South Dublin Auction

Star lot : A beautiful ornate French style sideboard with three interior shelves and astro gated doors. Profusely decorated with ormolu detail and marquetery featuring a fleur-de-lys pattern to both sides. Furnished with a black lacquered top. H96cm x L120cm x D52cm

Star lot : A fantastic 247 carat Aquamarine, Sapphire and Diamond necklace, Set with a beautiful Halo clasp. Stunning piece. New from the gem company, RRP €480 All the gemstones are genuine and natural and are cold to the touch.

An incredible 525 carat Ametrine graduated necklace, set with a high quality sterling silver setting and clasp. New from the gem company, RRP €260 All the gemstones are genuine and natural and are cold to the touch.

Super Star Lot: A fabulous four-piece Irish sterling silver, tea and coffee service by Thomas Weir & Sons. Beautifully designed in a Celtic Revival style, featuring pierced Celtic knotwork with figural spouts. Furnished with ebonised handles and finials. Hallmarked, Dublin, Thomas Weir and Sons, 1923. Weighing a total of 2,462grams. Huge amount of work on this and Fabulous weight, it will be 100 years old next week. In super condition, one small dent on the water jug.

Star lot : A stunning Waterford Crystal table lamp, in the largest size available. The L3 series Inishmore lamp- of 240Volts. In very good condition. comps from €850 on www.treasurechest.ie It is fully working and in lovely condition.

Star Lot : A fine example of an antique 1886 sterling silver pocket watch by the acclaimed watch makers "J.W Benson of Ludgate Hill, London". This example features a bright white enamel dial, roman numeral face and subsidiary second hand. Together with its watch key and rope twist T-bar suspension chain with Lobster clasp. Hallmarked London. Total weight of watch: 127.70 grams. Presented in its original high quality box of purchase from the 1880s.

Star Lot : A jaw dropping antique Victorian mahogany dressing unit with full sized beveled mirror to centre, twelve drawers, six to each side for ample storage, tiered surfaces with gallery back and beautiful carved ornament details throughout. Includes two cast metal adjustable candlestick holders flanking the central mirror. This is a very rare piece with the full size mirror, its in very good order and comes apart for easy transport, one of nicest pieces we have seen.

Super Star Lot: An original very large enameled ceramic tile by the famed French artist George Braque (b1882-d1963) titled “Au Couchant, Oiseau” dating to 1950’s. This large piece features an abstracted composition of a bird silhouetted against a red and yellow sunset with a black border. This tile was part of the Hugo Henkel Schwimmbad in Düsseldorf, Germany. This ceramic was commissioned by the Henkel group from Braque for the purpose of display in the public swimming pool built by Dr. Hugo Henkel. The pool, originally built in 1930, was intended to be an expression of Henkel’s system of a patriarchal and caring relationship between employer and employee. Mm: 51 x 65 cm Though Braque is perhaps best known for launching Cubism alongside Pablo Picasso, his focus on birds intensified in his later work, where his style loosened from the more geometric Cubism of his earlier pieces. He never left Cubism behind all together, but his volumes of bird works are a much airier and minimalist in expression. “Au Couchant, Oiseau” demonstrates his interest in nature and natural light that blossomed later in his career. Braque’s birds can be seen on a grand scale on the ceiling of the Salle Henri II at the Louvre in Paris along with other commissions. Braque has designed pool tiles before, most notably “Les Poissons” at the Foundation Maeght, France. Provenance: Purchased by current owner from Kunst und Antiquitaten, Gerhard Koktanek and Ans Meijer. The latter obtained the pieces from Gabriele Henkel of the estate of Dr. Hugo Henkel after the demolition of the Swimming pool in 1995. We have called and confirmed this provenance with the previous two owners. There is photographic evidence proving its ownership by Kunst & Antiquitaten and its existence in the Schwimmbad.

A stunning sterling Silver graduated Moonstone chain link bracelet. With 9 lovely moonstones with great colour variations.

Super Star Lot: An original very large enameled ceramic tile by the famed French artist George Braque (b1882-d1963) titled “Au Couchant, Oiseau” dating to 1950’s. This large piece features an abstracted composition of a bird silhouetted against a red and yellow sunset with a brown and black border. This tile was part of the Hugo Henkel Schwimmbad in Düsseldorf, Germany. This ceramic was commissioned by the Henkel group from Braque for the purpose of display in the public swimming pool built by Dr. Hugo Henkel. The pool, originally built in 1930, was intended to be an expression of Henkel’s system of a patriarchal and caring relationship between employer and employee. Mm: 41 x 69.5 cm Though Braque is perhaps best known for launching Cubism alongside Pablo Picasso, his focus on birds intensified in his later work, where his style loosened from the more geometric Cubism of his earlier pieces. He never left Cubism behind all together, but his volumes of bird works are a much airier and minimalist in expression. “Au Couchant, Oiseau” demonstrates his interest in nature and natural light that blossomed later in his career. Braque’s birds can be seen on a grand scale on the ceiling of the Salle Henri II at the Louvre in Paris along with other commissions. Braque has designed pool tiles before, most notably “Les Poissons” at the Foundation Maeght, France. Provenance: Purchased by current owner from Kunst und Antiquitaten, Gerhard Koktanek and Ans Meijer. The latter obtained the pieces from Gabriele Henkel of the estate of Dr. Hugo Henkel after the demolition of the Swimming pool in 1995. We have called and confirmed this provenance with the previous two owners. There is photographic evidence proving its ownership by Kunst & Antiquitaten and its existence in the Schwimmbad.