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    DOLAN’S ART AND ANTIQUES AUCTION IN LIMERICK

    Thursday, November 19th, 2015

    The first five lots at Dolan’s Limerick art and antiques auction on November 22 are 19th century Irish topographical photographs from the Lawrence Collection. Featuring counties Kerry, Down, Monaghan and various locations from Bray Head to the Corkscrew Road at Lisdoonvarna each volume is estimated at 350-450.  There is work by a diverse range of artists from Kenneth Webb and Arthur Maderson to Mark O’Neill and Markey Robinson as well as some silver, furniture, comics and boxing memorabilia.   The sale of 197 lots takes place  at Castletroy Park Hotel.  The catalogue is online. Here is a selection:

    Manus Walsh b.1940 HEIGHTS OF VALPARAISO (650-900).

    Manus Walsh
    b.1940
    HEIGHTS OF VALPARAISO (650-900). UPDATE: THIS MADE 759

    Tom Greaney KELL’S BAY, CO KERRY (300-450).

    Tom Greaney
    KELL’S BAY, CO KERRY (300-450).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 275

    John Shinnors b.1950 EASTER WINDOW, MANNEQUINS (2,800-3,500).

    John Shinnors
    b.1950
    EASTER WINDOW,
    MANNEQUINS (2,800-3,500). UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,800

    Arthur K Maderson b.1942 EVENING SUN, TALLOW HORSE FAIR (900-1,200).

    Arthur K Maderson
    b.1942
    EVENING SUN,
    TALLOW HORSE FAIR (900-1,200).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    Brian Ballard RUA SPRING FLOWERS (900-1,200).

    Brian Ballard RUA
    SPRING FLOWERS (900-1,200).  UPDATE| THIS MADE 1,100

    A 19th Century French St Helena Bronze Medal, issued in 1857 by Napoleon III for survivors of Napoleon 1st ‘Grand Armee’, who had served 1792 - 1815 (120-160).

    A 19th Century French St Helena Bronze
    Medal, issued in 1857 by Napoleon III for
    survivors of Napoleon 1st ‘Grand Armee’,
    who had served 1792 – 1815 (120-160).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 250

    Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) v Sonny (Ugly Bear) Liston, Miami Beach, 25th Febuary 1964 (400-600).

    Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) v
    Sonny (Ugly Bear) Liston, Miami Beach, 25th Febuary 1964 (400-600).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 600

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    EARLY LAWRENCE COLLECTION PHOTOGRAPHS AT ROSSLARE AUCTION

    Monday, April 27th, 2015
    Queenstown, now Cobh, as it would have looked to hundreds of thousands of Irish seeking a better life in the New World.

    Queenstown, now Cobh, as it would have looked to hundreds of thousands of Irish seeking a better life in the New World.

    Three volumes of photographs from the Lawrence Collection sold to a Chicago dealer in the 19th century come up at Dolan’s Bank Holiday Sunday sale at Kelly’s Hotel, Rosslare on May 3.  There is a volume of Co. Wexford scenes, one of County Wicklow and one of Ireland in general including a view of Queenstown and Cork Harbour. Dolan’s understand that the photographer was a Mr. ffrench working for the Lanwrence Studio.  Each volume is estimated at 400-500.

    In 1865 at the age of 24 William Mervin Lawrence opened a photographic studio opposite the G. P .O. at Sackville Street (now O’Connell St.) in Dublin. Over the years the studio successfully photographed the length and breadth of Ireland from Howth Head in the East to Achill Head in the West, and from Malin Head in the North to Skibbereen the South. The collection consists of 40,000 glass plates mainly from the period 1880-1914, but some plates go back to 1870.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for April 24, 2015)

    UPDATE: The three volumes sold for 350 each.

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