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Carved elm naturalistic fruit bowl, a burr walnut musical cigarette box with marquetry inlay, an olive wood stained cigarette box, a middle eastern inlaid cigarette box another decorative box and other decorative items including a small table bell with turned ebony handle, a heavy gauge brass bowl etc
Geo.III style mahogany dining suite comprising of oval wind out extending table, two additional leaves on scroll carved cabriole legs with claw and ball feet, L218cm W106cm H70cm, set of seven (5+2) dining chairs with drop in seats on cabriole legs with claw and ball feet, and a bow front sideboard W137cm D55cm H114cm
A collection of 19th century antique Chinese oriental ceramic porcelain ware to include two small plates and a cup. All being decorated with a landscape view and people scene. Red makers marks on the back of the plates along with a small vase decorated with people scenes and floral panels along with a small hand crafted table mat.
A large collection of vintage Portmeirion Botanic Garden dinner service and tea service comprising of various cups, saucers, tureen, table mats, platers, etc. Makers mark to the underside. The lot is in overall good condition, two plates have rather serious cracks to them and one mug has a crack to the handle. In terms of crazing the majority of the items seem to be okay.
Norah McGuinness HRHA (1901-1980) Melon on Terrace Table (1950) Oil on canvas, 55.5 x 89cm (21¾ x 35'') Signed; inscribed with title verso 'Terrace Table with Melon' Provenance: With Taylor Galleries, Dublin, March/April 1979, where purchased by the current owner. In the early 20th century Irish Art was steeped in tradition. The formation of the Free State in 1922 saw a nation scrambling to recapture its identity, focussing on academic depictions of rural life to separate them from an ever more modern Britain. For those artists who wished to escape this insularity, continental Europe provided the perfect opportunity. Like many Irish artists before her, Norah McGuinness travelled to Paris in 1929 to study under André Lhote and was immersed in the excitement of the European art scene. Under Lhote, McGuinness learned Cubism but, within her circles, she would have been exposed to Fauvism, Impressionism, Futurism and a myriad of ideologies in between. Leaving Paris, McGuinness took what she had learned and went to London where she briefly settled until WWII convinced her that it was time to return to Ireland. Arriving in Dublin alongside many fellow artists in the same position, McGuinness found a country devoid of new thought. Art remained in the clutches of academia, with the RHA acting as the sole exhibition space for contemporary artists. Dissatisfied, the Irish Exhibition of Living Art was established in 1943, with McGuinness among its founding members. A year later, McGuinness succeeded Mainie Jellett as president of the foundation and she continued to head it for over twenty years, encouraging and promoting modern art in Ireland. The IELA served as a platform for non-academic artists to show their works and, following the end of the War, continental artists were invited to exhibit their pieces also, creating an influx of modern ideals to the country. Suddenly, pieces by Hockney, Picasso, Manet and Miro were all accessible from Dublin and the artistic revolution was well underway. A pioneer for the modern art movement, Norah McGuinness was selected, alongside Nano Reid, to represent Ireland at the 1950 Venice Biennale. This was the first time that Ireland had entered the exhibition and it was therefore paramount that they put their best work forward. Believing that the unique styles of Reid and McGuinness could proudly hold their own against paintings by Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, they were sent off with twelve works each. The exhibition was a success, with the Italian president even purchasing one of McGuinness' works. In the same year, McGuinness painted the current lot, 'Melon on Terrace Table'. A joyful and eclectic mix of different styles, this work oozes continental charm and demonstrates McGuinness as someone who is acutely aware of the progress ravaging the art world. The neon yellow table tips its hat to the Fauves, whilst the flattened subject matter and distorted perspective shows Lhote's Cubist legacy. Furthermore, the swift, loose treatment of the spoon and cloth belie the influence of early 20th century Impressionism, yet the image is distinctly McGuinness. The bold lines remember her time as an illustrator and the carefully placed items are reminiscent of her days in set design. A beautiful piece, 'Melon on Terrace Table' is representative of mid-20th century Irish art in that, rather than following a specific and doctored method of painting, it is all-inclusive, allowing the scene's energy to dictate the style.
BOURDIN, ALPHONSEtätig in Frankreich um 1850Titel: Portrait eines Mädchens am Tisch. Technik: Aquarell und Gouache auf Elfenbein. Maße: 10,5 x 9cm. Bezeichnung: Signiert und datiert rechts: A. Bourdin 1853. Rahmen/Sockel: Rahmen. Provenienz:Privatbesitz, Deutschland.Erläuterungen zum KatalogAlphonse Bourdin Frankreich 19.Jh. Gemälde Porträt Miniatur Kind / Kinder BOURDIN, ALPHONSEactive around 1850 FranceTitle: Portrait of a Girl at a Table. Technique: Watercolour and gouache on ivory. Measurement: 10,5 x 9cm. Notation: Signed and dated right: A. Bourdin 1853. Frame/Pedestal: Framed.Provenance:Private ownership, Germany.Explanations to the Catalogue
OCHTERVELT, JAKOBum 1635 Rotterdam - um 1709 AmsterdamTitel: Die Briefleserin. Interieur mit lesender Dame und Magd. Technik: Öl auf Leinwand. Montierung: Doubliert. Maße: 91,5 x 78,5cm. Rahmen/Sockel: Rahmen. Gutachten:Eduard Plietzsch, Köln Mai 1954;das Gemälde ist dokumentiert in der Datenbank des RDK, Den Haag, unter der Abb.Nr. 247618.Literatur:Susan Donahue Kuretsky: The paintings of Jacob Ochterveldt (1634-1682), with catalogue raisonne. Montclair 1979, S. 85f, Nr. 77, Abb. 89.Ausstellungen:Ausstellung von Werken Alter Kunst aus Berliner Privatbesitz, Berlin Mai - Juni 1915, im Katalog Abb. Tafel 90;Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Ausst. des Kaiser-Friedrich-Museums-Verein, Juli - August 1925, Kat.Nr. 288.Provenienz: Sammlung Young, England;Sammlung Baron Königswarter, Wien, vor 1906;Sammlung Paul von Schwabach, Berlin, bis 1915;Sammlung Nathan und Benjamin Katz, Dieren, bis 1940;Munich Central Art Collecting Point (Mü.-Nummer 2447);Restitution an die Niederlande, nach 1945;Sammlung ten Bos, Amelo;Privatbesitz, Deutschland.Der in der Mitte des 17. Jahrhunderts in Rotterdam und Amsterdam tätige Jacob Ochtevelt soll zeitgleich mit Pieter de Hooch Schüler des Haarlemer Landschafts- und Tiermalers Nicolas Berchem gewesen sein, doch scheinen beide eher von dem - wie sie in Rotterdam lebenden - Ludolf Leendertsz de Jongh beeinflusst zu sein. Wie de Jongh spezialisierten sich de Hooch und Ochtervelt auf Interieurs mit Genreszenen überwiegend des gehobenen, feinen Bürgertums. Dabei begrenzt Ochtervelt den Hintergrund häufiger, wie auch im vorliegenden Bild, wie einen dunklen Bühnen-Raum, vor dem die "Akteure", die Farbigkeit und die Textur der ausgewählten edlen Stoffe besonders leuchtend zur Geltung kommen. In der minutiösen Darstellung der Stofflichkeit steht Jacob Ochtervelt auch den gleichaltrigen Frans von Mieris, Gabrile Metsu oder Gerard ter Borch nahe.Die Hauptperson des Gemäldes trägt ein nicht eben alltagstaugliches, leuchtend weißes, aufwendig besticktes Seidenkleid und liest sitzend einen Brief, der vermutlich einen sehr intimen Inhalt hat. Dies suggeriert der kleine Hund, den die Briefleserin im Schoß hält ebenso wie die unverhohlene Neugierde der Bediensteten, die das Tablett mit einer Kanne unaufmerksam halb unter die Falten des Teppichs schiebt, der den Tisch bedeckt. Steht der leere, in schillerndem Grün bespannte Stuhl für einen erwarteten männlichen Besucher bereit, für den auch die auf dem Tisch stehende Tabakdose bereit gestellt ist? Der Betrachter ist eingeladen, neugierig über den Briefinhalt zu spekulieren.Wir danken Ellis Dullaart, RKD, Den Haag, die die Zuschreibung des vorliegenden Gemäldes auf Grundlage einer hochauflösenden Digitalfotografie bestätigt hat.Erläuterungen zum KatalogJakob Ochtervelt Originale Genre Malerei Hunde OCHTERVELT, JAKOBca. 1635 Rotterdam - ca. 1709 AmsterdamTitle: Lady Reading a Letter. Interior with reading lady and maid. Technique: Oil on canvas. Mounting: Relined. Measurement: 91,5 x 78,5cm. Frame/Pedestal: Framed. Certificate:Eduard Plietzsch, Cologne May 1954;the painting is listed and documented in the database of the RDK, The Hague, under the Ill. No. 247618.Literature:Susan Donahue Kuretsky: The paintings of Jacob Ochterveldt (1634-1682), with catalogue raisonne. Montclair 1979, p. 85f, no. 77, ill. 89.Exhibitions:Exhibition Werke Alter Kunst aus Berliner Privatbesitz, Berlin May - June 1915, in catalogue ill. panel 90;Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Exhibition of the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museums-Verein, July - August 1925, cat. no. 288.Provenance: Collection Young, England;Collection Baron Königswarter, Vienna, from 1906;Collection Paul von Schwabach, Berlin, to 1915;Collection Nathan and Benjamin Katz, Dieren, to 1940;Munich Central Art Collecting Point (Mü.-Number 2447);Restitution to the Netherlands, after 1945;Collection ten Bos, Amelo;Private ownership, Germany.Jacob Ochtevelt, who was active in Rotterdam and Amsterdam in the mid-17th century, is said to have been a pupil of the Haarlem landscape and animal painter Nicolas Berchem at the same time as Pieter de Hooch, but both seem to have been more influenced by Ludolf Leendertsz de Jongh - who lived in Rotterdam, as they did. Like de Jongh, de Hooch and Ochtervelt specialised in interiors with genre scenes mainly of the upper, fine bourgeoisie. Ochtervelt often limited the background, as in the present picture, like a dark stage space, against which the "actors", the colourfulness and the texture of the selected noble fabrics are particularly luminous. In the detailed depiction of materiality, Jacob Ochtervelt is also close to his contemporaries Frans von Mieris, Gabrile Metsu or Gerard ter Borch.The main character in the painting wears a bright white, intricately embroidered silk dress that is not exactly suitable for everyday use and is seated reading a letter that presumably has very intimate content. This is suggested by the little dog the reader holds in her lap, as well as the unconcealed curiosity of the servant, who inattentively pushes the tray with a jug halfway under the folds of the cloth covering the table. Is the empty chair, covered in iridescent green, ready for an expected male visitor, for whom the tobacco box on the table is also provided? The viewer is invited to speculate curiously about the contents of the letter.We are grateful to Ellis Dullaart, RKD, The Hague, for confirming the attribution of the present painting on the basis of a high-resolution digital photograph.Explanations to the Catalogue
A modern cane conservatory suite comprising four armchairs and rectangular table, chairs approx 75 cm wide x 77 cm deep x 98 cm high, table approx 90 cm wide x 55 cm deep x 45 cm high, together with a modern beech breakfast table and two chairs, a brass coal bucket etc and a pair of linen type plain cream interlined curtains with fixed triple pencil pleat headings, 151 cm drop x 262 wide at the bottom and 110 cm wide at the top
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