Dublin, late 19th century, early 20th century (4,000-6,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,400

    PATRICK O` REILLY (B.1957) Shamen, 1/1 unique (5,000-7,000).

    PATRICK O` REILLY (B.1957) Shamen, 1/1 unique (5,000-7,000). UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD.

    AN IRISH VICTORIAN KILLARNEY YEW WOOD AND MARQUETRY LIBRARY OR CENTRE TABLE, (6,000-9,000).

    AN IRISH VICTORIAN KILLARNEY YEW WOOD AND MARQUETRY LIBRARY OR CENTRE TABLE, (6,000-9,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 7,000

    ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN BUTTS (1728-1765), Figures by Powerscourt Waterfall (15,000-25,000).

    ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN BUTTS (1728-1765), Figures by Powerscourt Waterfall (15,000-25,000). UPDATE: WITHDRAWN AT 12,000

    AN EXCEPTIONAL PLUM PUDDING MAHOGANY AND SATINWOOD GRAND PIANO, by Erard of Paris, no 80080, 13 & 21 Rue du Miul Paris (12,000-18,000).

    AN EXCEPTIONAL PLUM PUDDING MAHOGANY AND SATINWOOD GRAND PIANO, by Erard of Paris, no 80080, 13 & 21 Rue du Miul Paris (12,000-18,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 12,000

     

    A CARVED WOODEN INDIAN DOOR, 17th/18th century, profusely decorated with fifteen unique panels (1,800-2,500).

    A CARVED WOODEN INDIAN DOOR, 17th/18th century, profusely decorated with fifteen unique panels (1,800-2,500). UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,450

    PATRICK HENNESSY R.H.A. (1915-1980) Five Roses, still life (4,000-6,000)PATRICK HENNESSY R.H.A. (1915-1980) Five Roses, still life (4,000-6,000) UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD.

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    SHEPPARDS AUCTION AT FOTA HOUSE FOR ST. FIN BARRE’S RESTORATION

    Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

    Antique furniture, old Irish silver, Persian rugs and even a limited edition Picasso print will come under the hammer at Sheppards auction at Fota House in Cork on May 28.  The sale of 700 lots is in aid of the restoration project at St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral in Cork which was designed by William Burges.  The catalogue is on-line.  Here is a small selection.

    A pair of large Sheffield four branch candleabrae (800-1,200).

    A pair of large Sheffield four branch candleabrae (800-1,200).  UPDATE: THESE MADE 600

    Regency Cork fold over tea table (1,400-1,800).

    Regency Cork fold over tea table (1,400-1,800). UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    Irish eighteenth-century period mahogany breakfront hall table with scagliola marble top (2,500-4,000).

    Irish eighteenth-century period mahogany breakfront hall table with scagliola marble top (2,500-4,000). UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    Silver tazza, Cork, circa 1720, Maker William Clarke, Provenance; Westrop Collection 795 grams (8,000-12,000).

    Silver tazza, Cork, circa 1720, Maker William Clarke, Provenance; Westrop Collection 795 grams (8,000-12,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 8,000

    Pablo Picasso MaternitÈ, Etching, Signed by Picasso, Dated in the plate 1963 (1,400-1,800).

    Pablo Picasso MaternitÈ, Etching, Signed by Picasso, Dated in the plate 1963 (1,400-1,800). UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,500 AT HAMMER

    William Irving (1866 - 1943), Arcadian landscape with figures wearing flowers, seated around a fallen Corinthian column, Signed and dated oil on canvas, c1920 (5,000-8,000).

    William Irving (1866 – 1943), Arcadian landscape with figures wearing flowers, seated around a fallen Corinthian column, Signed and dated oil on canvas, c1920 (5,000-8,000).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

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    SUNDAY INTERIORS AUCTION AT JAMES ADAM IN DUBLIN

    Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

    A mixed selection with everything from silver, porcelain and rugs to art, furniture and books will come under the hammer at the James Adam Sunday Interiors auction in Dublin on May 12.  The catalogue, which is on-line, lists 637 lots.  Here is a small selection.

    AN AESTHETIC MOVEMENT EBONISED AND STAINED OAK SIDE TABLE, by Lamb of Manchester, (200-400).

    AN AESTHETIC MOVEMENT EBONISED AND STAINED OAK SIDE TABLE, by Lamb of Manchester, (200-400)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    OSCAR WILDE: HIS LIFE AND CONFESSIONS WITH MEMORIES OF OSCAR WILDE BY BERNARD SHAW Two Volumes. Frank Harris; Bernard Shaw Printed and published by the author, New York, 1918.(100-200).

    OSCAR WILDE: HIS LIFE AND CONFESSIONS WITH MEMORIES OF OSCAR WILDE BY BERNARD SHAW Two Volumes. Frank Harris; Bernard Shaw Printed and published by the author, New York, 1918.(100-200). UPDATE: THIS MADE 140

    AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY IRISH SILVER SWING HANDLE FRUIT BASKET Dublin 1825, mark of W Nowlan (1,000-1,500).

    AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY IRISH SILVER SWING HANDLE FRUIT BASKET Dublin 1825, mark of W Nowlan (1,000-1,500).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A PAIR OF ITALIAN PIETRE DURE PICTORAL PLAQUES BY GIOVANNI MONTELATICI, Florence (1864-1930) (3,000-5,000).

    A PAIR OF ITALIAN PIETRE DURE PICTORAL PLAQUES BY GIOVANNI MONTELATICI, Florence (1864-1930) (3,000-5,000).  UPDATE: THESE WERE UNSOLD

    A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN BOWL, MING DYNASTY (300-400).

    A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN BOWL, MING DYNASTY (300-400).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 700

    A FRAMED HERMÈS SILK SCARF depicting the coronation of Napoleon within military trophies, uniforms and vignettes from his life is estimated at 300-400.

    A FRAMED HERMÈS SILK SCARF depicting the coronation of Napoleon within military trophies, uniforms and vignettes from his life is estimated at 300-400.  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 200

    A George IV giltwood sofa once owned by Lennox Robinson, playright and director of the Abbey Theatre, is estimated at 4,000-6,000.

    A George IV giltwood sofa once owned by Lennox Robinson, playright and director of the Abbey Theatre, is estimated at 4,000-6,000.  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A Chinese hand knotted pictorial wool run from Paotou c1890-1900 is estimated at 400-600.

    A Chinese hand knotted pictorial wool run from Paotou c1890-1900 is estimated at 400-600.  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 350

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    IRISH SIDE TABLE MAKES £23,750 AT CHRISTIE’S, SOUTH KENSINGTON

    Friday, May 3rd, 2013
    The early 19th century Irish giltwood side table made £23,750.

    The early 19th century Irish giltwood side table made £23,750.

    AN Irish giltwood side table made £23,750 over an estimate of £8,000-12,000 at Christie’s in South Kensington this week.  The early 19th century rectangular table with a variegated grey and pink marble top was part of the Brian Juhos Collection which made £1,607,687.

    The marble top lies  above a green man mask central pendant flanked by acanthus leaves. There are s scroll legs and later ebonised pads, part of a later regilt and restoration.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for Friday, April 12, 2013).

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    HOUSE CONTENTS AUCTION BY DOLAN’S AT COSTELLOE LODGE, CONNEMARA

    Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

    Art, furniture and collectibles will come under the hammer at Dolan’s house contents auction on the premises at Costelloe Lodge, Costelloe, Connemara on Bank Holiday Monday May 6 at noon.  A total of 449 lots will be offered.  Built as a fishing lodge in the 19th century it famously became the home of J. Bruce Ismay, chairman of the White Star Line. A survivor of the Titanic disaster and villified on both sides of the Atlantic Ismay retired and lived here in the 1920’s and ’30’s.  He died in 1937.  Agnes and Jack Toohey bought the Lodge in the 1980’s. She was a dress designer and sportstwoman who fenced for Ireland and designed Olympic uniforms for successive Irish teams.

    A REGENCY MAHOGANY HALL TABLE (1,000-1,500).

    A REGENCY MAHOGANY HALL TABLE (1,000-1,500).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,300

    Robert Egginton, Renvyle Connemara watercolour (500-800).

    Robert Egginton, Renvyle Connemara watercolour (500-800). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 700

    A GEORGIAN MAHOGANY CHIPPENDALE STYLE ARMCHAIR (250-350).

    A GEORGIAN MAHOGANY CHIPPENDALE STYLE ARMCHAIR (250-350). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 250

    A JAPANESE IVORY CARVING, 19th Century of a fisherman with nets and fish (150-250).

    A JAPANESE IVORY CARVING, 19th Century of a fisherman with nets and fish (150-250). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 350

    BIRD TAKING FLIGHT by Cliodhna Cussen (1,000-1,500).

    BIRD TAKING FLIGHT by Cliodhna Cussen (1,000-1,500). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 2,400

    Gertrude Dagenhardt b.1940 WILD ROSES and three other coloured etchings

    Gertrude Dagenhardt
    b.1940 WILD ROSES and three other coloured etchings (250-350). UPDATE: THESE MADE 700

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    INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS AT SHEPPARDS THREE DAY SALE IN DURROW

    Friday, April 19th, 2013

    The three day sale  at Sheppards in Durrow, Co. Laois on  April 30. May 1 and May 2 is titled exceptional interiors and exteriors.  The catalogue lists 1,624 lots of antique furniture, garden furniture and fine and decorative art including Oriental item.  Around 650 to be sold on each of the first two days and the balance on May 2.  It is on-line. Here is a small selection.

    Seventeenth-century Flemish tapestry, circa 1670, depicting children in a landscape (6,000 - 9,000).

    Seventeenth-century Flemish tapestry, circa 1670, depicting children in a landscape (6,000 – 9,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 5,800

    Circle of Van Dyke, Seventeenth-century Flemish - Madonna and Child in a landscape (5,000-8,000).

    Circle of Van Dyke, Seventeenth-century Flemish – Madonna and Child in a landscape (5,000-8,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 5,400

     

    Irish eighteenth-century carved giltwood console table, circa 1730 (8,000-12,000).

    Irish eighteenth-century carved giltwood console table, circa 1730 (8,000-12,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 10,000

    A Qing period pale celadon jade two- handled censer is estimated at 800-1,200.A Qing period pale celadon jade two- handled censer is estimated at 800-1,200. UPDATE:THIS MADE 8,000

    This 19th Japanese School watercolour is estimated at 150-250.

    This 19th Japanese School watercolour is estimated at 150-250.  UPDATE: THIS MADE 220

    A large ormolu mounted nineteenth-century French Empire pedestal writing desk, circa 1890 is estiamted at 6,000-9,000.

    A large ormolu mounted nineteenth-century French Empire pedestal writing desk, circa 1890 is estiamted at 6,000-9,000.  UPDATE: THIS MADE 5,200

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    FORT WILLIAM AUCTION BRIMFUL OF INTEREST

    Monday, April 15th, 2013

    This Regency mirror is reputed to be the only labelled piece of Cork furniture known. It is estimated at 5,000-7,000. (Click on image to enlarge).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,400

    WITH everything from a gilded Regency mirror made in Cork to a pair of rare 18th century Dutch tile pictures of King William of Orange and his Queen the sale of the Fort William Collection by Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers in Lismore on April 23 is brimful of interest.  Once owned by the Duke of Westminster Fort William is a Tudor Revival mansion on the banks of the River Blackwater near Lismore. The racehorse Arkle was eventually retired here. Viewing is at the house, the sale will take place at Lismore House Hotel.

    A scagliola top rectangular centre table by Emilio Martelli (1966 – Firenze)  is estimated at 12,500-17,500. The labelled Cork mirror – reputed to be the only known labelled piece of Cork furniture – is estimated at 5,000-7,000.  There is a similar estimate on an 18th century Milanese commode. The Dutch tile pictures carry an estimate of 2,000-3,000. More than 750 lots will come under the hammer including antique furniture, paintings, rugs, porcelain, silver, fly fishing rods, book bindings and two River Blackwater fishing boats.  The catalogue is on-line.  Here is a small selection:

    An unusual 19th century Satsuma bowl decorated on the inside with a Samurai warrior (160-240). UPDATE: THIS MADE 320

    A coromandel wood cabinet on stand (1,750-2,250). UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,750 AT HAMMER.

    A 19th century Chinese vase (1,500-2,250). UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,200

    An 18th century inlaid figured walnut bureau (2,500-3,500). UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,800 AT HAMMER.

    An 18th century Milanese commode or chest estimated at 5,000-7,000. UPDATE: THIS MADE 6,000 AT HAMMER.

    A pair of 18th century Dutch tile pictures of King Wiliam of Orange and his Queen (2,000-3,000). UPDATE: THESE MADE 2,000.

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    NAPOLEON’S CHAIRS FROM FONTAINBLEAU AT CHRISTIE’S

    Friday, April 12th, 2013

    A set of six Empire white-painted parcel-gilt chaises from the Château de Fontainebleau, attributed to Pierre-Antoine Bellangé, circa 1810 (£6,000-9,000). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2013. (Click on image to enlarge).  UPDATE: THESE MADE £7,500.

    Two of the chairs in an elegant interior setting. Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2013. (Click to enlarge).

    A set of six empire white-painted parcel-gilt chairs c 1810 from Napoleon’s Château de Fontainebleau, attributed to Pierre-Antoine Bellangé,  come up at Christie’s South Kensington on May 1.  They are believed to date from Napoleon’s restoration of the chateau and have Château de Fontainebleau inventory marks. Napoleon is seen in a chair apparently from the same set in Paul Delaroche’s  painting of the 1814 abdication at the Château de Fontainbleau currently at the Musée de l’Armée in Paris.  Pierre-Antoine Bellangé was one of the most important fournisseurs to the court of the Emperor, supplying furniture to imperial palaces including Fontainbleau, Saint Cloud and the Tuileries.  The chairs, to be offered as part of The Brian Juhos Collection, A Domaine in Southern France, are estimated at £6,000-9,000.

    The collection of Brian Juhos displays a taste for the sumptuous that has been the hallmark of his style as a decorator. The 500 lot sale of his personal collection includes Old Master, Impressionist and sporting paintings, European furniture, works of art and lighting, porcelain, sculpture, garden furniture and decorative objects.  Estimates range from £500 to £40,000.

    UPDATE: The collection made £1,607,687.

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    ANTIQUE FURNITURE AT BANDON AUCTION

    Saturday, April 6th, 2013

    Antique furniture at Hegarty’s auction in Bandon, County Cork on Sunday, April 7 includes an Irish Regency rosewood and brass inlaid foldover card table among a number of enticing lots. The catalogue is on-line.  Here is a small selection:

    An Irish Regency rosewood and brass inlaid foldover card table is estimated at 3,000-5,000.  UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,600

    A rosewood and brass inlaid writing desk surmounted by a two door cabinet is estimated at 2,500-5,000. UPDATE: THIS WAS WITHDRAWN DUE TO A MISSING KEY AND WILL BE RE-ENTERED IN A FUTURE SALE.

    A rosewood and inlaid davenport c1890 is estimated at 1,000-1,500. UPDATE: THIS MADE 925

    This c1860 breakfront bookcase is estimated at 2,000-4,000. UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,700

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