Monday, October 8th Christie’s, London. Charity auction of James Bond film memorabilia. Brioni suit (and other items) worn by Pierce Brosnan in The World is Not Enough, £16,250 (£2,000-£3,000); swimming trunks worn by Daniel Craig in Casino Royale, £44,450 (£3,000-£5,000); a 2008 Aston Martin 6 Litre V12 DBS used in Quantum of Solace £241,250 (£100,000-£150,000).
Tuesday, October 9th Adam’s Country House Collections at Slane Castle. A Ming jardinière, €30,000 (€10,000-€15,000); Portrait of William Congreve by Garret Morphey, €21,000 (€8,000- €12,000); The Westmeath Challenge Urn, €13,000 (€10,000 -€12,000).
Tuesday, October 9th de Veres Irish Art auction, Dublin. 65 per cent of lots sold. Fishing Boats by Grace Henry, €9,500 (€3,000–€5,000); A Woman With Her Attendant by Daniel O’Neill, €8,500 (€5,000-€7,000); Break In The Weather by Donald Teskey, €7,500 (€7,000-€10,000); A Farm Gate by William John Leech €6,500 (€5,000-€7,000); Bird, sculpture by Conor Fallon, €6,200 (€4,000-€5,000); The Blue Vase by Grace Henry, €1,700 (€1,500-€2,500).
Forthcoming Auctions
Tuesday, October 16th Oliver Usher Auctioneers, country house auction at The Glebe House, Rathowen, Co Westmeath. Noon. A Victorian walnut credenza, €2,000-€3,000; a set of 8 Georgian mahogany dining chairs, €1,800-€2,400; a 10-ft mahogany dining table, €1,800-€2,500.
Forthcoming Fairs
Sunday, October 14th Antiques Fair, Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, 11am - 6pm
Sunday, October 14th Antiques Fair, Silver Springs Moran Hotel, Cork, 11am-6pm.
Further listings at myantiques.ie
