Brian Hurley of Kinsale will bring a selection of porcelain like this appetising Cantonese set to the National Antiques Art and Vintage Fair at Limerick Racecourse this weekend.
The National antique, art and vintage fair at Limerick racecourse, a two day At Home sale by Adam’s and one of the largest ever convent contents sales by Victor Mee make for a very busy upcoming week.
Collectors will find all sorts of everything from rugs to art to porcelain and cloissonné ware to coins and banknotes and antique furniture at Ireland’s biggest fair at Limerick Racecourse at 11 am today (June 6) and tomorrow.
With Tiffany style lamps from Raymond Byrne, porcelain from Brian Hurley, coins and miltaria from Robert Hutchinson, art from Treasures of Athlone and galleries like the Purple Onion, Persian rugs from Annamoe Antiques, variety at Country Mile Antiques and jewellery and vintage items this treasure trove has the capacity to fire the imagination of any collector. There is ample parking, loads of space and price points to suit every pocket.
A c1755 Limerick silver sugar bowl at Adam’s. UPDATE: THIS MADE 8,000 AT HAMMER
A real Limerick rarity, a c1755 silver sugar bowl by Jasper Johns, is the top lot on day one at Adam’s At Home auction on June 9. The two day online only sale is on view in Dublin from today until Tuesday. There is an extensive collection of silver, fine furniture, rugs, decorative interiors and works of art among 610 lots on offer. The auction on June 8 with 255 lots is dedicated to silver and offers an appetising selection of rare Irish provincial silver from Limerick and Cork. The Jasper Johns sugar bowl has an estimate of €8,000-€10,000. Other top lots include a Limerick soup ladle by Samuel Johns (€5,000-€7,000), a pair of serving spoons by Maurice Fitzgerald of Limerick c1780 (€4,500-€5,500), a near pair of c1795 Cork silver sauce boats by John Warner (€4,500-€5,500), a c1790 Cork sugar bowl by John Gibson (€3,000-€5,000), a c1780 Cork silver soup ladle by Carden Terry (€2,500-€3,500) and a c1755 Cork silver loving cup by John Warner (€2,000-€3,000).
Anglo American sunglasses from the 1970’s designed by Lawrence Jenkin at Adams. UPDATE: THESE WERE UNSOLD
Among the more unusual lots at Adam’s on Wednesday are two pairs of highly distinctive vintage Anglo-American sunglasses by Lawrence Jenkin from the 1970’s, Parrots and Liberty Flame (€500-€700). Another timely offering is a pair of 1985 Oliver Goldsmith Tennis Racquets Wimbledon sunglasses (€800-€1,200). Leading lots on the second day of the At Home auction are a 19th century Louis XVI style giltwood suite (€3,000-€5,000), an inlaid Killarney wood jewellery cabinet (€2,000-€3,000), a pair of Italian marquetry and walnut console tables (€2,000-€3,000), a Kashan carpet from central Persia (€2,000-€3,000) and a George IV mahogany dining table on twin quadruped supports (€1,500-€2,500).
The 1700 lot three day sale by Victor Mee of contents from the Convent of Mercy in Newry, other convents and clients next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday is remarkable on many fronts. One of the largest convents sales ever held in Ireland harks back to the 1990’s when convent and friary sales were frequent. Nowadays it is the contents of pubs that feature regularly at sales. The old Ireland is transforming, rapidly, in front of our eyes.
A re-discovered triptych by Sir John Lavery at Victor Mee. UPDATE: THIS MADE 9,000 AT HAMMER
Among top lots in an auction on view in Newry until Monday evening are two remarkable Killarney wood pieces of furniture, a marquetry davenport and a shaped centre table, each estimated at €8,000-€12,000 and a rediscovered painting of The Madonna of the Lakes by Sir John Lavery (€5,000-€10,000). The study for the Lavery triptych in St. Patrick’s Church, Belfast was presented by the artist to Fr. John O’Neill in 1919. It depicts the Madonna, St. Patrick and St. Brigid and is estimated at €5,000-€10,000).
There are six harps made by the Belfast craftsman James McFall in the late 19th/early 20th. centuries. The McFall harp, closely associated with the Irish cultural revival movement, became popular in convent schools and institutions throughout Ireland. The auction offers a large Irish Georgian breakfront bookcase, a wake table measuring ten feet in length and various other lots of Killarney furniture. This is a sale with a strong mix of ecclesiastical pieces, Irish furniture, silver, art and interiors. The online catalogue will reward a thorough examination.
