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Massive Two-day Cork National Antique & Art Fair – Sat.14th & Sun.15th September, 2013

By David on September 9, 2013 | Leave a comment

Cork National Antique & Art Fair,

Silver Springs Moran Hotel, Tivoli, Cork

(Hibernian Antique Fairs)

On: Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th September, 2013

From: 11.00am – 6.00pm both days.

Admission: €3.50 for Adults including FREE inclusion in raffle.

Children most welcome and FREE.

FREE Parking.

Following the resounding success of the February Fair here which saw us treble in size, in terms of attendance and exhibitors, we promise to knock your socks off with this one. There will be in excess of 80 Antique & Art dealers present including 15 or 16 members of The IADA (Irish Antique Dealers Association) who normally only show at the RDS.

Cobwebs Antique, Jewellery & Silver Galway Phyllis McNamara IADA (New)

Marie Curran Antique Jewellery & Silver Dublin IADA

Donegal Antiques, Beleek Killarney ware Silver Bog Oak etc IADA (New)

George Stacpoole, Limerick, President IADA

Moycullen Antiques, Co.Galway, IADA (New)

Maguires Antique Furniture, Co.Leitrim & Francis Street Dublin IADA

Hugo Greene Antique Furniture, Co.Leitrim & Francis Street Dublin IADA (New)

Gallery Zozimus, Francis Street, Dublin IADA

The Whitley Gallery, Co.Wicklow, IADA (New)

Kinsale Art Gallery, Co.Cork (New).

Treasures Irish Art, Athlone, Co.Westmeath IADA

Vanessa Parker Books, Co.Mayo IADA.

Weldon’s Silver & Jewellery, Clarendon Street, Dublin IADA

William Harnett Furniture, Newcastle West, Co.Limerick

George Moore, Quality Porcelain & China, London

Edward Guiney, Antique Furniture, Buttevant, Co.Cork

Desmond Gallagher, Silver & Objet D’art, Belfast

Kevin McCreesh, Clanrye Antiques, Newry, Co.Tyrone

Edward Mercier, Quality Smalls, Belfast

Eily Henry, Vintage Fashion & Accessories, Co.Waterford

Eddie McMahon, Co.Clare – Coins & Banknotes

Michael Cooley, Co.Laois – Coins & Banknotes

Sandra Hogan, Cork, Silver & Objet D’art

Maureen Kiely, Co.Laois, Silver & Objet D’art

Linda Paine, Co.Wicklow, Silver & Objet D’art

Further information: Robin O’Donnell (087) 693 3602

Or email: robinodon@gmail.com

Whyte’s History, Literature & Collectables Sale – Saturday 14th September, 2013

By David on September 6, 2013 | Leave a comment

Once again Whyte’s have pulled out all the stops to put together a superlative collection of Irish history and there’s something to suit the collector of every political persuasion. Amongst the almost 750 Lots are very important items relating to the 1913 “Lockout”, militaria, advertising posters, sporting memorabilia, coins, banknotes, books etc.

Lot.253. A copy of the Dublin Metropolitan Police Proclamation banning the assembly of workers on Sackville Street in August 1913, in pristine condition, is surely one of the highlights of the sale. I expect that it will well exceed its pre-sale estimate of €1,000-1,500. For more information check out the YouTube video below.

For full details of the sale/viewing times etc. go to the Auctions Page here: https://collectireland.wordpress.com/auctions-2/

Posted in: Archived Antiques Auctions, Collectables Auctions, Posters, Railway | Tagged: Literature & Collectables Sale, Whyte's History, Whyte's History Sale, Whyte's Irish Antiques Sale

Adams sale of Art from The Irish Bank Resolution Corporation exceeds expectations!

By David on September 4, 2013 | Leave a comment

Well, the results are in from Adams’ auction of Art from The Irish Bank Resolution Corporation and while the sale raised more than anticipated – €281,000 against the pre-sale estimate of €150,000-200,000 – it says more about the ability of James Adams’ marketing department than the shrewdness of purchases by Anglo Irish Bank. I wonder how much was spent on their original acquisition?

Pauline Bewick’s six wonderful paintings exceeded their pre-sale estimates and contributed some €44k or about 15% of the total proceeds of the sale. Inexplicably, rubbish by Felim Egan and Sean Scully continues to find buyers but surely it can only be as an investment? Just like property, the chickens will come home to roost one day. I mean would you really hang this on your wall?

134 lots were offered for sale and only 9 remained unsold. The most expensive item was a painting by artist Stephen McKenna which was sold for €17,000.

The full results may be viewed here:

Posted in: Archived Art Auctions | Tagged: Felim Egan, Irish Art Sale, Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Art Sale, James Adams, Sean Scully

The Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Ltd Art Sale at James Adams – Weds.3rd September, 2013

By David on August 31, 2013 | Leave a comment

Judging from most of the offerings contained in Adams forthcoming sale http://www.adams.ie/The-Irish-Bank-Resolution-Corporation-Ltd-In-special-Liquidation-Art-Collection/03-09-2013?gridtype=listview from The Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, the bankers were as poor investors in Art as they were in running the banks. Amongst the works on offer there are pages of low grade abstract art prints (!) by Sean Scully, and mixed media by Felim Egan – both once very much in vogue with the intelligentsia of Corporate Ireland. In fairness, to Adams, they can only sell what’s before them but there’s mighty little worthy of wall space in the sale and I will await the results with interest. The six wonderful Pauline Bewick paintings stand out like beacons amongst the dross; there’s some value – and art – amongst the cheaper lots by lesser known artists. Paintings that you would enjoy looking at and showing off to your friends.

Above one of the finest paintings in the sale and below some overpriced office boardroom/hotel lobby fodder.

Posted in: Antiques for Sale, Archived Art Auctions, Art - Exhibitions/Reviews etc. | Tagged: Abstract Art, Felim Egan, Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Art Sale, James Adams, Sean Scully

People’s Art on St.Stephen’s Green, Dublin – Fri. 16th to Sun.18th August, 2013

By David on August 14, 2013 | Leave a comment

The ever popular “People’s Art” http://www.peoplesart.ie/ returns to St.Stephen’s Green this weekend. An open air gallery of artworks will festoon the railings on three sides of St.Stephen’s Green. It’s free entertainment, you get to meet the actual artists and who knows you may even pick-up a treasure. There’s nothing like buying directly from the source, be it a painting, a book or whatever, it’s something you’ll always treasure and the monetary value doesn’t come into it!

My thanks to artist Aoife Joyce for permission to use her photograph (below) and her own website http://www.aoifejoyce.com/ is well worth checking out too!