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A Maple & Co Cylinder desk, from Frankfort Castle, whose complete contents will come to auction online at Easylive Auctions on Tuesday, May 19, from 6pm
A pair of portraits depicting female saints, sold at Fonsie Mealy
Five George III fire buckets sold at Christie’s
A pair of portraits depicting classical female saints went under the hammer at Fonsie Mealy’s Chatsworth Fine Art sale (29 April to 1 May).
The paintings were consigned by the Ponsonbys of Ballynatray, Co. Waterford (est. €300 to €400). Following a bidding war, involving eight telephone bidders, they sold for €73,000.
A pair of portraits depicting female saints, sold at Fonsie Mealy
“It was a battle royale to the very end,” says George Fonsie Mealy, auctioneer. The paintings have been purchased by an Italian buyer on behalf of a private collector who will doubtless embark upon a long journey of research.
“Speculation suggests they may possibly be early works by Simon Vouet, executed during his time in Rome around 1620,” says Arabella Bishop, independent art advisor and former senior director of Sotheby’s.
“Prospective buyers were effectively taking a calculated gamble on the attribution. Only time will tell!”
See fonsiemealy.ie and arabellabishop.com.
Five George III fire buckets sold at Christie’s
Christie’s
A set of five George III leather fire buckets (est. €2,300 to €3,500) carrying the ducal monogram and coronet of the Dukes of Leinster sold for €95,500 at Christie’s Collection sale on 15 April.
Their job was once to quench potential fires at Carton House, Co Kildare, home of the FitzGerald family, and were removed when the house was sold in 1946. See christies.com.
Niall Mullen
The sale of the contents of Frankfort Castle, Dublin, takes place on Tuesday 19 May. The property was once the home of hotelier PV Doyle.
This sale curated by Niall Mullen, is the collection of the most recent owner. It includes a Maple & Co cylinder desk (est. €1,000 to €2,000).
See easyliveauction.com.
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