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Monday, July 27, 2009

Take a Trip to Ireland: Important Irish Art

From our friends at Bonhams:

The department holds two auctions each year of Important Irish Art in association with James Adam's in Dublin. Bonhams are the only London auction house to preview their auctions in both Dublin and London but sell them in Ireland.

The very best of Irish Art - painting, sculpture and works on paper - from the 18th century to the present day are included in these auctions. The market for Modern and Contemporary Irish Art is particularly strong and the department have secured some exceptional prices for William Crozier, Sean Scully, Louis Le Brocquy and Jack B. Yeats among others.

Our June sale realised some excellent prices, confirming that Bonhams/Adams is still the place to buy and sell Irish art.
A new world auction record of €59,000 was achieved for Aloysius O’Kelly, while €50,000 was the winning bid for Erskine Nicol’s superb ‘Fly Fishers’ (against an estimate of €35,000-45,000). The traditional sector performed well with other highlights including Sir Gerald Festus Kelly’s ‘Ma Si Gway IX’ which fetched €35,000 following competitive bidding both in the room and on the phone. An important portrait by Roderic O’Conor was offered as a rare opportunity to acquire a pastel by this artist, making €20,000. The Estate of Theo Snoddy was also well received with ‘The Saw Sharpener’ (1917) by Jack B Yeats realising a hammer of €68,000.

We are delighted to announce our next specialist sale of Irish Art on 9th December and are now inviting entries for this prestigious auction.

Please contact Penny Day for free and confidential advice:

Penny Day

Head of Department

Irish Art

T: +44 (0) 20 7468 8366

penny.day@bonhams.com

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