Guinness man mural by John Gilroy. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
A large scale mural from The Dock Green pub in Leeds by renowned artist John Gilroy, best known for his Guinness advertising campaigns, is the top lot at Victor Mee’s October collectors and advertising sale on Wednesday October 21. Rumour has it that Gilroy was a regular and painted the mural as an ode to the pubs previous history in lieu of drinking debts. The building which housed it was once a police station. It became a pub in 1961 and the mural was there until it closed in 2014. Gilroy’s Guinness work is highly collectible and this one has an estimate of €80,000-€100,000. There are 923 lots in the sale.
Vintage leather Scandinavian sofa UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
A Scandinavian vintage leather three seater sofa, a French bleached oak kitchen cupboard, an Art Nouveau ceiling light, s large bronze model of Buddha and a selection of garden gazebos and fountains will come under the hammer at Victor Mee’s September decorative interiors online auction from 2 pm next Monday (September 28).
Among 815 lots are an Italian red leather corner sofa, some Arras style garden chairs, a 19th century pine kitchen table on square legs, a 19th century lions mask door knocker, a selection of carpets and rugs, a cast iron model of a meditating rabbit, a Victorian inlaid mahogany and satinwood work table and a circular specimen table. The catalogue is online and estimates are reasonable.
Circular specimen table on a fluted column base UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
A rare smaller scale version of Sir John Lavery’s celebrated Belfast “Madonna of the Lakes” triptych discovered in the former Sisters of Mercy Convent in Newry will be auctioned in June by Victor Mee. A copy or study for Lavery’s triptych in St. Patrick’s Church, Belfast, is believed to have been presented by the artist to Fr. John O’Neill.
The provenance has been significantly strengthened by a report published in the Belfast Gazette on June 17 , 1960, following the death of Fr. O’Neill, which records among charitable legacies a bequest of “Sir John Lavery’s presentation copy of ‘The Madonna of the Lakes’ to the Sisters of Mercy, Crumlin Road, Belfast. A dedication along the lower edge of the work reads: “To Fr. O’Neill. From John Lavery, 1919,” while an inscription on the reverse reads: “Received Oct 21 st , 1919. J. O’Neill.” It is estimated at €5,000-€10,000.
Victor Mee will conduct a three day convent sale in Newry on June 9, 10 and 11. Believed to be one of the largest such sales ever held in Ireland it will include contents sourced from several former Convent of Mercy properties together with a substantial selection of fine furniture, decorative arts, silver, sculpture and garden pieces. The sale will be on view at the historic convent location on Catherine St., Newry from June 5-8.
MID 1960’S MAHOGANY BAR FRONT. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
This mid 1960’s mahogany bar front and back, copied from an original Victorian bar, is the top lot at Victor Mee’s April advertising and collectibles online sale on April 30. Lot 552 is complete with two matching 20th century oval Pure Pot Still Power’s advertising mirrors and a large Power’s Whiskey John’s Lane Distillery advertising mirror. It is estimated at €30,000-€60,000. The auction offers 738 lots and the catalogue is online.
The West End Bar fitting from Portadown at Victor Mee. UPDATE: THIS MADE €120,000 AT HAMMER
Architectural antiques, reclaimed building materials, fireplaces, decorative interiors and outdoor features combine to make a landmark online sale by Co. Cavan based Victor Mee Auctions next Wednesday and Thursday (March 18 and 19). Contents from Wilson’s Yard, Dromore, Co. Down – now closing down after more than four decades supplying contents for homes, designers and commercial projects across Ireland, the UK and beyond – will come under the hammer.
How about a French moulded sandstone three-tier fountain? Or a vintage copper topped cupola re-envisioned as a free standing garden ornament. A four sided c1920 tower clock which stood at Spitalfields Market in London until the late 1990’s maybe. The complete fittings from the West End Bar in Portadown, one of the oldest licensed premises in Co. Armagh, including bar counter, back bar and snug can be had for an estimated €60,000-€80,000. It was in use until 2024. The sale is on view on site at Wilson’s Yard on today (March 14), tomorrow and Monday.
A c1830 lead top cupola with wrought iron weather vane at Victor Mee. UPDATE: THIS MADE €7,500 AT HAMMER
One of a pair of satinwood inlaid side cabinets. UPDATE: THIS LOT MADE 2,300 AT HAMMER
A pair of exceptional satinwood wide cabinets will feature among the top furniture lots at Victor Mee’s auction of contents from the former Convent of Mercy at New Inn in Co. Tipperary on September 28 and 29. The catalogue features lots from other clients too. A total of 1230 lots will come under the hammer.
A 19th century oil lamp at Victor Mee’s timed online sale. UPDATE: THE CLOSING BID WAS €26
With €400 or even much less it will be possible to pick up a prized piece at Victor Mee’s timed auction of ceramics, glass and collectibles which ends from 5.30 pm tomorrow on August 10. A 19th century brass and ruby glass Corinthian column oil lamp has a starting bid of just €120, a ruby glass epergne starts at €80 and a figure of Scarlett from Coalport’s Literary Heroines series at just €100.
The auction offers figures by Royal Doulton, Lladro, Royal Worcester, Coalport, Franklin, Royal Minton, Staffordshire, Capodimonte and Hummel, there is spongeware and Belleek, Galway, Cavan and Waterford Crystal, Swarovski, ruby and cherry glass, various tea and part dinner services, Oriental zodiac cups, a Chinese lidded jar, vases, ornaments and even a Japanese lacquered wall plaque. Maybe fine dining at home will make a comeback. Until then pieces like many of the lots in this sale offer huge value.
A Coalport figurine of Scarlett UPDATE: THE CLOSING BID WAS €9
A set of vintage wishbone Danish dining chairs. UPDATE: THESE WERE UNSOLD
Danish wishbone chairs, bronze boxing hares, a 19th century French oak refectory table and a Black Forest musical chair are included among nearly 1,000 lots at online evening sales by Victor Mee on July 22-23.
There is nothing in this eclectic selection to prevent the imagination of a collector from soaring to new and unexplored heights. Where to place a pair of cast iron pier caps in the form of a stag standing on a ball? Maybe not to the taste of everyone but they can be yours for an estimated €1,000-€2,000. There is a similar estimate on a fine sturdy three seater cast iron garden bench, a pair of moulded sandstone lifesize models of Great Danes and a pair of 19th century wrought iron entrance gates.
French wrought iron glasshouse. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
Hand cut granite gate posts, a 19th century sandstone trough, a wrought iron portable glasshouse, a pair of sandstone lattice urns and an early 20th century French wrought iron greenhouse are all on offer.
A 19th century brass bound campaign chest (€1,400-€1,800), a French William IV centre table with marble top (€800-€1,200), a 19th century lime washed oak chest (€600-€1,200), a walnut inlaid credenza with three glazed doors (€400-€800), a Regency rent table with leather top (€400-€800), a Victorian rosewood and satinwood inlaid side table (€350-€650), a pair of Art Deco bedside lockers (€350-€650) and a bank of four graduated drawers in the shape of drums €300-€600) are included among nearly 400 lots of furniture with estimates of from a little as €10 for an Edwardian three tier cake stand.
A set of eight vintage Danish wishbone dining chairs with woven rush seats carry an estimate of €1,000-€2,000. A 19th century Black Forest rosewood and burr walnut musical chair and table is slightly more expensive, at €1,500-€2,500. This inlaid furniture contains a hidden musical box.
Black Forest musical chair and table. UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,000 AT HAMMER
This pair of bronze storks come up at Victor Mee’s summer garden sale on June 10 and 11. A total of 955 lots will come under the hammer. The storks come up as lot 58 with an estimate of €600-1,200. The catalogue is online.
Louis XV ormolu mounted desk at Woodwards. UPDATE: THIS MADE 650 AT HAMMER
A Louis XV ormolu mounted desk (€1,000-€2,000), a Sheraton inlaid bowfront sideboard (€600-€800), an Edwardian roll top desk (€750-€1,000), a small Irish Regency bookcase (€400-€500) and a pair of Edwardian demi-lune side tables €750-€1,000) give some indication of the value to be had at Woodwards online auction in Cork on March 29. Some or all of these pieces will be picked up for less than the low estimate. Antique furniture continues to represent very good value. More than 300 lots will come under the hammer.
The decorative interior sale at Victor Mee on March 26 and 27 can be viewed online too. More than 950 lots, headed by an antique Irish Georgian marble fireplace from the Castle Saunderson Estate in Co. Cavan and a cast iron gazebo, will come under the hammer over two online evening sales.
Irish Georgian marble fire surround at Victor Mee. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
