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SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT SHEPPARDS THREE DAY SALE

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

The three day Legacy of the Big House sale at Sheppards in Durrow, Co. Laois on September 27, 28 and 29 offers something for everyone. The 1,853 lots on the catalogues would fill a very big house. The sale on September 29 will be devoted entirely to Asian art. (See antiquesandartireland.compost for September 6). The catalogue is on-line. Here is a small selection from what is on offer:

One of a set four topographical prints of Waterford c1880 (140-180) UPDATE: SOLD FOR 160

A George III snap top silver table above a bird-cage undercarriage (2,500 – 3,500) UPDATE: SOLD FOR 2,500

Regency period mahogany long case clock, by John Mountjoy, Cork (2,000 - 3,000) UPDATE: SOLD FOR 1,800

A rare Irish Regency campaign cellaret of sarcophagus form (2,500 - 3,500) UPDATE: SOLD FOR 1,700

An 18th century Irish silver table, (8,000 - 12,000) UPDATE: SOLD FOR 8,000

A c1890 Arts and Crafts Donegal carpet, by Gavin Morton, c1890 (6,000-8,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 7,000

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MORE FROM SHEPPARDS

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

Here are some more lots from the three day sale at Sheppardson September 27, 28 and 29.

The catalogue for this large sale is on-line.

Cork Regency mahogany tea poy (1,400 - 1,800) UPDATE: SOLD FOR 1,150

A small George I walnut writing bureau (2,500 - 3,500)George I period walnut wing-backed armchair (3,000 – 5,000) UPDATE: SOLD FOR 3,500

A 19th century Rococo brass fender (1,500 – 2,500) UPDATE: SOLD FOR 1,200

A 19th century mahogany and marquetry sofa table (5,000 - 8,000) UPDATE: SOLD FOR 5,600

An 18th century oak hanging plate rack (400 – 600) UPDATE: THIS MADE 440

A small George III mahogany and marquetry sideboard (2,500 - 3,500) UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,500

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KILLARNEY TABLE AT WOODWARDS SALE

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

The Killarney table at Woodwards. UPDATE: IT MADE 6,000.

A Killarney wood centre table is a feature lot at Woodwards sale in Cork on September 21. It is estimated at 8,000-12,000.

Detail from the Killarney table at Woodwards.

The sale features a selection of Georgian, Regency, Victorian and Edwardian furniture. Artists whose work will feature include Kenneth Webb, Elizabeth Brophy, Arthur Armstrong, Francis Danby, Robert Taylor Carson, Maurice Desmond, Somhairle MacCana and Marshall Hutson.

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EBONISED PANELS WITH PIETRA DURA INSETS AT LYNES AND LYNES

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

A pair of 19th century ebonized pedestals with pietra dura panels and ormulu mounted at Lynes and Lynes. (Click on image to enlarge). UPDATE: THEY MADE 7,600.

A Georgian mahogany hunt table. (Click on image to enlarge). UDATE: THIS WAS WITHDRAWN AT 950.

A pair of ebonised and gilded pedestals with pietra dura decoration will come up for sale at Lynes and Lynes, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork on Saturday, September 17 at noon. Dating from around 1860 they are estimated at 1,000-2,000. This is an auction of part house contents and individual items of antique furniture with something for everyone. A Georgian hunt table is estimated at 1,000-1,500, as is a Georgian sideboard, a pair of antique library chairs has an estimate of 400-600 and an antique day bed is estimated at 100-200. There are dining tables, chests of drawers, cabinets, coat stands, a Georgian fender and even some old chemist jars.

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LOTS TO COVET AT DUBLIN HOUSE CONTENTS AUCTION

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

There is plenty to covet at a de Veres house contents auction at Westbury, Willowbank, Monkstown, Co. Dublin on September 19 at 2 p.m. It was for many years the private residence of retired Dublin solicitor Noel Purcell, an avid collector. Viewing is at the house, the auction will be held at the Presbyterian Hall at York Road, Dun Laoghaire. There are 350 lots on offer and the catalogue is on-line. Here is a small selection (you can click on any image to enlarge it):

A large Regency convex mirror, early 19th century, is estimated at 4,000-6,000. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD.

A Meissen Group of Count Bruhl's tailor riding on a goat c1880. Count Bruhl (1700-1763) was prime minister of Saxony and director of the Meissen Porcelain factory. It is estimated at 2,000-3,000. UPDATE: THIS MADE 5,500 AT HAMMER.

An early 19th century mahogany extending dining table (6,000-9,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 5,500 AT HAMMER.

Hugh Douglas Hamilton RHA 1739-1808, portrait of Mary Aylmer, daughter of Richard Aylmer of Lyons. (2,000-3,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,200 AT HAMMER.

A c1830 rosewood library table, probably by Mack, Williams and Gibton (2,000-3,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,200 AT HAMMER.

Letitia Marion Hamilton RHA 1878 - 1964, On the scent, The Kildare Hunt (1,500-2,500). UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,500 AT HAMMER.

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CHINESE AND JAPANESE LOTS IN BANDON SALE

Monday, August 29th, 2011

A Chinese bulbous enamelled vase at Hegarty's. (Click on image to enlarge) UPDATE: This made 250

A Chinese oil painting on silk of a noble family. (Click on image to enlarge). UPDATE: This made 450

Around 300 lots including Chinese and Japanese porcelain, ivory and objets d’art will be sold at Hegarty’s in Bandon on Sunday September 4 at 4 p.m. The sale features part two of the collection of the late
Georgette Ellison, whose husband was a high ranking US military member stationed overseas post World War II. The main lot at part one of the sale last July 24 was a Japanese smoker’s companion set presented to Mrs. Ellison by the late Emperor Hirohito. It was bought on the internet by a collector from Hong Kong for 3,800.
The sale features Victorian and Georgian furniture, English and Irish silver, an Irish Georgian plate bucket and a Cork longcase clock.

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LARGEST COUNTRY HOUSE SALE OF THE YEAR IN UK

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Dunecht House.

Cowdray Park.

THE largest country house sale of the year will present about 1,200 lots from both Cowdray Park, home of Lord Cowdray (above right), and from Dunecht House, the Scottish home of Lord Cowdray’s brother, the Hon. Charles Pearson (above left). The Christie’s sale is expected to realise about £5 million and estimates range from £50 to £500,000.

The sale takes place at Cowdray Park in west Sussex over three days from September 13-15.

Andrew Waters, Head of Private Collection and Country House Sales, Christie’s said: “Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray and his wife Annie, Lady Cowdray were among the most prolific and discerning British collectors of the early 20th century, coupling their considerable wealth with a taste for beautiful pictures, objects and works of art”.

Many of the works were acquired by Weetman Dickinson Pearson (1856-1927) and his son, Weetman Harold Miller Pearson. Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray, developed his family firm, S. Pearson and Son Ltd., from a small company in Bradford into one of the most successful business empires of the 20th century. In 1889 he won the contract to drain Mexico City by means of a Grand Canal and, having gained the friendship of President Porfirio Diàz, Pearson developed vast oil fields in Mexico. He was for ten years Liberal MP for Colchester. Due to regular absences he was often referred to as ‘the Member for Mexico’. When he died in 1927 an American newspaper described him as ‘one of the greatest pioneers ever sent out of Britain. Pearson PLC exists today as a global media and education company and the largest book publisher in the world.

(See antiquesandartireland.com posts for August 10 and August 6)

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CHRISTIE’S INTERIORS SALE AT SOUTH KENSINGTON ON AUGUST 23

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

This pair of c1900 Chinese cinnabar lacquer vases are at Christie's Interiors, South Kensington on August 23. The estimate is £600-£1,000. UPDATE: THEY MADE £1,625

This c1770 George III card table at Christie's Interiors on August 23 is estimated at £1,000-£1,500. UPDATE: THIS MADE £1,250.

A George II silver cup and cover, Dublin c1750 at Christie's. The maker's mark is indistinct. It is estimated at £2,000-£3,000. UPDATE: THIS MADE £2,500

Pageant by Eithne Jordan, A.R.H.A. (B. 1954) is estimated at £300-£500 at Christie's. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £668.

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TRAGIC VISION OF EXPRESSIONIST SCHWARZ-ABRYS AT LIMERICK AUCTION

Friday, August 12th, 2011

‘ Holocaust’ by Leon Schwarz-Abrys 1905-1990 at Limerick Auction Rooms. UPDATE: This sold for 2,000 at hammer.

This work by the Hungarian born French based artist Leon Schwarz-Abrys (1905-1990) entitled Holocaust is lot number 183 at the Limerick Auction Rooms sale on Sunday, August 14. It is unusual for a work by this artist to turn up in Ireland.

The Expressionist painter and writer , who took part in the Salon des Independents in Paris in 1939, is collected in France and in America. His life was saved by virtue of the fact that he was interned at the Psychiatric Hospital of Saint Anne in the Second World War. He had a studio in Montmarte at 11 rue Nicolet. His vision, as in this ruined landscape, is often tragic. He painted many portraits of mentally ill patients.

Holocaust, an oil on board, is estimated at 2,000-3,000. The sale features 405 lots including furniture, art and collectibles.

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EXTRAORDINARY ELIZABETHAN REVIVAL FOUR POSTER AT CHRISTIE’S

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

This Elizabethan Revival oak four poster bed c1920 from the Cowdray Park sale. (Click on image to enlarge)

A.E.D.G. Stirling Brown (British, fl. 1920-1929) “Starshot” – A polo pony in the grounds at Cowdray. (Click on image to enlarge)

THIS extraordinary Elizabethan Revival four poster bed features at Christie’s three day sale at Cowdray Park in West Sussex from September 13-15 next. Made around 1920 it is a copy of the original carved oak bed made for Rothamsted Manor, Hertfordshire. It was almost certainly commissioned by Weetman Harold Miller Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray, for The Silver Bedroom at Cowdray.

It is estimated at £10,000-£15,000.

The image on the right shows the polo pony Starshot. It is by the British artist A.E.D.G. Stirling Brown. The estimate on this is £1,000-£1,500.

The three day sale at Cowdray Park will include more than 1,000 lots with estimates from £100 to £250,000.

(See antiquesandartireland.com post for August 6)

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