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A 1928 BIANCHI ( ITALY) VINTAGE CAR. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
This 1928 Bianchi with timber spokes is lot 5 at R.J. Keighery’s sale of classic cars, traps, carriages and transport memorabilia in Waterford on June 16. The body of the model S5 is leather covered and the estimate is €20,000-40,000. There are eight vintage cars in the sale as well as traps, horse equipment, vintage signs and collectibles in a total of 185 lots. The catalogue is online.
An 1882 Patek Philippe lady’s watch UPDATE: THIS MADE 6,000 AT HAMMER
The sale on January 13 by RJ Keighery in Waterford, home of the Irish Museum of Time, will include a lifetime collection of over 300 clocks and watches Among them is a Patek Philippe lady’s watch specifically made for a client in 1882 with its original receipt (€2,000-€4,000), a Waterford c1770 longcase clock by Thomas Cahill (€2,000-€3,000), a triple fusee bracket clock (€1,000-€1,500) and longcase clocks made in Dublin, Kilkenny, Antrim, Leeds, Lewes and elsewhere.
There are wall clocks, bracket clocks, mantle clocks, Vienna clocks and even a Black Forest mid 19th century cuckoo and quail clock with its original weights (€300-€500).
The sale will feature over 80 original and once very familiar enamel signs redolent of bygone days advertising everything from Murphy’s Cork Stout and Porter to Fry’s Cocoa, Player’s Please, Will’s Woodbine and St. Bruno Flake. A vintage Thomas Edison phonograph with a cylinder is estimated at €400-€600.
George Lothian Hall (1825-1888) – Kenmare at James Adam. UPDATE: THIS MADE 260 AT HAMMER
AN early watercolour of Kenmare, a Waterford Crystal 12 branch chandelier, a diamond riviere necklace, an extremely rare antique Hardy brass face Perfect specimen reel, a white marble inlaid chimney piece and a carved limestone head are among the varied and highly collectible offerings at upcoming sales in Ireland.
Easy and convenient to view these lots are from sales to be held online respectively by Adams in Dublin, Keighery’s of Waterford, Purcell Auctioneers in Birr, Matthews of Kells, Mullens of Laurel Park in Bray and O’Donovans of Newcastle West between now and August 28.
To take the last one first there is bound to be interest from Kerry in an 1886 watercolour of Kenmare by the Liverpool born George Lothian Hall whose paintings can be found in the Yale Centre for British Art. With Kenmare faintly visible in the background it depicts a sailing boat, some other leisure vessels, cattle, cottages and a horse and trap. The estimate at the James Adam At Home sale of 394 lots on August 28 is €2,000-€3,000.
The Waterford chandelier at Keighery’s auction on August 19 is estimated at €4,000-€6,000. This sale of over 650 lots will include items from the Furlong estate of historian and journalist Nicholas and antique dealer Mairead of Wexford. There are antique books of Wexford and Irish history, some attractive furniture, various books on antiques, Imari chargers and collectibles including a sailing ship in a case among a large selection of lots.
A white marble inlaid chimney piece at Mullen’s. UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,500 AT HAMMER
The timed online Classic and Contemporary Interiors sale at Mullen’s of Laurel Park at 6 pm on August 18 offers an inverted breakfront white marble inlaid chimney piece (€2,500-€3,500) as one of its leading pieces. There is furniture, art and lighting on offer in this sale of over 770 lots.
A rare antique Hardy reel at Purcell’s UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,800 AT HAMMER
With an estimate of €2,000-€4,000 an extremely rare Hardy specimen reel leads the sale by Purcell Auctioneers of Birr on August 21. It bears the stamp “B”, believed to be the mark of either Alfred or Frederick Broadley, two highly respected figures in the world of salmon perfect reel making whose contribution to the Hardy legacy is well documented. The leather case is marked P D Mallock, Perth, a firm renowned for producing high quality angling accessories. Purcells say the reel is in very good condition and the brass face remains structurally sound.
If you are seriously interested in the diamond 91 stone riviere necklace at Matthews in Kells on August 21 you must go and see it. There will be viewing from noon to 5 pm on August 18, 19 and 20. It is 42 cm long and the total weight is 22 carats. The estimate is €12,500-€17,500. Even if it is beyond your range the auction offers 524 other lots of jewellery, silver and collectibles including unredeemed pawnbroker pledges and executor instructions.
A carved limestone head (€300-€400) is included in the online only sale at O’Donovans in Newcastle West on August 24. The auction comprises 303 lots from the Redemptorist fathers at Esker Monastery, Athenry, Co. Galway. Among them are sets of Stations of the Cross, statues, altars and no less than five sets of five pitch pine church pews with carved ends (€100-€150 a set). All will be offered without reserve.
A 91 stone diamond riviere necklace at Matthews. UPDATE: THIS MADE 14,200 AT HAMMER
Collectors have much to choose from in a variety of upcoming sales up and down the country. Prime lots at Woodwards in Cork on October 21 include an inlaid ormolu mounted side table, a set of Queen Anne chairs with hoof feet, a walnut serpentine fronted desk, a William IV teapoy and a Havana cigar humidor. A Bechstein baby grand piano in perfect condition is a feature lot at Aidan Foley’s two day live and online sale at Kilcolgan, Co. Galway on October 21 and 22 at noon on each day. Meantime more than 500 lots will come under the hammer at R.J. Keighery’s sale in Waterford on October 16. Feature lots include a Victorian dining table with five leaves, a four piece Irish silver tea and coffee set, two 19th century ebonised burr walnut side cabinets with ormolu mounts and some Waterford Crystal chandeliers. In Bandon Hegarty’s will offer a selection of antique furniture, Asian ceramics, bronzes, silver and jewellery in a live online sale on the evening of October 17. The catalogue is online.
This antique walnut secretaire with oval panels on bracket feet comes up at R.J. Keighery’s sale of over 800 lots in Waterford on August 21. This is an auction of antique and vintage furniture, Waterford Crystal including chandeliers and a master cutter harp, jewellery, rugs and collectibles. The secretaire is estimated at just €700-€900.
Waterford chandeliers, silver, rugs, antique furniture and art will come under the hammer at R.J. Keighery’s auction in Waterford on August 22. There are 960 lots in total and the catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:
TOM CULLEN (1934 – 2001)
MERCHANTS ARCH, DUBLIN
OLD DUBLIN SERIES 1977 (500-700) UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
PERSIAN SILK PRAYER RUG (400-600) UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 580
OVAL TIFFANY SILVER 925 TRAY (500-700) UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 600
LARGE WATERFORD CRYSTAL CHANDELIER “ETOILE” 41″ HIGH (6,000-9,000) UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 6,800
What better way for an artist to produce a self portrait than to show himself at work? An innovative self portrait by the Irish artist Thomas Ryan, a past president of the Royal Hibernian Academy, comes up at the next sale by R.J. Keighery in Waterford on June 13. The artist, who was born in 1929, is probably more associated in the pubic mind with still life, flower studies and landscape than with nude models but this is how he chose to portray himself. It is one of two works by the artist at Keighery’s. Liffey Up Stream is estimated at 5,000-7,000 and Self-Portrait is estimated at 4,000-6,000.
Thomas Ryan – Self-portrait
Thomas Ryan – Liffey up Stream
A five branch Waterford Crystal chandelier comes up at R.J. Keighery’s sale at the City Auction Rooms in Wateford on February 1. Estimated at 900-1,200 it is one of a number of lots with decorative appeal. Among the more unusual is a brightly colored African wool and camel hair marriage tent liner (160-220) and a Victorian needlework picture of a British triple mast naval ship in a maple frame (650-850). Other lots include a Persian Tabriz rug (500-700), a French Art Nouveau clock garniture (180-250), an inlaid breakfront display cabinet (1,200-1,800) and a Regency cross banded tea table (400-600). The catalogue is on-line. Here is a small selection:
A five branch Waterford Crystal chandelier. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 1,100
Victorian needlework tapestry in maple frame. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
A display cabinet. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
African wool & camel hair marriage tent liner. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 140
A Corgi 267 Batmobile (40-60).
A Dutch two door display cabinet (1,800-2,400)
