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Lot 105
Basil Blackshaw HRHA RUA (1932-2016), The Lovers, After CourbetOil on canvas, 70 x 111cm (27½ x 43¾'')Signed versoExhibited: Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast, One Man Show, March 1981; label verso with title 'After Courbet'.Literature: 'Basil Blackshaw - Painter' edited by Brian Ferran, Illustrated Plate 108, pg. 102Basil Blackshaw once told me “I steal from good artists and bad artists. It’s what you do with the theft is what matters. Even a bad artist can help you to resolve a problem.” he said. ‘The Lovers’ or should we rename the painting ‘Gráinne agus Gráinne’ is Blackshaw at his mischievous best - stealing an idea yet uniquely giving his ‘otherness’ to Courbet’s interpretation of the same subject.The work has an echo too of Irish artist Michael Farrell in his interpretation of Boucher’s sexually erotic and provocative ‘Mademoiselle O’ Murphy..’Blackshaw’s painting is very much in the vein too of the Donegal Gaeltacht seanchaí Neidí Franc who habitually started his storytelling seisiún with the refrain.. “Ní raibh mé riamh gan aon scéal ach dá mbéinn gan aon scéal do chumfainn m’féin scéal” but suddenly ‘duende’ took hold and lifted the performer and listener into a celestial world.Basil has created his own story in this painting. It too invokes thoughts of eroticism inspired by ‘Baudelaire’s ‘Fleurs du Mal’ poetry. The physical presence is temporary ... the viewer enters another world once the eye falls on the lovers whose depiction is ephemeral and emotionally charged. Herein rest the foundations for a thesis on this most érotique oeuvre by Basil Blackshaw.Eamonn Mallie, March 2019A renegade and cowboy of the Irish art scene, Basil Blackshaw is known for pushing the boundaries of art and representation. Blackshaw made a career from depicting the shunned and marginalised of society, bringing to the fore subjects that many might have considered ‘tasteless’. In this, the painter found a comrade in Gustave Courbet, a French Realist and radical working in the 19th century.Despite his daring approach, Courbet ushered in a new reign of art in France and, for this, he would have gained respect from Blackshaw. One of Courbet’s more scandalous works was his ‘Sleepers’, commissioned in 1866 for a wealthy Turkish diplomat. Although erotic pieces were already in circulation, Courbet shocked the critics and viewers with this piece as, unlike previous images of the subject, Courbet painted his work on a grand scale, affording it an importance which was hitherto unprecedented. Such was the outrage at this lurid display, ‘Sleepers’ was mentioned in a police report of 1872 after its exhibition in a window and was used to demonstrate the lack of morality and principle held by the artist.In his ode to Courbet, Blackshaw has taken his work one step further. Unlike Courbet, who titled his work ‘Sleepers’, Blackshaw removes any pretence of ambiguity and boldly declares the piece as ‘The Lovers’. He strips away the non-essential elements of luxury; the flowers, the discarded jewellery and the prettily painted glass, disallowing any distraction from his main subject. In a wash of white and pink, the tousled bedsheets become inextricably linked to the bare flesh that so disrupted them, whilst the figure of one woman blends into that of the second, highlighting the intimacy of their tryst. The broad, confident brushstrokes, indicative of Blackshaw’s style, unapologetically lay bare the physicality of this scene and force us to confront one of the key characteristics of human nature. Nestled unashamedly in their comfort, ‘The Lovers’ lift the veil on a topic often considered as indecorous and glorify a subject that, in terms of Blackshaw’s work, would have walked hand in hand with the disparaged of society.Helena Carlyle, March 2019
Lot 17
Nathaniel Hone RHA (1831-1917)Malahide Sands with FiguresOil on canvas, 59 x 90cm (23¼ x 35'')Signed with initialsProvenance: Important Irish Art Sale, these rooms, December 2008, Lot 91, where purchased by present owner.When Nathaniel Hone returned to Ireland in 1872 it was almost twenty years since he had first gone to Paris to study at the studio of Yvon. On his return he married and settled at Seafield, Malahide, the family estate. While there he continued to paint and to farm and indeed many of his paintings from this period carry the influences of his Barbizon period and it can be difficult to distinguish untitled landscapes or coastal views as to whether they are French or Irish.The present work is doubtless Malahide, with it's great expanse of sands reflected in the similarly vast open sky. There are strong similarities with 'Evening, Malahide Sands' from c.1883 (Hugh Lane) with its afterglow of sunset seen across reaches of sand and water. The open sky, the expanse of air and light reflected in the extent of water and wet sand, convey an astonishing sense of space and freedom. ( E.J.G. The Irish Times 1901)Unlike the Hugh Lane painting the two figures in the present work look the part of two North Dublin locals gathering kelp, complete with shawls and long skirts and are set against the reflected light of the outgoing stream which frames them in the centre of the composition. This device also provides the sense of scale which gives the landscape its vastness.
![[§] AUSTIN WRIGHT (BRITISH, 1911-1997)SPIKE, 1982 aluminium42cm across, 27cm high (including base) (16.5in across, 10.5in hig](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/3460b8af-433f-4d78-b36b-a9eb00a441df/cc8538ec-9761-442a-827e-aa0900c73863/468x382.jpg)
Lot 202
[§] AUSTIN WRIGHT (BRITISH, 1911-1997)SPIKE, 1982 aluminium42cm across, 27cm high (including base) (16.5in across, 10.5in high (including base))Literature: James Hamilton, The Sculpture of Austin Wright, Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd., 1994, fig. 89 (Cat. 5325).Spike is one of a number of small scale scuptures Austin Wright made in the early 1980s, that had a kinship with utensils, each having an apparent purpose which was transcended by their power as sculptures.
![[§] JOSEF HEU (AUSTRIAN, 1876-1952)WAR-TIME VIEW OF BUCHAREST, 1917 signed, inscribed and dated, mixed media32.5cm x 48cm (12](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/3460b8af-433f-4d78-b36b-a9eb00a441df/cf9d27e1-f559-4cbb-ae48-aa0900c7eb8f/468x382.jpg)
Lot 38
[§] JOSEF HEU (AUSTRIAN, 1876-1952)WAR-TIME VIEW OF BUCHAREST, 1917 signed, inscribed and dated, mixed media32.5cm x 48cm (12.75in x 19in) and twelve further unframed sketches by the same hand, unframed (13)Provenance: Collection of Professor Stefan Jellinek, Vienna, Austria, and thence by descent. Note: Josef Heu is best known for his sculptural work, working on public commissions and smaller-scale domestic figurations. Heu was an official German war artist during the First World War, the time from which this group of sketches date. However, during World War Two he was forced to flee continental Europe with his family; they ultimately settled in England where Josef continued to make art.
Lot 373
A NAVIGATION MASTER DECK WATCH BY HAMILTON, for the Ministry of Defence, Hydrographic Dept. c. 1942, Serial Number 1949-1942, the circular white dial with Arabic numerals and outer scale 0-60, to a 22 jewel movement signed Hamilton Watch Co. USA and numbered '3992B', case numbered 570627, case diameter 5.1cm
Lot 379
A WILLIAM IV SILVER PAIR CASE POCKET WATCH, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals and outer minute scale, to a key wind verge movement, possibly signed J. Reets, London and numbered 826, the inner and outer cases hallmarked for London 1831, with later suspension loop, a silver open face pocket watch, by J G Graves, and an enamel fob watch, with brooch suspension, first watch case diameter 5.6cm (3)
Lot 383
A HORN PAIR CASE POCKET WATCH, the enamel dial with Roman numerals and outer scale 0-60, to a verge movement signed Thos. Maudsley, London and numbered 9439, in a gilt metal and horn outer case, decorated with a classical urn in oval cartouche and foliage, the inner case signed JA, outer case diameter 5cm
Lot 392
A GENTLEMAN'S 9CT GOLD WRISTWATCH BY OMEGA, the circular white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, outer minute scale and subsidiary seconds dial, to a jewelled manual movement numbered 6951023, the Dennison case hallmarked for Birmingham 1916, numbered 85265, case back inscribed 'Geoffrey, From Mother, May 14th, 1917', dial and movement signed, on a later unassociated strap, case width 3.45cm
Lot 411
A STAINLESS STEEL STOP SECOND CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH BY LONGINES, the circular black dial with Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, outer scale 0-60 and centre stop second hand, to a jewelled manual movement numbered 6511374, the stainless steel case numbered 21976 10, dial, movement and case signed, on an unassociated fabric strap, case width 3.2cm
Lot 415
A GENTLEMAN'S WRISTWATCH BY OMEGA, the circular dial with Arabic numerals, outer minute scale and blued steel hands, to a jewelled manual movement numbered 10005590, the white metal case back numbered 2292 and stamped 'Fond Acier Inoxydable', with possibly later inscription, dial, movement and case signed, case diameter 3.2cm, case length 4.35cm The reference 2292 wristwatch was a popular model supplied by Omega to the Air Ministry during the Second World War, for use by pilots and navigators in the Royal Air Force. The white dial and hands were designed to provide clear legibility, especially for night flying, and were specific to this model. The cases were sometimes composed of a steel back and an aluminium alloy upper case, a less reflective material used to reduce glare.
Lot 420
A GENTLEMAN'S 18CT GOLD CASED WRISTWATCH BY BAUME & MERCIER, the circular dial with Arabic quarters, arrowhead markers and outer scale 0-60, to a jewelled manual movement , the case with London import marks and Swiss gold mark, numbered 51901 3529, movement and case signed, on a later unassociated strap, case with 3.45cm
Lot 522
A GEORGE III SILVER VINAIGRETTE, in the form of a trunk, with foliate engraved decoration and inscribed 'Maria', the grille pierce decorated with repeated flowers, by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1817, 2.5cm; another of reeded rectangular form, maker I.T. probably Joseph Taylor, Birmingham 1801, 3.5cm; and another with rounded ends, and scale engraved decoration by John Shaw, Birmingham 1811, 3cm (3)
Lot 125
A George III carved giltwood and gesso wall mirror in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, circa 1770, the rectangular plate flanked by border plates with fluted twin pilasters, surmounted by an urn and cover with drapes on foliate scroll supports, above open interlaced foliate borders and conforming apron with central anthemion, 175cm high, 92cm wide, together with a matching mirror, of later date Provenance: Private Collection, Gloucestershire The Grosvenor House Antique Fair, June 1971, Mallett For related designs for mirrors by Hepplewhite, see Elizabeth White, Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th century Furniture Design, Antique Collectors Club, 1990, page 352. Plate 118 (‘The Cabinet -Maker and Upholsterer’s Guide’, 2nd Edition, 1789) illustrates two mirrors with closely related designs of marginal plates decorated with intertwining foliate branches as the current mirrors exhibit. A mirror supplied by Thomas Chippendale for the State Bedroom at Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire in the early 1770’s also bares comparison in overall design to the current mirrors.Whilst most of the themes of the decorative ornament vary, the overall design is similar in its use of marginal plates, its scale and the bold use of decorative elements.
Lot 228
A pair of Regency mahogany pedestals, circa 1815, each of square section with lobed border above tapering bodies with applied gilt metal wreaths on acanthus bases incorporating bracket feet, 104cm high, 50cm square Provenance: Private Collection, London For a pair of Regency pedestals of related scale and demonstrating some similar decorative elements see Sothebys. London, Rooms as Portraits: Michael S. Smith, Eaton Square, London, 12th September 2018, Lot 90.
Lot 548
Early 20th century aneroid barometer, Negretti & Zambra - London "Fisherman's Aneroid Barometer, issued by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, No 2052", the green painted drum shaped case with cast bezel and bevelled glass enclosing a 12cm enamelled dial with scale of 26 to 31 and with blued steel indicator hand and gilt marker hand, total height 17 1/2 cm
Lot 549
Mid-19th century mahogany and boxwood line inlaid wheel barometer, C Fontana - High Wycombe, the case with swan neck pediment and central cast brass urn to a baluster neck fitted with silvered hygrometer, detachable single scale alcohol thermometer and convex mirror to a spun brass bezel enclosing a 20cm silvered dial with scale of 28 to 31 over a signed level, height 99cm
Lot 551
Early 20th century German bracket clock, Lenzkirch, 239436, the case with overhanging cornice and moulded pediment with brass carry handle to a glazed door and plinth base on splayed bracket feet to a 15cm rectangular brass dial with applied spandrels and silvered regulation scale over Roman and Arabic chapter ring with blued steel fleur de lys hands to a square brass movement with screwed plates and anchor escapement strike on two coiled gongs, height 44cm
Lot 575
Late 19th/early 20th century green painted and iron framed hospital scale, Salters "Albion" Weighing Machine No 214, to weight 20 stone by 1lb, with shaped rectangular platform base with leaf capped and girdled tapering column surmounted by a nickel plated circular bezel enclosing a 24cm painted dial with scale of 0 to 20 stone and with chrome finished indicator hand, height 172cm
Lot 117
Tag Heuer Link Chronograph 200m automatic stainless steel gentleman's bracelet watch, ref. CT2111, circular black dial with baton markers, triple subsidiary dials, chronograph centre seconds, date aperture and Tachymeter outer scale, rotating bezel, 44mm (including crown guards) - Condition Report: - Movement - currently functioning. Dial - good. Glass - light surface marks. Hands - good. Case - scratch marks to the case back. Crown - adjusting correctly, not screwing down, push buttons start/stop and reset. Bracelet - generally good, wrist size 7.00'' approx. - 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
Lot 192
Ebel automatic chronograph stainless steel and gold gentleman's bracelet watch, ref. 1134901, circular white dial with Roman numerals, triple subsidiary dials, date aperture at the four/five position, chronograph centre seconds and outer Tachymetre scale, 38mm - Condition Report: - Movement - currently functioning. Dial - marks, scuffs and some discolouration. Glass - minor light marks. Hands - light marks, some tarnishing. Case - light surface marks. Crown - adjusts the hands and date (hands adjust in the first position and date adjusts in the second position), push buttons start/stop and reset. Bracelet - light surface marks, some play in the links, one fixing screw missing at the lug, wrist size 7.5'' approx. - 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
Lot 81
Tag Heuer Formula 1 Chronograph stainless steel gentleman's bracelet watch, ref. CAU1115, circular grey dial with Arabic twelve, hour markers, triple subsidiary dials, chronograph centre seconds, date aperture at the four position, black bezel with Tachymetre scale, inscribed case, quartz, 42mm - Condition Report: - Movement - currently functioning. Dial - good. Glass - minor light marks. Hands - good. Case - generally good, inscription reads 'You and Me mow we are 3'. Crown - functioning correctly, push buttons start/stop and reset. Bracelet - light surface marks, wrist size 7.75'' approx. - 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
Lot 90
Tag Heuer Link Chronograph stainless steel gentleman's bracelet watch, ref. CT1110-0, blue dial with Arabic twelve, triple subsidiary dials, red centre minute indicator and chronograph centre seconds, date aperture at the four position, outer Tachymetre scale, rotating bezel, quartz, 42mm (at fault) - Condition Report: - Movement - not functioning. Dial - small marks. Glass - light surface marks. Hands - light marks. Case - light surface marks. Crown - functioning correctly, top push button missing, bottom push button at fault and not operating. Bracelet - light surface marks, wrist size 6.5'' approx. - 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
Lot 527
Great War flown cover The Battle of Jutland 31 May 1916 signed by Squadron Leader R. G Geddes BSc RAF PM The Battle of Rutland British Forces 31. 5. 96 (2513). The Battle of Jutland was a naval battle fought by Britain's Royal Navy Grand Fleet under Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, against the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer during the First World War. The battle unfolded in extensive manoeuvring and three main engagements (the battlecruiser action, the fleet action and the night action), from 31 May to 1 June 1916, off the North Sea coast of Denmark's Jutland Peninsula. It was the largest naval battle and the only full-scale clash of battleships in that war. Jutland was the third fleet action between steel battleships, following the smaller but more decisive battles of the Yellow Sea (1904) and Tsushima (1905) during the Russo-Japanese War. Jutland was the last major battle in world history fought primarily by battleships. Good condition Est.
Lot 552
Great War cover The American Offensive Meuse-Argonne 26 September-10 November 1918 signed by Flight Lieutenant P. Morgan RAF. PM 80th Anniversary The American Offensive Meuse Argonne, Whitehall, London 25. 09. 98. The Meuse-Argonne Offensive (also known as Battles of the Meuse-Argonne and the Meuse-Argonne Campaign) was a major part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire Western Front. It was fought from September 26, 1918 until the Armistice of November 11, 1918, a total of 47 days. The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was the largest in United States military history, involving 1. 2 million American soldiers. It was one of a series of Allied attacks known as the Hundred Days Offensive, which brought the war to an end. The battle cost 28, 000 German lives, 26, 277 American lives and an unknown number of French lives. It was the largest and bloodiest operation of World War I for the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) even if, given the scale of other battles on the Western Front, its size was limited and the operation itself secondary as it was far from the main offensive axis. It was the deadliest battle in American history. U. S. losses were exacerbated by the inexperience of many of the troops, the tactics used during the early phases of the operation and the widespread onset of the influenza outbreak called the "Spanish Flu". Meuse-Argonne was the principal engagement of the AEF during World War I. Good condition Est.
Lot 290
New Toy Soldier Band of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police twelve pieces, and a similar Band of the Bahamas Police, Good Soldiers Royal Marine Light Infantry, Little Lead Soldier 30mm scale Coldstream Guards Band and Phoenix 30mm scale 25 piece Band of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment (two damaged) in original boxes (Condition Excellent, boxes Good) (73)
Lot 494
54mm Collector Figures, Frontline Figures LF2 Galland and Molders, and LF3 Luftwaffe Pilots with eagle, Lead Army Guderian and Rommel in original boxes, other makers Patton (60mm scale) and other WWII figures, in all eleven in 54mm and twenty-four in 60mm scale (Condition Excellent, boxes Very Good) (35)
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