15 September 2009 - Irish Literary & Sporting Memorabilia Sale
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15 September 2009 - Irish Literary & Sporting Memorabilia Sale
#0196
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Lot 287/0196
Prisoners of War
Rare Benefit Art Sale
Military: Bennett & Son, Auctioneers, Catalogue of a Highly Interesting and Valuable Collection of Works of Art [to be Sold] For the Benefit of Prisoners of War of Irish Regiments and Belgian Refugees … Sale Friday 3rd December 1915 …. roy 8vo D. 1915, 35pp., orig. colour decor. wrappers. V. Scarce. (1)
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Lot 288/0196
Catalogue: Co. Cork: Hamilton & Hamilton – The Entire Library from Doneraile Court, (formerly the property of the late Lord Doneraile.) For Sale 17th & 18th Dec. 1969, 8vo D. 1969. Orig. printed wrappers.
* For sale 964 lots of books & 223 lots of pamphlets. (1)More details › -
Lot 289/0196
Scarce Auction Catalogue
Co. Meath: Co. Meath Town & Country Estates – Catalogue of the Entire Valuable Contents of Killeen Castle, Dunsany, Co. Meath, 4to D. 1953. Frontis & 17 full page illus., orig. wrappers with coat-of-arms, v. good. (1)
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Lot 290/0196
Marjorie Fitzgibbon H.R.H.A. (b. 1943)
Bronze: Mary Lavin, a very good bronze head study of the author Mary Lavin, (1912 – 1996), approx. 33 cms (13″)high, on square black marble plinth. (1)
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Lot 291/0196
John Coll (b. 1956)
Bronze: Paul Durcan, a life size head study of the author Paul Durcan (b. 1944), approx. 30 cms. (12″)high, on square black marble plinth. (1)
* Born in Co. Galway, John Coll originally studied science, qualifying as a zoologist in 1979. However, he was always drawn to the study of natural forms, modelling animals in plasticine as a child, and a visit to a John Behan exhibition at Kenny’s prompted him to consider sculpting as a career. After three years doing marine science field work along the shoreline at Carna, he enrolled in 1983 at the technical college in Galway to study art. Since then he has worked full-time at sculpture. His best known public commission is the bronze figure of Patrick Kavanagh, seated on a park bench beside the canal at Baggot Street, commissioned by ICI in 1991. He has also sculpted a memorial bust of Veronica Guerin for Trinity College Dublin and a life-size figure of Brendan Behan for Dublin City Council.
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Lot 292/0196
Oscar Wilde’s Father
Irish Caricature: Spec – A Wilde (K.) Night in Ireland’s Eye “To See is to Believe,” a good coloured caricature portrait of Sir William Wilde from Ireland’s Eye, approx. 36cms x 23cms (14″ x 9″), gilt frame. (1)
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Lot 293/0196
Yeats (Jack B.) A Broad Sheet, No. 16, April 1903, Published & Sold by Elkin Mathews, London., approx. 50cms x 37cms (19 1/2″ x 14 3/4″), with 3 hand-coloured designs or illustrations by Jack B. Yeats, in hogarth type frame. Rare. (1)
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Lot 294/0196
Heaney (Seamus) Beowulf, a lg. framed advertising poster with portrait of author, issued by Faber & Faber, Publishers, and a lg. coloured poster with extracts from the text of above, also framed. (2)
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Lot 295/0196
20th Century Irish School
“Lennox Robinson,” a good portrait Study of Lennox Robinson in his study, working at this typewriter, O.O.C., approx. 92cms x 71cms (36″ x 28″), unframed. (1)
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Lot 295A/0196
Sarah Davidson 1981
“Ben Kiely,” a large pencil portrait, head and shoulders of author Ben Kiely, approx. 69cms x 56cms (27″ x 22″), on parchment, laid on board, unframed. (1)
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Lot 296/0196
Cuala Press: Two framed original Broadsides from 1935 Edition, New Series, No. 9 September, and No. 12, December 1935, each Limited to 300 Copies Only, and each with hand coloured illustrations after Jack B. Yeats, & V. Brown, framed. (2)
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Lot 297/0196
W.B. Yeats and Sir Hugh Lane
Yeats (W.B.) A short A.L. signed from W.B. Yeats to [Sir Hugh] Lane, Thursday (n.d.) at 18 Woburn Buildings [London], “I am afraid I must be at Oxford and Cambridge with the Abbey Company all next week. I am sorry,” with a good signature, attractively framed with a reproduced photograph of Yeats. Rare. (1)
* Sir Hugh Lane was a nephew of Lady Gregory. The Abbey Theatre, established in 1902, grew out of the Irish Literary Theatre founded in 1898 by Yeats and Lady Gregory, and devoted to fostering Irish poetic drama.More details › -
Lot 298/0196
Tom Halliday, Artist
Seamus Heaney, An attractive caricature watercolour drawing of the author Seamus Heaney, approx. 32cms x 21cms (12 1/2″ x 8 1/4″), signed by artist, framed. (1)More details › -
Lot 299/0196
Shaw (George Bernard) A truly characteristic note on a compliment slip signed with initials, apparently to an appeal, “Dear Mrs. Ames, Why waste our money on the charities? It only relieves the ratepayer’s of their public duties. Why not start a Village Culture Treasury? In a thousand years we could build a Festival Theatre with it,” dated 25-4-36. Framed with an etching of Shaw by Jack Coughlin, artists proof, signed by the artist. Attractive item. Good. (1)
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Lot 300/0196
Kennelly (Brendan) An original autograph letter, signed to Ben [Kiely], dated 10th Nov. 1981, declining an offer to do a talk, and framed with a very good photograph of the author. (1)
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Lot 301/0196
Doyle (Roddy) A manuscript page transcribed by the author “From an Unnamed Novel, the 3rd Part of ‘The Last Round Up ‘The Henry Smart Story,” signed and dated by the author 25/4/07, and framed with a good original photograph of the author. (1)
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Lot 302/0196
Signed Typescript & Artist Proof Portrait
Beckett (Samuel) Breath, text of a one page theatrical fragment. A typescript on hand made paper signed at foot by Samuel Beckett. Also a fine Artist Proof portrait of Beckett, signed by artist Jack Coughlin, with both attractively framed as one. Rare. (1)
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Lot 303/0196
Two Autographed Signed Letters, 1861
Lover (Samuel) Two autographed letters addressed to Geo Ellis Esq., from Dr. Griffin, 4 Sussex Place Southampton, on March 21st & 28th 1861, & concerning his ‘wife’s continued indisposition,’& other matters, framed together with a photographic reprint of the author.
* Samuel Lover (1797-1868) was an Irish songwriter, novelist, as well as portrait painter, mainly miniatures. (1)
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Lot 304/0196
Heaney (Seamus) The Fire Gaze, A broadside printed poem, ‘For the Friends of the Cheltenham Festival of Literature,’1989, with wood-engraved illustration, by H. Weissenborn, & framed with a very good black & white portrait photograph of the author. Scarce. (1)
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Lot 305/0196
Jack Farrer, 1983
“James Joyce.” An etched portrait of the author James Joyce, approx. 33cms x 31cms (13″ x 12″), signed in pencil by the artist, framed. (1)
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