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This old Spanish painting – The Virgin and Child distributing the Rosary to Saints and the Royal Family – comes up at Lynes and Lynes sale in Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork on November 30. The oil on canvas is estimated at 1,000-1,500. The auction comprises lots from estates including Gurrane near Fermoy and Ballydowney House, Killarney. The catalogue is online and this is lot 95 out of 414 lots.
UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,100 AT HAMMER
19th century Killarney wood breakfast table at Aidan Foley’s sale UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD AND IS UNDER OFFER
With big sales by Aidan Foley in Killarney, Shepperds in Durrow and Lynes and Lynes in Carrigtwohill next week collectors will be spoiled by an array of astonishing and rare choices as the winter selling season reaches it maximum point.
There is much to see and appreciate, from the finest of Irish furniture to a complete apothecary cabinet, a bronze stag, Patek Philippe and Rolex watches and even a Great Seal of Ireland of Henry VIII on vellum dated 1544.
The Killarney furniture including a museum quality davenport at Aidan Foley’s three day sale has aroused international interest. The retirement auction on behalf of Pat O’Connor of Killarney Antiques is now on view at the shop on the Cork road. The in-room and online auction with 1388 lots takes place at the Killarney Heights Hotel next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 2.30 pm on each day.
A Killarney breakfast table, two davenports and a sewing table range in estimate from €3,000 to €50,000. There is a selection of Killarney trinket boxes, games boards, trays and travelling writing boxes on offer as well as antique furniture, a range of artists from Marshall Hutson to Maurice Wilks, Ann Tallentire and Sean O’Connor, mirrors, porcelain and collectibles including a 19th century estate bronze bell and an original Cork Examiner enamel advertising sign.
A pair of Meissen figural candelabras a Sheppards. UPDATE: THESE WERE UNSOLD
At Sheppards a pair of Irish 19th century marquetry side cabinets once in the Long Room at Kilkenny Castle will highlight a three day sale of contents from Grange Manor in Co. Kilkenny and other clients next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The estimate for this historically important pair of cabinets sold separately at the dispersal auction at the castle in 1935 is €100,000-€150,000.
The seal of Henry VIII grants various properties around Inistioge including fishing rights on the River Nore to Milo Barron Bishop of Ossory and his brother David. The estimate is €7,000-€9,000. More than 1600 lots will come under the hammer. Viewing gets underway today at Grange Manor, the auction is in Durrow and online.
A Patek Philippe man’s watch with an estimate of €50,000-€80,000 will lead the Lynes and Lynes sale in Carrigtwohill next Saturday (November 30). There are contents from Gurrane House near Fermoy which has been in the Blackley, Grant and Deane families since it was built in 1850. A collection of circus clowns in the auction (€2,500-€3,500) was amassed by a clown at Duffy’s. Circus and is being sold by his nephew. A set of fine Georgian Cork 11-bar chairs (€4,000-€5,000) and a Georgian dining table (€3,000-€4,000) should generate interest.
A going away outfit dating to c1850 at Lynes and Lynes. UPDATE: THIS MADE 460 AT HAMMER
Large old family houses contain hidden treasures. Among the signature pieces from Gurrane is a complete 19th century mahogany apothecary cabinet (€600-€1,000) owned by Dr. Travers Robert Blackley (1801-1876) and an 1850 going away outfit.. This was worn by Mrs Charles Deane (nee Grant), who married Colonel Charles Deane of Gurrane circa 1850. A Spanish School painting of The Virgin and Child distributing the Rosary to Saints and the Royal Family is estimated at €1,000-€1,500. There is a similar estimate on a Plan of the City and Suburbs of Cork drawn in 1832 by Thomas Holt. There will be local interest too in a Robert Stopford engraving of Cork Harbour and a large view of the Cork International Exhibition from 1903. Viewing gets underway in Carrigtwohill today.
The bronze stag is at Aidan Foley’s auction and there is garden furniture on offer at all three sales.
A close up of some of the clown collection at Lynes and Lynes. UPDATE: THE CLOWN COLLECTION MADE 3,100 AT HAMMER
A pair of Cork lithographs by Robert L Stopford (1813-1898) UPDATE: THE PAIR MADE 460 AT HAMMER
A set of rare Cork 8-bar dining chairs, a pair of lithographs by Robert Stopford of The Cork River from Fota Park and Cork Harbour from Spy Hill, an early lithograph of Cork Opera House and a collection of drawings including one of St. Multose Church in Kinsale from the estate of late architect Bill Murphy of Coolim, Castle Road, Blackrock, Cork will feature at Lynes and Lynes sale in Carrigtwohill on September 28.
A landscape by William Sadler II leads a large collection of pictures from this house. A c1690 English walnut and marquetry longcase clock by John Bates, Atherstone, an Irish rosewood duet music stand by Williams and Gibton, an Omega De Ville gold wristwatch made for the American market, an antique brass fire grate, terracotta garden pots and a collection of Dinky toys are included. Among lots from other estates in the sale are an antique oak filing cabinet and a Churchill 22 carat gold commemorative medal along with a selection of jewellery, coins, glassware, books and collectibles. UPDATE: THE CHURCHILL COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL MADE €6,800 AT HAMMER
An English c1690 walnut and marquetry inlaid longcase clock UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,400 AT HAMMER
This Empire style pier table made €160 at Adams in June.
Beautiful, green, sustainable and unwanted …. good antique furniture continues to offer spectacular value to consumers. Armed with just €100 euro you can pick something up at many sales. The choice widens considerably with €300, €500 or €1,000. Disinclined to believe me? There are lots of examples from auctions in the first half of the year in Ireland as follows:
An Empire style circular pier table with brass sphinx head capitals sold for a hammer price of just €160 at the last At Home sale at James Adam in Dublin in June. At the same auction a 19th century circular convex mirror surmounted by an eagle with outstretched wings made €320, a Victorian walnut and parquetry games table made €130 and a Victorian mahogany hall chair made €170.
This George III bureau made €150 at Sheppards in May.
At Sheppards Great Irish Interiors sale in May a 19th century pine pedestal plant stand made €50 at hammer, an Irish 19th century drop leaf kitchen table made €90, a George III mahogany wash stand made €160 and a George III writing bureau sold for €150.
At Woodwards in Cork in April an Edwardian occasional table on tripod base made €40, a Victorian Sutherland table made €90, a Victorian chest on stand made €120 and a Victorian lowboy with herringbone crossbanding made €140. At Marshs in June a two tier centre table made €40, a French escritoire made €120 and a Victorian lady’s work table made €160.
This Victorian lowboy made €140 at Woodwards in April.
An Edwardian oak hall stand made €90 at Lynes and Lynes in April, a Victorian dressing table made €100, an antique side table made €160, a Victorian circular dining table made €50 and a Victorian dumb waiter made €140.
An Edwardian four tier waterfall what not sold for €40 at Fonsie Mealy in February, while at an auction in Castlecomer in May a Georgian glazed bookcase made €210, a Pembroke table made €170 and a Victorian walnut lady’s work table made €180.
The late Cork auctioneer Joe Woodward once remarked that: “There is a bargain at every auction”. That was then and this is now. When it comes to good serviceable antique furniture that has already given years of service and is ready for much more many bargains can be found at every sale nowadays. The prices quoted here are hammer prices and do not include auctioneers fees, but fees on €100 euro do not amount to much. Some auctioneers will even refuse to accept some furniture for sale. Who can blame them? When pieces do not attract any bids and are unsold they must be returned and carriage costs money.
This Victorian dining table made €50 euro at Lynes and Lynes in April.
Not everything is unwanted. Some furniture is sought after and some particularly good pieces make lots of money. Just last October a pair of c1760 George II carved giltwood armchairs, one with a Strahan label, made $152,400 (€139,949) at Sotheby’s in New York. It helps when something is exceptional, with impeccable provenance and preferably a celebrity owner or two.
An antique gramophone with wooden horn UPDATE: THIS MADE 420 AT HAMMER
With everything from a fine old Cork clock in need of full restoration and seascapes by Erwin Charles Gunther to an antique oak cased gramophone and a pair of Chinese Foo dogs modelled as lamps the sale at Lynes and Lynes on July 6 is brimful of specialist interest.
Viewing is underway in Carrigtwohill for a 372 lot auction made up of the remaining part of the estate of the late Roma Peare (nee Knox) of Kinsale, a residence at Templenoe, Kenmare, Co. Kerry and a house at Beaumont Avenue in Cork. A collection of old cameras is another feature.
A Cork clock by James Aickin UPDATE: THIS MADDE 360 AT HAMMER
A clock by James Aickin does not come up at auction every day. This longcase brass dial clock by one of the most eminent Cork clockmakers needs much attention and is estimated accordingly at just €300-€500. Aickin was a prominent Freemason active from 1738-1780 at a time when Cork was a major Atlantic port with extensive trade links to many European countries. Among his commissions was “repairing and putting up” the town clock in Youghal in 1777 for which £8 was set aside for him by the Corporation of Youghal. He manufactured both bracket clocks and long case clocks. One of his sons, George, became a clockmaker with premises at James St. adjacent to the Cork Courthouse, a centre for clockmaking in Cork before the advent of mass production. Other clocks include a table clock retailed by Mangan, Cork (€400-€500.), an Irish longcase clock by Robert Fishbourne, Carlow (€1,500-€2,000) and a French painted wood and ormolu Cartel clock (€1,500-€2,000).
A selection of lots on offer
The German artist Erwin Charles Gunther (1864-1927) is known for his seascapes and there are two of them in the sale, each estimated at €600-€1,000. A set of four William Harrington prints of Cork, each signed by the artist , are each estimated at €60-€100.
Collectors will be interested in an antique gramophone on a carved oak case, complete with a rare wooden horn and in full working order (€300-€500). Chinese Foo dogs are both popular and auspicious. Designed in pairs, male and female, they represent yin and yang. The female yin protects those dwelling in the home, the male yang protects the structure. The Foo dog lamps are estimated at €200-€300.
Among the more expensively estimated lots are a set of ten Cork 11-bar chairs (€1,500-€2,000), an old cut glass six branch chandelier (€1,000-€1,500), a set of six Cork 11-bar chairs (€800-€1,200), a Georgian style dining table with satinwood crossbanding
William John Huggins (British 1781-1845) – Madagascar. UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,700 AT HAMMER
This c1837 portrat of the Madagascar with the white cliffs of Dover in the background recalls a sea mystery. Built in 1837 it disappeared on a voyage from Melbourne in Australia and was one of the great maritime mysteries of the 19th century. The 1837 oil on canvas is estimated at €4,000-€6,000 when it comes up at the Lynes and Lynes sale in Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork on April 20. After leaving Melbourne on August 12, 1853 with around 110 passengers, a crew of 40 and a cargo of wool, rice and two tonnes of Gold Rush gold the Blackwall Frigate Madagascar was never seen again. The sale of 478 lots will include lots from the estate of Roma Peare (nee Knox) of Kinsale and Tipperary as well as residual lots from Cuskinny House, Cobh and from individual clients of this auction house. There is a good selection of furniture, silver, paintings and collectibles including an old dolls house with farmhouse and accessories (€40-€60).
A dolls house, farmhouse and accessories UPDATE: THIS MADE 100 AT HAMMER
An Irish Georgian tallboy originally at Brittas Castle, Thurles UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,300 AT HAMMER
Irish furniture, silver and glass with an old family provenance will feature at the Lynes and Lynes sale in Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork on April 20. The auction will feature lots from the estate of Roma Peare (nee Knox) of Kinsale and Tipperary. The Tipperary connection relates to the Knox family of Brittas Castle, Thurles and Parkville, Clonmel. The family owned Brittas from 1853. A total of 64 acres of land at Parkville changed hands last month for €2.45 million. It was bought by Coolmore Stud.
Lots from the estate of Roma Peare include a Georgian tallboy (€800-€1,200), a Georgian cellarette (€500-€700), a convex mirror with eagle and dolphins (€600-€800), a large collection of silverware including an Irish silver teapot with a typically florid 19th century inscription as follows: “A memento from the inhabitants of St. Peters Parish Cork until the Rev Nich.s C Dunscombe to record their high esteem of him for his indefatigable labours as a Parish Minister and a Public Benefactor being the main spring of the Temperance cause in his native city. January 30th 1840”.
Nicholas Dunscombe was a leading Protestant clergyman and a founder member, along with Fr. Matthew, of the temperance movement in Cork. The distinctive Dunscombe fountain, installed in the 1880’s at the bottom of Shandon St. in Cork, supplied drinking water for almost a century. It was constructed by friends of the Rev Dunscombe as a memorial to him. Cast in Glasgow the antique structure was removed sometime before the 1980’s and is still missing.
A convex mirror UPDATE: THIS MADE 950 AT HAMMER
Silver from the Knox estate include a pair of Cork bright cut tablespoons by J. Warner along with some fine tea sets and flatware. The family also collected Irish glass and there are several examples in the sale. There are Knox family portraits including a large oil of Col. William Knox which is in need of restoration.
Art by Marshal Hutson and 18th century engravings of Cork and Youghal and a large old framed map of the City of Cork and suburbs by John Rocque from 1759 will create interest. Among the more unusual lots is a 1961 Morris Minor which has been with the family since 1961 and unused for the past 15 years. Viewing gets underway in Carrigtwohill next Saturday (April 13).
A timber fairground horse. UPDATE: THIS MADE 550 AT HAMMER
A pair of fine antique Cork convex mirrors with a label for R & W Clarke, a Cork longcase clock by John Elliot, a pair of Famille Rose Canton export vases and an 1837 maritime painting of the ship Madagascar with the white cliffs of Dover in the background by William John Huggins are among the top lots at an important country house contents sale by Lynes and Lynes in Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork on November 18. On offer are contents from Cuskinny House, Cobh, home of Mrs. Wanda Ronan – widow of noted Cork lawyer John Ronan – who died aged 101 last December. Cuskinny was passed onto Wanda Ronan (nee Goolden) in 1950 when she inherited it from her uncle and godfather Hugh French. The French family bought Cuskinny in 1806 so it has been in the ownership of the same family for more than two centuries.
A total of 496 lots, including some from Sprayfield, Sandycove, Kinsale will come under the hammer. There is period furniture, quality porcelain, silver, paintings and interest effects. The photo of the drawing room at Cuskinny shows some of the pieces in situ, including the Cork Regency mirrors and a fine pair of Chinese vases with lids. Estimated at €8,000-€10,000 the mirrors are in rope twist circular frames with reeded insets surmounted by a seahorse with decorative swag bases and lions head insets. They were known in the family as the Trafalgar mirrors. The Canton export vases on the mantelpiece are estimated at €5,000-€7,000. An early Georgian longcase clock by John Elliott, Cork is a rarity estimated at €7,000-€9,000 as is the painting by William John Huggins (1781-1845).
Prime lots of antique Irish furniture include a Georgian hunt table (€4,000-€5,000), an early 19th century server table (€3,000-€4,000), a pair of brass banded turf buckets, an Irish Georgian circular dining table, a Regency Cork cylinder bookcase and desk and a Cork Regency sofa table all estimated at €2,000-€3,000. Auctioneer Denis Lynes expects strong interest in a large pair of Chinese blue and white jars and covers with Buddhist lions. Even though there is some damage he estimates them at €6,000-€8,000. A 19th century sofa table (€700-€1,000) and a pair of knife boxes (€300-€400) are among the more affordable options.There is a collection of portraits, mostly by the Cork artist James Butler Brenan (1825-1889) and a collection of books. Among the latter is six volumes of An Account of the Voyages from making Discoveries in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallace, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook (€500-€600) and The Ancient and Present State of the County and City of Cork by Charles Smith (€300-€500). There is Cork, Dublin and English silver and collectibles include medals, fishing rods and reels, Cork Morgan views, old Pewter, a large stuffed Buffalo head from 1912, maps and trunks. Viewing in Carrigtwohill will continue from 10 am to 6 pm daily until next Friday and the catalogue is online.
This good turf bucket with rope twist handle is among the top antique furniture lots at the Lynes and Lynes sale in Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork on September 23. The estimate is €2,000-2,500. Among the other main antique furniture lots are an early Georgian walnut chest on chest (€1,500-2,000), an Irish mahogany bookcase with dentil cornice possibly by Hicks (€1,000-1,500), a pair of Victorian walnut and marquetry inlaid side cabinets (€1,000-1,500) and an antique Irish oval hall mirror with green and clear glass studs. The catalogue is online.
A large Irish Georgian brass banded turf bucket, a watercolour drawing of Fisher’s Quay, Youghal by Norah McGuinness and an early Georgian walnut chest on chest are among the top lots at Lynes and Lynes sale in Carrigtwohill on September 23. With everything from a rare pair of Victorian brass and leaded hall lanterns to an old metal CIE clockwork model double decker bus in need of attention this is a sale with something for everyone. A fine pair of antique cast iron urns on bases, a set of Cork silver tablespoons by Carden Terry and Jane Williams, a pair of Birmingham Corinthian column silver candlesticks, a collection of old oil lamps, a circular dining table, a Victorian oak partners desk, an American longcase clock, a portable blacksmiths forge and The State of the County and City of Cork (1815) by Charles Smith are among the statement pieces.
