Hegarty Antiques Blog

May sale – Sunday 6th May at 3pm

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:23:46 +0000

An interesting and eclectic collection of antiques will come under the hammer at Hegarty’s Auction on 6th May 2012 at 3pm. Lots will include contents from three private residences in Kilkenny, Tipperary and Youghal, and from a specialist business that sold rare 18th & 19th century sheet music which has recently been retired. Through the owners we are pleased to offer some extremely rare and beautiful sheet music, many with monochrome front cover illustrations and many with full colour lithographic covers and all have a specific connection or interest with Ireland. Items of interest in the furniture section will be a 19th century console table est. €2500/4000, a pair of rosewood library chairs est. €1500/2500, a Victorian oval rosewood library table est. €1500/2500, a crossbanded Regency card table est. €2000/3000, two Edwardian display cabinets and three 19th century pedestal writing desks, along with a selection of Victorian bedroom furniture to include a set of six Victorian dining room chairs, a Victorian dining room table, rosewood library table, giltwood mirrors, oak stick barometer from Stanley of London. Of maritime interest is a large brass bell from the Duke of Rothesay ship, a sextant by Elliot brothers of London, antique ship’s wheel, a selection of Irish and English silver, an Irish longcase Grandfather clock by George Sykes of Carlow, as well as a 17th century English walnut window chair.

18th century Irish silver will feature, including very rare 1770’s century Irish salver est. €2000/3000, an 18th century Irish silver sugar bowl est. €2000/3000 and a rare 18th century ivory and tortoise shell oval snuff box from a Cork private collector. There will also be some pieces of garden statuary on sale.

Viewing will take place on Friday 4th May 11am-5pm, Saturday 5th May 11am-5pm and on Sunady 6th, day of sale from 11am to 3pm, when auction starts.

Catalogue online at http://www.hegartyantiques.com.

March sale – the 25th, at 3pm

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:55:47 +0000

The next Antiques & Fine Art Auction at Hegarty’s Auction Rooms in Bandon will include furniture from a local Bandon executor’s sale, a Cork City residence, and the contents of a retired antique dealer’s stock.

One of Pair of Important Irish William IV library Chairs est. €4000/6000

Of particular interest to fine furniture collectors will be a pair of William IV Irish library chairs on paw carved feet, with mask decoration, similar items to be found in the book “Irish Furniture” by the late Desmond Fitzgerald, Knight of Glin. The furniture section will include over 100 quality items such as George III Irish foldover tea table estimated at €2000/3000, a Regency Irish two-door library bookcase est. €3000/5000, and an early 19th century extending dining room table est. €2000/4000, along with a large selection of occasional furniture from the Victorian, Georgian and Regency period. This sale will provide a unique opportunity for the discerning buyer to pick up quality items at a reasonable cost.

Also included in the sale will be a good selection of English and Irish silver, 18th & 19th century collectables, giltwood mirrors, porcelain, continental porcelain, collection of European, Irish & British Art.

Viewing is highly recommended and takes place from 11am to 5pm on Friday & Saturday and from 11am to 3pm on Sunday.

Auction begins at 3pm the venue being the Auction Rooms, Parnell Business Centre, The Bypass, Bandon, Co. Cork.

Georgian Irish mahogany tea table

February 2012 Highlight – Very fine 19th century Irish bog oak Inkstand, carved as an Owl

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:14:29 +0000

Hegarty’s next sale will take place on Sunday, 19th February 2012. Approximately 350 lots will come under the hammer, including a large selection of Victorian & Edwardian inlaid occasional furniture, a garden section of 30/40 items. 30 items approx. of Irish & Continental Art.

Of particular interest will be a very fine quality Irish bog oak Inkstand, carved as an Owl. The National Museum of Ireland has a similar owl which bears a maker’s label of Cornelius Goggin, who bore the title “Irish bog oak carver to Her Majesty” (Queen Victoria) in the business of carving bog oak artefacts at 13, Nassau Street Dublin, as early as the 1860’s. Bog oak is a black hardwood which is almost like ebony and was dug out of the bogs of Ireland. Bog oak was used for the manufacture of small articles, intended mainly for the tourist or souvenir trade, from the 1820s for over a century, reaching a peak from about 1850 to 1860.

Cornelius Goggin was trained by John Neate (1796 – 1838) who was the first to profess the manufacturing of bog oak artefacts.

It is a substantial piece, at 12-14″ high (I can get you exact measurements, if you are interested) . The size an quality of workmanship displayed in this example would suggest it to have been made possibly for the Dublin great Exhibition, circa 1852 or alternatively for an important private client

The item was discovered by Ted Hegarty, during a routine valuation for a private client.

Click here for link to some background on the area of bog oak.

Some particular items of furniture will include a Regency mahogany Hepplewhite style wine cooler, a Regency rosewood library table, Victorian mahogany dining table with two extra leaves etc.

The auction will take place on Sunday 19th February at 3pm, with viewing on Friday 17th from 11am-5pm, Saturday 18th 11am-5pm and on Sunday 19th (day of sale) from 11am-3pm, when auction starts. Catalogue will be online on Wednesday 15th at www.hegartyantiques.com.

Successful Sale – January 2012

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:03:26 +0000

Hegartys kicked off 2012 with a very successful Auction on Sunday 29th January. There was a huge crowd in attendance for the auction, and what was on offer, in terms of quality, variety and value did not disappoint, with 400 lots in all coming under the hammer from items as diverse as a 19th Century chart reader to a copy of “Bell’s weekly messenger” from October 1798.

There was a substantial collection of garden furniture for sale, including urns, garden planters and two sun dials which sold at very reasonable prices.

The feedback from the customers after the auction re-iterated the great value and quality that was on offer, many comparing the prices they paid for their purchases favourably with what they would have to pay for something not as unique in quality or style, in a regular retail outlet.

To home-owners, who are maybe daunted by the prospect of attending an antiques auction, we say “Why not come along and experience a very different retail experience, and be in with the chance of taking home something special that has stood the test of time, and is good for many more years to come!”

Bandon End of year Auction is on 4th December 2011

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:39:23 +0000

Hegarty’s of Bandon
have a large consignment of Antiques & Collectables to sell, on December
4th, at the Auction Rooms, Bandon. Furniture will include two mahogany
Victorian dining tables, two sets of Victorian mahogany dining chairs, a
Georgian mahogany foldover Irish tea table, a 19th century mahogany pedestal
desk of superb quality, an Irish oval tip-up breakfast table, a William IV Irish
hall stand, a selection of four chests of drawers, card tables, occasional
furniture, two bedroom suites, Victorian bookcases, wine tables, Pembroke
tables, oak floor bookcase, pairs of bedside lockers, Victorian Canterbury
etc.

The collectables
will include a pair of rare Indian Mogul miniature paintings, Irish and
Continental 19th century and 18th century silver, an African tribal mask,
Chinese porcelain including Ducai and Kangxi items, 40 items of Irish and
European art to include works by such artists as Graham Knuttel, Elizabeth
Brophy, Declan O’Connor, Markey Robinson, Susan Mary Webb, Matt Grogan, Sarah
Davidson & Paul Proud.

Viewing takes place
on Friday 2nd 11am-5pm, Saturday 3rd 11am-5pm and on Sunday (day of sale) from
11am to 3pm when auction starts.

Hegarty’s October Sale features strong Asian section

admin — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:53:34 +0000

The forthcoming auction at Hegartys on Sunday 23rd October 2011, includes a large selection of antique furniture to include bookcases, two antique writing desks, a selection of Victorian chests of drawers, display cabinets, bedside cabinets and occasional furniture, an Irish Davenport writing desk, George II Irish foldover tea table, music cabinets, Pembroke tables, Sutherland tables, four sets of dining room chairs, dining table, large one-owner collection of 19^th century & 20^th century art to be sold without reserve, various French and Continental clock sets, Meissen and Dresden porcelain, Irish glass, drawing room furniture to include: a pair of Edwardian chairs, a three seater couch, longcase Grandfather clock etc. Irish & English silver will also feature, including a pair of salts by Hester Bateman, as well as a various collectibles & objects d’art.

In particular there will be a strong Asian section which will include articles from various estates including a Hungarian professor based in Kyoto, the descendants of a curator of the East India Company, and a distinguished Asian collector.

The auction includes Early Chinese jade, Chinese monochrome wares from the Ming and Qing dynasties, bronzes and porcelain form the Qing dynasty, important Sikh interest watercolours from the 19th century, as well as Japanese items from a private collection including a Meiji period (1868-1912) doll reputedly exhibited at the Hopp Ferenc Kelet-Ázsiai Művészeti Múzeum Budapest.

Hegarty’s last two auctions have sparked particular interest based on the high quality of Asian wares offered from private collections. It is interesting to note that the auctioneer attributes the trend not only to articles being offered by the much travelled population settled in the West Cork area but also to the strong historical trading link that Cork has historically had with the East, being on the trading link of the East India Company from the Orient to America.

Hegartys Fine Art & Antiques Appreciation Course

admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:57:57 +0000

We will hold an 8 week Fine Art & Antiques Appreciation course, beginning Wednesday, 2nd November 2011.

There will be an option for a morning or evening course.

The 8 lecture course will include five 1.5 hours lectures each Wednesday from 2nd November, as well as two field trips to a suitable Country house collection and gallery.

The course will cover appreciation & identification of antique furniture, collectables and art.

Course fee will be €400 and places are limited.

The course will take place at the Bandon Auction Rooms.

Further details may be obtained from Ted Hegarty on 023-8852910 or ted@hegartyantiques.com.

Second part of the oriental “Ellison Collection” comes under the hammer on 4th September

admin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:16:51 +0000

Hegartys of Bandon will conduct part II of the Ellison oriental collection at their auction rooms on Sunday, September 4th at 4pm. The auction will include approximately 300 lots of Chinese and Japanese porcelain, ivory, objects d’art & vertu, including items from the Song, Ming & Meiji periods. Satsuma, ivory, jade, cloisonné, Japanese watercolours & scroll paintings will feature. Also included is a one-owner private collection of 19^th century & 18^th century Irish glass, to include a rare 18^th century Cork decanter. A selection of Victorian, Georgian mahogany and walnut furniture, English & Irish silver, George I writing bureau circa 1720, 2ft 6ins wide. A Georgian Irish plate bucket, a Cork longcase Grandfather clock. Viewing takes place on Friday 2^nd from 11am to 5pm, Saturday 3^rd from 11am to 5pm, and on Sunday, from 12 noon to start of sale at 4pm.

Oriental items spark most interest at Hegarty’s July sale

admin — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:24:38 +0000

Our Auction on Sunday, 24th July was again well attended with The Ellison collection of oriental okimono figures, 19th century ivory & jade, as well as porcelain items adding some spice to the expected offerings of antiques & collectibles.

The smoker’s companion set, presented to Georgette Ellison by Emperor Hirohito/Showa fetched €3800 +fees, with many of the ivory items fetching double their expected estimates. Some results are as follows, watch this space for some more unusual items coming up in August!!

Sold €680

Sold €3800

Set of dining chairs, Sold €2300

Sold €1350

Sold €1250

Hegarty Auction highlight again captures attention of Irish Times!

admin — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 09:21:29 +0000

Highlight of Hegarty’s July 2011 Auction is featured in the Fine Arts & Antiques page of the Irish Times on Saturday 23rd July.

Click on link below to read article on lot 138 “Important lacquer and solid silver mounted Japanese smoker’s companion set comprising of cigarette box and ashtray on tray, presented to Georgette Ellison by Hirohito/Emperor Showa, signed by Artist beneath”:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0723/1224301182069.html