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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