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    BUCK MINIATURES AT LYNES AND LYNES AUCTION

    Sunday, February 14th, 2016
    A collection of miniatures – some by the Buck family – come up at Lynes and Lynes in Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork on February 20. The auction is timely as an exhibition by Cork born Adam Buck previously at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford is running at the Crawford Gallery until April 9.  Adam Buck was one of four children in an artistic family.  He  became one of the most sought after portrait painters of Regency England.  18th and 19th century Rowland family miniatures by the Buck family and one by Andrew Dunn is included in the auction. The Rowland’s were Mayors and Sherriffs of Cork in the 18th century. Rowland’s Lane off Mulgrave Road is named after them.
    The auction will include some lots from Cashel Palace Hotel and a clearance from a Lismore estate. Among the antique furniture is a Regency rosewood side cabinet (2,000-3,000); a collection of seven early 19th century hunting scenes woven in silk by Thomas Stevens (1,000-1,500); a Cork Regency card table (2,000-2,500);  a c1800 Cork Georgian cylinder desk cabinet with fine fluted legs (1,500-2,000); two fine military chests (1,000-1,500 each); a large Victorian pine house keepers cupboard (1,000-1,500); a late Georgian dining table (400-600) and an antique mahogany hunt table (300-500). The sale includes a c1760 Irish George II carved pier mirror (2,000-3,000); a portrait of a lady by James Butler Brennan RHA (1825-1889) (600-1,000);  a pair of 19th century gilt brass and porcelain candelabra (600-1,000); four Morgan views of Cork Harbour (100-200): a Victorian cast iron spiral staircase and some Persian rugs.

    (See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for February 6 and 7, 2016 and July 17, 2015).

    A collection of miniatures.

    A collection of miniatures.  UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR VARIOUS PRICES FROM 500 TO 1,100 MAKING A TOTAL OF WELL OVER 7,000

    A c1800 Cork cylinder desk and cabinet

    A c1800 Cork cylinder desk and cabinet  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 4,100

    An antique Irish mirror.

    An antique Irish mirror. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 5,000

    ADAM BUCK AT THE CRAWFORD GALLERY

    Saturday, February 6th, 2016
    The work of Cork born Regency period portraitist Adam Buck (1759-1833) is celebrated in an exhibition now on at the Crawford Gallery. One of Regency England’s most sought after portrait painters he worked in Cork and Dublin for 20 years before moving to London in 1795.  There he immediately gained a roster of star clients including the Duke of York and his scandalous mistress Mary Anne Clarke.

    The second of four surviving children Adam was born to a family of silversmiths in Cork. His younger brother Frederick (1765-1840) became an established miniature painter who worked in Cork.  The Adam Buck exhibition is a distilled version of the exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford last year entitled: An Elegant Society: Adam Buck, an artist in the age of Jane Austen. It contains works from the National Gallery of Ireland, the Royal Collections Trust and the Crawford Permanent Collection.  A monograph publication written by Peter Darvall will accompany the exhibition which is at the Crawford until April 9.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for July 17, 2015).

    Adam Buck - Mary Anne Clarke by statue ©Private Collection.

    Adam Buck – Mary Anne Clarke by statue ©Private Collection.

    Adam Buck - First Steps ©Private Collection

    Adam Buck – First Steps ©Private Collection

    ADAM BUCK AT THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, OXFORD

    Friday, July 17th, 2015

    An exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford sets out to bring the work of Cork born artist Adam Buck (1759–1833)  to the attention of a wider public.  One of Regency England’s most sought-after portrait painters he worked in Ireland for twenty years, becoming an accomplished miniaturist. Buck moved to London in 1795 and immediately gained a roster of star clients including the Duke of York and his scandalous mistress, Mary Anne Clarke. The second of four surviving children, Adam was born to a family of silversmiths in Cork. His younger brother, Frederick (1765– 1840), became an established miniature painter who worked in Cork for his lifetime.

    This summer exhibition celebrates Adam Buck’s influence on Georgian art and style, showing over sixty works from private collections including watercolours, small portraits and miniatures; examples of his decorative designs for porcelain and fans; and his prints. Buck’s work was made popular largely through prints after his watercolours, chiefly published in London by William Holland and Rudolph Ackermann. An Elegant Society:  Adam Buck artist in the age of Jane Austen” is at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford until October 4.

    Mary Anne Clarke by statue © Private Collection

    Mary Anne Clarke by statue © Private Collection

    Farewell © Private Collection.

    Farewell © Private Collection.

     First Steps © Private Collection.

    First Steps © Private Collection.

    Alicia Lambert © Private Collection

    Alicia Lambert © Private Collection