Lot 273
Important nineteenth-century period carved gilt wood console table
raised on cherub headed scroll legs to the fore, flanking an anora livia centreed frieze, joined by a stretcher rail
Lot 295
Exceptional nineteenth-century satinwood marquetry and ormolu mounted card table
fronted by sevres porcelain plaques, circa 1850
Lot 351
Rare Dublin William IV period mahogany wine cooler
of sarcophagus form, raised on turned disks on a platform base, stamped Dooly and Sons, Dublin
Lot 363
Regency terrestrial globe
raised on a turned legged stand
Survey Capt. Ross, Thomas Harris and Co. globe makers to his Royal Highness, Prince Regent
Lot 431
Large nineteenth-century brass fire screen
with nymph decoration
Lot 531
Samuel Spode, fl. 1825 - 1858
Bay stallion
Signed and inscribed
Oil on canvas
Lot 743
George III period mahogany and brass bound peat bucket
with brass liner and swing handle
Lot 763
George III period satinwood and marquetry demi-lune pier table
raised on square tapered legs
Lot 795
Regency period mahogany and upholstered library chair
stamped Gillows
Lot 820
Snuf-box , c. 1820
Rundell, Bridge, and Rundell
Laureate head by John Barber
Commissioned by George IV; by whom presented to Viscount Powerscourt, on board the Royal George at Kingstown harbour (now Dún Laoghaire), 3 September 1821
Probably made by Alexander James Strachan (fl.1799-c.1850).
Lot 851
Regency period mahogany revolving drum table
with tooled leather top, circa 1810
Lot 890
Important pair of satinwood and painted side tables
each with a drop front gallery top, raised on lyre ends, joined by an under shelf
Lot 1007
Pair eighteenth-century period walnut stools, circa 1780
each with an upholstered seat raised on cabriole legs joined by stretcher rails terminating on pad feet
Lot 1145
Large nineteenth-century Chinese Cantonese polychrome vase
Lot 1199
Qing dynasty
Pair of Chinese porcelain bowls decorated with flowering peach and pomegranate
probably nineteenth-century
Lot 1249
Qing dynasty cloisonne zoomorphic vase, signed
Curiosities: Lavish costumes worn by pageboys at Dublin’s viceregal court have come to light after 100 years, writes Michael Parsons. Think Downton Abbey is posh? Well, the opulent world of the fictitious Edwardian country house is no match for real-life Dublin 100 years ago. Read full article.
"Taking the Queen’s shilling" has acquired an unexpected new meaning with the revelation that men in the midlands played cricket for a landlord’s cash during the Great Famine. Documents discovered in Co Laois reveal that the quintessential English game offered poverty-stricken Irishmen a rare chance to earn money during the catastrophe which devastated the countryside. Read full article.
CURRENT AUCTION
March 6 – 8
Tuesday 6 March at 10:30am
Period Furniture & Fine Art: Lots 1 - 500
Wednesday 7 March at 10:30am
Period Furniture & Fine Art: Lots 501 - 1099
Thursday 8 March at 10:30am
Asian Art: Lots 1100 - 1320
Preview: Saturday 3, Sunday 4 and Monday 5 March from 2 - 6pm each day
GALLERY TALK
Erica Devine, conservator
From mothballs to elbow grease: current practices in the care of fine art and antiques in the home
Saturday 3 March 3:00 pm sharp
UPCOMING AUCTION
May 1 - 2
Live Bidding
