Gabriele Ricciardelli (1690-1782) – A View of Dublin Bay from Mount Merrion. UPDATE: THIS LOT WAS ACQUIRED PRIOR TO THE SALE BY A NATIONAL CULTURAL INSTITUTION
A recently discovered masterpiece painting of Dublin Bay by Gabriele Ricciardelli (1690-1782) will lead the Irish Old Masters auction at Adam’s on December 4. Ricciardelli, who moved from Southern Italy to Dublin in 1753, was the first to paint this spectacular view, which was at Powerscourt until 1948. A view of Dublin Bay from Mount Merrion is estimated at €80,000-€120,000.
The auction at 6 pm on Thursday offers 52 lots. It includes landscapes, seascapes, still lives, portraits and A Fight in a Tavern in Innishannon by Nathaniel Grogan (c1740-1807) which is estimated at €6,000-€8,000. The auction is on view at Adam’s at St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin and the catalogue is online.
Nathaniel Grogan (c1740-1807) – A Fight in a Tavern in Innishannon. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
