McAfee Auctions Annual Christmas Auction of Irish Art - Dec 13th 2012

Annual Christmas

ART Sale

Conditions 1. The highest approved bidder shall be the purchaser. The Auctioneer reserves the right to refuse any bid, and should any dispute arise between two or more bidders, the lot or lots in dispute shall be put up again, or not, and resold at the discretion of the Auctioneer, or the auctioneer may declare the purchaser.

The Auctioneer reserves the right to alter, divide, group or withdraw any lot or lots either before or at any time during the sale.

7. The lots are sold with all faults and errors of description. No allowance can be made in any case, nor will the Vendors be answerable for any deficiencies in quantities or measurements when the purchaser, his agent, carrier or man employed by him has removed any part of his lot or lots from the premises. All lots purchased must be removed absolutely in the time specified and if not so removed may be resold by the Vendors.

2. The Auctioneer shall regulate the bidding and no bid shall be retracted.

8. The Purchaser shall be answerable for all damages occasioned by any injury or other lots, by the removal of lots purchased by them, or to the premises and to repair or pay damages to the owners of same before the removal of their lots from the premises. In the event of any persons interested in the premises, claiming the whole or any part of a lot before its removal therefrom or if in the Auctioneerʼs opinion, the removal of any lot will endanger or permanently damage any building, the Auctioneer may, by written notice to the purchaser of such lot delivered to him or his Agent, or sent by post to his abode or place of business last known to the Auctioneers, rescind the sale of any such lot. The purchaser shall then be repaid his purchase money but shall not have or make any other claim.

3. Every purchaser shall give his name and place of abode, in default of which the Auctioneers shall have the power to resell at once, or afterwards as they may think fit.

4. Each bidder shall be supposed to have seen and to be thoroughly acquainted with the contents and conditions of the lot or lots on which he may bid, and no allowance whatsoever will be made for any faults, imperfections or errors of any description. The measurements and quantities described in the Catalogue are believed to be correct and must be taken as such. The purchaser being held to have satisfied himself as to measurements and quantities and other specifications in the Catalogue before bidding, neither will the Auctioneers or the Vendors be responsible for any lot or parts of any lot after the fall of the hammer, from which time all lots purchased are at the risk of the Purchaser.

5. The Auctioneers or the Vendors do not guarantee the measurements catalogued, or the correct description, genuineness or authenticity of any lot.

6. Each purchaser shall pay the whole amount of his purchase money (Auctioneerʼs Commission payable by purchaser) for all lots bought by him before any lot or lots can be removed and the whole amount due from each purchaser must be absolutely paid on each day of the sale and if not paid within such time, all moneys deposited in any part payment shall be absolutely forfeited and the Auctioneers will be at liberty to resell the lot or lots or any parts thereof remaining un-removed, by Public Sale or otherwise, without giving previous notice to the purchaser and any difference or deficiencies which may arise from, such re-sale, together with all expenses attending the same shall be made good by the purchaser.

9. Such lot or lots as are not cleared away agreeably to the condition of this sale, will not only be forfeited and may be dealt with under last condition, but the purchaser shall pay every expense attending the removal of any such lot or lots, and the costs of making good any damage occasioned by such removal.

No lots shall be removed until the day following the last day of sale.

Front Cover Lot 75 W J Watson ‘Chatsworth at Christmas’

Page 3 Lot 10 Frank McKelvey 'Stopped for the Night'

Inside Back Page Lot 63 Lorna Millar 'Easter Bonnet'

10. If any dispute or difference arises about any lot, or any other subject, the same shall be settled by the Auctioneers, with the approval of the Vendors, whose determination shall be final and binding on all parties concerned.

11. The Auctioneers nor the Vendors do not accept any liability for personal injuries of any description sustained or caused by any reason whatsoever by any person while on the premises or otherwise.

12. Purchasers will pay 15% Auctioneers Commission (minimum fee £1) + VAT on the commission.

Back Page Lot 105 Markey 'The Village Harbour'

Annual Christmas Sale Of

Irish Art ‘The Auction Rooms’ Main Street, Ballymoney

THURSDAY 13TH DECEMBER AT 7.30 PM

Welcome to our Annual Christmas Sale of Irish Art, which includes a good representation of works from our leading Artists past and present. We are delighted to include a selection of works from the family of the Late Rev. W J Watson, together with a private collection of oils and watercolours.

Viewing: Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th December 3.00 – 5.00pm and 7.00 – 8.30pm and day of sale from 3.30pm

Auctions

IRISH ART - 1

Lot 1

Lot 1 J P Rooney 'Sunset' Acrylic 9" x 13" Est. £250 - £300

Lot 2

Lot 2 Denis Ormeshaw 'Big Brother' Acrylic 6" x 12" Est. £180 - £220

Lot 3

Lot 3 Colin Flack ‘Stillife – Flower in a Vase’ Oil 8” x 6” Est. £180 - £220 Lot 4 Con Campbell ‘New Born Calf’ Oil 8” x 10” Est. £240 - £280 Lot 4

Lot 5

Lot 5 J P Rooney ‘Heading to the Shore’ Oil 13” x 9” Est. £325 - £375 Lot 6 Gregory Moore ‘Heading Home’ Oil 16” x 202 Est. £550 - £650

Lot 6

Auctions

IRISH ART - 2

Lot 7

Lot 8

Lot 7 Con Campbell ‘Four Friesians’ Oil 6” x 20” Est. £350 - £375 Lot 9

Lot 8 Sam McLarnon ‘Whitepark Bay, Co Antrim’ Oil 16” x 30” Est. £600 - £650 Lot 9 William Cunningham ‘Sailing Off Dunluce Castle’ Oil 7” x 14” Est. £300 - £400 Lot 12 Gregory Moore ‘On Horse Back at Downhill’ Oil 12” x 16” Est. £450 - £500

Lot 12

Auctions

IRISH ART - 3

Lot 10

Lot 11

Lot 10 Frank McKelvey 'Stopped for the Night' Watercolour 13.5" x 20" Est. £400 - £600 Lot 11 David Hall McEwan 'Fishing on the Spey' Watercolour 13.5" x 19" Est. £200 - £300 Lot 13 Gerry Glynn ‘Twilight Rain, Towards May Street, Belfast’ Oil 14” x 18” Est. £1,150 - £1,250

Lot 13

Auctions

IRISH ART - 4

Lot 14 Roy Wallace ‘Gun Dogs’ Oil 14” x 18” Est. £400 - £500

Lot 14

Lot 15 William Cunningham 'Evening Light, Sligo' Oil 14" x 7" Est. £300 - £400 Lot 16 Jack Wilkinson ‘Ballintoy’ Pastal 8” x 11” Est. £100 - £150

Lot 15

Lot 17 Noel Shaw 'Is it a Deal' Oil 11" x 11" Est. £400 - £500

Lot 16

Lot 18 Victor Cerefice 'White Water River' Oil 12" x 16" Est. £150- £200 Lot 19 Victor Cerefice 'Home for the Winter' Oil 12" x 16" Est. £150 - £200

Lot 17

Lot 18

Lot 19

Lot 20

Lot 22

Lot 21

Lot 20 William Cunningham ‘Sunset, Portrush Harbour’ Oil 14” x 14” Est. £600 - £700 Lot 21 J Jury 'Out for a Stroll' Watercolour 7” x 11” Est. £140 - £160 Lot 22 J W Carey 'The Ness' Watercolour 9.5” x 13.5” Est. £250 - £350

Lot 23

Lot 23 J P Rooney ‘Over the Bridge’ Oil 16” x 20” Est. £500 - £600 Lot 24 Con Campbell ‘All Clear’ Oil 8” x 12” Est. £260 - £300

Lot 24

Auctions

IRISH ART - 6

Lot 25

Lot 26

Lot 28

Lot 27

Lot 25 G W Morrison 'Silver Strand, Wicklow' Watercolour 9.5" x 14.5" Est. £300 - £400 Lot 26 G W Morrison 'Whitepark Bay' Watercolour 6.5" x 14.5" Est. £200 - £300 Lot 27 Denis Ormeshaw 'Cloughey' Acrylic 10" x 14" Est. £300 - £400 Lot 28 Con Campbell ‘Mare and Foal’ Oil 8” x 10” Est. £240 - £280

Lot 29

Lot 29 Gregory Moore ‘Sailing Off Fairhead, Ballycastle’ Oil 12” x 16” Est. £450 - £500

IRISH ART - 7

Lot 31

Lot 30

Lot 30 Des Murrie ‘Closely Packed’ Oil 20” x 30” Est. £1,000 - £1,200 Lot 31 Des Murrie ‘Break for the Finish’ Oil 11” x 162 Est. £400 - £500

Lot 32

Lot 32 G W Morrison ‘Killiney From Bray’ Watercolour 9” x 23” Est. £500 - £600 Lot 33

Lot 33 Michelle Carlin ‘Good Pals’ Oil 8” x 24” Est. £250 - £350 Lot 34 Carrie O’Duinn ‘Early Morning Light’ & ‘Eventide Glendalough’ Watercolour 13” x 7” (Pair) Est. £400 - £450

Lot 34 Pair

Lot 34 Pair

Auctions

IRISH ART - 8

Lot 35

Lot 35 George Gillespie 'Lough Bawn, Connemara' Oil 20" x 24" Est. £1,800 - £2,200 Lot 36 Gerry Glynn ‘In the Noonday Shade’ Oil 12” x 162 Est. £850 – £950

Lot 36

Auctions

IRISH ART - 9

Lot 37

Lot 39

Lot 38

Lot 37 J P Rooney ‘Cheery Chappie’ Gouache 14” x 11” Est. £300 - £350 Lot 38 Michelle Carlin ‘Beach Fun, Fairhead, Ballycastle’ Oil 28” x 28” Est. £400 - £500 Lot 39 Tom McGoldrick ‘The Garry Bog’ Watercolour 9” x 12.5” Est. £150 - £200

Lot 40

Lot 40 M C Wilks 'The Mourne Mountains' Oil 16" x 12" Est. £1,200 - £1,500 Lot 41 Tom McGoldrick 'The Gossips' Watercolour 10" x 14" Est. £200 - £300

Lot 41

Auctions

IRISH ART - 10

Lot 42

Lot 43

Lot 42 Sam McLarnon 'Whiterocks' Watercolour 9" x 13" Est. £100 - £150 Lot 44 Pair

Lot 44 Pair

Lot 43 Colin Flack 'Pink Flowers' Oil 5" x 7" Est. £120 - £150 Lot 44 Roy Wallace ‘Irish Piper’ & ‘Banjo Player’ Oil 8” x 8” (Pair) Est. £275 - £325 Lot 45 After Stanhope A Forbes 'Feeding the Geese' Oil 20” x 24” Est. £400 - £500 Lot 46 J P Rooney 'Beached Boats' Acrylic 9" x 13" Est. £250 - £300

Lot 45

Lot 47 J P Rooney 'Great to be Home' Acrylic 9" x 13" Est. £250 - £300

Lot 46

Lot 47

Auctions

IRISH ART - 11

Lot 51

Lot 48 Lorna Millar 'Picnic Portstewart' Oil 20" x 30" Est. £500 - £600 Lot 48

Lot 49 James McNulty ‘Winter Landscape, North Antrim’ Watercolour 10” x 11.5” Est. £150 - £200 Lot 51 Des Murrie ‘Out in Front’ Oil 11.5” x 8” Est. £600 - £700 Lot 52 Martin Hasson ‘Nudes’ Oil 7.5" x 11.5" (Pair) Est. £200 - £300

Lot 49

Lot 52 Pair

Lot 52 Pair

IRISH ART - 12

Lot 50

Lot 50 William Conor ‘Taking a Nap’ Crayon 14.5” x 12” Est. £4,500 - £5,500

Auctions

IRISH ART - 13

Lot 57 Pair Lot 53

Lot 57 Pair

Lot 53 David Peters ‘Sailing Around Cushendun’ Oil 18” x 9” Est. £200 - £250 Lot 54

Lot 54 M J Scally ‘Sheep Grazing in the Downings’ Oil 16” x 21” Est. £100 - £150 Lot 55 Paul Holmes 'The Coast Road' Watercolour 19" x 14.5" Est. £175 - £225

Lot 55

Lot 56 Olive E Davidson 'Fishing Lough' Watercolour Est. £150 - £200 Lot 57 Sam McLarnon ‘North Antrim Coast’ Watercolours 6" x 8" (Pair) Est. £150 - £200

Lot 56

Auctions

IRISH ART - 14

Lot 58 Pair

Lot 58 Pair

Lot 59

Lot 58 R B Higgins ‘Strangford Lough’ & ‘In the Gap’ Watercolour 5.5” x 7.25” (Pair) Est. £150 - £200 Lot 59 Gregory Moore ‘Fishermans Cottage, Ballintoy’ Oil 12” x 16” Est. £450 - £500 Lot 60

Lot 60 Liam Reilly 'Grazing in the Glens' Oil 14" x 18" Est. £250 - £350 Lot 61 Hannah O’Hanlon ‘The Yacht Race’ Oil 20” x 16” Est. £300 - £350 Lot 61A William Cunningham ‘Sailing Near Mussenden Temple’ Oil 14” x 7” Est. £300 - £400

Lot 61

Lot 61A

Auctions

Lot 62

Lot 63

Lot 62 Michelle Carlin 'Yacht's Strangford' Acrylic 5" x 7" Est. £80 - £100

Lot 64

Lot 63 Lorna Millar 'Easter Bonnet' Oil 8" x 10" Est. £250 - £300 Lot 64 Fran Fitt ‘Picnicing by the River’ Oil 30” x 30” Est. £200 - £250 Lot 65 Marie Carroll ‘Out for a Drive by the Shore’ Oil 30” x 20” Est. £1,000 - £1,200

Lot 65

Lot 66

Lot 66 J P Rooney ‘Evening Sunset’ Oil 4” x 24” Est. £325 - £375

Auctions

IRISH ART - 16

Lot 67

Lot 67 George Farrell ‘Ballintoy, Co Antrim’ Watercolour 7” x 15” Est. £175 - £200 Lot 68 Richard Faulkner ‘Croaghmore Presbyterian Church, Co Antrim’ Watercolour 7” x 10.5” Est. £400 - £450 Lot 69 Richard Faulkner ‘Ballintoy, Co Antrim’ Watercolour 7” x 10.5” Est. £400 - £450 Lot 70 Des Murrie ‘Close Cluster’ Oil 23” x 15” Est. £600 - £800

Lot 70

Lot 68

Lot 69

Auctions

IRISH ART - 17

Lot 71

Lot 71A

Lot 71 J P Rooney ‘Sunday Morning in the West’ Oil 16” x 24” Est. £500 - £600 Lot 71A J P Rooney ‘Donegal Fishing Hamlet’ Oil 12” x 16” Est. £400 - £500 Lot 72 George Gillespie ‘Glendun River’ Oil 11.5” x 9.5” Est. £600 - £800

Lot 72

Auctions

IRISH ART - 18

Lot 73

Lot 73 W J Watson ‘Generous’ Coute Crayons 12.5” x 10” Est. £400 - £500 Lot 74 W J Watson ‘Secretarial’ Coute Crayons 14” x 12” Est. £400 - £500

Lot 74

Auctions

IRISH ART - 19

Lot 75

Lot 76

Lot 75 W J Watson ‘Chatsworth at Christmas’ Oil 28” x 36” Est. £3,500 - £4,500

Lot 77

Lot 76 W J Watson ‘The Masters Horse’ Oil 17.5” x 22” Est. £600 - £800

Lot 77 W J Watson ‘Clydesdale, Barnahill Ringleader’ Watercolour 14.5” x 18” Est. £500 - £600

IRISH ART - 20

Lot 79

Lot 78 W J Watson ‘Bad News from the Front WWI’ Oil 18” x 24” Est. £700 - £800 Lot 79 W J Watson ‘The First Hackney Show’ Oil 18” x 24” Est. £800 - £1,200

Lot 78

Auctions

IRISH ART - 21

Lot 80

Lot 81

Lot 80 W J Watson ‘Lipizzan Mares Stable at Piber Austria’ Oil 20” x 16” Est. £500 - £600 Lot 81 W J Watson ‘Sefton’ Watercolour 6.5” x 8.5” Est. £250 - £300 Lot 82 W J Watson ‘The White Horse’ Oil 9.5” x 8” Est. £250 - £300

Lot 82

Auctions

IRISH ART - 22

Lot 83

Lot 84

Lot 83 Liam Reilly 'In the Shade' Oil 16" x 20" Est. £250 - £350

Lot 85

Lot 84 Sam McLarnon 'Portbalintrae' Watercolour 9" x 13.5" Est. £100 - £150 Lot 85 Unsigned 'A Days Work Done' Watercolour 12" x 19" Est. £150 - £250 Lot 86 Lorna Millar 'The New Boat' Oil 20" x 30" Est. £500 - £600

Lot 86

Auctions

IRISH ART - 23

Lot 87

Lot 87 William Cunningham 'Sunset Holywood' Oil 7" x 14" Est. £300 - £400 Lot 88 Lorna Millar 'Beach Fun' Oil 20" x 30" Est. £500 - £600

Lot 88

Lot 89 Noel Shaw 'Changing the Flocks in the Glens of Antrim' Oil 16" x 20" Est. £800 - £850 Lot 90 G W Morrison ‘Dunluce Castle’ & ‘Whiterocks, Portrush’ Watercolour 6” x 12” (Pair) Est. £500 - £600 Lot 89

Lot 90 Pair

Lot 90 Pair

IRISH ART - 24

Lot 91

Lot 92

Lot 91 Gregory Moore ‘Milking Time’ Oil 16” x 20” Est. £550 - £650 Lot 92 Con Campbell ‘Blue Horse’ Oil 24” x 18” Est. £500 - £600

Lot 93

Lot 93 Rowland Hill 'Scrabo Tower' Watercolour 14" x 9" Est. £200 - £300 Lot 94 Sam Murray ‘Thatched Living’ Oil 10” x 16” Est. £70 - £100

Lot 94

Auctions

IRISH ART - 25

Lot 95 Charles McAuley ‘Lurrig in Summer’ Oil 18” X 24” Est. £1,750 - £2,250 Lot 96 Hugh McIlfatrick ‘Fairhead’ Oil 24” x 36” Est. £350 - £400

Lot 95

Lot 97 Sam McLarnon 'Ballycastle Strand' Oil 8" x 9.5" Est. £125 - £175 Lot 98 Eric McCully 'At the Beach' Oil 10" x 8" Est. £150 - £200 Lot 96

Lot 98

Lot 97

Lot 99 Sam Murray ‘Cottage by the Sea’ Oil 8.5” x 14” Est. £60 - £80

Lot 99

Auctions

Lot 100 Belinda Sillers Cast Bronze ‘Hackney Horse’ Est. £1,800 - £2.500

Award winning equestrian and wildlife bronze sculptor BELINDA SILLARS is a remarkably talented and gifted artist who is regarded as one of the leading equestrian and wildlife bronze sculptors worldwide - accepted as an artist of considerable talent her extraordinary talent is in her ability to capture the movement and character of her subjects to such a level they are almost come to life. Member of 'The Society of Equestrian Artists' - the UK's most prestigious equestrian art establishments whose members represent some of the world's leading artists and sculptors.

Equestrian bronze sculptures are where you find Belinda Sillars the master artist. She has developed a particular reputation for her statues of bronze horses.

Apart for the sought after limited edition bronze horse sculptures Belinda Sillars has undertaken a large number of important commissions for leading figures throughout the equestrian world, including the World Series Racing Championships, the Breeders' Cup, Hickstead Dressage, and the Chatsworth and Branham International Horse Trials - the most prestigious equestrian events in the world.

Apart from the sought after Cast bronzes, Belinda’s work is primarily undertaken on a commission basis. In 1995 and 1996 she was privileged to undertake two private commissions for her Majesty the Queen and was also commissioned by her Majesty's Equerry, Sir John Miller.

IRISH ART - 27 Lot 101 Arthur H Twells ‘Farmstead Near Westport’ Oil 14” x 18” Est. £400 - £500 Lot 102 Sam McLarnon 'Whitepark Bay' Watercolour 11" x 18.5" Est. £150 - £200 Lot 101

Lot 103 Sam McLarnon 'Ballycastle Harbour' Watercolour 11" x 18.5" Est. £150 - £200 Lot 104 Hamilton Sloan ‘A Break from the Turf’ & ‘Geese Flying’ Watercolour 10.5” x 14” (Pair) Est. £250 - £350 Lot 105 Markey 'The Village Harbour' Gouache 15.5" x 22" Est. £2,500 - £3,000

Lot 102

Lot 106 Wilkinson 'Abstract' Oil 20" x 16" Est. £100 - £150 Lot 107 Wilkinson 'Abstract' Oil 20" x 16" Est. £100 - £150

Lot 103

Lot 104 Pair

Lot 104 Pair

Lot 105

Lot 106

Lot 107

Auctions

IRISH ART - 29

Lot 108

Lot 109

Lot 108 M C Wilks ‘Lagan in the Winter’ Pen & Ink 5” x 6.5” Est. £150 - £200 Lot 109 Roy Wallace ‘Family Time’ Oil 12” x 162 Est. £200 - £250 Lot 110

Lot 110 Mark McMeekin ‘Tranquil Tide’ Oil 24” x 30” Est. £600 - £700 Lot 111 Paddy McCann ‘Stroll on a Donegal Shore’ Oil 16” x 20” Est. £350 - £400

Lot 111

Auctions

IRISH ART - 30

Lot 112 J P Rooney ‘Extended Figure Series – The Card Players’ Oil 36” x 48” Est. £2,250 - £2,750

Lot 112

Lot 113 Roy Wallace ‘Blacksmiths Shop’ Oil 12” x 12” Est. £200 - £250 Lot 114 William Cunningham ‘On the Beach at Portstewart’ Oil 14” x 7” Est. £300 - £400

Lot 113

Lot 115 Nigel Allison ‘Harvesting Corn, Co Antrim’ Oil 10” x 14” Est. £200 - £250

Lot 115

Lot 114

Auctions

IRISH ART - 31

Lot 116 Pair

Lot 116 Pair

Lot 117 Pair

Lot 117 Pair

Lot 116 Carrie O’Duinn ‘Farmstead in Winter’ & ‘Snowy Glen’ Watercolour 13” x 7” (Pair) Est. £400 - £450 Lot 117 Michelle Carlin ‘Building the Snowman’ & ‘Sleigh Time’ Oil 7” x 5” (Pair) Est. £180 - £220 Lot 118 Marjorie Wilson ‘Beach Fun’ Oil 10” x 8” Est. £160 - £200

Lot 118

Lot 119

Lot 119 Frank Hargy ‘Whiterocks, Portrush’ Watercolour 10” x 14” Est. £225 - £275 Lot 120 Roy Wallace ‘A Pint of Stout’ Oil 8” x 8” Est. £100 - £125

Lot 120

Auctions

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