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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
6
€2,500 - 3,500 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 15
ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY WORLD CLOCK
Late 20th-century.
cm. high; 22 cm.
7
30
wide €250 - 350 16 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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
13 ART
€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.
17
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
20
56
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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2
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
€2,500 - 3,500 38 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE
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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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€1,200
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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
29 MAHOGANY
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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.
34
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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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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each ormolu
shape,
37
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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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€150 - 250 96 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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
79
€2,500
78
€400
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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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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
97
the
€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
€500 - 800 WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 129
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
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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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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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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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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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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
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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;
€400 - 500 284 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE SMITHWICK'S COLLECTION & OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS
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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
€200 - 300 314 | A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: THE
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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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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
€300
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
WWW.SHEPPARDS.IE | 381
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.
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