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GODFREY

1 ATTRIBUTED TO SIR
KNELLER (1646-1723) Oval portrait of James FitzJames Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, K.G., P.C. circa 1688. Oil on canvas. Enclosed in a gilt frame. Image size: 74 x 63 cm.; framed: 97 x 85 cm. €3,000 - 5,000 4 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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PAIR OF WEDGWOOD LAMPS Black basalt figural 'Vestal' & reading oil lamps & covers. (with losses). 23 cm. high €1,500 - 2,500

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3 PAIR OF WEDGWOOD URNS

Black basalt figure mounted urns. (with losses). 23 cm. high €1,500 - 2,500

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4 REGENCY ORMOLU & POLISHED STEEL MANTEL CLOCK the dial encased in a Gothic arch centred by a tracery pendulum of 4 clustered columns, on a square stepped base. 42 cm. high; 18 cm. wide; 11 cm. deep €1,500 - 2,500 10 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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PAIR COPELAND PARIAN BUSTS Figure of Tragedy and Comedy. Dated 1875. 34 cm. high

€800 - 1,200

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IRISH 19TH-CENTURY OAK RENT TABLE the revolving octagonal-shaped top above a series of drawers, one opening to a writing interior, bearing an earlier trade label of Mack, Williams & Gibton, each furnished with brass knobs, raised on a square pillar with scroll corbels, supported on a hooped leg platform base, terminating on brass ball feet. 77 cm. high; 124 cm. wide; 120 cm. deep

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€2,500 - 3,500 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 15

ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY WORLD CLOCK

Late 20th-century.

cm. high; 22 cm.

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30
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DERBY GROUP OF A COBBLER FITTING A SHOE

Circa 1815, modelled seated holding the shoed foot of a young lady, on a rocky mound tree stump base. Figure of a young lady holding the shoed foot of a cobbler. 30 cm. high

€400 - 600

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9 AFTER JEAN ANTOINE WATTEAU (1684 - 1721) 4 salon pictures depicting Fete Galante. Each an oil on canvas. Enclosed in a carved gilt wood frame. (4) 64 x 92 cm. €10,000 - 15,000 18 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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PAIR 19TH-CENTURY SILVER PLATED WINE COOLERS

of urn shape, with open latticed and grape vine decoration, each with an inset cranberry glass liner. 26 cm. high; 25 cm. diameter €1,500 - 2,500

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19TH-CENTURY ORMOLU & SÈVRES

MANTEL CLOCK the painted enamelled dial above a Sevres cherub decorated panel. 38 cm. high; 26 cm. wide; 12 cm. deep €1,500 - 2,500

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WOOD

JAR in the form of a dachshund, the head inset with ceramic eyes, opening to a metal lined interior.

12 19TH-CENTURY CARVED
TOBACCO
26 cm. high €500 - 800 22 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

DECO DAUM NANCY GLASS BOWL with sterling silver overlay rim and overlay leaf and floral glass decoration, raised on a circular foot. Signed Daum Nancy. 13 cm. high; 25 cm. diameter

- 900

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€600
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TALL STEMMED GLASSES

14 8 CRESTED
and ewer inscribed Edmond Smithwick. Glasses approx. 28 cm. high; jug 28 cm. high €200 - 300 24 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
15 BELLEEK FLASK with Star of David motif. 18 cm. high; 10 cm. wide €500 - 800 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 25
16 AMERICAN SCHOOL Oval portrait of a military officer wearing a sash. Oil on canvas. Enclosed in original gilt frame. Image size: 72 x 57 cm.; framed: 90 x 77 cm. €1,500 - 2,500 26 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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PR RARE 19TH-CENTURY PARIS PORCELAIN TABLE LAMPS

with an ormolu mounted vase stem, showing a painted cartouche depicting lovers in a landscape, on a parcel gilt puce ground. Complete with shade.

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each
€2,500 - 3,500 28 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

18 GEORGE III MAHOGANY PEAT BUCKET brass bound with brass swing handle, complete with metal liner. 40 cm. high; 35 cm. diameter €1,500 - 2,500

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LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU & MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK by Joseph Revel, circa 1790, the enamel dial with Arabic numbers inscribed Revel au Palais Royale, within a beaded edged bezel, surmounted by doves, raised on a fluted marble column, fronted by a seated nymph holding a dove, supported on a projecting carved plinth. 40 cm. high

€1,500 - 2,500

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19TH-CENTURY FRENCH SIENNA MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK with ormolu mounts.

cm. high; 45 cm. wide; 19 cm.

- 2,500

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deep €1,500
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PAIR REGENCY BRONZE SCULPTURES

holding a drum, the other with drumsticks, mounted on a circular marble base.

putti,

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one
€800 - 1,200 32 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
22 KILKENNY ARTS AND CRAFTS LOG BOX of rectangular form with chamfered corners to the fore, the gadrooned rim below a raised carved panelled back depicting Celtic inspired entwined serpents, above a brass bound body. 95 cm. high; 69 cm. wide; 49 cm. deep €800 - 1,200 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 33

PR LARGE PARCEL GILT ROYAL WORCESTER TABLE LAMPS

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each with painted figural stem, supported on a circular base. 87 cm. high €2,500 - 3,500 34 | A GENTLEMAN'S
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FRENCH EMPIRE PERIOD ORMOLU MOUNTED LIBRARY CHAIR

of hooped shape, in the manner of George-Alphonse JacobDemalter, with mask fronted arms above an upholstered seat, raised on dramatic winged caryatid headed square tapered legs to the fore, terminating on claw feet. Unsigned. 78 cm. high; 65 cm. wide €4,000 - 6,000

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25 FOLLOWER OF JAMES SEYMOUR The Racehorse 'Bald Charlotte' with groom up. Oil on canvas. Enclosed in a gilt frame. Provenance: Christie's 5th May 1987. Image size: 72 x 98 cm.; framed: 96 x 120 cm. €5,000 - 8,000 36 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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19TH-CENTURY BRONZE LIBRARY

MANTEL CLOCK

1820, with gilt bronze dial supported by the figure Cronus, mounted on a rouge royale marble plinth and gilt bronze base. 46 cm. high; 24 cm. wide; 12 cm. deep

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circa
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WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY READING CHAIR

the upholstered show frame back above scroll fronted arms supporting an adjustable reading arm, raised on turned legs to the fore. 102 cm. high; 80 cm. wide

- 1,400

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19TH-CENTURY DERBY PORCELAIN FIGURE

Africa as a Blackamoor wearing an elephant's head hat holding a cornucopia of fruit, with one knee resting on a recumbent lion, raised on a C-scroll base. Blue crossed swords mark. 22 cm. high €200 - 300

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AND BRASS INLAID CASED BRACKET CLOCK with white enamel dial, Vincerti & Cie movement Medaille d'argent 1855, of square portico shape with fluted domed top below a brass flower head finial. 36 cm. high; 20 cm. wide; 16 cm. deep

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LOUIS XV STYLE KINGWOOD & ORMOLU ÉTAGÈRE

(UNSIGNED)

Last quarter, nineteenth-century, the rich serpentine rectangular-shaped top on flayered leaf scroll supports above an undershelf, over a jasperware medallion inset frieze, raised on dramatic leaf scroll cabriole legs, terminating on hoofed supports and castors. 84 cm. high; 94 cm. wide; 57 cm. deep €3,000 - 5,000

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19TH-CENTURY FRENCH ORMOLU & PORCELAIN VASES

31 PAIR
each with a parcel gilt framed cartouche depicting a pastoral scene. 24 cm. high €800 - 1,200 44 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

19TH-CENTURY TURKISH AUTOMATON Figure of a magician, with French musical clockwork movement. 49 cm. high

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33 EDWARD ALGERNON STUART DOUGLAS (1848 - 1918) Portrait of a horse with jockey up. Oil on canvas. Signed. Dated 1875. 80 x 105 cm. €5,000 - 8,000 46 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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19TH-CENTURY BRONZE GRAND TOUR SCULPTURE GROUP

Papirius as a young man and the seated philosopher.

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Lucius
37 cm. high €1,500 - 2,500 48 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

BRONZE GROUP

35 19TH-CENTURY
Bacchus, nymph and dog, mounted on a wooden base. 15 cm. high; 16 cm. wide; 10 cm. deep €800 - 1,200 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 49

BRASS & STAIN GLASS HALL LANTERN

36 19TH-CENTURY
of square form with ornithological stain glass panels, suspended on 4 coronet forming arms. 77 cm. high; 30 cm square €2,500 - 3,500 50 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE
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PAIR 19TH-CENTURY BRONZE SCULPTURES

a Marley horse and handler, After Cousteau, raised on an ormolu mounted rouge royale marble plinth.

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each
26 cm. high; 18 cm. wide; 10 cm. deep €2,000 - 3,000 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 51

GERVAIS-MAXIMILIEN-EUGENE DURAND COMMODE

Louis XVI style gilt bronze tulipwood and bois satine marquetry inlaid commode. After a model by Jean-Henri Riesener, fourth quarter of the nineteenth-century, stamped G. Durand. The projecting serpentine breakfront veined Breccia di Serravezza marble top above 3 frieze drawers over a central marquetry panel depicting a still life of flowers with a jug, flanked by a trellis parquetry door on either side, raised on scroll feet. 96 cm. high; 160 cm. wide; 66 cm. deep €15,000 - 20,000

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19TH-CENTURY PORTRAIT BRONZE SCULPTURE

Figure of Sir Walter Scott leaning on a tree trunk, supported on a square plinth. 24 cm. high; 11 cm. wide; 9 cm. deep

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€600 - 900 54 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

40 IN THE MANNER OF IZIDOR KAUFMANN (1853 - 1921)

Set of 4 portrait miniatures, each a bearded man. Oil on wood panel. Enclosed in a carved giltwood frame. Image size: 16 x 14 cm.; framed: 27 x 25 cm. €2,000 - 3,000

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BURMESE ARCHED HARP & STAND (Saùng-Gauk). Harp with a boat-shaped resonator parcel gilt and lacquered. Similar instruments were used in the music of the Royal Court as early as the 8th-century. 78 cm. high; 67 cm. wide; 15 cm. deep €500 - 800

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LARGE EDWARDIAN LEATHER AND BRASS CLUB FENDER with spiral railed front on a chamfered moulded base. 65 cm. high; 240 cm. wide; 64 cm. deep €1,500 - 2,500

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19TH-CENTURY

PARCEL-GILT SÈVRES VASES

mounted, of baluster

with a painted cartouche depicting lovers in a landscape, raised on a square foot.

cm. high; 10 cm. wide; 10 cm.

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shape,
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KILLARNEY ARBUTUS

CABINET

44 19TH-CENTURY
SPECIMEN
of 2 profusely inlaid panelled doors each depicting Muckross Abbey, opening to a series of 4 drawers, all below a coffered lid centred by a cartouche depicting Glena Cottage. 29 cm. high; 30 cm. wide; 22 cm. deep €1,500 - 2,500 60 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

BRASS BOUND PEAT BUCKET with spiral ribbed body, furnished with a brass swing handle.

diameter

45 IRISH
63 cm. high; 53 cm.
€1,400 - 1,800 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 61
46 2 CERAMIC SMITHWICK MINERAL WATER BOTTLES and a Smithwicks No. 1 ale bottle by T. Power & Co., Ltd. St. Brigid's Well Brewery, Dungarvan. €100 - 150 62 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

PAIR OF FRENCH PORCELAIN JARDINIERES

each of vase shape encrusted with flowers. 16 cm. high; 20 cm. wide €600 - 900

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IRISH SCHOOL

of Edmonde

on

(1856

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Portrait
Smithwick
- 1863). Oil
canvas. Enclosed in a gilt frame. Image size: 90 x 70 cm.; framed: 112 x 90 cm. €1,500 - 2,500 64 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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TWO GEORGE III DUBLIN BRASS BOUND PLATE BUCKETS each with a brass swing handle. 38 cm. high; 35 cm. diameter €2,500 - 3,500

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CHINESE QING HARDWOOD SCULPTURE

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Figure seated on a water buffalo. 14 cm. high; 20 cm. wide €300 - 500 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 67

ANTIQUE MILITARY SWAGGER STICK Circa 1887.

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€500 - 800 68 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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IRISH SCHOOL

Oval portrait of Emilia Mary Fitzgerald (1731-1814), Duchess of Leinster. Oil on canvas. Enclosed in a gilt frame. 24 x 18 cm. €2,000 - 3,000

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LATE 19TH-CENTURY MAHOGANY ADAM SIDEBOARD the rectangular curved breakfront top below a reeded plate stand above a series of 3 drawers and 2 panelled doors, raised on moulded square tapered legs, terminating on pad feet. 93 cm. high; 176 cm. wide; 60 cm. deep €800 - 1,200

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54 19TH-CENTURY MAHOGANY CASED HYDROMETER Sikes Hydrometer, Cahill Optician, Dublin. Box 6 cm. high; 20 cm. wide; 10 cm. deep €100 - 150 74 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

CANDELABRAS

55 PAIR 19TH-CENTURY BRONZE
each of 4 scroll arms, raised on a tapered reeded stem and scroll legged pod, draped with hanging chains. €800 - 1,200 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 75
56 CHARLES FREDERICK LOWCOCK (1844 - 1922) Tinsmith and figures in a street. Signed oil on canvas. Enclosed in a gilt framed. 50 x 73 cm. €500 - 800 76 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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19TH-CENTURY SÈVRES INSET

WRITING DESK

Kingwood and ormolu mounted, the superstructure with 2 panelled, porcelain inset doors over 2 drawers. The projecting serpentine front above a frieze drawer, opening to a fitted writing interior, raised on cabriole legs, terminating on scroll sabots. 134 cm. high; 77 cm. wide; 49 cm. deep €2,000 -

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3,000 78 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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WILLIAM GLADSTONE SEATED 19th-century terracotta sculpture. 78 cm. high; 58 cm. wide; 28 cm. deep €1,500 - 2,500

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SILVER CIGARETTE CASE

Walter A. Smithwick winner of the President's Prize Lahinch Golf Club 1955. Birmingham 1954. 5 cm. high; ;17 cm. wide; 9 cm. deep

€150 - 250

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60 19TH-CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL Pair of portraits, each of a young girl. Both an oil on canvas enclosed in original gilt frame. 21 x 15 cm. €1,500 - 2,500 82 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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61 9 ROYAL CROWN DERBY PARCEIL-GILT DESSERT PLATES each with floral painted decoration. 23.5 cm. diameter €100 - 150 84 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

19TH-CENTURY SÈVRES PORCELAIN

JEWELLERY CASKET

ormolu mounted, of rectangular form with chamfered corners, the coffered lid with painted cartouche depicting figures in an idyllic landscape, opening to a storage interior. 15 cm. high; 29 cm. wide; 18 cm. deep €400 - 600

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63 ANTIQUE CUT GLASS CLARET JUG of bulbous bottle shape, with engraved silver-plated neck and handle, the body decorated with bell petal and trellis work. 32 cm. hig; 17 cm. wide; 17 cm. deep €300 - 500 86 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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64 19TH-CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL Horses in a farmyard. Oil on canvas. Enclosed in a gilt frame. Image size: 46 x 60 cm.; framed: 66 x 80 cm. €200 - 300 88 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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EDWARDIAN REVOLVING

DESK CHAIR raised on quatrepod supports.

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LEATHER
93 cm. high; 67 cm. wide €1,400 - 1,800 90 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

YOUNG FOX WITH BUTTERFLY in a glazed case.

66 TAXIDERMY:
33 x 60 cm. €350 - 550 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 91

PAIR IRISH GEORGE III CRYSTAL CASSOULETTES each with a hobnail decorated lid and body below a pommel finial, raised on a square foot. 30 cm. high; 12 cm. wide; 12 cm. deep

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€500 - 800 92 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
68 MICHAEL
COLLINS AND THE MAKING OF A NEW IRELAND Piaras Béaslaí, Dublin 1926. In two volumes
€150 - 250 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 93

FRENCH EMPIRE PERIOD PEDESTAL

the circular marble inset top below a pierced brass gallery rail, above a conforming frieze, raised on square pillars joined by an undershelf, terminating on sabre legs. 89 cm. high; 36 cm. wide; 36 cm. deep €200 - 300

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70 SLIPPER'S ABC OF FOX HUNTING E. OE. Somerville M. F. H., London, 1903.
€200 - 300 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 95

19TH-CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN GROUP of 3 seated figures, two with a nodding head, the other with a moving jaw. 10 cm. high; 19 cm. wide; 12 cm. deep

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NOVEL SILVER PLATED SCULPTURE

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Spirit barrel supported by a bear on a sleigh. 20 cm. high; 21 cm. wide; 21 cm. deep €200 - 300 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 97
73 19TH-CENTURY SATINWOOD BONHEUR DU JOUR with ormolu mounts, the superstructure with 2 Jasperware centred panelled doors. The projecting base with a medallion inset frieze drawer, opening to a fitted interior above 2 open shelves, supported on fluted columns, terminating on bun feet. 123 cm. high; 66 cm. wide; 49 cm. deep €1,500 - 2,500 98 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

LIBRARY TERRESTRIAL GLOBE

Reploque 12-inch starlight globe, supported on a tripod wooden base.

74 EARLY 20TH-CENTURY
€200 - 300 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 99
75 PAIR OF HOWDAH FLINTLOCK PISTOLS, CIRCA 1800 Pair of tap action single barrel flintlock pistols by Charles Moore of London, 7 1/2 inch screw-off rifled barrels of large calibre, with walnut grips, mounted with a silver grotesque mask, ornate trigger guard and side plates. Overall length 15 inches. Enclosed in an unassociated mahogany case. 14 15/16 inches; 38 cm. long €8,000 - 12,000 100 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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BRASS MOUNTED KINGWOOD & PARQUETRY COFFEE TABLE the expansive rectangular serpentine shaped top, above a series of real and opposing drawers, raised on square tapered and fluted legs, joined by an undershelf. 51 cm. high; 150 cm. wide; 92 cm. deep

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€1,400 - 1,800 102 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

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19TH-CENTURY KINGWOOD & ORMOLU TABLE

the inverted cavetto shaped top above a frieze drawer and brushing slide, raised on cabriole legs terminating on scroll sabots. 70 cm. high; 61 cm. wide; 38 cm. deep €1,400 - 1,800

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NOVEL 19TH-CENTURY UMBRELLA SWORD STICK

Novel 19th-century umbrella sword stick. 92 cm. high; 11 cm. wide

- 600

19TH-CENTURY SÈVRES JEWELLERY CASKET ormolu and porcelain, of rectangular form, the coffered lid with painted panel, After Watteau, opening to a velvet lined interior. 18 cm. high; 30 cm. wide; 16 cm. deep

- 3,500

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BRASS TELESCOPE

80 19TH-CENTURY
on a tripod stand. Yates & Sons, Dublin. 32 cm. high; 47 cm. long €150 - 250 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 105
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REGENCY ROSEWOOD LIBRARY BOOKCASE

the superstructure with a moulded crown above 4 Gothic arched glazed doors, between Ionic columns. The projecting base with 4 panelled doors and columns, on a square plinth. €5,000 - 8,000

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MAJOLICA TEAPOT of square naturalistic form, with rusticated handle and spout, surmounted by a seated Asian figure. 18 cm. hig; 22 cm. wide

82 19TH-CENTURY
€150 - 250 108 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

SILVER PLATED CONDIMENTS

83 NOVELTY
supported by a red setter. 14 cm. high; 12 cm. wide €80 - 120 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 109
84 IRISH SCHOOL Portrait of John Francis Smithwick (1844 - 1913) High Sheriff of Co. Kilkenny. Oil on canvas. Enclosed in a gilt frame. Image size: 40 x 30 cm.; framed: 55 x 43 cm. €500 - 800 110 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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85

PAIR 19TH-CENTURY MAHOGANY

GAINSBOROUGH CHAIRS

each with an armorial-shaped upholstered back and curvaceous seat, raised on cabriole legs terminating on scroll feet. 96 cm. high; 65 cm. wide; 65 cm. deep €1,500 - 2,500

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19TH-CENTURY GERMAN PORCELAIN CENTREPIECE

of basket form, encrusted with flowers, supported by cherubs, raised on a scroll base. 30 cm. high; 30 cm. wide; 30 cm. deep

86
€150 - 250 114 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

19TH-CENTURY BLANC DE CHINE

Figure of a huntsman, holding dead game. 30 cm. high €200 - 300

87
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BRASS SHIP'S CLOCK the dial inscribed Hempenstall, Dublin, enclosed in a ship's wheel. 7 cm. high; 20 cm. diameter

€200 - 300

88
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GEORGIAN MAHOGANY CELLARETTE with four bottle-sections. 50 cm. high; 33 cm. wide; 29 cm. deep €600 - 900

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CHINESE QING HARDWOOD FIGURAL TABLE LAMP

Chinese Qing hardwood figural table lamp. 44 cm. high; 12 cm. wide €250 - 350

90
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91 17 PIECE CHINA COFFEE SET Comprising: 6 cups, 6 saucers and 6 side plates. €50 - 80 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 119

19TH-CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL

18th-century sailing ships in a busy harbour. Oil on canvas. Enclosed in a gilt frame. 87 x 158 cm.

- 5,000

92
€3,000
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93

WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY HALL

TABLE the rectangular-shaped top below a raised back above 2 ogee fronted drawers, raised on anthemion leaf headed pillar and scroll ends, joined by stretcher rails. 87 cm. high; 123 cm. wide; 61 cm. deep €500 - 800

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94 BOOKS: BENEZIT DICTIONNAIRE OF ARTISTS 1999. Paris. 14 volumes. €200 - 300 124 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
95 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH IKELMER TERRESTRIAL GLOBE 12-inch, on bronze and marble plinth, supported on a circular foot. 56 cm. high €800 - 1,200 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 125

MICHEL-LEONARD BEGUINE (1855 - 1929)

Figure of a young boy standing beneath a streetlamp. Signed Bequine. 97 cm. high; 34 cm. wide; 18 cm. deep €2,500 - 3,500

96
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GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHAIR

shield-shaped back above a stuff-over seat, raised on panelled square tapered legs to the fore. 95 cm. high; 44 cm. wide; 41 cm. deep

150

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€100 -
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SET OF 4 ORMOLU APPLIQUES each of 3 leaf scroll arms, supporting shades, emanating from a ribbon entwined torch stem, draped with bell petals. 70 cm. high; 46 cm. wide €800 - 1,200

98
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GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE

demi-lune shaped top above a conforming frieze with drawer, furnished with brass ring handles, raised on square chamfered legs.

cm. high; 131 cm. wide; 63 cm. deep

99
the
72
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17TH-CENTURY STUCCO BUST of an unidentified Roman, after the original found in the villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum. 60 cm. high; 40 cm. deep €1,500 - 2,500

100
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18TH-CENTURY GILT HEPPLEWHITE CHAIR the oval silk upholstered show frame back above a silk upholstered seat between sabre front arms, raised on turned and fluted legs to the fore. 97 cm. high; 65 cm. wide; 50 cm. deep €1,500 - 2,500

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PAIR CHINESE BLUE & WHITE

GINGER JARS each of ovoid shape with a domed lid and nautical themed decoration. 36 cm. high; 24 cm. wide; 24 cm. deep €200 - 300

102
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SILVER-PLATED CHAMPAGNE COOLER

103 LARGE
of vase shape, raised on a circular foot. 30 cm. high; 27 cm. wide €250 - 350 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 133
104 IRISH SCHOOL Portrait of James Smithwick as a young man. Oil on board. Enclosed in a gilt frame. Image size: 28 x 19 cm.; framed: 48 x 38 cm. €800 - 1,200 134 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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POLYCHROME ROCKING HORSE mounted on trestle supports. 102 cm. high; 125 cm. wide; 58 cm. deep

- 1,200

105 19TH-CENTURY
€800
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19TH-CENTURY BLACK FOREST SCULPTURE of a bear. 40 cm. high; 33 cm. wide; 19

106
cm. deep €800 - 1,200 138 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

19TH-CENTURY LIBRARY DESK BAROMETER/CLOCK

in a mask and griffin decorated armorial shaped stand, raised on scroll ends, terminating on claw feet.

high;

cm.

107
enclosed
29 cm.
23
wide €500 - 800 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 139

PAIR REGENCY PORTRAIT SILHOUETTES each enclosed in a birdseye maple frame. Image size: 12 x 9 cm.; framed: 18 x 15 cm. €200 - 300

108
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109 19TH-CENTURY SWISS MARQUETRY BOOK TROUGH Adjustable, with figure inlaid panels and fretwork ends. 17 cm. high; 39 cm. wide; 16 cm. deep €300 - 500 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 141
110 GENTLEMAN'S TRAVELLING VANITY SET enclosed in a crocodile leather case by Drew & Sons, Piccadilly Circus, London, the lid opening to a fitted interior of silver mounted bottles and jars. Initialled P. B. 18 cm. high; 50 cm. wide; 34 cm. deep €200 - 300 142 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

19TH-CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN CENTREPIECE

stemmed vase shape with parcel gilt and painted decoration, depicting a dramatic riverscape, between leaf scroll handles.

cm. high; 41 cm. wide; 25 cm.

111
of
44
deep €800 - 1,200 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 143

PAIR OF 19TH-CENTURY GILTWOOD APPLIQUES each of two bird head scroll arms emanating from roped suspended tassels.

cm. high; 37 cm.

112
90
wide €300 - 500 144 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

113

IRISH HIDE UPHOLSTERED LIBRARY CHAIR

William IV period. Stamped Williams and Gibton. With scrolled back and rectangular seat, raised on anthemion carved turned legs to the fore, terminating on castors. 106 cm. high; 67 cm. wide; 78 cm. deep €1,500 - 2,500

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PRISONER-OF-WAR CARVED BONE CAVALRY with Christian motifs including cockerel, chalice, tools, etc. with carved figures and mounted in a straw-work case. Early 19th-century.

114 NAPOLEONIC
€500 - 800 146 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

115

19TH-CENTURY SWORD STICK in the form of a jockey's whip. 65 cm. long €200 - 300

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FRENCH SCHOOL

Pair of oval portraits. Each a pastel enclosed in original gilt frame, surmounted by a ribbon bow.

116
19th-century.
€300 - 500 148 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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VICTORIAN WALNUT & PARQUETRY CENTRE TABLE

the rectangular-shaped parquetry inlaid top with rounded corners, above a conforming frieze, raised on bobbin pillar and platform ends, joined by a stretcher rail, terminating on turned legs. 70 cm. high; 89 cm. wide; 43 cm. deep €200 - 300

117
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IRISH BOG OAK CANDLESTICKS each with a tower stem and shamrock decorated bowl, raised on a spiral leaf decorated circular

10 cm.

118 PAIR
foot. 14 cm. high;
wide; 10 cm. deep €500 - 800 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 151

EDWARDIAN ROSEWOOD & MARQUETRY CASE BAROMETER

Aneroid barometer in a banjo shaped case with architectural pediment and nymph decorated panels. 90 cm. high; 33 cm. wide €1,500 - 2,500

119
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OF KILCREENE

120 EARLY FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH
LODGE Kilcreene Lodge, Co. Kilkenny. 34 x 40 cm. €100 - 150 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 153

18TH-CENTURY

LIBRARY POLE opening to a multi-rung ladder. 28 cm. long €500 - 800

121
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20TH-CENTURY BRONZE SCULPTURE

After Alberto Giacometti. Figure of a dog. 61 cm. high; 30 cm. wide

- 1,800

122
€1,400
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BRASS BOUILLOTTE TABLE LAMP with toleware shade and 3 scroll arms on a serpentine circular foot. 52 cm. high; 26 cm. diameter €200 - 300

123
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19TH-CENTURY BRONZE BUST of Napoleon Bonaparte, raised on a square marble base.

- 500

124
€300
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19TH-CENTURY SARRANCOLIN MARBLE CHIMNEY PIECE

the rectangular breakfront mantel above a fluted frieze and arched moulded apron, raised on moulded pillars. 142 cm. high; 150 cm. wide €6,000 - 9,000

125
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CARVED CHINESE GUANYIN

seated on a lotus cushion, holding a vase in one hand, her other hand raised. 37 cm. high €300 - 500

126
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127 IMPORTANT MAHOGANY & INLAID CASED BRACKET CLOCK the dial inscribed Camer Kuss & Co., with three train movement. 61 cm. high; 42 cm. wide €1,500 - 2,500 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 161

128

SILVER INKWELL Birmingham 1918. 6 cm. high; 10 cm. diameter €100 - 150

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129 EARLY 20TH-CENTURY PINE ROCKING HORSE on trestle supports. 81 cm. high; 83 cm. wide €200 - 300 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 163
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130

GEORGE III GILT FRAMED OVERMANTLE the central rectangular plate surrounded by smaller plates, enclosed in a moulded frame below a dramatic leaf scroll and urn pediment. 150 x 170 cm. €1,500 - 2,500

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131 LEATHER ROLL BACK CHESTERFIELD with deep buttoned back above two loose cushions. 76 cm. high; 184 cm. wide; 87 cm. deep €2,000 - 3,000 166 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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132

BRASS STALKING TELESCOPE in leather case. 62 cm. fully opened; 20 cm. closed €150 - 200

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PAIR 19TH-CENTURY ADAM PEDESTALS each with a square leaf moulded edged top above a paterae carved drawer and leaf scroll decorated panelled door, supported on a gadrooned plinth. 75 cm. high; 37 cm. wide; 37 cm. deep €600 - 900

133
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SILVER-PLATED PEN & INK

134 FRENCH
STAND surmounted by a cherub and glass inkwell. 12 cm. high; 14 cm. wide; 10 cm. deep €100 - 150 170 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

LARGE 19TH-CENTURY

JAPANESE IMARI VASE of baluster shape with a trumpet neck. 63 cm. high; 32 cm. wide €1,200 - 1,800

135
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136 IRISH SCHOOL Portrait Edmond Smithwick (1800 - 1876). Oil on canvas. Enclosed in a gilt frame. Image size: 90 x 70 cm.; framed: 112 x 90 cm. €1,500 - 2,500 172 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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137

DUBLIN CARVED MAHOGANY STOOL circa 1890, the silk upholstered rectangular-shaped seat above an acanthus leaf carved apron, raised on acanthus leaf carved cabriole legs, terminating on claw and ball feet. 44 cm. hig; 74 cm. wide; 52 cm. deep €400 - 600

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STRAW-WORK SEWING BOX

to be from a French prisoner-of-war held in Spike Island prison,

138 REGENCY
reputed
Cork. 7 x 21 x 14 cm. €500 - 800 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 175

PAIR ROYAL COPENHAGEN PARIAN PLAQUES

of the

139
part
4 Seasons Eneret series. Each 14 cm. diameter €150 - 250 176 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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HOGARTH ENGRAVINGS

140 8
Published 1733, enclosed in a Dublin 18th-century frame. A. Hawkins, 7 Aston's Quay, Dublin. 6 from the series The Rake's Progress, 1 Chairing the Member, 1 An Election Entertainment. 32 x 38 cm. (6); 40 x 54 cm. (2) €300 - 500 178 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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141

REGENCY PERIOD MAHOGANY RENT TABLE

circa 1800, the leather inset circularshaped top above a series of real and faux drawers, raised on a turned column on reeded tripod base. 73 cm. high; 96 cm. diameter €1,500 - 2,500

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PAIR 18TH-CENTURY SILVER LOVING CUPS

of vase shape with double scroll handles and repousse floral decoration, raised on a circular spiral leaf decorated foot. 14 cm. high; 17 cm. wide; 10 cm. deep €2,000 - 3,000

142
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143

LARGE 19TH-CENTURY ROYAL WORCESTER TABLE LAMP with figural stem, complete with shade. €1,400 - 1,800

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DERBY PORCELAIN FIGURE Nymph music. 21

high

144
cm.
€200 - 300 184 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

RARE BUGAKU BUDDHIST

MASK

145
GUARDIAN
of Karura as a bird holding a pearl in its beak. Seal and inscribed verso on a paper label. 30 cm. high €200 - 300 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 185
146 JAPANESE NOH LACQUERED MASK of a demon with a fearless smile. Meiji. 19 cm. high €300 - 500 186 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

147

CARVED CROCODILE CANOE PROW with ceremonial carvings, made for a chief/ high-ranking official. Papua, New Guinea. 122 cm. long €500 - 800

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148 INDONESIAN JAVA DEMON MASK with protruding eyes. 19 cm. long €100 - 150 188 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

SONGYE MASK

and

coloured

149
with typical grooved lined
pigment
pouting cross-shaped mouth. 39 cm. long €300 - 500 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 189
150 CARVED BIRD HEAD MASK with Kaloin, Burkino Faso. 26 cm. long €250 - 350 190 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

VERY EARLY LEGA TRIBAL MASK of typical slender shape. Democratic Republic of Congo.

151
27 cm. long €800 - 1,200 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 191
152 CARVED TRIBAL MASK with grooved cheeks. 26 cm. long €200 - 300 192 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

ZULU KNOBKERRIE South

153
Africa. 77 cm. long €50 - 80 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 193

TRIBAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT Congo. 65 cm. long €200 - 300

154
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WHISK

155 TRIBAL
Tribal whisk. 57 cm. long €50 - 80 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 195
156 YORUBA CARVED DIVINTATION TRAY used by a Yoruba priest. See Smith College Museum of Art. €200 - 300 196 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

TWO YORUBA STANDING FEMALE FIGURES

157
Two Yoruba standing female figures. 20 cm. high; 19 cm. wide €100 - 150 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 197

FANG MALE RELIQUARY GUARDIAN FIGURE of typical carved straight figure form, Gabon. 49 cm. high €3,000 - 5,000

158
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3 TRIBAL CARVED WOOD HEADRESTS

Possibly Nigeria. 43 cm. high; 30 cm. wide; 28 cm. deep €100 - 150

159
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160 LEGA MASK with white pigment, Congo. 30 cm. long €200 - 300 200 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

PHOTOS OF COLONIAL LIFE & SEIZED CARVINGS

circa 1900. West Africa, including Sierra Leone, Benin, and a colonial finance record.

€100 - 150

161
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PRE-COLOMBIAN CLAY

162
FIGURE of a seated deity. €200 - 300 202 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

BENIN BRONZE

MASK

163 18TH-CENTURY
CAT
Good patination. 13 cm long; 8 cm. wide €800 - 1,200 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 203

IRISH BOG OAK CARRIAGE WHIP

the stem carved with shamrock, harp, round tower and snake motifs, headed by an engraved silver ferrule and carved handle.

Length of stem: 57 cm. €300 - 500

164
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19TH-CENTURY MAHOGANY

GAINSBOROUGH CHAIRS

each with an armorial upholstered back and saddle-shaped stuff-over seat, between scroll fronted arms, raised on square chamfered legs to the fore, joined by stretcher rails. 97 cm. high; 64 cm. wide; 64 cm. deep €1,500 - 2,500

165 PAIR
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OF 3 19TH-CENTURY IRISH CRYSTAL DECANTERS and stoppers, on a silver-plated stand, each with trellis panelled body and chamfered thumb print shoulder. 35 cm. high; 33 cm. wide; 16 cm. deep

166 SET
€500 - 800 206 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

167

PAIR CURTAIN POLES with acorn finials, complete with hanging brackets and rings. 220 cm. wide €200 - 300

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EDWARDIAN BRASS HALL LANTERN of hexagonal shape with glazed panel sides, supported on 6 scroll arms emanating from a coronet. 83 cm. high; 41 cm. wide; 41 cm. deep

168
€400 - 600 208 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
169 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH MERIOVE TERRESTRIAL GLOBE supported on a rosewood stem and platform base. 94 cm. high €1,500 - 2,500 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 209

PAIR GEORGE III SHEFFIELD WINE

COASTERS

each silver plated with pierced reticulated body below a C-scroll decorated rim. 8 cm. high; 14 cm. diameter €200 - 300

170
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III MAHOGANY CHIPPENDALE CHAIR

171 GEORGE
the straight crest rail with rounded shoulders, above a pierced vaseshaped splat and stuff-over seat, raised on square chamfered legs to the fore, joined by stretcher rails. 87 cm. high; 54 cm. wide; 47 cm. deep €100 - 150 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 211
173 FRENCH SCHOOL Locksmiths in a workshop. Signed oil on canvas. Enclosed in a gilt frame. 40 x 30 cm. €200 - 300 212 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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IRISH 18TH-CENTURY MAHOGANY BUREAU

the rectangular-shaped top above a fall front opening to a fitted interior over three drawers furnished with armorial brass handles, raised on scallop headed cabriole legs, terminating on trefid feet. 110 cm. high; 97 cm. wide; 60 cm. deep €800 - 1,200

174
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MAHOGANY LIBRARY FOLIO STAND

175 REGENCY
the square adjustable top, above a series of open folio recesses, above a drawer, raised on turned legs terminating on brass cup castors. €1,500 - 2,500 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 215

REGENCY ORMOLU PEN & INK STAND

Regency ormolu pen & ink stand.

cm. high; 30 cm. wide; 10 cm. deep

176
8
€300 - 500 216 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
177 ENGLISH SCHOOL 19th-century. Cobbler in his workshop. Oil on canvas. Enclosed in a gilt frame. 29 x 22 cm. €250 - 350 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 217

OF ECSTASY CHROME MODEL on a marble base. 33 cm.

18 cm. wide

178 SPIRIT
high;
€250 - 350 218 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

179

REGENCY MAHOGANY LIBRARY CHAIR with bergere panelled back and seat, raised on turned and reeded legs to the fore, terminating on brass cup castors. 118 cm. high; 64 cm. wide; 70cm. deep

- 500

€300
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PAIR 19TH-CENTURY

180
SAMSON VASES each of ovoid form with armorial decoration. 11 cm. high €300 - 500 220 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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181 FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH Portrait of Walter Smithwick (1908 - 1993). Enclosed in a gilt frame. Image size: 36 x 27 cm.; framed: 56 x 43 cm. €200 - 300 222 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

POTTERY GLADSTONE PLAQUE

182 MIDDLEPORT
of oval serpentine shape with raised leaf decoration. 39 cm. high; 26 cm. wide €400 - 600 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 223

183

19TH-CENTURY FRENCH ORMOLU

MOUNTED BUREAU PLAT

the tooled leather inset rectangular-shaped top above a conforming frieze with drawers, raised on square tapered legs. 76 cm. high; 115 cm. wide; 70 cm. deep €4,000 - 6,000

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LARGE BOHEMIAN ART GLASS CENTREPIECE

Blue and white, of circular bowl form, with acid etched deer and foliate decoration. 12 cm. high; 36 cm. diameter

€500 - 800

184
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185 JEAN-ADOLPHE BEAUCÉ (1818-1875) Portrait of Commandant Kennedy. Signed watercolour. Enclosed in a gilt frame. Image size: 28 x 20 cm.; framed: 53 x 44 cm. €300 - 500 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 227

JAPANESE DRAGON KORO BRONZE

saucer-shape with floating cloud decoration, raised on tripod supports. 19th-century.

186 SIGNED
of
20 cm. high €500 - 800 228 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

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PAIR 19TH-CENTURY LOUIS XV GILT CHAIRS each with an armorial-shaped upholstered show frame back, above a serpentine sided seat, over a leaf carved apron, raised on cabriole legs, terminating on scroll feet. 91 cm. hig; 52 cm. wide; 59 cm. deep €300 - 500

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& STROUD 7XCF41

Admiralty pattern

NO ILLUSTRATION

188 BARR
WWII British
binoculars. 30 cm. high €150 - 200 230 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

MALBY

189 19TH-CENTURY
CELESTIAL GLOBE on a mahogany stand. Malby. 30 cm. high €2,500 - 3,500 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 231

IMARI CHARGER

190 LARGE 19TH-CENTURY
with central painted cartouche depicting figures on a garden terrace. 40 cm. diameter €150 - 250 232 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE
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19TH-CENTURY BAMBOO LIBRARY

19th-century bamboo library

cm. long; 40 cm.

191 PAIR
LADDERS Pair
ladders. 270
wide €500 - 800 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 233

CAMERA

192 SANDERSON BOX
with Bausch & Lomb lens. 20 cm. high; 15 cm. wide; 18 cm. deep €500 - 800 234 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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19TH-CENTURY JAPANESE SCHOOL

Set of 3 woodblock prints. Each depicting an opera figure. Enclosed in a gilt faux bamboo frame. Image size: 24 x 17 cm.; framed: 50 x 37 cm.

€800 -

193
1,200 236 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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CARVED WOOD BLACK FOREST SCULPTURE

194
Mounted head of a bull. 65 cm. high; 77 cm. wide; 45 cm. deep €1,500 - 2,500 238 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

VICTORIAN OAK METAMORPHIC

STEPS

195
LIBRARY
raised on panelled ends. 90 cm. high; 43 cm. wide €400 - 600 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 239

196

19TH-CENTURY PARIAN INFANT BACCHUS GROUP probably the Dihl porcelain factory, rival of the Sevres factory, circa 1820. Represented as a young goat and infants, raised on a stepped fluted plinth. 37 cm. high; 30 cm. wide €1,200 - 1,800

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197 ENGLISH SCHOOL Still life of dead game. Oil on canvas. Enclosed in a gilt frame. 61 x 50 cm. €800 - 1,200 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 241

BRASS BOUILLOTTE TABLE LAMP with toleware shade and 3 griffin mounted scroll arms on a circular dish. 55 cm. high; 33 cm. diameter €300 - 500

198
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REGENCY FOLDING LIBRARY LADDER Regency folding library ladder.

199
226 cm. high €800 - 1,200 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 243

MANUSCRIPT LETTER FROM MAURICE HEWSON, 1808

Napoleonic prisoner of war, describing conditions there and his attempted escape. Early 19th-century.

€150 - 250

200
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201 DOUGLAS ALEXANDER Bog near Leenane. Signed watercolour. Framed. Image size: 25 x 36 cm.; framed: 47 x 58 cm. €250 - 350 246 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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202 CARVED WOOD POLYCHROME DECOY DUCK Carved wood polychrome decoy duck. 17 cm. high; 26 cm. wide €50 - 80 248 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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MID-CENTURY REVOLVING

DESK CHAIR raised on quatrepod supports.

203
LEATHER
90 cm. high; 60 cm. wide €2,000 - 3,000 250 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
204 VINTAGE STUFFED TOY Terrier on a 4-wheeled cart. 40 cm. high; 40 cm. long €100 - 150 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 251

LADY FRANCES DOYNE

Portrait of a boy dressed in blue seated within a library. Fairy Tales. Watercolour. Watercolour Society of Ireland label verso. Lady Frances Doyne of Wells House, Gorey, Co. Wexford. Image size: 25 x 18 cm.; framed: 41 x 33 cm.

205
€300 - 500 252 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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206 BOOKS: PLUTARCH'S LIVES Dublin, printed for J. Williams in Skinner Row 1769. In 6 leather bound volumes, and with bookplate bearing the name Thomas Lalor of Cregg, Co. Tipperary. Signed Patrick Power 1785. €300 - 500 254 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

19TH-CENTURY MAHOGANY

GAINSBOROUGH CHAIRS

with an armorial-shaped upholstered back and curvaceous set, raised on cabriole legs terminating on scroll feet. 96 cm. high; 65 cm. wide; 65 cm. deep

207 PAIR
each
€1,500 - 2,500 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 255

BOOK: SIGNED BY QUEEN MARY 1942

Leonardo de Vinci drawings at Windsor Castle by Kenneth Clarke. First Edition hardback in two volumes published by Cambridge University Press 1935. With dustcovers and slipcases. Presented to Sir John Weir, Physician Royal, by Queen Mary, wife of George V and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, for Christmas 1942. Dedication and signature in Queen Mary's own hand.

208
€400 - 600 256 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH

His Excellency the Viceroy of India and Lady Irwin. Framed.

Palace,

209
1929 Falakuma
Hyderabad,
39 x 44 cm. €100 - 150 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 257

SILVER PLATE

SET

riding

210 NOVELTY
CONDIMENT
in the form of riding boots and a
cap. 9 cm. high; 17 cm. wide; 11 cm. deep €50 - 80 258 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

211 19TH-CENTURY BOULLE LIBRARY BOOK

WAITER of square form, with brass and red tortoiseshell inlay, together with a 9 piece leather bound Asprey of London. 11 cm. high; 21 cm. wide; 18 cm. deep

€400 - 600 212 NICHOLAS MOSSE POTTERY JUG and heart-shaped plate with spongeware decoration. €40 - 60 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 259

IRISH SCHOOL

Portrait Captain James Arnold Smithwick (1881 - 1915) from a photograph. Oil on canvas. Enclosed in a gilt frame. Image size: 86 x 70 cm.; framed: 110 x 96 cm.

-

213
€2,000
3,000 260 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE
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PAIR 19TH-CENTURY JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASES

Meiji period, each of square baluster form with botanical and ornithological decorated panels. 16 cm. high; 6 cm. wide; 6 cm. deep

- 500

214
€300
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216 LARGE IRISH CRYSTAL CHANDELIER of 12 scroll arms. 75 cm. high; 80 cm. wide €2,500 - 3,500 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 263
217 LIMITED EDITION SILVER SCULPTURE GROUP Red Rum with Billy Ellison up. No. 9/10. Published by Garrard, Crown Jewellers, London. 115 ounces. €2,500 - 3,500 264 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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18TH-CENTURY CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CHARGERS

graduated, each of circular serpentine shape centred by an ornithological cartouche, enclosed by a floral decorated and gilded border. 39 cm. diameter; 32 cm. diameter; 27 cm. diameter €1,000 - 1,500

PAIR OF REGENCY HIDE

UPHOLSTERED LIBRARY CHAIRS each with a hide upholstered back and seat, raised in square tapered legs to the fore, terminating on brass cup castors mahogany frame and brass square cup castors. 90 cm. high; 63 cm. wide; 60 cm. deep

€2,500 - 3,500

218 3
219
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19TH-CENTURY BRONZE SCULPTURE

Figure of Venus de Milo. Signed. 26 cm. high; 8 cm. wide

-

220
€350
450 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 267

AFTER GEORGE KNAPTON, (1698 - 1778)

18th-century portrait of George Pigot, 1st Baron Pigot (17191777) Irish Pier, President of the British East India Company. Oil on canvas. Enclosed in a reeded and moulded gilt frame. Image size: 123 x 98 cm.; framed: 140 x 115 cm. €2,000 - 3,000

221
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BRASS BOUND SHIP'S WHEEL

222 19TH-CENTURY
19th-century brass bound ship's wheel. 72 cm. diameter €500 - 800 270 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

223

VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD LIBRARY BOOK TROUGH of square form, with open fretwork panels. 18 cm. high; 41 cm. wide; 33 cm. deep €400 - 600

224

MINUTE BOOKS [PRESBYTERIAN, DUBLIN] GENERAL FUND

Date range 1734 - 1838. Two volumes.

€2,000 - 3,000

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19TH-CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL

Still life of dead game. Oil on canvas. Enclosed in a gilt frame. 45 cm. diameter; framed 63 cm. square.

€400 - 600

225
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19TH-CENTURY BRASS LIBRARY TELESCOPE on a folding tripod support. Maker: J. H. Steward, London. Enclosed in a wooden case. 98 cm. long closed €400 - 600

PAIR OF HIDE CLUB WING-BACK CHAIRS each with a deep buttoned back and loose cushioned seat, raised on moulded square chamfered legs to the fore, joined by stretcher rails. 107 cm. high; 87 cm. wide; 80 cm. deep €1,500 - 2,500

226
227
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LARGE 19TH-CENTURY JAPANESE IMARI VASE of bottle shape with floral and parcel gilt decoration raised on a hardwood stand. 8-character mark to base. 64 cm. high; 29 cm. wide; 29 cm. deep €800 - 1,200

228
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JAMES BUTLER BRENNAN, R.H.A. Portrait of Edmond Smithwick (1856

Signed oil on canvas. Enclosed in

229
- 1865)
a gilt frame. Image size: 36 x 33 cm.; framed: 52 x 46 cm. €1,500 - 2,500 276 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE
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230

LARGE ROYAL DUX GROUP

Young boy herding. 27 cm. hig; 29 cm. wide; 20 cm. deep

€600 - 900

231

LARGE IRISH MAHOGANY HUNT TABLE early 20th-century, the elongated rectangular-shaped top with rounded ends and D-shaped drop leaves, raised on square chamfered legs.

€1,400 - 1,800

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PAIR 19TH-CENTURY CAPODIMONTE PORCELAIN FIGURES each a bacchanalian dancing figure holding a bunch of grapes in a cup, the other holding a wine ewer and cup, with an eagle at its feet. 41 cm. high €400 - 600

232
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ENGLISH SCHOOL 19th-century, Horses in the snow. Oil on canvas. Enclosed in a gilt frame. 60 x 70 cm. €400 - 600

233
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REGENCY ROSEWOOD & WALNUT CASED SHIP'S BAROMETER

Stick barometer, on a brass gimbal with improved sympiesometer. Inscribed W. Weiciert, Bute Docks, Cardiff. 99 cm. high €2,500 - 3,500

234
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235

GEORGE III SATINWOOD & PAINTED BOOKSTAND

the superstructure with a book trough above 2 small drawers. The projecting base with a frieze drawer, furnished with brass knobs, raised on square tapered legs joined by X-shaped stretcher rails. 93 cm. high; 46 cm. wide; 36 cm. deep €800 - 1,200

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19TH-CENTURY SEVRES PORCELAIN JEWELLERY CASKET ormolu mounted, of rectangular form with projecting curved ends, the coffered lid with painted cartouche depicting figures in an Idyllic landscape, opening to a storage interior.

cm.

25 cm.

15 cm. deep

236
12
high;
wide;
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IRISH SCHOOL

of John William

237
Portrait
Smithwick (1833 - 1894). Signed oil on canvas. Enclosed in a gilt frame. Image size: 38 x 33 cm.; framed: 55 x 50 cm. €1,500 - 2,500 286 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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238 18TH-CENTURY CARVED COCONUT SHELL mounted on carved bird supports. 16 cm. high €200 - 300 288 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

19TH-CENTURY MAHOGANY CONSOLE TABLE

239
the rectangular-shaped top above an ogee moulded frieze drawer, raised on Ionic columns to the fore, supported on a platform base. 98 cm. high; 102 cm. wide; 47 cm. deep €500 - 800 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 289

16-INCH TERRESTRIAL GLOBE Reploque 16-inch diameter globe World Classic Series, on a turned stem and circular base. 95 cm. high; 40 cm. diameter

240
€300 - 500 290 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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241 DIARMUID DELARGY Beckett series. From an abandoned work. Signed. Artist Proof IV. Framed. Image size: 38 x 60 cm.; framed: 63 x 82 cm. €100 - 150 292 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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circular foot.

242 NEO-CLASSICAL GLASS URN and cover, with engraved floral swag decorated panels, raised on a
25 cm. high; 12 cm. wide; 12 cm. deep €300 - 500 294 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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19TH-CENTURY JOURNEY MAN'S MINIATURE CHEST

Kingwood and ormolu mounted chest of 3 drawers. 30 cm. high; 39 cm. wide; 20 cm. deep

243
€2,000 - 3,000 296 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

EARLY 20TH-CENTURY BRONZE SCULPTURE

Figure of a footballer, on a wooden base. 30 cm. high €800 - 1,200

244
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245 ENGLISH SCHOOL 19th-century, Horses in a stable. Oil on canvas. Enclosed in a gilt frame. 64 x 89 cm. €800 - 1,200 298 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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SIGNED EDWARDIAN INLAID WRITING DESK by Edwards & Roberts, the tooled leather inset cavetto fronted top below two knife box shaped cabinets opening to a series of small drawers, over a series of five drawers, raised on square tapered legs terminating on brass cup castors. 112 cm. high; 107 cm. wide; 72 cm. deep €1,500 - 2,500

246
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EARLY PHOTOGRAPH

Portrait of James J. Smithwick (1871 - 1930). Enclosed in a gilt frame. Image size: 45 x 23 cm.; framed: 70 x 53 cm.

247
€200 - 300 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 301

19TH-CENTURY MAHOGANY WRITING TABLE Stamped Gillows. The tooled leather inset top with integrated pen stand above a conforming frieze, raised on cabriole legs. 77 cm. high; 92 cm. wide; 46 cm. deep

248
€2,500 - 3,500 302 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

19TH-CENTURY JAPANESE KORO with bear decorated panel, raised on tripod supports. 18 cm. high; 24 cm. wide €500 - 800

249
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GEORGE III MARQUETRY

CYLINDER DESK

the tambour top opening to a sliding fitted satinwood inlaid interior, above a series of 5 profusely inlaid drawers, furnished with brass ring handles, raised on bell petal inlaid square tapered legs, terminating on brass cup castors. 100 cm. high; 138 cm. wide; 69 cm. deep €4,000 - 6,000

250
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EARLY PHOTOGRAPH

Portrait of James J. Smithwick (1871 - 1930). Enclosed in a gilt frame. Image size: 44 x 35 cm.; framed: 65 x 56 cm. €200 - 300

251
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REGENCY CORK SIDE TABLE Mahogany and brass string inlaid, the rectangular breakfront top, below a raised back, above a series of 5 drawers, furnished with lion mask knobs, raised on spiral turned legs, terminating on brass cup castors. 96 cm. high; 105 cm. wide; 50 cm. deep

252
€1,400 - 1,800 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 307
253 19TH-CENTURY PIETRA DURA & MARBLE CHESS BOARD of square form with chequered inlaid field, enclosed by floral spandrels. 35 cm. square €300 - 500 308 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

IRISH RED WALNUT

GAMES TABLE

inverted rectangular shaped top with projecting eared corners to the fore, opening to a baize lined and welled interior above a conforming frieze with scallop shell decoration, raised on scallop shell headed cabriole legs, terminating on slippered feet.

254 18TH-CENTURY
the
€2,000 - 3,000 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 309

19TH-CENTURY PEN AND INK SKETCHES St. Canice, Kilkenny June 19, 1837. Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny June 15, 1832. Each framed. Image size: 20 x 16 cm.; framed: 39 x 30 cm.

255 PAIR
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19TH-CENTURY FRENCH ORMOLU MOUNTED

BUREAU PLAT

with inset enamel dialled clock, enveloped in a kingwood case with multiple drawers, above a tooled leather writing surface over a series of drawers, raised on cabriole legs terminating on scroll sabots. 110 cm. high; 120 cm. wide; 70 cm. deep

€3,000 - 5,000

256
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PAIR VINTAGE LADIES RIDING BOOTS and trees.

257
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MAHOGANY COFFEE TABLE the rectangular top, raised on turned pillar and scroll ends. 61 cm. high; 81 cm. wide; 50 cm. deep €100 - 150

258
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259 LITHOGRAPHIC PRINT Wellington at Waterloo. Published. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News Christmas Number, November 1896. Image size: 59 x 83 cm.; framed: 64 x 92 cm. €50 - 80 316 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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260 GEORGE III

SATINWOOD INLAID CORNER CABINET

the superstructure with triangular broken arched pediment above a lozenge inlaid crown and geometrically glazed door enclosing shelves. The base with a satinwood shell inlaid panelled door, raised on bracket feet. 210 cm. high; 66 cm. wide

€800 - 1,200

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PAIR OF 19TH-CENTURY CHINESE PORCELAIN VASES each of baluster shape. 38 cm. high; 17 cm. wide €800 - 1,200

261
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262 VICTORIAN BRASS MAGAZINE STAND of 4 mesh panelled compartments, raised on splayed ends. 74 cm. high; 40 cm. wide; 37 cm. deep €300 - 500 320 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
263 ENGLISH SCHOOL Kitchen interior. Oil on canvas. Enclosed in a gilt frame. 23 x 30 cm. €300 - 500 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 321

DUBLIN HALL SETTEE by Butler of Dublin, mahogany, the serpentine crest rail above an armorial upholstered panelled back and shaped seat between dramatic outswept eagle-headed arms, raised on cabriole legs to the fore terminating on claw feet. 117 cm. high; 140 cm. wide; 60 cm. deep

264
€1,500 - 2,500 322 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

SHEFFIELD SILVER PLATED TANTALUS

265 19TH-CENTURY
of 2 square crystal decanters and stoppers. 32 cm. high; 23 cm. wide €500 - 800 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 323

19TH-CENTURY ROSEWOOD LIBRARY TABLE

the rectangular serpentine shaped top above a conforming frieze, raised on turned pillar and scroll ends joined by a stretcher rail. 73 cm. high; 147 cm. wide; 74 cm. deep €1,500 - 2,500

266
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267

19TH-CENTURY FRENCH ORMOLU PEN & INK STAND with ruby glass ink wells decorated with an armorial family crest. 12 cm. high; 31 cm. wide; 20 cm. deep

€500 - 800

268

PAIR 19TH-CENTURY EAGLE WALL BRACKETS each a serpentine shelf, supported by a wing-spread eagle. 41 cm. high; 35 cm. wide; 19 cm. deep

€200 - 300

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NO ILLUSTRATION

269

ARCHITECTURAL FLOOR PLANS FOR DUBLIN CASTLE Circa 1930. In a folio. €800 – 1,200

270

VICTORIAN BETJEMAN'S PATENT COROMANDEL BOOKSLIDE with Gothic panelled mounts. Betjemen's patent. 20 cm. high; 40 cm. wide; 20 cm. deep €400 - 600

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BRONZE SCULPTURE GROUP

Figure of a knight on horseback, supported on a square plinth. 33 cm. high

- 1,800

271 19TH-CENTURY
€1,400
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19THCENTURY MAHOGANY

CYLINDER DESK the tambour top opening to a sliding writing interior, between a series of drawers on either side, over a series of 6 drawers, raised on squared tapered legs.

272 AMERICAN
€1,400 - 1,800 328 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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19TH-CENTURY DRESS SWORD in original scabbard. 90 cm. long; 12 cm. wide

€250 - 350

274

LARGE MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE the elongated rectangular-shaped top, raised on turned pillar and scroll ends. 65 cm. high; 162 cm. wide; 53 cm. deep

€300 - 500

273
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PAIR OF 19TH-CENTURY GILTWOOD APPLIQUES each of two bird head scroll arms emanating from roped suspended tassels. 90 cm. high; 30 cm. wide

-

275
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500 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 331

PAIR OF 19TH-CENTURY MAHOGANY LIBRARY CHAIRS each with a shield shaped show frame back above a stuff-over seat between sabre front arms, raised on moulded square tapered legs to the fore. 96 cm. high; 57 cm. wide €500 - 800

276
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277 JOHN FREDERICK HERRING I Hunting Scene. Enclosed in a gilt frame. 41 x 61 cm. 16 x 24 inches €3,000 - 5,000 334 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY NEST OF QUARTETTO TABLES each with a rectangular-shaped top, raised on turned pillar and trestle ends, joined by a stretcher rail. 80 cm. high; 54 cm. wide; 38 cm. deep €300

278
- 500 336 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

DOUBLE BARREL SIDE BY SIDE SHOTGUNS

279 PAIR
Maker: W.J. Jeffery & Co. No. 25667 and 25666. Stock length 14 inches. Barrels 30 inches. Full chokes. 2 1/2 inch chambers. Enclosed in an oak and leather brass bound double case. €3,000 - 5,000 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 337

12 GUAGE DOUBLE BARREL SIDE BY SIDE SHOTGUN

Makers: Holloway No. 20990, barrels good. Barrel length 26 inch choke cylinder full. 2 1/2 chamber.

€300 - 500

410 GUAGE DOUBLE BARREL SIDE BY SIDE SHOTGUN

Maker: Bapty & Co. Barrel 27 inches long. Barrels badly dinted, 2 1/2 inch chamber.

€300 - 500

280
281
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2 MISCELLANEOUS 18THCENTURY LEDGERS Estate rentals which covers the years 1785 to 1794 in respect of lands in the counties of Kilkenny, Cork, Queen's County, Wicklow, Carlow and Tipperary. Includes such details as the tenants names, area of hodlings, date of leases, days of payments, term of lives and the yearly rents. Unknown estate.

€1,500 - 2,500

283

WATERFORD, DUNGARVAN & LISMORE RAILWAY

Documents pertaining to a case in the High Court of Ireland. Solicitors were Thomas C. Franks and Co. of Lower Fitzwilliam St., Dublin. 5 items.

€50 - 100

284

COUNTERPARTS OF LEASES GRANTED BY LEINSTER ESTATE

to various tenants for the towns of (a) Athy, give number and covering dates (b) Castledermot etc (c) Kildare etc (d) other Kildare property.

€1,500 - 2,500

282
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285

KILDARE HUNT ACCOUNT BOOK

Possibly kept by Lord Cremore who was a member. Opens with entries for the year 1812. Last entry 1819.

€200 - 300

286

LETTER FROM LORD CREMORE requesting repayment to unknown. Undated.

€50 - 100

288

PAPERS RELATING TO LORD CASTLETOWN to the 6th Right Hon. Lord Castletown, relating to his lands in Queen's county. Approximately 32 items. Latter half of the 19th-century.

€200 - 300

WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 341

FOLDER OF 24 CHINESE QING WATERCOLOURS

cover.

in

289
depicting Indigenous people. Enclosed
a silk inscribed
39 x 18 cm. €8,000 - 12,000 342 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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figures at various pursuits within a

garden.

290 SET
depicting
walled
32 x 54 cm. €8,000 - 12,000 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 345

ORMONDE ESTATE MAP for part of the city of Kilkenny. Includes area adjacent to the Castle in Rose Inn St., etc. 1841. 1 item.

€200 - 300

293
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294 PROSPECT OF THE NORTH FRONT OF CASTLE DURROW Co. Kilkenny (later Co. Laois), laid down by a scale of five perches to an inch. Dated January 8th, 1744. €1,500 - 2,500

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295

BOOK: THE HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE OF OSSORY

The History & Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory, W. Carrigan, M. R. I. A . Published Dublin. Bookmark of Evelyn de Vesci. In 4 volumes.

€400 - 600

297

BOOK: SIGNED BY QUEEN MARY 1950

English Drawings at Windsor Castle, by A.P. Oppe. Published by The Phaidon Press LTD, London. Presented to Sir John Weir, Physician Royal, by Queen Mary, wife of George V and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, for Christmas 1950. Dedication and signature in Queen Mary's own hand.

€400 - 600

296

BOOK: LODGE'S PEERAGE OF IRELAND

A Genealogical History of the Prefent Nobility of that Kingdom by Mr. Lodge Deputy Keeper of the Records in Bermingham Tower. Published Dublin, J. Leathley, 1754. In 4 volums.

€400 - 600

298

BOOK: SIGNED BY QUEEN MARY 1952

Drawings of Carracci at Windsor Castle, by Rudolf Wittower. Published by The Phaidon Press LTD, London. Presented to Sir John Weir, Physician Royal, by Queen Mary, wife of George V and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, for Christmas 1952. Dedication and signature in Queen Mary's own hand.

€400 - 600

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299

BOOK: SIGNED BY QUEEN MARY 1951

Windsor Castle, by Sir Owen Morshead. Published by The Phaidon Press LTD, London. Presented to Sir John Weir, Physician Royal, by Queen Mary, wife of George V and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, for Christmas 1951. Dedication and signature in Queen Mary's own hand.

€400 - 600

301

BOOK: SIGNED BY QUEEN MARY 1947

Canaletto Drawings at Windsor Castle, by K. T. Parker. Published by The Phaidon Press LTD, Oxford & London. With dustcover. Presented to Sir John Weir, Physician Royal, by Queen Mary, wife of George V and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, for Christmas 1947. Dedication and signature in Queen Mary's own hand.

€400 - 600

300

BOOK: SIGNED BY QUEEN MARY 1945

French Drawings at Windsor Castle, by Anthony Blunt, surveyor of the Kings’s pictures. Published by The Phaidon Press LTD, London. Presented to Sir John Weir, Physician Royal, by Queen Mary, wife of George V and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, for Christmas 1945. Dedication and signature in Queen Mary's own hand.

€400 - 600

302

BOOK: SIGNED BY QUEEN MARY 1949

Italian Drawings at Windsor Castle, by A. E. Popham and Johannes Wilde. Published by The Phaidon Press LTD, London. With dustcover. Physician Royal, by Queen Mary, wife of George V and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, for Christmas 1949. Dedication and signature in Queen Mary's own hand.

€400 - 600

WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 351

303

BOOK: SIGNED BY QUEEN MARY 1948

Domenichino Drawings at Windsor Castle, by John Pope-Hennessy. Published by The Phaidon Press LTD, London. With dustcover. Physician Royal, by Queen Mary, wife of George V and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, for Christmas 1948. Dedication and signature in Queen Mary's own hand.

€400 - 600

304

BOOK: SIGNED BY QUEEN MARY 1946

Sandby Drawings at Windsor Castel, by A.P. Oppe. Published by The Phaidon Press LTD, Oxford & London. With dustcover. Physician Royal, by Queen Mary, wife of George V and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, for Christmas 1946. Dedication and signature in Queen Mary's own hand.

€400 - 600

CABINET OF ASSORTED BOOKS

- 250

305
€150
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Afternoon session Lots 306 - 375 Commences at 15:00 sharp PREVIEW: 22 – 26 OCT AUCTION: 27 OCT AT 3P.M. VENUE: DURROW, R32 FN88 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 353

19TH-CENTURY GILT & AMBOYNA CONCERT HARP

306 EARLY
Makers: J. F. Browne & Co., 295 Broadway, New York. 170 cm. high; 80 cm. wide €2,500 - 3,500 354 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

SEBASTIAN & PIERRE ERARD

CONCERT HARP

Patent No. 6599. 18 Great Marlborough St., London. 180 cm. high €3,000 - 5,000

307
WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 355

308

CHALLEN BABY GRAND PIANO

Mahogany cased, raised on square tapered legs. 140 cm. wide; 130 cm. deep

€1,500 - 2,000

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309

19TH-CENTURY DOUBLE BASS

L.O.B. 115 cm. Overall height: 196 cm. €2,000 - 3,000

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WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 359

310

ITALIAN VIOLIN

Nicholas Bertolini. Cased. L. O. B. 36 cm.

€1,500 - 2,000

311

FRENCH VIOLIN

Marrel Reux a Lyon. Together with two bows. L. O. B. 37 cm.

€1,500 - 2,000

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313 EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY CAMMEYER GRADE 1 ZITHER with rosewood and ebonized casing and mother o' pearl inlay in original case, made by Cammeyer Musical Manufacturing Co., London. 96 cm. long €100 - 150 312 LATE NINETEENTH-CENTURY FRETLESS BANJO with mother o' pearl inlay made by Butler, Haymarket, London. In original wooden case 94 cm. long €100 - 150 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 361

TAKAMINE ACOUSTIC GUITAR

316
with lacquered
decoration,
in original Takamine carrying case. €500 - 700 362 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

SONG ACOUSTIC GUITAR

No. 16110.

317 RAIN
Model: SMC. Serial
L. R. Baggs, in World Class carrying case. €1,500 - 2,000 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 363

318

FROGGY BOTTOM GUITAR

Model: S-STD-RW. Serial No. S-1443. Purchased November 2010. Manufactured USA, in a Hoffee carrying case.

€5,000 - 7,500

319

GIBSON GUITAR

Historic Collection. Style: Hummingbird. No. 01015046, with mother o'pearl decoration, in a Hiscox carrying case.

€1,000 - 1,500

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320

JOHNSON GUITAR

Model: JD27CFE. Serial No. 0010030, with mother o'pearl decoration, in a carrying case.

€150 - 200

321 C. F. MARTIN & CO. GUITAR

Eric Clapton Signature. Model: 000-28EC. Serial No. 19647. Made in the USA, in a Carlton carrying case.

€3,000 - 5,000

WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 365

322

FROGGY BOTTOM GUITAR

Vermont 2011. Black lacquered finish with mother o'pearl inlay, in a Hoffee carrying case.

€5,000 - 7,500

323

COLLINGS GUITAR

Austin Texas, with running herring bone decoration, Collings inlaid in mother o'pearl, in original carrying case.

€3,000 - 5,000

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324

LIMITED EDITION TAYLOR GUITAR

Gallery Series "Living Jewels". Model: KOT. Serial No. 20000403142. No. 60/100. Signed Robert Taylor, with mother o'pearl fish motifs, in an original Taylor carrying case.

€3,000 - 5,000

325 COLLINGS GUITAR

Austin Texas, the body with herring bone inlaid decoration, in an SKB carrying case.

€4,000 - 6,000

WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 367

326

C. F. MARTIN & CO. GUITAR D-18, 1498996, in original Martin & Co. carrying case. €3,000 - 5,000

327

GIBSON ACOUSTIC CUSTOM GUITAR Style: J-45 Vine. Serial No. 61786002, with mother o'pearl leaf decoration. Gibson also inlaid in mother o'pearl, in original Gibson carrying case. €2,000 - 3,000

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FROGGY BOTTOM GUITAR

Model: H 12 VC DLY Rosewood. Serial No. H1601. November 2012, with mother o'pearl inlay, in an AVS carrying case. Made in the USA.

€4,000 - 6,000

TANGLEWOOD GUITAR

Model: Indiana TY1200-LH, in a leather carrying case.

€150 - 200

329
328
WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 369

C. F. MARTIN & CO. GUITAR Model: d-28 P. Serial No. 508775, with mother o'pearl detail, in original Martin carrying case.

€3,000 - 5,000

331

MARTIN & CO. ACOUSIC GUITAR with bone inlaid decoration. Model: D28. Serial No, 347779. The head inscribed Martin & Co, in a soft carrying case.

€3,000 - 5,000

330
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332

CATHERWOOD GUITAR

Model: C6/01. Greenmount series, Serial No. #11. Made in Ireland. In a Hiscox carrying case.

€1,500 - 2,000

333

RAIN SONG ACOUSTIC GUITAR

Model: Norman B-20. Made in Canada, in an original Rain Song soft carrying case.

€1,500 - 2,000

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TENNOR BANJO

334 PARAGON
Clifford Essex & Co. Serial No. 298. In modern hard case. €4000 - 5000 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 373

MURPHY CUSTOM GUITAR

Model No. MTFB. Serial No. 0030714. Handcrafted in Drogheda, Ireland. In original case.

€2,000 - 3,000

COPY MARTIN D 45 GUITAR

inlaid mother o'pearl body. Initialled in mother o'pearl. Chinese make. Enclosed in a Boston case. €500 - 800

336
335
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337

GEORGE LOWDEN GUITAR Serial No. 9227. Model No. 010. With boxwood inlaid model. Cased in a Hiscox Lifeflite case.

€2,000 - 3,000

338

YAMAHA LL6 ACOUSTC GUITAR HHX 220212. In original Yamaha carrying case. €500 - 800

WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 375

339

TALOR 712-LI

Signed Robert Taylor. In original Taylor guitar case. Serial No. 20031009121.

€2,000 - 3,000

340

GORDAN GUITAR

Vintage V2000 MGG. Designed by Rob Armstrong. Cased.

€400 - 600

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341

OVATION COLLECTOR'S SERIES GUITAR

Model No. 1988-P. Mother o'pearl inlaid finger board. A Kaman Music Product. Made in New Harfort, CT, USA. In original Ovation case.

€800 - 1,200

342

MCILROY GUITAR

Model No. A65. Serial No. 981. Signed. In a Marine case. Made in Ireland.

€2,500 - 3,500

WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 377

343

CUSTOM GUITAR

Ovation Brown guitar. 5868-AS. With figured mahogany body and parquetry leaf decoration. Cased.

€800 - 1,200

344

SHEERAN BY LOWDEN GUITAR

Serial No. 4900. Model No. 804. In original Sheeran by Lowden case.

€800 - 1,200

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SILVER SERIES ACOUSTIC

DG-4/BK

346 FENDER
GUITAR Serial No. 00051538. Made in the USA. Cased. €80 - 120 345 AVALON
GUITAR Model: AS-101. Serial No. 0506 529. In a Thamond carrying case. €600 - 900 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 379

347

DIGIORGIA CLASSIC GUITAR

Signorina No. 16, with nylon strings and carved leaf decoration. Made in Brazil. In a carrying case.

€300 - 500

MCILROY GUITAR

Model No. A25C. Serial No. 646. With mother o'pearl inlay. Signed. Handmade in Ireland. In a Hiscox carrying case.

348
€2,500 - 3,500
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349

VINTAGE GUITAR

V300. John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd. In a Gator carrying case.

€150 - 250

350

FRENCH VIOLIN

Maker: Paul Bailly, together with bow. L. O. B. 36 cm.

€1,500 - 2,000

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ORPHUM NO.2 BANJO MANDOLIN

1920's. No. 8054. With mother o'pearl inlay. In original case.

GERMAN FRAMUS TENOR BANJO Circa 1968. In hard case.

352
€500 - 800 351
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354 CONDUCTOR'S BATON "Catalin" with ivory cap and tip. €100 - 150 353 MICHAEL KELLY F STYLE MANDOLIN Black with dragonfly inlay and Allen tailpiece. In a hard case. €400 - 600 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 383

CONCERTINA WHEATSTONE (ROCK CHIDLEY)

356 MARIO CASELLA CATANIA MANDOLIN Circa 1920. In hard case. €250 - 350 355
English Tuning 1853 No. 5372. In original wooden case. €600 - 900 384 | A GENTLEMAN'S
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358 BRASS DOUBLE FRENCH HORN €300 - 500 357 CASIO ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD CTK-2000. €80 - 100 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 385

BANJO

360 VIOLIN CASE €100 - 150 359 ROMA
in original leather case. Ashbury model. €300 - 500 386 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
362 SLIDE TROMBONE in case. Pan American, Elkhart, Indiana. €200 - 300 361 CHINESE SKYLARK VIOLIN in case. €200 - 300 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 387

VIOLIN

with bow.

364 LOT OF 10 VIOLIN BOWS €100 - 150 363 FRENCH
in case, together
€150 - 250 388 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
366 CHILD'S STARLIGHT VIOLIN in case. €150 - 250 365 CLARINET STEMMED TABLE LAMP €200 - 300 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 389
368 VIOLIN CASE €200 - 300 367 LARK M4006 FLUTE in original case. €200 - 300 390 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS

369

A. O. WINDSOR BANJO

Rosewood and boxwood inlaid and mother o'pearl inlaid motifs.

€500 - 800

370

DOUGLAS & CO. BANJO Mahogany and marquetry with mother o'pearl inlaid motifs. €500 - 800

WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 391

POCHETTE VIOLIN

371 18TH-CENTURY
L.O.B. 23 cm. €250 - 350 392 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY:
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372

19TH-CENTURY CELLO

The Barnes & Mullins Campagnon No. 28. L.O.B. 80 cm. Overall: 130 cm.

€800 - 1,200

373

19TH-CENTURY FRENCH VIOLIN in original wooden case, together with bow. L.O.B. 36 cm. Overall: 59 cm.

€300 - 500

WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 393

374

VUILLAUME A PARIS BOW with mother o'pearl inaly.

€300 - 500

375

MOTHER O'PEARL INLAID MANDOLIN L.O.B. 30 cm. Overall: 66 cm.

€200 - 300

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CONDITIONS OF SALE

1. DEFINITIONS IN THESE CONDITIONS, SHEPPARD’S, WHO ACT ONLY AS AUCTIONEERS AND AGENTS FOR THE VENDOR, ARE CALLED ‘THE AUCTIONEERS’ AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF SHEPPARD’S CONDUCTING THE AUCTION IS CALLED ‘THE AUCTIONEER’.

2. GENERAL: WHILST SHEPPARD’S MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF THEIR CATALOGUE AND THE DESCRIPTION OF ANY LOT.

(A) EACH LOT AS SET OUT IN THE CATALOGUE OR AS DIVIDED OR COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER LOT OR LOTS IS SOLD BY THE VENDOR WITH ALL FAULTS, IMPERFECTIONS AND ERRORS OF DESCRIPTIONS.

(B) SHEPPARD’S DO NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AUTHENTICITY, ATTRIBUTION, GENUINENESS, ORIGIN, AUTHORSHIP, DATE, AGE, PERIOD, CONDITION OR QUALITY OF ANY LOT, UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED IN WRITING BY THE VENDOR SO TO CERTIFY, AND IN SUCH CASE THE AUCTIONEERS DO SO AS AGENTS OF THE VENDOR ARE NOT THEMSELVES RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH CLAIMS.

(C) ALL STATEMENTS, WHETHER PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE OR MADE ORALLY, AS TO ANY OF THE MATTERS SET OUT IN (B) ABOVE ARE STATEMENTS OF OPINION ONLY AND ARE NOT TO BE TAKEN AS BEING OR IMPLYING ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF FACT BY SHEPPARD’S, UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED IN WRITING BY THE VENDOR SO TO CERTIFY AND IN SUCH CASE THE AUCTIONEERS DO SO AS AGENTS OF THE VENDOR AND ARE NOT THEMSELVES RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH CLAIMS.

3. THE AUCTION:

(A) THE AUCTIONEER HAS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION TO DIVIDE ANY LOT, TO COMBINE ANY TWO OR MORE LOTS OR TO WITHDRAW ANY LOT OR LOTS FROM THE SALE, TO REFUSE BIDS, REGULAR BIDDING OR CANCEL THE SALE WITHOUT IN ANY CASE GIVING ANY REASON OR WITHOUT PREVIOUS NOTICE. HE MAY BID ON BEHALF OF THE VENDOR FOR ALL GOODS WHICH ARE BEING OFFERED SUBJECT TO RESERVE OR AT THE AUCTIONEER’S DISCRETION.

(B) THE HIGHEST BIDDER SHALL BE THE BUYER EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF A DISPUTE. IF DURING THE AUCTION THE AUCTIONEER CONSIDERS THAT A DISPUTE HAS ARISEN, HE HAS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION TO SETTLE IT OR RE-OFFER THE LOT. THE AUCTIONEER MAY AT HIS SOLE DISCRETION DETERMINE THE ADVANCE OF BIDDING OR REFUSE A BID.

(C) ALL CONDITIONS, NOTICES, DESCRIPTIONS, STATEMENTS AND OTHER MATTERS IN THE CATALOGUE AND ELSEWHERE CONCERNING ANY LOT ARE SUBJECT TO ANY STATEMENTS MODIFYING OR AFFECTING THE SAME MADE BY THE AUCTIONEER FROM THE ROSTRUM PRIOR TO ANY BID BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE LOT.

4. RECISSION: NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER FORMS OF THESE CONDITIONS. IF WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS AFTER THE SALE SHEPPARD’S HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE BUYER OF ANY LOT NOTICE IN WRITING THAT IN HIS VIEW THE LOT IS A DELIBERATE FORGERY AND WITHIN TWENTY-ONE DAYS AFTER SUCH NOTIFICATION THE BUYER RETURNS THE SAME TO SHEPPARD’S IN THE SAME CONDITION AS AT THE TIME OF SALE AND BY PRODUCING EVIDENCE, THE BURDEN OF PROOF TO BE UPON THE BUYER, SATISFIES SHEPPARD’S THAT CONSIDERED IN THE LIGHT OF THE ENTRY IN THE CATALOGUE THE LOT IS A DELIBERATE FORGERY THEN THE SALE OF THE LOT WILL BE RESCINDED AND THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE SAME REFUNDED.

5. DEFAULT: SHEPPARD’S DISCLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFAULT BY EITHER THE BUYER OR THE VENDOR BECAUSE THEY ACT AS AGENTS FOR THE VENDOR ONLY AND THEREFORE DO NOT PAY OUT TO THE VENDOR UNTIL PAYMENT IS RECEIVED FROM THE BUYER. INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY TELEPHONE ARE ACCEPTED AT THE SENDER’S RISK AND MUST BE CONFIRMED IN WRITING FORTHWITH.

6. IN THE EVENT OF A SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY BOTH THE VENDOR AND THE BUYER AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE GENERAL AND ANY SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SALE.

7. INSPECTION: EACH BUYER BY MAKING A BID FOR A LOT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS SATISFIED HIMSELF FULLY BEFORE BIDDING BY INSPECTION OR OTHERWISE AS TO ALL THE SALE CONDITIONS THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF AND DESCRIPTION OF THE LOT INCLUDING BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO WHETHER THE LOT IS DAMAGED OR HAS BEEN REPAIRED OR RESTORED.

8. PROPERTY AND RISK LEGAL TITLE WILL NOT PASS TO THE BUYER UNTIL THE LOT(S) HAS BEEN PAID FOR IN FULL AND THE AUCTIONEERS SHALL HE ENTITLED TO A LIEN ON ANY LOT SOLD UNTIL THE PURCHASE PRICE (AS DEFINED IN 11 BELOW) IS PAID IN FULL BUT EACH LOT IS AT THE SOLE RISK OF THE BUYER FROM THE FALL OF THE HAMMER. EACH BUYER SHALL FORTHWITH GIVE HIS FULL NAMES AND PERMANENT ADDRESS AND IF CALLED UPON TO DO SO BY THE AUCTIONEER SHALL FORTHWITH PAY TO SHEPPARD’S SUCH PROPORTION OF THE PURCHASE PRICE AS THE AUCTIONEER MAY REQUIRE. IF THE BUYER FAILS TO DO SO, THE LOT MAY AT THE AUCTIONEER'S SOLE DISCRETION BE PUT UP AGAIN AND RE-SOLD.

9. EVERY BIDDER SHALL BE DEEMED TO ACT AS PRINCIPAL UNLESS THERE IS IN FORCE A WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY SHEPPARD’S THAT HE ACTS AS AGENT ON BEHALF OF A NAMED PRINCIPAL.

10. REMOVAL OF GOODS.

(A) NO PURCHASE SHALL BE CLAIMED UNTIL IT HAS BEEN PAID FOR AND THE SALE HAS BEEN CONCLUDED. ALL PURCHASES SHALL BE PAID FOR AND REMOVED AT THE BUYER’S RISK AND EXPENSE, FAILING WHICH THE AUCTIONEER SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE IF THE SAME ARE LOST, STOLEN, DAMAGED, OR DESTROYED AND ALL LOTS NOT SO REMOVED SHALL REMAIN AT THE RISK OF THE BUYER AND SUBJECT TO A MINIMUM WAREHOUSING CHARGE OF €5 PER ITEM PER DAY. IF THEY ARE NOT PAID FOR AND REMOVED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF THE SALE THE AUCTIONEER MAY RE-SELL THEM BY AUCTION OR PRIVATELY WITHOUT NOTICE TO THE BUYER. ANY LIABILITY WHICH THERE MAY BE ON THE PART OF THE AUCTIONEER IN RESPECT OF ANY LOSS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO A MAXIMUM OF THE PRICE PAID BY THE BUYER OF THE LOT.

(B) IN THE EVENT OF ANY FAILURE OF THE BUYERS TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THE CONDITIONS THE DAMAGES RECOVERABLE BY THE SELLER OR THE AUCTIONEERS FROM THE DEFAULTER SHALL INCLUDE ANY LOSS ARISING ON ANY RE-SALE OF THE LOT, TOGETHER WITH THE CHARGES AND EXPENSES IN RESPECT OF BOTH SALES, AND ANY MONEY DEPOSITED IN PART PAYMENT SHALL BE HELD BY THE AUCTIONEERS ON ACCOUNT OF ANY LIABILITY OF THE DEFAULTER TO THEM OR TO THE SELLER. THE AUCTIONEERS ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT PAYMENT FROM SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS OTHER THAN IN CASH OR BY THE BIDDER’S OWN CHEQUE. CHEQUES DRAWN BY THIRD PARTIES WHETHER IN THE AUCTIONEER’S FAVOUR OR REQUIRING ENDORSEMENT, CANNOT BE ACCEPTED.

11. PURCHASE PRICE: THE PURCHASER SHALL PAY THE HAMMER PRICE TOGETHER WITH A PREMIUM OF 25% ( INCLUDING VAT). THE PREMIUM ATTRACTS VAT AT THE STANDARD RATE AND IS PAYABLE BY ALL PURCHASERS. THE VENDOR AUTHORISES THE AUCTIONEER TO DEDUCT COMMISSION AND EXPENSES AT THE STATED RATES FROM THE HAMMER PRICE AND ACKNOWLEDGES THE AUCTIONEER’S RIGHT TO RETAIN THE PREMIUM PAYABLE BY THE PURCHASER. PAYMENT BY CASH OR GUARANTEED CHEQUE.

ALTHOUGH EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO REPORT DAMAGE AND RESTORATION TO LOTS IN THIS CATALOGUE, ABSENCE OF CONDITION DOES NOT IMPLY A LOT IS FREE FROM DAMAGE, AND PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS MUST IN ALL CASES BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING CONDITION THEMSELVES.

COMMISSION BIDS: IF INSTRUCTED WE WILL EXECUTE BIDS AND ADVISE INTENDING PURCHASERS. THE SERVICE IS FREE. LOTS WILL ALWAYS BE BOUGHT AS CHEAPLY AS IS ALLOWED BY OTHER BIDS AND RESERVES. BIDS, WHEN PLACED BY TELEPHONE, ARE ACCEPTED ONLY AT THE SENDER’S RISK, AND MUST BE CONFIRMED BY LETTER.

IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED

SPECIAL CONDITION: ALL PURCHASES TO BE PAID FOR THE EVENING OF SALE.

EXPLANATION OF CATALOGUING PRACTICE: A WORK CATALOGUED WITH THE NAME(S) OR RECOGNISED DESIGNATION OF AN ARTIST, WITHOUT ANY QUALIFICATION, IS, IN OUR OPINION, A WORK BY THE ARTIST IN OTHER CASES.

THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSIONS, WITH THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS ARE USED:

“ATTRIBUTED TO . . .’’ IN OUR OPINION PROBABLY WORK BY THE ARTIST IN WHOLE OR IN PART.

“STUDIO OF . . .” IN OUR OPINION A WORK EXECUTED IN THE STUDIO OR WORKSHOP OF THE ARTIST, POSSIBLY UNDER HIS SUPERVISION.

“CIRCLE OF . . .’’ IN OUR OPINION A WORK OF THE PERIOD OF THE ARTIST AND SHOWING HIS INFLUENCE.

“FOLLOWER OF . . . ” IN OUR OPINION A WORK EXECUTED IN THE ARTIST’S STYLE BUT NOT NECESSARILY BY A PUPIL.

“MANNER OF . . . ’’ IN OUR OPINION A WORK EXECUTED IN THE ARTIST’S STYLE BUT OF A LATER DATE.

“AFTER . . .’’ IN OUR OPINION A COPY (OF ANY DATE) OF A WORK OF THE ARTIST.

“SIGNED . . .’’ IN OUR OPINION THE WORK HAS BEEN SIGNED/DATED/INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST.

“WITH SIGNATURE . . ’’ IN OUR OPINION THE SIGNATURE/DATE/INSCRIPTION IS BY A HAND OTHER THAN THAT OF THE ARTIST.

“WITH DATE . . .’’

“WITH INSCRIPTION . . .’’

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ABSENTEE BID FORM

A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY 27 OCTOBER 2022

Please bid on my behalf for the undermentioned lots up to the prices shown which do not include the buyer’s premium. These bids are to be executed as cheaply as is permitted by other bids, or reserves, if any, and subject to the conditions of sale printed in the catalogue.

BID

Please bid early. Telephone bids should be confirmed in writing, preferably on this bid form. Buy-bids are not accepted. Your limit should be the amount at which you would stop if you were bidding in the room. 25% Buyer’s Premium including V.A.T. will be added to your successful bid.

Fax: 057 873 6546 ∙ Email: bids@sheppards.ie Telephone Bids: +353 (0)57 874 0000
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