Auction Results: Wednesday (July 15th) Mealy’s, Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny
(71 per cent of lots sold). A 28in-high bronze figure of Michael Collins €5,250 (€1,500-€2,500); a steel suit of armour €1,900 (€1,800-€2,500); Two Monks in an Interior, oil on canvas, by Otto Schwerdgeburth €1,700 (€1,800 - €2,500); an enamel sign for Black Cat cigarettes €800 (€800-€1,200); a Gunter's land-measuring chain €360 (€400-€700); a South American bird feather fan with taxidermy hummingbird €60 (€50-€70). A rare 19th-century Spanish fan, Los Toros, depicting matadors and bullfighting scenes, estimated at €100-€200, failed to sell.
Wednesday (July 15th)
Christie's, South Kensington, London. Modern British and Irish art auction. The Road Beside the River, painted in 1951 by Jack B Yeats £43,750 (£20,000- £30,000).
Forthcoming Auctions:
Tuesday (July 21st) De Veres, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Online art and design auction of affordable “contemporary design furniture” and paintings – many with estimates under € 1,000 – on view in 35 Kildare Street until Tuesday but bidding online only via deveres.ie.
Tuesday (July 21st) John Weldon Auctioneers, Cows Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin. Auction of jewellery, silver and gold coins at 2pm.
Tuesday (July 21st) Ashgrove Auction Rooms, Ballybrittas, Portlaoise, Co Laois. Antiques auction at 2pm.
