37 Montgomery Street, Belfast, Co.Antrim, BT1 4NX

Tel: (028) 9032 5448  Fax. (028) 9033 3642 – (048) from the Republic.

Email: info@ross.ie

ONLINE IRISH ART SALE

Starts: 18th January 2012 at 10:00am

Ends: 25th January 2012 at 7:00pm

(Bidding on lots will end at one min intervals from this time)

Lot.138 "Pheasants in Snow" by R.W.Milliken. Est. £900 - £1,200

Sale Duration: 7 days

325 lots of Irish Art, offered at highly competitive estimates.  ”Pheasants in Snow” is at the higher end of the price range, with many Lots carrying estimates in the low hundreds – and less!

View here: http://www.rosss.com/auction.asp?AucID=75

At: Limerick Auction Rooms,

Ballysimon Road, Limerick

On: Sunday 15th January, 2012

From: 9.30am – 6.00pm

Entry fee: €2.00

Further information: Tel: (061) 422 143

Email: info@lar.ie

Web: http://www.lar.ie/

Happy Christmas to all of you who subscribe to my blog as well as to those who just look in from time to time. Christmas Day is upon us at last – it looked for a while there that the country wouldn’t make it to the big day! Anyway, things can only get better in 2012 and I certainly hope to make many improvements to the blog and its usefulness to readers. I’m hoping to get on the road a lot more next year as my children have now reached the age where I can bring them with me. Amongst other things I hope to include a series of illustrated reports from Auctions, Fair, Shops & Car Boot Sales.

I’m very grateful to all of you who have kept me updated with your events and to those of you who regularly let me know of your experiences at boot sales etc. I only wish that I could include a discussion forum on the blog but, whether it’s possible or not, I simply wouldn’t have the time to administer it. I may include a moderated comments page for car booting which may be helpful to all concerned.

Anyway, it’s late now and I’m still decorating the tree, so I will close by wishing everybody A Very Happy Christmas & A Peaceful (and Prosperous) New year.

David

Catlogue link here: http://www.gormleysartauctions.com/auction.asp?AuctionID=75

For my money any of the works by John Morris, such as the one illustrated below. would be a comforting purchase with heat almost pulsating from the canvas – nearly as good as coming home to a real fire on these chilly days!

Lot.101. 'Surfers on Inch Beach' by John Morris. Est. £800 to £900

This auction will take place on Tuesday 13th December 2011, at 7.00pm.

Final lots still to be added

Live online bidding and telephone bidding will be available during the auction.

For more details call +44 (0)28 82 247738 or email info@gormleysartauctions.com.

* Substitute 048 prefix if calling from the Republic.

An interesting video clip of the sale highlights is available on  http://myantiques.tv/ in the meantime here is the star of the sale – Altan Lough by Paul Henry – enjoy, as Ian Whyte said, “you won’t be seeing it again for sometime”!

"The Casualty" oil on board by Jack B Yeats. Est. £75,000 - £80,000

John Ross & Company  (MIAVI),

37 Montgomery Street, Belfast, Co.Antrim, BT1 4NX

Tel: (028) 9032 5448  Fax. (028) 9033 3642

Email: info@ross.ie

SALE OF IMPORTANT IRISH ART

On: Wednesday 7th December 2011, at 7.00pm

Viewing:

Tuesday 6th December from 10.00am – 8.00pm

Wednesday 7th December (day of sale) from 10.00am – 5.00pm

Catalogue online here: http://www.rosss.com/searchresults.asp?AucID=74

Full details, YouTube video etc. click here http://collectireland.wordpress.com/auctions-2/

Whyte’s Irish Art Sale on Monday 28th November, de Vere’s Irish Art Auction on Tuesday 29th November and James Adams Important Irish Art Sale on Monday 5th December.

Whyte’s Irish Art Sale at the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) on Monday 28th November kicks off the Christmas Art Auction season in Dublin, and there’s plenty of big names to choose from in the 224 lots.  Lot.12. ‘A Young Man’s Trouble’ (1900), a watercolour by Jack B Yeats, carries an estimate of €20,000 – €30,000. An example of the artist’s early work, when it was still possible to discern the subject matter without the aid of an art expert.

Lot.20. ‘The Street in Shadow’ (1933) – below – another Yeats work carries an estimate of €50,000 – €70,000 . A more typical work from Yeats where he used the oil paint directly from the tubes resulting in an appalling, but valuable, daub.

Lot.72. “Paris Red Wall”   More art (?) from Sean Scully – a man who shouldn’t have given up the day job. A limited edition lithograph (40) this is number 34 and closely resembles what my children used to bring home from Junior Infants. Priced at an outrageous €3,000 -€4,000 which it will no doubt achieve!

"Reflections Across the Bog" by Paul Henry. Est.€70,000 - €100,000

Finally comes the James Adams Important Irish Art sale on the 5th December and again all the big names feature with Lot.53. “Jazz Babies” (1929) by Jack B Yeats topping the bill with a whopping estimate of €500,000 – €800,000. There are eight further Yeats works included in the sale including Lot.54. ‘The Princess of the Circus’ (1946) €50,000 – €70,000; Lot.95. ‘The Unforgetting Background’ (1949) Est.€120,000 – €180,00 and Lot.96. The Water Chute (1949) Est. €60,000 – 80,000.

Lot.53. "Jazz Babies" (1929) by Jack B Yeats. Est. €500,000 - €800,000

Two Paul Henry works are also included – Lot.14. ‘The Roadside Cottage’ Oil on board Est.€60,000 -€80,000 and Lot.10. ‘Wind Blown Trees’  Est.€80,000  – €120,000.

Lot.14. "The Roadside Cottage" oil on board by Paul Henry. Est. €60,000 - €80,000

Other artists represented amongst the 151 Lots include Maurice Canning Wilks, Kenneth Webb, James Humbert Craig, Harry Kernoff, Mary Swanzy, Norah McGuinness, Mainie Jellet, Colin Middleton, Sir John Lavery, Mildred Anne Butler , and William Percy French.

Full details and catalogue links see the Auctions Page.

The nights are drawing in and there is an undeniable chill in the air, so it is time to start thinking about our winter wardrobe and what better time to stock up on fabulously glamorous but warm attire than at a Frock Around The Clock Vintage Fair!

Northern Ireland’s leading vintage fair will be back in Belfast on Sunday 6th November with an unrivalled selection of vintage and upcycled fashion, jewellery, small furniture, homewares, and collectables for sale from over 45 Irish vintage dealers and creative designers.

Our November event is always a fantastic day and the perfect opportunity to find an amazing dress for the party season ahead and to pick up some unique Christmas gifts for family and friends.

At: Holiday Inn, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast

From: 11.00am – 4.30pm

Admission: Adults £5, Seniors & Students £3

Further information: http://www.decadencevintagefairs.com/