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    THE CENTENARY AUCTION BY FONSIE MEALY IN DUBLIN

    Sunday, April 17th, 2016

    The Centenary Auction by Fonsie Mealy at the Gresham Hotel in Dublin on Saturday April 23 will take place on the 100th anniversary of Easter Sunday, 1916. The Easter Rising, centred diagonally across the road at the GPO, looms large in this auction of 642 lots. The original copy of the 1916 Proclamation in the auction is by tradition reputed to be a copy which hung in the GPO during the rising.  Guaranteed provenance leads to  Dr. James Ryan, medical officer at the GPO who subsequently became a TD, served as Fianna Fail Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Finance and founded the New Ireland Assurance Company.

    Among many items of interest is a collection of letters, photographs and memorabilia of Captain Percival Lea-Wilson, Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and his wife Dr Marie Lea-Wilson. Captain Lea-Wilson was known for the abuse and humiliation of Republican prisoners at the Rotunda Gardens. He was subsequently assassinated on the orders of Michael Collins. His widow is famous for presenting an Old Master painting to the Jesuits, later identified as by Caravaggio and now in the National Gallery of Ireland. Items relating to the rebellion of 1798 and the Fenian Rising will also feature. The catalogue is online.

    (See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for April 4 and February 8, 2016)

    The Lea-Wilson collection (4,500-6,500)

    The Lea-Wilson collection (4,500-6,500)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 7,000

    The GPO copy of the Porclamation (100,000-150,000)

    The GPO copy of the Proclamation (100,000-150,000)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 150,000 AND WAS THE TOP LOT OF THE AUCTION

    A Bloody Sunday 1st anniversary tournament gold medal 1921 (6,500-7,000)

    A Bloody Sunday 1st anniversary tournament gold medal 1921 (6,500-7,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    An Irish Volunteers uniform worn by Thomas J. Byrne (3,500-5,000)

    An Irish Volunteers uniform worn by Thomas J. Byrne (3,500-5,000)  UPDATE: THJIS MADE 6,400 AT HAMMER

    A Victorian brass street lantern from O'Connell St. with a bullet hole (300-500)

    A Victorian brass street lantern from O’Connell St. with a bullet hole (300-500)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,200 AT HAMMER

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    IRISH HISTORICAL MEMORABILIA AT WHYTE’S

    Friday, March 4th, 2016

    Irish historical memorabilia from 1000 BC to 2000 AD with an array of artefacts relating to the 1916 Rising is included in Whyte’s history and literature auction in Dublin on March 13.  The catalogue, which is online, lists over 500 lots including more than 100 relating to The Rising, the centenary of which is to be celebrated next month.  Estimates range from 100 t0 250,000, which is the top estimate for a rare original copy of the Proclamation.  Here is a small selection:

    A 1916-1921 period Irish flag (1,500-2,000).

    A 1916-1921 period Irish flag (1,500-2,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,000

    The Proclamation (150,000250,000)

    The Proclamation (150,000250,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 185,000 AT HAMMER

    At the Rising of the Moon and waiting for the French (120-180)

    At the Rising of the Moon and waiting for the French (120-180)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 220 AT HAMMER

    A rare facsimile replica of The Book of Kells (4,000-6,000).

    A rare facsimile replica of The Book of Kells (4,000-6,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 6,600 AT HAMMER

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    AN ORIGINAL PROCLAMATION AT SOTHEBY’S

    Friday, November 13th, 2015
    An image of part of the Proclamation.

    An image of part of the Proclamation.

    An original copy of the Proclamation comes up at Sotheby’s in London on December 15 estimated at £80,000-120,000. The Proclamation of the Independence of the Irish Republic is at a sale of English Literature and History. It is one of a small number, probably less than 50, printed at Liberty Hall during Easter Sunday, 1916. Around 2,500 were intended to be produced, but only about 1,000 were printed and most were destroyed during the storming of Liberty Hall and the ensuing street fighting.

    This copy was acquired at the time of the Rising by a Dublin resident and has remained with the family ever since.

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    STRONG COLLECTIONS AT ADAMS HISTORY SALE

    Sunday, May 10th, 2015
    The backbone for the annual James Adam History Sale in Dublin on May 12 is formed by three strong collections. Books and documents from the late historian Dr.Tony Sweeney – who sought to have the best possible copy of every book or pamphlet shown to have a connection to Ireland pre-1700 – will make up lots 1-279. There are 94 lots of rare Irish maps from two private collectors with estimates from 50 to 8,000.  The rarest maps are by Antonio Lefreri (fl1540-1577) and two examples of early maps of Ireland are estimated at 5,000-7,000 and 6,000-8,0000 respectively.
    The MacManus Carbery collection comprises 22 lots from the Donegal writer Seumas MacManus (1868-1960); his first wife Anna Johnston (1866-1902) whose pen name was Ethna Carbery and his brother Padraic (1864-1929), a successful businessman in Argentina.  He was a supporter of Irish causes and the archive includes important original correspondence from Padraig Pearse, Arthur Griffith, Major John MacBride and others associated with the Irish revival.
    The sale is peppered by a long list of Irish personages from Michael Collins and Padraig Pearse to W.B. Yeats and Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa.  The 824 lots will be sold in two sessions, at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for May 3, 2015).

    Robert Boyle - New experiments physico mechanical touching the spring of the air (600-800).

    Robert Boyle – New experiments physico mechanical touching the spring of the air (600-800).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 950 AT HAMMER

    A gold Davis Cup medal, 1903 won by Harald Segerson Mahony, the last Irishman to win at Wimbledon (1896). (5,000-7,000).

    A gold Davis Cup medal, 1903 won by Harald Segerson Mahony, the last Irishman to win at Wimbledon (1896). (5,000-7,000).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A section of the direction United States transatlantic telegraphic cable 1874 (500-800).

    A section of the direction United States transatlantic telegraphic cable 1874 (500-800).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 1,100 AT HAMMER

    A rare handbill issue of the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic (3,000-5,000).

    A rare handbill issue of the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic (3,000-5,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 7,500 AT HAMMER

    Antonio LaFreri - Rome Hibernia Sive Irlanda first published in 1560 (6,000-8,000).

    Antonio LaFreri – Rome Hibernia Sive Irlanda first published in 1560 (6,000-8,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 6,500 AT HAMMER

    A four page manuscript letter dated 1908 from Padraig Pearse to Padraic MacManus in Argentina appealing for funds to establish an Irish language high school in Dublin 912,000-15,000).

    A four page manuscript letter dated 1908 from Padraig Pearse to Padraic MacManus in Argentina appealing for funds to establish an Irish language high school in Dublin (12,000-15,000).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

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    TWO IRISH PROCLAMATIONS SEPARATED BY 113 YEARS

    Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

    Robert Emmet's 1803 Proclamation. (click to enlarge)

    Lot 41 at Whyte’s History, Literature and Collectibles sale in Dublin  on Saturday, April 16 is Robert Emmet’s Proclamation of 1803.  Allegedly 10,000 were printed but it was dangerous to be in possession of one, so most were destroyed.  This is one of only three known examples in private hands.  It begins:   “The Provisional Government TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND” and is estimated to make 30,000-50,000.  This is a sale of 628 lots.

    SEE antiquesandartireland.com post for April 8.

    UPDATE:  This Proclamation made 25,000 in a sale that grossed over 300,000 with a selling rate of 70 per cent.

    The 1916 Proclamation at Adams-Mealy's. (click to enlarge)

    Lot 527 at Adams Mealy’s Independence sale in Dublin on Tuesday, April 19 is this 1916 Proclamation. There are thought to be no more than 50 surviving copies, many in public collections. This one is estimated at €100,000-150,000.  There are 631 lots in total in this sale.

    IN AN AUCTION WHICH REALISED 655,000 AT HAMMER THIS LOT FAILED TO SELL.

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