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ART ANT IRELAND
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
INDEPENDENCE SALE
Monday, April 19th, 2010The 5th Adam’s and Mealy’s annual auction of documents and memorabilia relating to the Irish struggle for freedom will take place over two sessions, at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., in Dublin on Tuesday April 20.
The sale includes almost 600 lots of newspapers, photographs, postcards, books, posters, medals, prison craftwork, letters and documents. This year’s auction features a number of documents of particular poignancy, including a letter handwritten by Kevin Barry the night before his execution in 1920. It carries an estimate of €14,000-18,000. Barry’s interrogation statement is estimated at €5,000-7,000.
There is a copy of Aubrey de Vere’s Inisfail, inscribed by Roger Casement the night before his execution in 1916 (€5,000-7,000), and a copy of The Manual of Catholic Piety inscribed by Thomas Whelan and Patrick Moran on the eve of their execution in 1921.
A number of items relate to the burning of Cork City in 1920, including original artefacts used by the Cork Fire Brigade (a stand pipe and a branch pipe), the 1921 “Who Burnt Cork City?” pamphlet, a Labour Commission report on the burning, and four postcards showing the devastation following the burning.
Archives feature strongly. There are Fianna Fail documents and memorabilia amassed by Peter P. Moody in the 1930s and ‘40s, and an archive of material from Kathleen McKenna who was secretary to Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith, includes a cap badge reputed to have been worn by Michael Collins on the day of his death.
A number of significant items of broader historical value include the announcement of the discovery of The North West Passage in 1850. Written by Wexford born Robert McClure the letters sent news of his discovery of The North West Passage and how the ship The Investigator was stuck in ice for nearly two years until the crew was rescued by HMS Resolute.
There is a collection of 19th century photographs recently found at Rahinston, Co. Meath. They depict the Boyne Obelisk with the old and new bridge, high crosses, Slane Castle, the Houses of Parliament at College Green and other landmarks.
Viewing is on Saturday and Sunday April 17-18 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on each day and on Monday April 19 from 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
THIS Cap Badge, reputedly worn by Michael Collins on the day he was shot dead, features at the Adams Mealys Independence sale.
HEGARTY’S SALE IN CORK
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
THIS Cork Regency mahogany side table features at the Hegarty sale on Sunday. It is estimated at 1,200-1,800
Hegarty’s have a sale of 250 lots in the Radisson Blu Hotel at Little Island in Cork on Sunday April 18 at 4 p.m. Furniture highlights include a Victorian three door breakfront bookcase (3,000-5,000), a Victorian rosewood library table
(1,400-1,800), a side table in the manner of Gillingtons (700-1,000),
a George III mahogany sideboard (800-1,200), a pair of mahogany side
chairs, a Regency rosewood foldover card table, a Victorian dining
table, eight Victorian dining chairs, two 19th century chests of
drawers and an Edwardian bonheur du jour.
Collectables include 19th century French and English porcelain, wall
clocks, a 19th century bracket clock, 20 items of Irish an English
silver, 20 lots of jewellery and Irish art. Viewing from 2 p.m. to 8
p.m. today on Saturday April 17 and from 11 a.m. to the start of the auction
on April 18.
This Edwardian bonheur-du-jour features at Hegarty's sale. It is estimated at 1,000-1,500
WOODWARDS SALE
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
THIS oil by Kenneth Webb made 7,250 at Woodwards
This work by Gerard Dillon made 4,400 at Woodwards in April
WOODWARDS had a successful sale in Cork on Wednesday. The top lot was an oil by Kenneth Webb, A Bit of Craic – Claddagh, Galway, which made 7,250.
Looking at Figures on the beach by Gerard Dillon sold for 4.400.
This demi lune side table made 750 at Woodwards
A rosewood and walnut games table made 2,100 and a Regency card table sold for 700.
ADAMS RESULTS
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010The Adam’s sale of nearly 500 lots of fine period furniture and decorative arts brought in €250,000 on Tuesday, April 13. A total of 65% of lots sold.
The top lot was a portrait of Vera Wandesforde by Edwin Swan which made €14,000, more than ten times its top estimate. There was 10,500 for an allegorical oil (Circle of Jacopo da Ponta Bassano) and €7,500 for A Study of a Satyr, Style of Jusepe de Ribera.
Furniture highlights included a mahogany longcase clock by Evans of Handsworth which sold for 4,600, and an Irish Georgian silver table which made 4,000. Top silver lots included a pair of Irish George III rococo loving cups at 2,700 and a pair of London George II salvers at 1,900.
TRALEE AUCTION
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010An oil on board by Jack B. Yeats entitled Returning Home was the top
lot at the 500 lot sale in the Kerry Auction Rooms, Moyderwell, Tralee
on Wednesday April 21 at 4 p.m. It made 15,000.
Returning Home is the title of this oil on board by Jack B. Yeats.
Measuring 17cm x 23cm it had been estimated at 18,000 – 20,000.
A 19th century mahogany Wellington chest made €600, a Victorian walnut upholstered chaise longue made €410, a small oil on board by Terence Attridge Williams sold for €160 and a trio of British World War 1 medals awarded to a member of the Royal Munster Fusiliers sold for €250.
MORGAN O’DRISCOLL ART
Friday, April 9th, 2010
Orange is the title of this 1972 oil by Louis le Brocquy which features at the Morgan O'Driscoll sale in Cork on April 26
The top lot at the next Morgan O’Driscoll Irish art auction at the Radisson Hotel, Little Island, Cork on Monday, April 26 is a scorching Louis le Brocquy work entitled Orange. Painted in 1972 it bears the label Gimpel Fils Gallery on the back and is estimated at 50,000-70,000 euro.
Many of the works on offer are far more affordable with estimates from about 300 euro up.
The sale of 285 lots offers something for every collector at all price
ranges. This is a buyer’s market and there is plenty of evidence to
suggest that more and more buyers are waking up to this fact.
This is a sale with much of interest
from William Harrington’s charcoal and wash drawing Chatting from 1973
(600-900) to a wooden sculpture of the Virgin Mary by Markey Robinson
estimated at 400-600 and a limited edition colour print by Picasso
entitled Au Bain estimated at 1,500-2,000.
Among the major works on offer are Going to Mass by Daniel O’Neill
which is estimated at
20,000-30,000, Morning South by John Shinnors (20,000-30,000), Wilton
by Sir John Lavery (10,000-15,000), Dunmanus Bay by Letitia M Hamilton
(10,000-15,000), Rock Pool, Connemara by Kenneth Webb (12,000-18,000),
Parkland by Basil Blackshaw (12,000-15,000) and Golden Frog by
Pauline Bewick (10,000-15,000).
Many lots have no reserves and Morgan O’Driscoll remarked that there
is value that has not seen for the last 10 years.
Viewing is from noon to 10 p.m. on Sunday April 25 and from 10 a.m. to the start
of the sale at 6.30 p.m on Monday, April 26.
THE IRISH SALE AT SOTHEBY’S ON MAY 6
Friday, April 9th, 2010
Sir John Lavery's portrait of his wife Hazel in a gold turban
The Gold Turban is considered one of the finest portraits by Lavery of his wife Hazel (1880-1935). Painted in 1929, it is the most significant late portrait of one of Lavery’s most glamorous subjects and his favourite model. Estimated at £400,000-600,000 (€441,000-665,000), the picture showcases the artist’s skilful handling of paint in the sitter’s headwear – rendered in shimmering tones – luminescent skin and slash of red lipstick. These elements are accentuated by the contrasting dark background and costume.
Spanish Shawl by Louis le Brocquy
Spanish Shawl, A Study in White painted in 1941 by Louis Le Brocquy is the most important early masterpiece by the artist. It was exhibited in 1943 at the inaugural ‘Irish Exhibition of Living Art’. Never before offered at auction the painting captures an informal gathering at le Brocquy’s family home in Dublin. Spanish Shawl, A Study in White is estimated by Sotheby’s at £300,000- 500,000 (€331,000-555,000).
Over 65 works from the Sotheby’s Irish Sale for 2010 will be on view at Lismore Castle Arts in Co. Waterford on Saturday April 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. on April 18. Highlights from the sale of over100 lots go on view at 16 Molesworth St. in Dublin from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday April 20 and from 10 a.m to 5 p.m on Wednesday April 21. Viewing takes place at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday April 23 and Saturday April 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on each day.
The sale takes place in London on Thursday, May 6 and it will be on
view at Bond St. from Friday, April 30.
The sale takes place in London on Thursday, May 6 and it will be on
view at Bond St. from Friday, April 30.
DUBLIN SALE
Friday, April 9th, 2010James Adam will hold a sale of more than 500 lots of fine period furniture and decorative arts on Tuesday April 13 at 11 a.m.
It features paintings, furniture, silver, porcelain and collectibles.
There are a number of Old
Master attributions like Francesco Solimena, Josepe de Ribera and
Jacobo de Ponte Bassano. The Bassano, An Allegory of Spring, is
estimated at 8,000-12,000. Other noteworthy paintings include Charles
Vasnier’s portrait of Gala, wife of Salvador Dali (€1,000-1,500), John
Martin’s Landscape with Children at a Cemetary (€1,000-1,500) and a
Caribbean School portrait of Toussaint L’Overture (€1,000-1,500).
Furniture includes a mahogany and rosewood sideboard in the manner of
Thomas Sheraton (3,000-5,000), a George III style mahogany partner’s
desk (3,000-5,000), an Irish longcase clock by William Betagh
(3,000-5,000), a longcase clock by Evan’s of Handsworth (1,000-1,500)
and an Irish Georgian pine and gesso fire surround (8,000-12,000).
The sale is on view at St. Stephen’s Green from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday April 11
and from 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday.
CHRISTIE’S
Friday, April 9th, 2010CHRISTIE’S will not hold a specific sale dedicated to Irish Art this year. The next sale of 20th Century British & Irish Art will be held on May 27 2010. As part of a re-organisation late in 2009 Christie’s made the decision to focus on British Art overall and not to offer dedicated sales of Irish Art.
