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IMPORTANT IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART
23rd March 2022 from 2:30pm
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Ends 8th March 2022 from 12pm
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Ends 22nd February 2022 from 2pm
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Kerry v. Roscommon, 1944
CHRISTMAS RARE BOOKS & COLLECTORS' SALETHE TALBOT HOTEL, STILLORGAN, DUBLIN, IRELAND
8th December 2021 from 10:30am
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
The Heart of the Antarctic - Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 [and the Antarctic Book] London: William Heinemann, 1909
CHRISTMAS RARE BOOKS & COLLECTORS' SALETHE TALBOT HOTEL, STILLORGAN, DUBLIN, IRELAND
7th December 2021 from 10:30am
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Butler Gallery Kilkenny .Christmas Benefit Auction Of Art & Collectibles
26th November 2021 from 7:30pm
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
The Newman Letters:
23rd September 2021 from 10:30am
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Presented to Richard Bentley by the Author 
22nd September 2021 from 10:30am
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
The Great Sword of Howth 
Howth Castle, Howth, Co. Dublin
9th September 2021 from 10:30am
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Francis Bindon (1690 – 1765)
Howth Castle, Howth, Co. Dublin
8th September 2021 from 10:30am
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Eamon O'Doherty, Irish (1939 - 2011)
Contents of Osberstown House, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
27th July 2021 from 10:30am
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
A fine quality and rare Irish Georgian (George II period) silver bullet Teapot, the hinged circular lid with mermaids engraved, with a wooden circular top, and shaped handle, the body with attractive etched motif with three mast ships, hallmarked John Williamson, Dublin 1736, approx. 14cms (5 1/2") high, approx. 22 ounces. (1)
18th May 2021 from 10:30am
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Kerry V. Roscommon, 1944
The Collectors' Sale.
3rd March 2021 from 10:30am
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Victorian Hostess & Horticulturist An Important Collection Relating to Lady Dorothy Nevill Lady Dorothy (''Dorothy'') Fanny Nevill (1826-1913) was one of the five children of Horatio Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford. At the age of twenty scandal struck when she was discovered, ''innocently but most imprudently,'' unchaperoned in a Norfolk greenhouse with George Smythe, a notorious womanizer. Rumours spread, first of a pregnancy and then of a miscarriage, but in 1847 her wealthy forty-year-old cousin Reginald Nevill rescued her - by marriage. They had six children, four of whom survived infancy. Lady Dorothy travelled extensively and cultivated a wide circle of friends - literary, artistic, political. She became a leading society hostess, her salons attracting many celebrities. Active in the Conservative party (she was a founder member of the Primrose League), she aroused Tory horror by her friendship with the Liberal Unionist leader, Joseph Chamberlain. In 1851 the Nevills acquired Dangstein, a large property near Petersfield in Sussex. Lady Dorothy turned the garden into a horticultural centre, with exotic plants kept in seventeen greenhouses. She became an authority on orchids and corresponded with William and Joseph Hooker at Kew and with Charles Darwin. Her husband died in 1878, leaving all his money to their children to curtail her spending, she moved to Stillyans near Heathfield. Towards the end of her life she wrote several volumes of memoirs, and after her death her son edited her life and letters. Her biography, Exotic Groves ,written by her kinsman Guy Nevill, was published in 1984. The Collection includes the following: Photograph album A magnificent Volume, beautifully bound, containing photographs of Lady Dorothy's celebrated friends, in elaborate filigree frames, often with their letters or autographs on the back, and illuminated pages in manuscript. 31 x 28 cm. Bound in green morocco, the upper board overlaid with a wooden board with radiating green-yellow leaf pattern and with silver mounts bearing the Nevill crest, and clasp. 48 ff. Loaned in 2000 to the National Portrait Gallery, London, for the exhibition ''Escape to Eden: Five Centuries of Women and Gardens.'' The frontispiece consists of an inscription (''Dolly On a Sunbeam and in a drop of water'') painted on the skeleton of a leaf, surrounded by an illuminated pattern of coats of arms in the form of a star. The portrait photographs include: · Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford (Lady Dorothy's brother), with illuminated coats of arms as border · The [second] Duke of Wellington, decorated with a blue flag; autograph letter on back · Lord Salisbury, Conservative leader and Prime Minister · Lord Ellenborough, Conservative politician (with letter) · Samuel Wilberforce (Bishop of Oxford and opponent of Darwin) · Disraeli (with autograph) · Members of the Nevill family · Field Marshal Viscount Wolseley (with letter) · Edward, Duke of Clarence (grandchild of Queen Victoria and heir to the Prince of Wales) · Joseph Chamberlain, Liberal Unionist leader (with letter) There are also illuminated pages containing speeches by the statesman Robert Lowe (with letter); a history of the Nevill family in the British Museum; and a speech by Disraeli; besides photos of various houses such as Dumford, the home of Richard Cobden. ''Poems and Leaves'' Manuscript Volume in brown straight grained morocco with gold tooled borders and edges and marbled endpapers, bound by Birdsall & Son, Northampton. 22 x 15.5 cm. 45 ff, the rest blank. Entitled ''Poems and Leaves written out by Dorothy Nevill.'' Poems, epitaphs, thoughts, all in beautiful calligraphy, many exquisitely illuminated, two written on leaf skeletons; some in German, Italian and Latin. ''The Service for the Burial of the Dead'' Manuscript Volume bound in black morocco with gold tooled borders and crosses. 25 x 19 cm. 18 ff, the rest blank. Printed book label: ''Stolen, from Dangstein.'' A transcript of the service for the Burial of the Dead, from the Book of Common Prayer, in beautiful calligraphy and exquisitely illuminated. Newspaper obituaries of Lady Dorothy Straight grained black morocco, 37 x 29 cm. Gold tooled internal edges. Romeike & Curtis, Ludgate Circus, EC. Silk endpapers. 71 pp. Letters of condolence on the death of Lady Dorothy, 1913. 77 pp. Letters or telegrams from many celebrities, including Queen Alexandra, Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Hubert Tree, Ellen Terry, the Royal Family, Edmund Gosse, and Charlotte Knollys on behalf of the King and Queen. Books by, about, or belonging to Lady Dorothy · The Reminiscences of Lady Dorothy Nevill. L 1906. Signed by her. Also signed ''To Horace Nevill from his affectionate mother Dorothy D Nevill October 1906.'' 336 pp., frontispiece. Grey cloth. · Leaves from the note-books of Lady Dorothy Nevill, edited by Ralph Nevill. L 1907. Signed by her. 359 pp., frontispiece. Brown cloth. · Under Five Reigns by Lady Dorothy Nevill, edited by her son. London, 1910. 16 b/w illus. 356 pp. Signed by author. With letter to her dated 5 Oct 1910. Red cloth. · Another copy. 2nd edn 1910. Signed by her. 356 pp. · My Own Times by Lady Dorothy Nevill, edited by her son. London 1912. 339 pp. 7 col & b/w illus. Signed by her. Blue cloth. · The life and letters of Lady Dorothy Nevill, by Ralph Nevill. L 1919. 8 b/w ill. 307 pp. Blue cloth. · Small volume bound in green half calf containing biographies of (a) Lady Palmerston, by A. Hayward (June 1872), 21 pp; sent to Lady Dorothy Nevill by the author; (b)Louisa, Lady Rothschild by Rt Hon GWE Russell 1910, 8 pp; (c)Virginia Somers, 1910, 7 pp. Letter tipped in from Adeline M. Bedford. · Sir Henry Barkly, Notes on the Testa de Nevill returns for County of Gloucester. Reprinted from the Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, vol XIV. Not published. 1890. Presentation Copy from the author to Mrs Chaworth Masters. 172 pp.
Christmas Rare Books & Collectors' Sale
10th December 2020 from 10:30am
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
With Magnificent Hand Coloured Plates [Bivort (A.) & Debabay (L.S.J.) & others] Annales de Pomologie, 8 vols. complete, folio Brussels 1853 - 1861. First Edn., 389 hand coloured plates, orig. cloth backed printed boards as issued. V. good set. (8)
Christmas Rare Books & Collectors' Sale
9th December 2020 from 10:30am
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
G. de Roose - 18th Century Flemish"Mercury Resting," O.O.C., depicting Mercury talking to a Cherub with another semi-nude Lady, in a romantic landscape,." Signed lower left, approx. 64cms x 74cms (25" x 29") in contemporary gilt frame. (1)
28th September 2020 from 10am
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Coloured Plates: Megaw (Elektra) illus., Meikle (D.) text, Wild Flowers of Cyprus, folio, L. (Phillimore and Co. Ltd.) 1973, full page illus., full green leather, gilt lettered spine. Good copy. (1)
15th July 2020 from 10am
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
The Incredible Leonard McGrath Galway Dual Star G.A.A. Medal Collection An important and unique collection of All-Ireland Medals, Provincial Medals and other related material relating to Leonard Mc Grath, to include: (a) A 9ct gold shield shaped and pierced Medal with cross hurls on the obverse inscribed "Erins Hope" the reverse inscribed "Jun. H. League 1917"; (b) A 9ct gold circular Medal, the obverse with engraved Provincial Arms (Connaught) and Shamrocks, the reverse inscribed "Connacht Senior Finals Championships 1922, won by Galway (c) A 9ct gold All-Ireland Winners Medal Celtic Cross with pierced decoration, central harp and Eire across, the reverse inscribed "All Ireland Hurling Championship 1923, won by Galway - Leonard McGrath," hallmarked. ú Having been perennial whipping boys for years, the Tribesmen came of age, they beat Kilkenny in the Leinster Final 5-4 to 2-0, Galway claimed their first title with a resounding 7-4 to 4-5 victory over Limerick. (d) A circular 9ct gold Medal with pierced and engraved design, the obverse with shield of Connaught Coat of Arms and inscribed "Connradh Connacht," the reverse inscribed "Senior Football Championship 1925, won by Galway," hallmarked. (e) A 9ct gold All-Ireland winners Medal, Celtic Cross with central shield shaped harp and Eire across the centre, the reverse inscribed "All Ireland Football Championship 1925, won by Galway ( L. Mc Grath) hallmarked. ú Galway played Mayo in the Final in Tuam, in front of a crowd of 16,000. The result was a score line of 1-5 to 1-3, in a championship that saw both Cavan and Kerry expelled due to ineligible players. This however brought All-Ireland glory to Galway for the first time. (f) A shield shaped 9ct gold Medal the obverse engraved with Provincial Coat of Arms for all provinces the centre with raised football design, the reverse inscribed "Inter Provincial Football Competition 1925 - Won by Galway" hallmarked. * This match was arranged to generate funds for the lost Revenue for the G.A.A. due to the unsettled championship of 1925. It was known as the Replacement All-Ireland. (g) A 9ct gold circular Medal, the obverse with side profile of a Queen, and inscribed "An Bainriogan Tailte," the reverse "Aonach Tailteann - Baile Atha Cliath 1924 - Football L.J. McG (Leonard Mc Grath) hallmarked. ú This was the first of this revival Irish Sporting and Cultural Festival which was an International event. It also ran in 1928 and 1932, before its abrupt ending. (h) A circular silver gilt Medal, the obverse depicting a Rugby scene with figures, the reverse "I.R.F.U." C.B. (Connaught Branch) Senior League 1926 - 27, hallmarked. ú The 1926/1927 Championship saw Galwegians beat U.C.G. 3-0. This was their second title of 4 in a row. (i) An engraved and pierced Celtic Cross design silver Medal, inscribed "Feis Breand in Naomhra, Baile Ioca Riach (Ballinasloe) 1925, hallmarked (j) A Celtic Cross design silver Medal, inscribed "Feis Bhreandaina Beal a Atha na Shiaigh 1926, hall marked (Faller, Galway) (k) A bronze circular Medal "Sligo Feis Ceoil" decorated with typical motifs (uninscribed). (l) An attractive silver cross shaped pierced and engraved Medal with centre shield shaped Relief inscribed "L.Mc.G", the reverse inscribed 'S.M.L.C. 2 Years', hallmarked. (m) A large bundle of Musical Scores including 'The Rose of Tralee'; 'Down by the Sally Gardens'; 'The Green Hills of Ireland', and many more; mostly inscribed by Leonard McGrath. Used during his competitions at various singing events and Feis Ceoils. Leonard McGrath was born in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia. As a young boy he returned to his parent's native land and was reared in Galway. He qualified as a teacher in 1918 at St. Patrick's College. In 1922 he came to the fore and was a member of the Galway Senior Hurling XV, winning a Connaught title. He was subsequently chosen and starred at full forward to win Galway's first Hurling All Ireland. He showed his versatility in sports by also been chosen to represent his adopted county in football and played on the winning 1925 team, which also was the county's first title in Football. He became the county's first dual star, and only player to achieve success in both codes. McGrath is a member of an elite group of only 16 players to achieve this accolade, in the G.A.A.'s long history. He also played rugby and was a member of the winning Galwegians team beating U.C.G. 3-0 in the 1926-27 Season. This brought with it a caveat, he was duly expelled from the G.A.A. for playing a 'Foreign Sport'. Off the field he was a highly regarded singer and participated in many Feis Ceoils, and other singing competitions. He excelled in Golf and Cricket. A true all-rounder on and off the field, a forgotten member of Irish sport. A Unique Collection. Provenance: By direct Family descent. (1)
5th May 2020 from 10am
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Harry Clarke StudiosRichard King (1907 - 1974)& Harry Clarke (1889 - 1931)"The Wooing of Emer by Cuchulainn," stained glass panel depicting an elegant Lady with colourful purple ground and highlighted dress and similarly decorated headpiece, with male figure kneeling in Celtic Warrior Attire, in an arched formal setting with trees in distance and two male figures lurking nearby, approx. 114cms h x 38cms w (45" x 15") Custom made box frame. (1)

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26th November 2019 from 10am
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Gilbert Holiday (1879 - 1937)"The Hunt at Woolwich Drag," O.O.C., with Brigadier Boylan M.F.H., leading the field, atmospheric busy hunting scene with hounds and figures on horseback in a vast landscape," approx. 51cms x 76cms (20" x 30") signed lower right in initials, in ornate gilt frame. (1)* Commissioned and Presented to Retiring Commander of the Riding Troop Brigadier Boylan. The Riding Troop is now known as The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery.
1st October 2019 from 10am
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
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