The annual summer auction of arts and antiques by Dolan’s is on view this Bank Holiday weekend in a marquee in the Connemara village of Ballyconneely. The auction of 600 lots is over two days on August 1 and 2. A highlight is Window Sill by William John Leech RHA, a view through the diamond paned mullioned window at Candy Cottage, the artist’s home.
There are important works by Sean Keating, Louis le Brocquy, Kenneth Webb, Tony O’Malley, Robert Taylor Carson, Mark O’Neill, Markey Robinson, Thomas Ryan, Richard Kingston, Eileen Meagher and Arthur Maderson. The sale features antiques and collectibles, silver, books and rugs.