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Click here to subscribeSIR JOSEPH EDGAR BOEHM R.A. (1834-1890) AN IMPRESSIVE CARVED MARBLE BUST OF A GENTLEMAN, wearing a gown and Order of the Garter, on a later painted wood stand. Bust: 2ft 2ins high. Note: Joseph Boehm was born in Vienna in 1834, a medallist and sculptor, he is best known for designing the Jubilee Head of Queen Victoria on coinage and the Statue of The Duke of Wellington at Hyde Park Corner.
Small selection of jewellery and effects to include Tudric-style bar brooch in the manner of Archibald Knox with central blue/green roundel within knotwork decoration, 70mm wide, together with a 19th Century carved ivory cameo brooch modelled as the bust of Mercury or Hermes, Baltic amber brooch, enamel knot brooch, enamel dip-pen etc (6)
Rome, Julia Mamaea (mother of Severus Alexandus), silver Denaius (AD 231), diademed bust right, rev. Venus standing (S. 8216), Severus Alexander (AD 222 - 235), silver Denarius (AD 224), laureate bust right, rev. Alexander standing (S. 7897). Very fine, second ex Dereham (Norfolk) hoard (2)
Carolyn Mulholland RHA (b.1944)Little Fat FigureBronze, 67cm high (26¼)Signed with initials and dated 1995Edition 9/9Provenance: With The Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin.Literature: Another cast of this piece was illustrated in 'Artists Century' catalogue, 2000, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast.Carolyn Mulholland was born in Lurgan, Co. Armagh in 1944 and studied at the Belfast College of Art before embarking on her career as a noted bronze sculptor. One of her earliest commissions came from the young poet Seamus Heaney with whom she became close friends. Since then she has completed many major sculpture commissions in both the North and South of Ireland and some of her outstanding recent portrait commissions include a posthumous bust of Sir Alfred Chester Beatty and the official portrait of President Mary McAleese. She has exhibited widely at home and abroad, including the European Commission in Brussels, Jorgensen Fine Art and the Peppercanister Gallery in Dublin. She was elected a member of Aosdána in 1990 and was awarded the Irish-American Cultural Institute O’Malley Award in 1992. Since then she has carried out numerous commissions and exhibits regularly at the annual exhibition of the Royal Hibernian Academy, of which she is a member. She now lives and works in Dublin.
English silver fusee verge pocket watch, the movement signed Sam'l Denton, Oxford, no. 152, pierced engraved balance cock with bust, diamond endstone, flat steel three arm balance, silver regulating disc and cylindrical pillars, the dial with Roman numerals and outer minute track, within a later engine turned case with engraved cartouche hallmarked London 1853, case maker 'RF' (Richard Forman), 48mm - Condition Report: - Movement - currently functioning. Dial - light marks. Glass - marks. Hands - marks. Case - surface marks, rubbing to the engine turning, the case later. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
19th century white metal verge pocket watch, the fusee movement signed Norton, London, with pierced balance cock, three arm balance, silvered regulating disc and square baluster pillars, hinged white metal cuvette, the enamel dial signed Norton, London with Arabic numerals and minute markers, within a repousse and engraved outer case with a classical male bust surrounded by flower heads, 62mm (requires attention)- Condition Report: - Movement - functioning although stops after a short time, requires a service/clean. Dial - hairlines, marks and chip repair. Glass - marks, crack to the outer edge. Hands - marks. Case - surface marks and light bruising. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
Three early motorcycle and car racing medals, comprising: Royal Automobile Club gold medal, bust of Edward VIII right at centre of a steering wheel, oak and laurel wreath around, imperial crown at top, rev. engraved 'Light Car Reliability Trial 1914 G.W.K. Car 1000 Miles Non-Stop' within oak and laurel wreath, 36mm, 15ct., 42.5g; Herefordshire County Automobile & Aero Club silver medal, Herefordshire arms between wings, rev. engraved '4th Quarterly Trial Motorcycles DECR 1912 Class D C. M. Keiller' within laurel wreath, 32mm; British Motorcycle Racing Club silver medal, female figure holding laurels and thunderbolt before Union Shield, rev. engraved 'B.M.C.R.C Second Prize 3. Lap Cyclecar Handicap C. M Keiller Brooklands 28 March 1914', 30mm. Good very fine (3) Clifton Macnee Keiller (1888-1968) of GWK cars. In February 1908 he began a three year pupilage in the engineer's office at GWR's Swindon Works. J. Talfourd Wood, the W in GWK, was a pupil at Swindon at the same time. 1911 he was living at Springfield, 19 Brackley Road, Beckenham, Kent. The prototype GWK car was built in a stable in Beckenham. In 1921 he married, at Wandsworth, to Doris M. Lorden.
A 9ct yellow gold curb link charm bracelet, the charms to include an opening treasure chest, a Union flag, a carriage, a bust of Nefertiti, a map of Ireland, a lion, a fish with pearl, an 18ct gold shield, and a motorcar, with T bar, bolt ring clasp and safety chain, length 210mm, gross weight 45.3g, partial hallmark for 9ct
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