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    THE STANLEY KUBRICK COLLECTION AT BONHAMS IN LONDON

    Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

    Stanley Kubrick’s Director’s Chair. 

    The personal Stanley Kubrick collection will be offered by Bonhams in London next February. One of the most respected and influential filmmakers of all time, Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999), left an indelible mark on culture. Be it 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), The Shining (1980), or Eyes Wide Shut (1999), his films pushed boundaries and redefined the limits of cinema, leaving a lasting impression on the public consciousness that extends far beyond the screen. His influence can be seen across design, music, art, and fashion, as well as in works of countless fellow filmmakers, from Steven Spielberg to Christopher Nolan.of one of cinema’s true auteurs as his personal archive comes to auction for the first time. Featuring iconic props, scripts, equipment and personal possessions offered directly from the Stanley Kubrick Film Archives the auction at Bonhams on February 3 will offer fans and collectors a once-in-a-lifetime chance to own some of the most important artefacts in film history. An online auction will run to the following day. His director’s chair is estimated at £8,000-£12,000.

    THE BULGARI PINK AT CHRISTIE’S MAGNIFICENT JEWELS AUCTION

    Friday, October 9th, 2026

    The Bulgari Pink

    The Bulgari Pink, a 24 carat fancy intense pink diamond, will be offered at Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction in Geneva on November 10. It has remained in private European hands for over 70 years and has never before been offered for sale at auction. The rough diamond was acquired in India during the 1950s by the current owner’s great-grandfather and was later entrusted to Bulgari, where it was transformed into the elegant pink diamond ring seen today. At the time Bulgari, the Roman jeweller, was emerging as a destination for some of the world’s most discerning collectors and patrons, making it a natural choice for a diamond of such rarity.  The estimate us CHF10-15 million (US$12-18 million). 

    WANT A PIECE FROM A FABULOUS HOME IN THE 7th ARONDISSEMANT?

    Monday, October 5th, 2026

    The Parisian residence of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani

    It ain’t much but its home doesn’t quite cut it when it comes to the Parisian residence of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani. Located in the heart of the 7th arrondissement and overlooking the Eiffel Tower this is one of Paris’s most remarkable private interiors, shaped over decades by His Highness and his longstanding creative collaborator, the legendary decorator Alberto Pinto. Architecture, decoration and collecting come together here to create a deeply personal artistic universe, conceived room by room and object by object, reflecting an exacting eye and distinctive vision of beauty.

    Next month Sotheby’s will present a series of five auctions with more than 1,400 works with contents from this hôtel particulier spanning old masters, decorative arts, silver, antiques, furniture, paintings and design, revealing a richly layered dialogue between history, art and collecting. Highlights include a remarkable series of paintings by José Maria Sert, a unique group of portraits by Bernard Boutet de Monvel, and a pair of Italian carved giltwood settees from the Galleria Dorata, Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi. The house of Al Thani is the ruling family of Qatar.

    PLENTY OF JEWELS TO BRIGHTEN UP THESE AUTUMN EVENINGS

    Saturday, October 3rd, 2026

    This vintage 1940’s diamond spray brooch is at O’Reilly’s sale in Dublin next Wednesday. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    Plenty of jewels to brighten up the dull autumn and winter light will come under the hammer at three auctions next week.  The Jewellery Box sale at Adams is on October 6.  The design sale at O’Reilly’s of Francis St. in Dublin is on the following day.  In Belturbet, Co. Cavan Victor Mee will hold a jewellery, gold and silver sale on Wednesday.  All catalogues are online.

    REASON AND REVOLUTION AT SOTHEBY’S NEW YORK IN OCTOBER

    Monday, September 28th, 2026

    Reason and Revolution Part 1 photo taken at Albertine Books

    The first instalment of Reason and Revolution: Extraordinary Works from a Distinguished Private Collection, a dedicated single-owner auction devoted to the history of scientific thought, takes place at Sotheby’s in New York on October 20. Headlined by first editions from Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, and Isaac Newton, alongside a rare surviving manuscript in Newton’s own hand, the sale reunites landmark works that, in several cases, have not appeared on the market in more than three decades.
    The October sale traces the history of scientific inquiry from Copernicus’s heliocentric model through Newton’s laws of motion; a second sale this December will turn to the founding of the American nation, with further highlights from the collection to be unveiled later.

    BOOK WITH THE FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT OF BOYLE’S LAW AT PETER HARRINGTON

    Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026

    ROBERT BOYLE – NEW EXPERIMENTS IN PHYSICO-MECHANICAL

    London booksellers Peter Harrington are offering this 1662 second edition of Robert Boyle’s New Experiments in Physico-Mechanical containing the first announcement of Boyle’s law, his most important achievement in physics and one of the greatest contributions to physical science. The emphasis on verifiable experimentation also made it a classic in the establishment of the scientific method. The asking price is £22,000. Regarded today as the first modern chemist Boyle was born at Lismore Castle, the seventh son of the first Earl of Cork.

    IRISH PROVINCIAL SAUCEBOATS MAKE £8,500 AT DREWEATTS

    Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026

    PAIR OF IRISH PROVINCIAL SILVER SAUCE BOATS, POSSIBLY BY HENRY DOWENS, LIMERICK

    This pair of Irish provincial oval sauceboats made a hammer price of £8,500 over an estimate of £600-800 at Dreweatts in Newbury, Berkshire today. On each one the marks are partially obscured. Dreweatts described them as possibly by Henry Dowens, Limerick c1780. Provincial Irish silver by Henry Dowens is exceptionally rare. The sauceboats are engraved with a crest and PH beneath. This is the crest and motto associated with the arms of the Lowry family of Pomeroy House, Co. Tyrone, descended from Robert Lowry (1660-1729) of Pomeroy House, Ahenis, Co. Tyrone.

    ENTIRE CONTENTS OF LIMERICK’S GROODY BAR FOR AUCTION

    Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026

    Original Mazawattee Tea enamel sign. UPDATE: THIS MADE 200 AT HAMMER

    This original Mazawattee Tea enamel sign is from Aidan Foley’s online sale of contents from the Groody Bar, Castletroy, Limerick on September 7. The auctioneer has not put an estimate on it but collectibles like this are popular and the entire pub contents are for sale. The name Mazawattee is a derivative of the Hindi word Maza meaning pleasure or fun and the Sinhalese word Wattee meaning a garden. There are 499 lots in the auction.

    SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND CLUSTER RING AT O’REILLY’S

    Monday, August 24th, 2026

    SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND CLUSTER RING. UPDATE: THIS MADE €4,600 AT HAMMER

    This sapphire and diamond cluster ring is lot 402 at O’Reilly’s sale in Francis St., Dublin on August 26. The sapphire, of Sri Lankan origin, is 2.67 carats and the estimated weight of the diamond surround and shoulders is 0.84 carat. The estimate is €4,600-€5,200. The auction offers 586 lots of jewellery, silver, watches and coins. The catalogue is online.

    THE MERCEDES USED BY HITLER’S AMBASSADOR TO IRELAND

    Saturday, August 15th, 2026

    This 1937 Mercedes Benz was the car used by Hitler’s ambassador to Ireland. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 13,200 AT HAMMER

    The 1937 Mercedes 170V Cabriolet B saloon at Marshs sale in Cork on August 29 was registered to the German Ambassador to Ireland during World War II, Dr. Eduard Hempel.  Vintage cars like this one are always highly sought after and its significant  history should add considerable value.

    The Mercedes – refurbished in 1988/89 and in storage since – will form part of a sale of vintage tractors, lorries, farm machinery and railwayana by Marshs at the Ramble Inn, Ballinhassig, Co. Cork on behalf of Alan and Mary Barry, who are retiring.

    Appointed to Dublin by Adolf Hitler in 1937 the career diplomat was pressured to join the Nazi Party in 1938 and remained ambassador until 1945.  Formal diplomatic accreditation was maintained during the Second World War because of Irish neutrality. The German legation at 58 Northumberland Road in Dublin was a hub for intelligence gathering and communication, though its effectiveness was limited by strict surveillance by Irish counter intelligence. 

    It was to Dr. Hempel’s home at Sloperton Road in Dun Laoghaire that Eamon de Valera famously called to express the condolences of the Irish Free State on the death of Hitler in 1945.

    After the war Dr. Hempel and his family were granted asylum and remained here until 1950.  They then returned to Germany where the former ambassador to Ireland helped set up the diplomatic service for the new Federal Republic.  

    Seen from the front.