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    JAGGER, CALLAS AND AN 1890 ALL IRELAND FOOTBALL MEDAL AT WHYTE’S

    Friday, May 6th, 2016
    The collection of 12 Gaelic Football medals.

    The collection of 12 Gaelic Football medals.  UPDATE: THESE MADE 5,400

    What have Mick Jagger, Maria Callas and an historic collection of 12 GAA medals got in common?  They all feature at Whyte’s Eclectic Collector sale in Dublin on May 14.

    A collection of 12 Co. Cork Gaelic Football medals including an 1890 All Ireland Championship medal is estimated at 3,500-4,500. It includes the medals won by William Buckley at the Cork County Football Championship in 1889 and the Football Championship of Ireland in 1890.

    There is a limited edition colour lithograph print of a portrait of Mick Jagger by Ronnie Wood. Number 179 out of an edition of 295 of a print entitled “Paint it Black – Out of Control” is estimated at 1,500-2,000. A signed photograph of Maria Callas dated 1971 has an estimated of 300-500.  The Capital Records photographic studio image is inscribed “To Michael Comber – Sincerely – Maria Callas”.  There is much for collectors to pour over in this sale of 470 lots. The catalogue is online.

    A photograph signed by Maria Callas

    A photograph signed by Maria Callas  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    Ronnie Wood - "Paint it Black - Out of Control".

    Ronnie Wood – “Paint it Black – Out of Control”.  UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,500

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    ELVIS: THE IRISH CONNECTION

    Monday, April 25th, 2016
    The court transcript signed by William Presley.

    The court transcript signed by William Presley.  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 2,300

    The Irish connection to Elvis Presley goes back a way, but documentary evidence crops up at Whyte’s Eclectic Collector auction in Dublin on May 14.   In August 1775 William Presley, a farmer, got all shook up after being attacked by a group of men in Hacketstown in Co. Carlow.  Presley pursued his assailants through the courts.  The result of the case is unclear but the court transcript of his statement before the magistrate is offered as lot 125 of the sale, estimated at 500-700.

    Later in 1775 William Presley left Ireland and travelled with his son Andrew to New Orleans.  In 1780 William and his family were living in Carolina and a son, Dunnan, was born to him.  They moved to Tennessee a year later and William died there in 1802.  Dunnan married twice.  His third son, also Dunnan, was born in 1827.  In 1863 Dunnan juniors daughter Rosella was born.  She never married, but had several children, among them a son called Jesse Presley. In 1913 he married Minnie Mae and their son Vernon Elvis Presley was born in 1916.  Vernon married Gladys Love Smith in 1933 and their son Elvis Presley was born in January 1935.

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    PROCLAMATION MAKES 185,000 AT HAMMER AT WHYTE’S

    Sunday, March 13th, 2016
    This original copy of the Proclamation sold for a hammer price of 185,000 at Whyte's today.

    This original copy of the Proclamation sold for a hammer price of 185,000 at Whyte’s today.

    An original copy of the Irish Proclamation sold for 185,000 at Whye’s sale of History and Literature in Dublin this afternoon. It was a busy auction that exhibited a huge appetite for memorabilia and collectibles in this centenary year of the Irish Rising.  A bottle of 100 year old whiskey, which Whyte’s believe to be the oldest bottle of Irish whiskey ever offered at auction, sold for a hammer price of 15,000.  Eamon de Valera’s 1917 prison autograph book from Dartmoor sold for 5,400 and a collection of memorial posters of leaders of The Rising sold for 4,800 at hammer. Seven examples of 1966 50th anniversary silver ten shilling coins made 2,000 and 1916 Rising medals awarded to husband and wife James and Margaret Joyce sold for a hammer price of 6,800.  Three unpublished photographs of Roger Casement on board a German submarine bound for Ireland sold for 4,200.

    Many lots exceeded their top estimate. The sale grossed 570,000 and was 82 per cent sold.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for March 4, 2016).

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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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    PAUL HENRY TOPS THE POLL AT SUCCESSFUL WHYTE’S SALE

    Tuesday, March 1st, 2016
    Building Tops by Christy Brown sold for 1,600

    Building Tops by Christy Brown sold for 1,600

    Paul Henry topped the poll at Whyte’s sale of Irish and international art.  His Kerry Bog sold for a hammer price of 66,000 in a sale that grossed 580,000 with 79% of 209 lots sold.  Whyte’s worries that the political instability in Ireland due to the inconclusive general election results might affect the market proved to be unfounded.  The second highest lot was another Henry, Cabins by a Lough which made 54,000.  An untitled Miro from 1973 made 20,000 at hammer, Cecil Maguire’s Early Light, Lough Inagh made a strong 9,000, as did Summer Yachting by James Humbert Craig. Harry Kernoff’s Western Colleen made 8,800 and Wild Ponies, Connemara by Patrick Hennessy sold for 7,500.  Other artists in demand included Camille Souter, Patrick Scott, George Campbell, John Skelton, Markey Robinson and Christy Brown.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for February 21, 2016).

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    HENRY, YEATS HIGHLIGHT WHYTE’S UPCOMING ART AUCTION

    Sunday, February 21st, 2016
    Art by Paul Henry and Jack Butler Yeats will highlight Whyte’s sale at the RDS in Dublin on February 29.  Whyte’s is approaching this sale with a sense of marked optimism fuelled by what they describe as enormously encouraging results for sales of Irish art in 2015. The inaugural 2016 sale at Whyte’s will include Irish art stalwarts and international offerings with work by Joan Miro, Tracey Emin, David Hockney and Damien Hirst included.
    Paul Henry was enchanted with Kerry, telling a friend in New York of its loveliness and saying that he felt that if he spent a lifetime there he would never exhaust all the possible subjects.  A Kerry Bog in this sale dates to 1934-35 and is estimated at 60,000-80,000.  There is a similar estimate on The Quay Worker’s Home by Jack B. Yeats, a rare depiction of urban life in 1920’s Ireland.
    A Study of Dustman Reilly for The Key Men c1958-60 by Sean Keating features a well known Dublin character and bin man who was chairman of the George Bernard Shaw branch of the Irish Labour Party in Dublin.  It is estimated at 20,000-30,000.

    An untitled work by Joan Miro is estimated at 18,000-20,000 and there are examples of work by Dame Elisabeth Frink and other British artists. Henry St. Dublin during the 1916 Rising by Flemish artist Edmond Delrenne has an estimate of 8,000-10,000.  There is work by Patrick Hennessy, Basil Blackshaw, Percy French, Nathanial Hone, Harry Kernoff, Frank McKelvey, George Campbell, Markey Robinson, Tony O’Malley and Patrick Scott.

    Jack B. Yeats - The Quay Workers Home, 1927 (60,000-80,000).

    Jack B. Yeats – The Quay Workers Home, 1927 (60,000-80,000).  UPDATE: THIS WAS WITHDRAWN AT 52,000 AND IS UNDER NEGOTIATION FOR A FIGURE CLOSER TO THE LOW ESTIMATE.

    A Kerry Bog by Paul Henry (60,000-80,000).

    A Kerry Bog by Paul Henry (60,000-80,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 66,000 AT HAMMER

    Joan Miro Sin Titulo (Untitled) 1973 (18,000-20,000).

    Joan Miro Sin Titulo (Untitled) 1973 (18,000-20,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 20,000 AT HAMMER

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    EASTER RISING EXHIBITION AND VALUATION DAY IN DUBLIN

    Friday, January 22nd, 2016
    Dublin after the Rising.

    Dublin after the Rising.

    An exhibition and valuation of Easter Rising memorabilia will take place at the Gresham Hotel in Dublin on January 31.  Sponsored by The Irish Independent and Whyte’s it will include an original example of The Proclamation of The Irish Republic, Joseph Plunkett’s 1916 Rising Service medal, Pádraig Pearse’s newsletter War News No. 1, letters and autographs from the leaders including Pearse, Connolly, MacDonagh and others, a collection of newspapers published during the Rising, photographs and picture postcards of the fighting and aftermath, weapons and militaria from the period.

    Whyte’s valuers Ian Whyte and Stuart Purcell will be on hand to value  items associated with the Rising, the War of Independence, and other historic events.   Whyte’s will hold a special auction of 1916 memorabilia and other historical collectibles on March 13.

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    MADONNA’S LIKE A VIRGIN DRESS AT WHYTE’S AUCTION

    Thursday, December 10th, 2015
    Madonna's Like a Virgin dress (4,000-6,000).

    Madonna’s Like a Virgin dress (4,000-6,000).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    From Madonna’s Like a Virgin stage worn dress to guitars signed by Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen the rock and pop memorabilia section at Whyte’s auction in Dublin on December 13 and 14 holds much to interest collectors.  Andre van Pier created stage costumes for Madonna who performed on her 1985 Virgin tour wearing a white bridal gown.  The dress was exhibited as part of the permanent display of the Barcelona Museum of Rock and comes to Whyte’s as part of the estate of the museum’s founder Jordi Tarda.

    The 1899 Irish rugby shirt.

    The 1899 Irish rugby shirt.  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    By way of contrast the auction also includes the earliest Irish international rugby shirt ever to be offered at auction. It is from 1899, the year Ireland scored a second Triple Crown victory, and was worn by Derry born Billy Byron. Unique to the 1899 shirt there is an embroidered spray of shamrock with four sprigs. It is estimated at 25,000-30,000.

    There is a selection of James Bond posters including From Russia with Love and Thunderball (each estimated at 2,000-3,000).  Rock memorabilia includes guitars signed by Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Roger Waters of Pink Floyd.  The auction of sports and entertainment memorabilia is in two parts: an online only sale at www.whytes.ie on December 13 and a live auction with internet bidding at Freemason’s Hall, Molesworth St., Dublin on December 14.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for December 4, 2015).

    A Fender Affinity Telecaster electric guitar signed by Bruce Springsteen (800-1,200).

    A Fender Affinity Telecaster electric guitar signed by Bruce Springsteen (800-1,200).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A poster for Thunderball (2,000-3,000).

    A poster for Thunderball (2,000-3,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,000 AT HAMMER

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    A FOOTBALL SIGNED IN 1957 BY THE ILL-FATED MANCHESTER UNITED TEAM

    Friday, December 4th, 2015
    The football signed by the Manchester United team in 1957.

    The football signed by the Manchester United team in 1957.  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 6,000 AT HAMMER

    An historic  and poignant 1957 football signed by the Manchester United team and management comes up at Whyte’s sale of Sport and Entertainment memorabilia in Dublin on December 13 and 14. Among the signatories are seven of the eight players who died in the Munich air disaster in February 1958.  Their names are marked by an asterisk on the following list. It is signed by Matt Busby, *Geoff Bent, Johnny Berry, *Roger Byrne, Jackie Blanchflower, Joe Carolan, Bobby Charlton, Jack Crompton, *Duncan Edwards, Ian Greaves, *Mark Jones, Noel McFarlane, *David Pegg, Albert Scanlon, *Tommy Taylor, *Liam Whelan.  This sad memento of happier days for an ill-fated team is estimated at 6,000-8,000.

    When Shamrock Rovers won the League of Ireland in 1957 they were the first Irish club to qualify for the European Cup. They were drawn against Manchester United. Shamrock Rovers hosted Manchester United at home in Milltown for the first leg and lost 6-0. They travelled to Old Trafford for the 2nd leg on October 2, 1957. Rovers lost 3-2. After the game a member of the team was presented with a football signed by the Manchester United team and management. Busby’s Babes went on to win the second round of the Cup against Dukla Prague and progressed to meet Red Star Belgrade in the third round. It was while returning to England from the away leg against Red Star Belgrade, in February 1958, that the team’s plane crashed after a refuelling stop in Munich. The football is from a descendant of a Shamrock Rovers team member.

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    A SUCCESSFUL OUTING FOR IRISH ART AT WHYTE’S

    Tuesday, December 1st, 2015
    Connemara by Paul Henry.

    Connemara by Paul Henry.

    ALL the top lots got away at Whyte’s successful sale of Important Irish Art in Dublin last night.  The top lot of the auction was Being by Louis le Brocquy which made a hammer price of 78,000 which comes to 97,188 with fees added.

    Paul Henry’s Connemara made 66,000 at hammer, Harvest Light by Tony O’Malley made a hammer of 34,000 and Island Crossing  VII by Donald Teskey sold for 30,000 at hammer.   The O’Malley result is pareticularly gratifying for the Irish market as works by this fine Irish artist who died in 2003 and whose work was subject to a major retrospective at The Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) have not been this good for some years.

    The sale brought in 800,000.  Whyte’s said the improvement in demand for Irish art of quality continues.

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