Forthcoming Auctions
Whyte's, 38 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2.
The Eclectic Collector sale, Freemason’s Hall, Molesworth Street. Today, September 15th, 11am. Some 590 lots to include maps, silver, advertising signs and posters, jewellery and watches, militaria, coins, banknotes and medals, including the final tranche of the FE Dixon collection. whytes.ie
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Wells House and Gardens, Ballyedmond, Co Wexford.
Antiques and Country Fair. Today and tomorrow, September 15th and 16th, 1pm-5pm. Curios and collectibles, demonstrations and valuations, poultry and plants, jams and jellies in the Tudor Gothic country house, a short drive south of Gorey.
Usher's Auction Rooms, John Street, Kells, Co Meath.
Tuesday, September 18th, 5pm. Contents of the Purcell Estate, Johnstown, Slanemore, Mullingar. To include good country house furniture, paintings, silver, rugs, china and garden furniture. Also includes a collection of pictures from Skyrne Castle, many of historical/archaeological interest. usherauctions.com
Victor Mee Auctions, Cloverhill, Co Cavan.
Collectibles and Pub Advertising, Wednesday, September 19th, 5.30pm. Lot 400, extremely rare 19th-century Mitchell’s Old Irish Whiskey advertising mirror depicting Lismore Castle, €5,000–€7,000. Lot 414, Kinkora glass whiskey dispenser with hand-painted and etched design depicting the emblems of Brian Boru, whose homeland was Kinkora, Co Clare, €2,000–€4,000. victormeeauctions.ie
Lynes & Lynes, Carrigtwohill, Co Cork.
Antiques Auction, Saturday, September 22nd, 11am. To include the contents from three estates: estate of the late Diana J Johnson, The Old School, Newtown, Rosscarbery, Co Cork; the surplus contents from a large riverside Lismore house; and fine furniture from a Georgian property at Carrigrohane, Co Cork. Lot 133, set of six Cork mahogany 11-bar dining chairs, €1,500–€2,000. Lot 168, Regency rosewood drop leaf games table with carved and gilded decorations, circa 1820, €700–€1,000. Lot 130, antique mahogany leather upholstered tub-shaped library chair, €200–€300. lynesandlynes.com
Newcastlewest Antiques Fair, New Longcourt House Hotel, Co Limerick, Sunday, September 23rd, 11am to 5pm. Admission €3,50, children free.
Auction Results:
Sotheby's, 29 Molesworth St, Dublin 2. Irish Art, New Bond St, London September 11th.
Jack B Yeats, Sunday Evening in September, €441,003 (€335,000–€560,000). John Luke, Pax, €251,842 (€90,000–€135,000), the second highest price for the artist at auction. Gerard Dillon, Lobster Pots, €237,851 (€67,000–€90,000), a new record price for the artist. The sale brought a total of €2,999,859, the highest since Sotheby's reintroduced dedicated auctions of Irish art in 2015.
John Weldon Auctioneers, Cow's Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 8.
Jewellery Auction, September. Chinese export repousse silver trophy tankard marked Shanghai Luen-Wo, €1,050 (€200–€400). Pierced silver dragon bowl on stand, €500 (€80–€120). Embossed bowl marked Samurai Shokai, €570 (€300–€500). Edwardian diamond single-stone ring with diamond shoulders, €7,700 (€7,000–€9,000). Diamond single-stone ring, 2.32 carats, €6,000 (€6,000–€7,000). Gent’s Omega Speedmaster wristwatch, €1,520 (€1,100–€1,400). Gent’s Rolex Air King watch in box, €1,220 (€700–€900). Pair of emerald and diamond earrings, €980 (€800–€1,200).
Adam's, 26 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2. At Home, September 9th, 11.30am. Giltwood overmantle mirror, €4,600 (€800–€1,200). Vintage Louis Vuitton trunk, €3,600 (€500–€700). Christophe Fratin, Recumbent Stag, €3,600 (€1,500–€2,500). Samuel Lamorna Birch, River Landscape With Figure, oil on canvas, €3,400 (€500–€800). Matched suite of silver fiddle pattern tableware, €3,200 (€1,500–€2,500). George III mahogany-framed hump-backed three-seater settee, €2,800 (€1,000–€1,500). Set of 12 George II-style mahogany dining chairs, €2,400 (€800–€1,200). Regency mahogany framed armchair with sphinxes under arms, €2,400 (€500–€800). Regency circular convex mirror, €2,200 (€1,500–€2,500). Irish mahogany side table with acanthus scrolls and cabriole legs, €2,200 (€1,500–€€2,000).
Mitchell's Auctioneers, Mount Butler, Roscrea, Co Tipperary. Antique Furnishings and Fine Interiors, September 5th, 10am. Austin 10 car, €14,200 (€3,500–€4,500). Jockey's "good luck" stool, €480 (€100–€150).
