Arts & Crafts Style Sideboard for sale
Price just dropped on this nice piece of furniture over on Irish Antiques & Collectables Classifieds – surely a steal at €250!
Oak sideboard – Arts & Crafts style
21/7/2014 – Price dropped to €250.00!
Enquiries to: (086) 404 5315
or email: drjohnsmithwhoami@gmail.com
Ultra-rare Captain Jack White stamps for sale at MacDonnell Whyte’s Dublin Auction
MacDonnell Whyte’s forthcoming sale at the Hilton Hotel, Claremont Place, D.2. on Saturday 9th August offers a feast of goodies for collectors’ and features several examples of the ultra rare “Captain Jack White” 60c stamp that An Post pulled on the morning of issue. The stamp was issued to commemorate the centenary of the formation of the Irish Citizen Army and featured a platoon of ICA men with the head of Captain White superimposed on main picture.
It was believed that the man in the photo was Captain Jack White, a former British Army Officer who, in 1913, volunteered to train the Irish Citizen Army. This photograph had been published, without challenge, in academic books and periodicals over many years, including the highly regarded publications History Ireland and The Irish Civil War. However, just ahead of the stamp issue date, an historian disputed the veracity of the image saying that the man in the photograph was not Captain Jack White. Given the doubts raised An Post pulled the stamp on the morning of issue – 23rd January 2014 – with only a tiny number being sold across the counter.
One has since sold on eBay on the 17th May for a tidy $1.226.51 – I predict a feeding frenzy.
Lots more here: https://www.glenstephens.com/snjuly14.html
An Post issued a revised 60c stamp on April 17th showing an image of the Irish Citizen Army at Croydon Park, Dublin sans ‘Captain White’ – pictured below.
Catalogues for what promises to be a very exciting auction are available from auctioneers at the address below – price €10 including p+p.
MacDonnell Whyte Ltd.,
102 Leinster Road, Dublin.6.
Tel: (01) 497 7449
Email: mdwltd@eircom.net
People’s Art on St.Stephen’s Green in Dublin
People’s Art on the Green – YouTube video by Pervaneh Matthews.
The next scheduled People’s Art on the Green takes place from Friday 25th – Sunday 27th July, 2014
Further information here: http://www.peoplesart.ie
Frock Around The Clock Vintage Fair at the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum – Saturday 14th June, 2014
Get ready for a day of vintage glamour combined with the music of the Swinging Sixties, the thrill of motor racing, some seriously good looking Vespas and Minis, a tea tent, and plenty of fun for all the family!
This Saturday 14th June sees our fabulous Frock Around The Clock Vintage Fair join forces with the wonderful Cultra Hill Climb for the very first time at the spectacular Ulster Folk & Transport Museum!
The event runs from 10am to 5pm so that’s a whole day of fun for everyone, and you will find us located in the Kennedy Room, on the first floor of the Cultra Manor House which will be at the hub of all the activity beside the food marquee and motor displays.
The scene is set to celebrate all ‘Minis, Mods and Monsters’ and vintage lovers everywhere are invited to the daylong event, run in association with the Thoroughbred Sports Car Club NI, to celebrate the Swinging Sixties in roaring style as fashion, lifestyle and music meets motoring and scootering at Cultra’s Manor House, for a Mod-tastic day out for the whole family! For all the guys who complain that the vintage fairs are geared more towards the ladies, make sure that you don’t miss this Saturday (it has been described by Sugahfix.com as the ultimate man creche!)
The theme of the world’s oldest active Hillclimb is in celebration of Paddy Hopkirk’s win on the Monte Carlo rally 50 years ago as Northern Ireland commemorates an important year for the Mini, and the event will also recognise the coolness of Vespa-riding mods and modified cars, alongside monster cars and trucks.
The Frock Around The Clock Vintage Fair will be located in the upstairs of the beautiful Cultra Manor House and will feature 20 fantastic stalls showcasing and selling authentic vintage, handmade and upcycled clothing, fashion accessories, homewares, jewellery, art, crafts & gifts, collectibles and much more! DJ Johnny Dregg from Sunglasses After Dark (Belfast’s hottest 50s & 60s rock and roll club) will be providing some knockout vintage sounds from the ’60s throughout the day, so you can twist along while shopping for vintage treasures!
The event has something for everyone – visitors to the Vintage Fair can also appreciate the sights and sounds of the Hillclimb while browsing and shopping for vintage delights as the windows of the Manor House will overlook the races and the lawn where food from the BBQ or an ice cream from the vintage tricycle can be enjoyed. Crosslé Car Company of Holywood will also have a display on the ground floor of Cultra Manor, where Plum Tyndall will launch his book ‘Hidden Glory’, based on the world-famous car company, in the most fitting of settings.
The Cultra Hillclimb takes place at the Manor House on the grounds of the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum on Saturday 14 June, from 10am to 5pm. Event day admission pricing applies (more information can be found at https://nmni.com/Home/Ticket-Booking.aspx?EventId=905
and the admission price includes access to the motor races, the Frock Around The Clock Vintage Fair and the whole of the Folk & Transport Museum galleries and rural exhibits!
Further details about the above and other “Frock” events here: http://www.frockaroundtheclock.com/
Whyte’s (Dublin) Auctions of Movie Posters + Pop & Rock Memorabilia – Saturday 31st May, 2014
Whyte’s back-to-back sales of “Movie Posters” and “Rock & Pop Memorabilia” on Saturday 31st May, at the Freemason’s Hall, 17 Molesworth Street, Dublin.2. are sure to excite lots of interest from collectors far and wide.
The “Movie Posters” sale kicks off at 12 Noon and features over 350 Lots – a single owner collection – covering just about every movie genre.
And, if that isn’t enough for you, following on from the poster sale – at 4.00pm – there’s a sale of “Rock & Pop Memorabilia” – 179 Lots of rare posters, photographs, autographs, vinyl records, clothes, musical instruments and much more besides.
Two sales not to be missed!
Viewing and full details/catalogues links on the Auctions Page below:
Secret Dealers TV show to film in Northern Ireland
This could be of interest to Northern Ireland dealers and collectors.
Full information available telephone: 0117 970 7674
or email: secretdealers@rdftelevision.com
Irish Antique Bottle Collectors Club – Quarterly Swapmeet – Dundalk – Saturday 26th April, 2014
Irish Antique Bottle Collectors Club
Quarterly Bottle Collectors Meet
At: Fitzpatrick’s Bar & Restaurant, Rockmarshall, Jenkinstown, Dundalk, Co.Louth
(Take junction 18 off the Dublin /Belfast road, and it’s 4 miles along the Carlingford road)
From approx. 11:30am onwards.
As usual, this event is open to anyone with an interest in antique bottles and advertising, and provides a great opportunity to meet other collectors and add something new to your collection.
Again, if you have any spares or duplicates that you wish to sell or swap ….. bring them along!
Further information: (086) 823 9078
Quality Irish Art at Ross’s (Belfast) Auction on Wednesday 26th March, 2014
QUARTERLY SALE OF IRISH PAINTINGS
Quality and value abound amongst the 231 Lots on offer in Ross’s Quarterly Irish Art Sale on Wednesday 26th March next.
All the usual suspects are here including the overrated Markey Robinson, the awful Graham Knuttel, the talented but repetitive Gregory Moore, Samuel McLarnon, Ken Hamilton and Dennis Orme Shaw but, for me, it’s the works by Maurice Canning Wilks and William Percy French that stand-out from the rest. Both artists are still just about within the budget of the ordinary art collector!
If there’s one criticism that I have of many of William Percy French’s paintings, it is that they are too damn small – I like a bigger bang for my buck and that is where the likes of Maurice Canning Wilks, Dennis Orme Shaw etc. win out. Big walls need big paintings but it’s hard not to be seduced by the beauty and simplicity of French’s watercolours. There are two included in this sale with low four figure estimates.
Viewing:
Monday 24th March from 10:00am – 8:00pm
Tuesday 25th March from 10:00am – 8:00am
Day of sale from 10:00am – 5:00pm
John Ross & Company (MIAVI),
37 Montgomery Street, Belfast, Co.Antrim, BT1 4NX
Tel: (028) 9032 5448 Fax. (028) 9033 3642
Searchable catalogue here: 
Enquiries about this sale:
(028) 9032 5448 or email: dclarke@rosss.com
* (048) prefix from the Republic.
National Antique & Art Fair – South Court Hotel, Limerick – Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th March, 2014
Limerick is the place to be this weekend if you want to be part of the biggest gathering of Antique & Art dealers anywhere in Ireland this year. Up to 100 dealers will be attending the two-day Fair with a huge range of Antique Furniture, Irish Art, Jewellery & Silver, Porcelain & China, Books, Coins & Banknotes, Clocks, Vintage Fashion & Accessories and much more besides. There has never been a better time to invest in Antiques & Art and you won’t fail to pick up a bargain whatever your interest.
Full list of exhibitors here: EXHIBITORS
From: 11.00am – 6.00pm daily
Admission: Adults €3.50 – children FREE.
*Or just €5 (for two adults + their children) if you print out and bring the voucher below.
Further information: Hibernian Antique Fairs – Robin O’Donnell (087) 693 3602
or email: robinodon@gmail.com
Directions click here: South Court Hotel
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