Adam's Mid-Century Modern 11th May 2021

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Tuesday11th
May 2021
MID-CENTURY MODERN
An auction of 20th Century Design & Contemporary Art
ADAM’S
Est.1887

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Front cover : Lot 46 Nathalie du Pasquier
Front cover : Lot 6 Cabinet by Dhagia
Back cover : Lot 53 Angelo Brotto
Inside Front: Lot 23 William McKeown
Inside back : Lot 29 Fornasetti

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CONTACTS
Claire-Laurence Mestrallet
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
claire@adams.ie
Brian Coyle FSCSI FRICS
CHAIRMAN
James O’Halloran BA FSCSI FRICS
MANAGING DIRECTOR
j.ohalloran@adams.ie
Stuart Cole MSCSI MRICS
DIRECTOR
s.cole@adams.ie
Amy McNamara BA MA
FINE ART DEPARTMENT
amymcnamara@adams.ie
Eamon O’Connor BA
DIRECTOR
e.oconnor@adams.ie
Ronan Flanagan
FINE ART DEPARTMENT
r.flanagan@adams.ie
Nick Nicholson
CONSULTANT
n.nicholson@adams.ie
Nicholas Gore-Grimes
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
nicholas@adams.ie
Adam Pearson BA
FINEARTDEPARTMENT
a.pearson@adams.ie
Helena Carlyle BA
ADMINISTRATOR
h.carlyle@adams.ie
Niamh Corcoran BA
FINEARTDEPARTMENT
niamh@adams.ie
Giorgia Chiesa BA MA
FINEARTDEPARTMENT
giorgia@adams.ie

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SALE VIEWING 7TH - 11TH MAY
(SUBJECT TO PREVAILING PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE)
At Adam’s, 26 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin, D02 X665

Friday 7th
May 10:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday 8th
May 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Sunday 9th
May 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Monday 10th
May 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tuesday 11th
May 10:00am - 12:00pm
ADAM’S
Est.1887
26 St. Stephen’s Green
Dublin D02 X665
Tel +353 1 6760261
info@adams.ie
www.adams.ie
TIMED ONLINE AUCTION
BIDDING OPENS
THURSDAY 22ND APRIL 2021
BIDDING BEGINS TO CLOSE
TUESDAY 11TH MAY 2021 AT 2PM
MID-CENTURY MODERN

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PURCHASERS
1. Estimates and Reserves
These are shown below each lot in this sale.All amounts shown are in Euro. The figures shown are provided merely as a guide to prospective purchasers.
They are approximate prices which are expected, are not definitive and are subject to revision. Reserves, if any, will not be any higher than the lower
estimate.
2. Payment, Delivery and Purchasers Premium
All purchases must be paid for no later than Friday 14th May 2021. Please contact a member of staff to arrange collection or delivery of your purchases.
Auctioneers commission on purchases is charged at the rate of 25% (inclusive ofVAT). Terms: Strictly cash, card, bankers draft or cheque drawn on an Irish
bank. Cheques will take a minimum of eight workings days to clear the bank, unless they have been vouched to our satisfaction prior to the sale, or you
have a previous cheque payment history with Adam’s.We also accept payment by credit and debit card (Visa & MasterCard only). For payments by bank
transfer please ensure all bank charges are paid in addition to the invoice total, in order to avoid delays in the release of items. Goods will only be released
upon clearance through the bank of all monies due.
3. VAT Regulations
All lots are sold within the auctioneers VAT margin scheme. Revenue Regulations require that the buyers premium must be invoiced at a rate which is
inclusive of VAT. This is not recoverable by anyVAT registered buyer.
4. Condition
It is up to the bidder to satisfy themselves prior to buying as to the condition of a lot.Whilst we make certain observations on the lot, which are intended to
be as helpful as possible, references in the condition report to damage or restoration are for guidance.The absence of such a reference does not imply that
an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others.The condition report is an expression
of opinion only and must not be treated as a statement of fact. Please ensure that condition report requests are submitted before 12 noon onTuesday 11th
May 2021 as we cannot guarantee that they will be dealt with after this time.
5. Absentee and Online Bids
We are happy to execute absentee or written bids for bidders who are unable to bid online themselves and can also arrange for bidding to be conducted
by telephone. However, these services are subject to special conditions (see conditions of sale in this catalogue).
All arrangements for absentee and telephone bidding must be made before 5pm on the day prior to sale. Bidding by telephone may be booked on all lots.
Early booking is advisable as availability of lines cannot be guaranteed.
Please note that once online bids are placed these bids may not be cancelled or retracted.
In the rare and unlikely event of an unforeseen technical issue occurring in the final stages of online bidding, the auctioneer reserves the right, as per
Condition 6 in our Conditions of Sale, to re-offer the lot at a later point between existing bidders.
6. LOTS MADE OF ROSEWOOD
Bidders should be advised that importation regulations of several countries, including the US, prohibits the importation of rosewood without a CITES
Certificate.ThereforeAdam’s advises prospective purchasers who intend to ship lots containing rosewood to another country to familiarise themselves
with the relevant importation regulations prior to bidding.Adam’s will not be responsible for shipping items herein and the onus will be on the buyer to
organise CITES Certificates at their own behest.
7. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We would like to acknowledge, with thanks, the assistance of Niall MacMonagle, Pádraic E. Moore, Aidan Dunne and Giorgia Chiesa.
8. ALL ELECTRICAL ITEMS IN THIS SALE HAVE NOT BEEN CERTIFIED BY A REGISTERED ELECTRICIAN.
9. ALL LOTS ARE BEING SOLD UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF SALE AS PRINTED IN THIS CATALOGUE AND
ON DISPLAY ON OUR WEBSITE.

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THIS IS A TIMED ONLINE AUCTION
If you are unfamiliar with online-only auctions or do not have a way of bidding yourself online please
contact a member of our staff who will be very happy to assist you in the bidding process.
HOW TO BID IN THIS SALE
Bidding will open on Thursday 22nd
April and will begin to close at 2pm on Tuesday 11th
May.
To bid, simply go to www.adams.ie and Sign Up for a My Adam’s account.
If you have already signed up for an online account with Adam’s, you can Sign In with your email and password.
When signed in, click on ‘Upcoming Auctions’, select ‘Mid-Century Modern’ which will bring you to the list of
lots.
VIEWING, CONDITION REPORTS & IMAGE REQUESTS
In-person viewing will only take place subject to prevailing public health advice at 26 St Stephen’s Green. Virtual
viewing and informative videos can be found on our website.
Our staff will be on-hand to carry out Condition Reports and attend to Additional Image Requests for the lots
in this sale.
These requests can be made through our website, or by calling our offices at +353 (0)1 676 0261 or emailing
info@adams.ie
Please ensure such requests are made in good time in advance of the
auction.

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This auction is automated and takes place solely online through our website
www.adams.ie
During the period of open bidding you will be able to see the current winning bid on each lot.
You may place a higher maximum bid of your choice and the bidding will automatically increase
by the next increment.
If your maximum bid is several increments higher than the current bid, the bidding will still only
increase by one increment until there is a competing bid in which case the system will move up
one increment higher in your favour. This process will continue until your maximum amount is
outbid.
**The system is designed to give the buyer the best chance of winning their desired lot at the most
competitive price, i.e. it will not jump to the maximum bid entered unless there is a competing bid
just below it**
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Bidder A leaves a maximum bid of €100, bidder B leaves a maximum bid of €200 on the same lot.
Bidder A is now knocked out of the lead and bidder B holds the current winning bid that auto
adjusts to €110 (NB not their maximum bid). The system auto adjusts the bid to the next winning
increment. User B’s bid will only be further executed if another user bids above their current bid
of €110 up to their maximum of €200, after which they will be knocked out and an e-mail issued
advising them to increase their bid.
Bidders are automatically informed by email if they are the current winning bidder, or if they have
been outbid by another competing bidder. If you have been outbid and the auction is still open,
you are free to leave a higher bid.
At the end of the defined bidding period, 11am on Wednesday 2nd December, if the highest bid
offered meets the minimum price designated by the Auctioneer (i.e. the seller’s reserve price),
the lot is sold.
In a timed auction, the closing time is staggered, with bidding for lot 1 ending at 11am and each
subsequent lot closing one minute after the previous. If there is a flurry of bidding on a lot just
as it reaches its closing time, the lot is kept open for an extended period to enable everybody to
fairly get their bids in.
All winning bidders will be notified by email once the auction has fully ended.
TIMED ONLINE AUCTION EXPLAINED

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the viewing room
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Information points provide “point & click“ details on lots in
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NICK MILLER (B.1962)
LOUGH ARROW FROM THE NORTH
Oil on canvas, 56 x 61cm
Signed; signed, inscribed and dated 2005 verso
€ 2,000 - 3,000
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COFFEE TABLE
A two tier brass coffee table, with smoked glass
tops, the lower circular tops with swivel motion,
Italy, c.1960. 40 x 110 x 54cm
€ 600 - 800

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ARMCHAIRS
A pair of rosewood armchairs, with loose purple
velour seat and back, Italy, c.1950.
80 x 66 x 68cm
€ 2,000 - 3,000

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ANGELO LELLI (1911 - 1979)
A ‘Model 12128’ triennale floor lamp by Angelo
Lelli for Arredoluce, brass and enamel, with
maker’s mark, Italy, c.1950. 200cm (h)
€ 4,000 - 6,000

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MARK FRANCIS (B.1962)
ARIA 2 , 2007
Oil and acrylic on canvas laid on board,
68.5 x 53cm
Signed and inscribed verso
Provenance: With Kerlin Gallery, label verso.
€ 6,000 - 8,000
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DAGHIA
A burr walnut cabinet by Daghia, with a marble top, mirror interi-
or with two glass shelves and brass handles on the doors, Italy,
c.1960. 75 x 135.5 x 45.5cm
€ 3,000 - 5,000

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The words ‘a room with a view’ conjure up something special, beautiful, freeing. E.M. Forster used them as the title for his
1908 novel and Noël Coward celebrated a similar idea in his 1928 song, A Room With a View. In just those four words we
are released into another world, a world beyond here and now. And the sea, of course, has inspired many writers: from
Keats who urges us to feast our tired eyes upon the ‘the wideness of the sea’ to Iris Murdoch who, in her novel The Sea,
The Sea, speaks of how ‘Time, like the sea, unties all knots’.
In Stephen McKenna’s atmospheric, intriguing work, Room at the Sea I, painted in 1996 when he was 57, both the room
and the magnificent view are captured in McKenna’s unique style. Those clean lines, horizontal, vertical, frame a restless,
beautiful seascape. Within the sunlit, uncluttered room, warm tones create an inviting, attractive space with an angled
perspective. A frame within a frame draws us towards the vastness of the sea.
The brightness and the shadows suggest morning time. That tall band of bright yellow near the pleated curtain glows in
sunlight and this being Stephen McKenna there’s a surrealist touch in the detail. Is this a plate glass window opening on to
the shore? If so, it is a window that opens? There’s a platform outside but can one step onto it from the room?
Within the room, the line and the rectangular shape dominate. What Dorothy Walker calls the ‘dry, almost powdery char-
acter of his paint surface, which greatly resembles that of roman frescoes’ gives the painting a sensuousness and Walker
identifies in McKenna’s work ‘strange, quiet, spatial arrangements’ that ‘have a slightly surrealist character, like de Chirico’
whom McKenna admired. In 1997 when McKenna curated The Pursuit of Painting, an exhibition of twentieth-century Euro-
pean painting at IMMA, he included Giorgio de Chirico
The reddish, rust colours, burnt umber, burnt sienna on floor, wall, ceiling are brilliantly varied and catch the changing light.
The shadows, as in that tiny pale-green triangle at the top of the yellow window frame, reveal McKenna’s extraordinary
eye. The painting within the painting, abstractly rendered in pale blues within an ochre frame, the plain, simple, soft cream
curtain suggest a quiet and inviting domestic space.
Beyond the beautiful, calming, spare interior is the blue-green, turquoise sea and this is the painting’s main focus. It could
be Donegal. McKenna painted many Co Donegal seascapes including his 1981 work, The Irish Coast, now part of the
IMMA collection. Another Donegal painting St John’s Point Lighthouse – Evening dates from 1993 and Room at the Sea I
was painted three years later.
On viewing the vast sea, the imagination responds and we are transported. Outside, the smooth man-made platform con-
trasts with the ancient rugged rocks; beyond the gently crashing waves a quiet sea stretches towards the horizon. Here,
again, McKenna’s superb handling of light captures the busy waves, coming and going under what looks like a gorgeous,
fresh, morning sky.
Stephen McKenna was born in Ashford, Middlesex in 1939 to an Irish father and Scottish mother. When McKenna was
young he and his family lived in Oslo, Hong Kong, Austria and having graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art in 1964
McKenna lived in Germany, Belgium, Italy. He visited Donegal regularly where his father had retired and where McKen-
na had a house and studio. He moved to Bagnelstown, County Carlow, in the 1990s. Asked if he were English, Irish or
European he replied ‘Yes’ and his art always belonged to a rich, European tradition. Rooms and buildings from antiquity
interested him but he also painted more familiar subject matter: Rainy Tree, Moonlight with Small Clouds, Horse Chestnut
Leaves, his paintings of the Barrow landscape or his painting, Untitled, of woollen gloves, hats, cushions against a terracot-
ta backdrop are beautiful sensuous works.
McKenna ‘never learned to follow fashion’ and believed that ‘Any painter who says that he does not enjoy praise, recog-
nition and respect is a liar, but anyone who believes that it is of more than passing significance is a fool.’ But he was and
is praised, recognised and respected. For over fifty years McKenna exhibited in Dublin and Belfast, in England, Germany,
Spain, Washington DC, Iceland. There was a Retrospective in Bonn in 2000. McKenna showed the Hugh Lane, the Doug-
las Hyde, the RHA where he was a member and he was President of the RHA 2005-2009. He was a member of Aosdána.
Shortlisted for the Turner Prize 1986, his work is included in many collections incluidng IMMA, the Arts Council, Tate, Ulster
Museum, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels, Berlinische Gallerie, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Stephen McKenna saw his studio as his ‘natural home’ and from that ‘home’ he created many worlds including this beauti-
ful, engaging Room at the Sea I.
Niall MacMonagle, February 2021

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STEPHEN MCKENNA PRHA (1939-2017)
ROOM AT THE SEA I
Signed; also signed and dated 1996 verso
Provenance: With Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, label verso
€ 8,000 - 12,000

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CEILING LIGHT
A brass sputnik ceiling light with coloured
enamel shades, Italy, c.1960.
109 x 93 x 93cm
€ 2,000 - 3,000
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CHRISTOFLE
A set of three brass coffee tables by Christofle,
with glass tops, France, c.1960s.
47 x 146 x 53cm
€ 1,500 - 2,000

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MIRROR
A large circular silvered mirror, Italy, c.1960.
115 x 115 x 8cm
€ 1,000 - 1,500
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MARIO BELLINI (B.1935)
Le Bambole sofa by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, in
recently upholstered leather, with maker’s stamp
underneath, Italy, c.1970. 72 x 172 x 93cm
€ 3,000 - 5,000

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SEAN SHANAHAN (B.1960)
BREATH
Oil on MDF
149 x 109.5cm
Signed with initials, inscribed and dated
2004 verso
€ 4,000 - 6,000
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COFFEE TABLE
A two tier brass coffee table, with
smoked glass tops, Italy, c.1960.
39 x 110 x 60cm
€ 300 - 500

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THONET
A set of eight ‘Model 209’ chairs by
Thonet, beech frame with cane seats,
with maker’s label. 77 x 55 x 57cm
€ 2,000 - 4,000

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BRUNO GECCHELIN (B.1939)
The Model ‘Perla’ table lamp by
Bruno Gecchelin, for Oluce, c.1980
40cm (h)
€ 500 - 800
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OSCAR TORLASCO (B.1934)
A brass ‘Model 338’ table lamp by Oscar
Torlasco for Lumi, Italy, c.1950. 42cm (h)
€ 1,400 - 1,800
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LOUIS KALFF (1897 - 1976)
A ‘Model Z’ table lamp by Louis Kalff for
Philips, with maker’s stamp, c.1960s.
38cm (h)
€ 800 - 1,200

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STILNOVO
A brass and enamel floor lamp by Stilnovo,
on a marble base, with maker’s label, Italy,
c.1950. 155cm (h)
€ 1,500 - 2,000
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JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870 - 1956)
An ‘Alleegasse’ chair, designed by Josef Hoffman,
produced by Wittmann, fine corduroy upholstery
with black and white piping, original design 1912.
74 x 71 x 62cm
€ 800 - 1,200

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BAR SET
A rosewood and brass bar set, complete with two
stools and a curved glass top, Italy c.1950.
Bar: 109 x 132 x 40cm; cabinet: 171.5 x 102 x 26cm;
stools: 77cm (h)
€ 3,000 - 5,000

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JOHN BOYD
AD HOMINUM
Oil on board
96 x 96cm
Signed
€ 8,000 - 12,000

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GAETANO SCIOLARI (1927 - 1994)
A chrome and smoked glass mirror by
Gaetano Sciolari, Italy c.1970. 80 x 60cm
€ 600 - 800
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ARMCHAIRS
A pair of reclining armchairs in two tone velour
upholstery, on brass feet, Italy, c.1960.
92.5 x 74 x 83cm
€ 1,500 - 2,500

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NICK MILLER (B.1962)
TREES, LOUGH ARROW
Signed; signed, inscribed and dated 2005 verso
€ 3,000 - 5,000
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TABLE
A sculptural brass table with a
glass top, France, c.1960.
42 x 80 x 37cm
€ 3,000 - 5,000

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WILLIAM MCKEOWN (1962-2011)
PAINTING NO.325 (2009-2011)
Oil on linen, 48 x 48cm
Provenance: With Kerlin Gallery, label verso.
Exhibited: ‘Chance Encounters II’, Loewe Foundation, Miami, 2016.
€ 10,000 - 15,000
William McKeown was born in Stewartstown, Co. Tyrone in 1962. The early formative years spent in this rural en-
vironment near Lough Neagh had a lasting impact on McKeown and significantly shaped the visual language he
developed. McKeown initially studied textile design at Central St. Martin’s, London followed by an MA at Glasgow
School of Art which he graduated from in 1987. He relocated to Dublin in 1988 and had his first solo exhibition at
the Kerlin Gallery in 1996. In the years that followed, McKeown established himself as a singular figure in contem-
porary Irish art and by the time of his death in 2006 he had achieved international acclaim. His legacy continues
to be fostered and promoted by The William McKeown Foundation that was established in 2012.
The works that Mckeown has become best known for are equilateral ombré paintings, of which painting 325 is
an exquisite example. These are constituted from thin layers of paint that are accrued on the canvas or linen
to create delicate, subtle colour gradations. In Painting No.325 a pool of flaxen yellow radiates upwards against
a leaden grey backdrop framed by three black borders. These chromatic elements are arranged to maximum
effect, creating the illusion of an aperture into a space of ambiguous depth whilst also evoking a dawn landscape.
McKeown’s meditative paintings and installations were informed by a prolonged study of light and colour theory.
McKeown himself discussed his motive for wanting to carve out these spaces or zones in his works, stating that
he aimed to represent “a space where there are no rules, no morals, no laws, no judgements, no systems. A
space that is unconditional, all embracing, and free. This space, of course, is found in nature, but it can also be
found in someone-else’s eyes.”
In addition to these distinctive paintings McKeown also produced works in a variety of other media; such as faint,
pencil drawings of wild flowers and spatial constructions and installations. One of the best known of these is the
wallpaper installation Cloud Cuckoo Land, 2008-2014 that has been displayed in several contexts, most recently
at the Loewe Foundation Miami and Hessel Museum of Art, New York. While visual comparisons between McK-
eown’s paintings and those of Mark Rothko are perhaps unavoidable, McKeown’s work is closer aligned in inten-
tion to that of minimalist, post-minimalist artists and he cited the work of Agnes Martin as an important influence.
McKeown participated in many solo shows in his lifetime both in his native Ireland and internationally. Solo exhibi-
tions include In An Open Room, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, 2001; The Sky Begins Art Our Feet, Ormeau Baths
Gallery, Belfast, 2002; The Room At the Horizon, Project Arts Centre, Dublin, 2004, Cloud Cuckoo Land, Dublin
and Edinburgh, 2004; Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, 2008; Five Working Days, Ormeau Baths Gallery,
Belfast, 2010 and The Waiting Room for the Golden Bough project at the Dublin City Gallery-Hugh Lane, Dublin,
2011. In 2005, William McKeown was one of several artists who were selected to represent Northern Ireland at the
51st Venice Biennale, in the exhibition The Nature of Things curated by Hugh Mulholland. Other group exhibitions
include East International, Norwich, selected by Tacita Dean and Nicholas Logsdail, 1997; A Measured Quietude,
The Drawing Center, New York and Berkeley Art Museum, California, 1999; The Sea & The Sky, Royal Hiberni-
an Academy, Dublin and Beaver College of Art Gallery, Philadelphia, curated by Patrick T. Murphy and Richard
Torchia,
2000; Rooms For Waiting In, Galway Arts Centre, curated by Michael Dempsey, 2005; A Dream of Discipline with
Dorothy Cross and Kathy Prendergast, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, 2006.
1 William McKeown, quoted in The Untold Want exhibition catalogue, ed. Patrick Murphy and Caroline Hancock,
(Dublin: RHA, 2015) p. 573.
Pádraic E. Moore, April 2021

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ARNE VODDER (1926 - 2009)
A rosewood ‘model 212’ extending oval dining table
by Arne Vodder for Sibast, with two additional leaves,
Denmark, c.1960.
72.5 x 200/250/300 x 123.5cm
€ 2,500 - 3,500

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ARNE VODDER (1926 - 2009)
A set of ten ‘model 418’ rosewood dining
chairs by Arne Vodder for Sibast, including
one carver, Denmark, c.1960.
79.5 x 48 x 46cm
€ 3,000 - 5,000

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Marco Zanuso – At the forefront of Italian Industrial Design
Born in 1916, a young Marco Zanuso graduated from the Milan Polytechnic with a degree in Archi-
tecture and an affinity for a new artistic sensibility. In 1938, he won a competition along with a group
of architects to lead the restoration of Piazza del Duomo, in Milan, before his architectural career
was ruthlessly halted by his conscription into the Italian navy to fight in WWII.
On his return from the war Zanuso quickly picked up where he left off. He set up his own studio in
1945 while he immersed himself in the Milanese architectural circles, reconnecting with old universi-
ty friends, one of these being the famed Italian architect, Ernesto N. Rogers. Their relationship was
mutually beneficial and they both worked together spearheading the Italian architectural publications
Casabella (1953-56) and Domus (1946-1947). Under their direction, both publications became lead-
ing voices in the architectural landscape of post-war Italy, gaining international reputation.
In the post-war years, Zanuso was at the forefront of the Italian architectural debate and a key-figure
in redesigning and rebuilding the city of Milan, damaged during the war. The war had also brought
Zanuso in contact with advanced technologies, thanks to his time spent on high-tech shipping
vessels during the war, as well as introducing him to the world of industrial design. At the time,
industrial design was still a budding field which wasn’t part of the university curriculum. He remained
fascinated and when the War was finally over, he sought to reconcile his formal architectural training
with the practicalities of design that he had experienced first-hand.
Keen to work with new materials such as lattice and polyurethane foam, Zanuso found himself at-
tracted to the creative solutions now possible thanks to these industrial materials. It was then that he
started shifting his creative focus to industrial design. The early 1950s, witnessed the beginning of
Zanuso’s long and prolific career in this field, he partnered with manufacturing giant Arflex, for which
he most notably designed, in 1951, the “Lady Armchair” utilising the innovative materials of polyure-
thane foam and elastic tape. Due to its inventive use of materials and design, the Lady Armchair was
an instant modern icon, winning the gold medal at IX Milan Triennale in the same year. His collabora-
tion with Arflex was an extremely fruitful one which included other designs such as the Sleep-o-mat-
ic Sofa (1951), the Martingala Armchair (1952), and the Fourline Armchair (1964).
Through the ’50s to the late ’70s, Zanuso partnered with German designer Richard Sapper (1932-
2015), once again this proved to be an incredibly successful partnership. Zanuso and Sapper’s
designs embodied the post-bellum Italian sensibility, pioneering the post-war aesthetic known as
techno-functionalism. Together they delivered the iconic Grillo phone for Siemens in 1966 as well as
the aesthetically pleasing Doney 14 Television Set in 1962.
Winner of five Compasso d’Oro Awards and a multitude of different awards and honours, Zanuso
was a master at combining aesthetic and functionality, his desire to improve market accessibility
furthered by the use of these innovative materials well suited for mass production. The bright colours
and rationalist shapes being key components of Zanuso’s work.
Marco Zanuso died in Milan in 2001. His designs can be found in many permanent collections,
including MoMA New York, the Triennale in Milan, and the Arflex Museum in Italy.
Giorgia Chiesa, April 2021

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MARCO ZANUSO (1916 - 2001)
A pair of Model ‘Lady’ armchairs by
Marco Zanuso for Arflex, Italy, c.1950.
With maker’s label
79 x 80 x 76cm
€ 5,000 - 8,000

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CLEA VAN DER GRIJN
HASTE (CUBA)
Acrylic and gold leaf on board
30 x 40cm
Signed, inscribed and dated 2001 verso
€ 700 - 1,000
31
GLASS JAR
A green glass jar with lid and brass
detailing, Italy c.1960. 34 x 24 x 24cm
€ 300 - 500
32
MAURO LIPPARINI
A brass console with a glass top by
Mauro Lipparini, Italy.
83 x 150 x 40cm
€ 800 - 1,200

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33
BRIAN BOURKE (B.1936)
PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN
Oil on canvas, 126.5 x 114cm
Signed, inscribed and dated (19)’65 verso
Provenance: With The Dawson Gallery, label verso.
€ 3,000 - 5,000
34
SOFA
A kidney shaped sofa in the style of Ico Parisi,
on brass legs. 72 x 260 x 115cm
€ 2,000 - 3,000

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35
SOL LEWITT (1928-2007)
SIX GEOMETRIC FIGURES
Complete set of six etchings in white on black paper,
with title page, 29.2 x 29.2cm (each piece)
Signed and numbered
Edition 20/25
Printer: John Slivon at Crown Point Press
Catalogue Raisonné: Tate E25
€ 5,000 - 8,000

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36
MARK FRANCIS (B.1962)
UNTITLED 6
Lithograph, 78.5 x 60.5cm
Signed, numbered and dated 2011
Edition 7/50
€ 1,000 - 1,500
37
MURANO
A yellow glass vase, Murano,
c.1970. 63cm (h)
€ 200 - 300
38
SIDEBOARD
A black laquered sideboard with chrome detailing in
the style of Mario Sabot, Italy, c.1970. 85.5 x 178 x 43cm
€ 2,000 - 3,000

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ITALO GAMBERINI (1907 -1990)
A pair of brass and wood door handles, by
Italo Gamberini, Italy c.1940.
12 x 20 x 10cm
Provenance: Capitol Cinema, Florence
€ 500 - 800
40
MAGAZINE RACK
A brass circular magazine rack, on
four legs, Italy c.1950. 50 x 51 x 21cm
€ 400 - 600

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41
LAMP
A brass and enamel desk lamp, Italy
c.1960. 39cm (h)
€ 500 - 800
42
OSCAR TORLASCO (B.1934)
A brass desk lamp by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi,
Italy, c.1960. 41cm (h)
€ 600 - 800

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43
ROBERT MANGOLD (B.1937)
MULTIPLE PANEL PAINTINGS 1973-1976
The complete portfolio of nine screenprints in colours, on
wove paper, 29.5 x 60.6cm
Signed with initials and dated (19)’92
€ 4,000 - 6,000

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44
DRINKS CABINET
A rosewood revolving drinks cabinet,
with brass detailing and a satinwood
and mirror interior, in the style of a
chest of drawers, Italy c.1960.
120 x 76 x 43.5cm
€ 1,500 - 2,000

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SIMON ENGLISH (B.1956)
HOUSE IN LATE SUMMER
Acrylic on paper, 30 x 40cm
Signed verso
€ 700 - 1,000
46
ARMCHAIRS
A pair of purple velour upholstered armchairs,
Italy, c.1960. 90 x 72 x 72cm
€ 1,500 - 2,500

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47
ARREDOLUCE
A polished brass ceiling light designed by Angelo Lelli for
Arredoluce, with ten glass diffusers, with maker’s label,
Italy c.1960. 112 x 115cm
Literature: Catalogue Raisonne, Arredoluce, page 336, illustration 319
€ 6,000 - 8,000

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NATHALIE DU PASQUIER (B.1957)
IN MAY WITH BLUE WEIGHT AND LEGS OF FLOWERS
Signed, inscribed and dated (20)’01 verso
Provenance: With Rubicon Gallery label verso.
€ 12,000 - 16,000
A founder member of the hugely influential Memphis design group, Nathalie du Pas-
quier was born in Bordeaux. Her mother, an art historian, encouraged her interest in
art, and travels in West Africa widened her aesthetic horizons. Following her move
to Milan in 1979 she worked extensively in design including textiles, carpets and
laminated surfaces, as well as furniture and jewellery. Driven by a passion for visual
clarity, her designs display a vibrant sense of colour, a fascination with pattern and
form, both abstract and representational - and an underlying desire to find the magic
in the everyday.
All of these qualities carry over into her painting, which has been her principle focus
from 1987. Since then, she has developed and produced an exceptionally rich body
of work including paintings, drawings and 3D constructions that combine elements
of sculpture and painting. Although she is French, the most obvious points of ref-
erence for her painting are Italian: the artists of the early Renaissance and, more
recently, the Pittura Metafisica artists Giorgio de Chirico, Carlo Carrà and, especially,
Giorgio Morandi. As with Morandi, still life is her primary subject and, like him, she
depicts ordinary objects but in a way that imbues them with a monumental or archi-
tectonic character. In its playfulness and interest in the processes of perception and
representation, there is also in her work a certain sympathy with the Belgian Surreal-
ist René Magritte.
While primarily a brilliantly inventive painter, Du Pasquier has continued to work as
a designer, usually in association with manufacturing brands or other partners. Her
projects include designs for clothing, scarves, blankets and even a set of extruded
terracotta bricks for Mutina. As an artist she is represented by Pace Gallery and has
exhibited extensively internationally.
Aidan Dunne, April 2021

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MARIO SABOT
An Alveo coffee table, attributed to Willy Rizzo, for Mario Sabot,
with inserted chrome tray and chrome detailing, Italy c.1970.
34 x 129 x 80cm
€ 1,500 - 2,500
49
PATRICK REDMOND (B.1976)
FINAL MOMENT
Oil on canvas laid on board, 60 x 76cm
Signed and dated 2007
Provenance: With Molesworth Gallery, label verso.
€ 1,000 - 2,000

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53
ANGELO BROTTO (1914 - 2002)
A rare floor lamp Model No.6005, designed by
Angelo Brotto, for Esperia, in brass, black and red
lacquered metal with opaline glass, Italy c.1960.
208 x 37 x 37cm
€ 3,000 - 5,000
51
DOROTHY CROSS (B.1956)
THE FIRST SUPPER I
Watercolour, 41 x 33.5cm
Signed, inscribed and dated 1992
€ 800 - 1,200
52
DOROTHY CROSS (B.1956)
THE FIRST SUPPER VII
Watercolour, 41 x 33.5cm
€ 800 - 1,200

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55
MARIO SABOT
A lacquered cabinet, attributed to Willy Rizzo for Mario Sabot,
with chrome detailing, Italy c.1970. 76 x 120.5 x 48cm
€ 1,000 - 1,500
54
PATRICK REDMOND (B.1976)
BOY
Signed and dated 2007
Provenance: With Molesworth Gallery, label verso.
€ 1,000 - 2,000

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56
DESK
A mahogany desk, with open shelf storage on
splayed legs, Italy, c.1980. 89 x 103 x 49cm
€ 1,200 - 1,800

52
57
MARK GARRY (B.1972)
SPRING II
Unique
Provenance: With Kerlin gallery, label verso.
€ 700 - 1,000
58
TABLES
A pair of chrome and brass tables,
attributed to Renato Zevi for Romeo Rega,
with glass tops, Italy, c.1970.
51 x 60 x 60cm
€ 700 - 1,000

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59
MURANO
A pair of three tier Murano chandeliers with
glass drops, Italy c.1950. 53 x 38 x 38cm
€ 1,000 - 1,500
60
VASE
A blue glass vase with a yellow rim,
Italy c.1980. 36cm (h)
€ 150 - 200
61
DESK
A rosewood desk, with two drawers and a glass top
on splayed legs, Italy c.1950. 80 x 190 x 82cm
€ 2,500 - 3,500

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62
ALDO TURA (1909 - 1963)
A pair of parchment and brass table
lamps, by Aldo Tura, Italy c.1950, with
maker’s label. 68cm (h)
€ 600 - 800
63
BANCI
A pair of brass and enamel table
lamps by Banci, Florence, Italy,
c.1980. 66cm (h)
€ 800 - 1,200

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64
MIRROR
A circular brass framed mirror, Italy,
c.1970. 79 x 79 x 5cm
€ 800 - 1,200
65
VASE
A red and white glass vase, Italy,
c.1970. 31cm (h)
€ 150 - 200
66
EDMUNDO PALUTARI
A rosewood sideboard by Edmundo Palutari, for
Vittorio Dassi, Italy, c.1960. 86 x 204 x 46cm
€ 3,000 - 5,000

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67
GIO PONTI (1891 - 1979)
An oak table by Gio Ponti, on tappering
legs, Italy c.1930. 75.5 x 75 x 75cm
With certificate from the Gio Ponti Archives.
€ 2,500 - 3,500

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68
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
RENAISSANCE PAINTINGS (PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA,
MADONNA DEL DUCA DA MONTEFELTRO, CIRCA 1472)
Screenprint on Arches Aquarelle paper, 74 x 104cm
Signed and numbered TP 1/36
Stamped ‘© 1984 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc’ verso
€ 15,000 - 25,000

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69
SIDE TABLES
A pair of marble topped side tables, on metal
bases, Italy, c.1960. 41 x 71 x 44cm
€ 800 - 1,200
70
SIDE TABLE
A circular marble topped side table, on a
chrome tripod base, Italy, c.1970.
52 x 55 x 55cm
€ 400 - 600
71
COFFEE TABLE
A circular smoked glass coffee table,
on a chrome base, Italy, c.1970
31.5 x 80 x 80cm
€ 400 - 600

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72
ICO PARISI (1916 - 1996)
A swivel office chair by Ico Parisi for
MIM, Italy, c.1960. 96 x 71 x 57cm
€ 600 - 800
73
FLOOR LAMP
A brass triennale floor lamp, with
enamelled shades and timber detail-
ing, Italy, c.1950. 186cm (h)
€ 800 - 1,200

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74
ALFRED CHRISTIANSEN
A pair of button back armchairs by Alfred Christiansen,
for Slagelse Mobelvaerk. Denmark, c.1940
74 x 62 x 60cm
€ 600 - 800

61
75
ALFRED CHRISTIANSEN
A button back sofa by Alfred Christiansen, for Slagelse
Mobelvaerk, Denmark c.1940. 77 x 150 x 60cm
€ 800 - 1,200

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May 2021
76
MIRROR
A console mirror with a single drawer,
attributed to Emilio Lancia and Gio
Ponti, Italy c.1950. 200 x 100 x 30cm
€ 2,000 - 3,000

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77
GINO SARFATTI (1912 - 1985)
A Model 537G table lamp by Gino Sarfatti,
for Arteluce, Italy, c.1950. 39.5cm (h)
€ 3,000 - 5,000

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78
MARK GARRY (B.1972)
SPRING I
Unique
Provenance: With Kerlin gallery, label
verso.
€ 700 - 1,000
79
LONG STOOL
A brass frame with a velvet
upholstered seat, Paris c.1980.
46 x 141 x 45cm
€ 1,000 - 1,500

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80
TORBJØRN AFDAL (1917 - 1999)
A rosewood ‘Model Bacchus’ drinks cabinet by
Torbjørn Afdal for Mellemstrands Møbelfabrik, with
maker’s label, Norway c.1960. 125 x 89.5 x 41cm
€ 2,000 - 4,000

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May 2021
81
MIRROR
A glass Fontana Arte style mirror, Italy
c.1970. 70 x 70 x 3cm
€ 600 - 800
82
CABINETS
A pair of rosewood bedside cabinets,
with a single drawer, Italy c.1950s.
63 x 57 x 35cm
€ 1,000 - 1,500

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83
CIARAN LENNON (B.1947)
UNTITLED
Triptych, acrylic on metal, each panel 95 x 65cm
Artist’s studio label verso
€ 8,000 - 12,000

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84
MARK GARRY (B.1972)
SPRING IV
Unique
€ 700 - 1,000
85
CENTRE PIECE
A green glass and gilt brass square centre
piece, Italy, c.1960. 21 x 27 x 18cm
€ 300 - 500
86
COFFEE TABLE
A rosewood coffee table by Glas & Trä Hov-
mantorp, with three drawers and with maker’s
label, Sweden, c.1960. 43 x 106 x 39cm
€ 600 - 800

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87
ANGELO LELLI (1911 - 1979)
A Model no.12353 ‘Lucinella’ table lamp by Angelo
Lelli for Arredoluce, Italy c.1950. 60 x 20 x 20cm
€ 4,000 - 6,000

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88
MIRROR
A Fontana Arte style coloured glass framed
mirror, Italy c.1970. 80 x 60cm
€ 700 - 1,000
89
JEAN CLAUDE MAHEY
A walnut chest of drawers with brass
detailing by Jean Claude Mahey, France
c.1970, with maker’s stamp.
74 x 76.5 x 45cm
€ 1,200 - 1,600

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90
VASE
A red glass vase with green handles,
Italy c.1980. 24cm (h)
€ 100 - 150
91
CLAUDIO SALOCCHI (B.1934)
A rosewood desk by Claudio Salocchi, for
Luigi Sormani, Italy c.1960. 75 x 161 x 78cm
€ 1,500 - 2,500

72
92
GOFFREDO REGGIANI
A chrome floor lamp by Goffredo Reggiani,
with three adjustable arms on a marble base,
Italy c.1970. 210cm (h)
€ 1,000 - 1,500
93
ARMCHAIR
A mid-century beech armchair, with two-
tone velour upholstery, c.1960.
80 x 68 x 79cm
€ 500 - 800

73
94
GLASS
A coloured glass bon bon dish, Italy c.1970.
18.5 x 46 x 22cm
€ 80 - 120
95
LA PERMANENTE MOBILI CANTÙ
A maple sideboard by La Permanente Mobili Cantù,
with a glass top and maker’s label, Italy c.1960.
71 x 192 x 55cm
€ 2,000 - 3,000

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96
SEAN SHANAHAN (B.1960)
UNTITLED
Oil on MDF
50 x 60 cm
Signed with initials, inscribed and dated 2008
verso
€ 2,000 - 3,000
97
LA PERMANENTE MOBILI CANTÙ
A pair of maple bedside cabinets by La Permanente
Mobili Cantù, with glass tops, with maker’s mark, Italy
c.1960. 68 x 68 x 37.5cm
€ 800 - 1,200

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98
MIRROR
A large brass oval mirror, on brass
feet, Italy, c.1960. 189cm (h)
€ 1,000 - 1,500

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99
UMBRELLA STAND
A glass and brass umbrella stand, Italy,
c.1950, 49.5 x 26 x 26cm
€ 300 - 500
100
NEST OF TABLES
A set of three nest of circular brass tables, with glass
tops, on castors, Italy c.1970. 44 x 46 x 46cm
€ 300 - 500

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101
MARY LOHAN (B.1954)
WINTER LIGHT (2003-04)
Diptych, oil on canvas, each panel 60 x 80cm
Signed, inscribed and dated verso
Provenance: With Taylor Galleries, Dublin, April 2004.
€ 3,000 - 5,000
102
SAPORETTI
A set of three nest of tables by Saporetti, with
glass tops on chrome bases, Italy c.1970.
46 x 54.5 x 37.5cm
€ 600 - 800

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103
DAMIEN DUFFY (20TH/21ST CENTURY)
UNTITLED
Signed and dated (19)’96 verso
€ 1,000 - 1,500

79
104
MIRROR
An octagonal mirror with brass detailing,
attributed to Jean Claude Mahey. France, c.1970.
70 x 70 x 40cm
€ 300 - 500
105
CABINETS
A pair of rosewood bedside cabinets, in the
manner of Paolo Buffa, with brass detailing,
Italy, c.1950. 57 x 54 x 35cm
€ 600 - 800

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106
MICHAEL COLMAN (B.1951)
UNTITLED (a pair)
Oil on paper, 38 x 28cm (each)
€ 500 - 800
107
COFFEE TABLE
A circular smoked glass topped coffee table, on a chrome
base, Italy, c.1970. 31 x 95 x 95cm
€ 600 - 800

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108
EAMES
A soft pad chair Model EA208 by Eames produced
by Vitra, chrome and leather with maker’s label.
87 x 57 x 54cm
€ 700 - 1,000
109
LAMP
A Strand Electric tripod floor lamp,
England, c.1970. 144cm (h)
€ 400 - 600

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110
HARRY BARTOIA (1915 - 1978)
A set of four dining chairs by Harry Bartoia for Knoll,
chrome steel frame with cushion seats with maker’s
label underneath. 72 x 53.5 x 60cm
€ 800 - 1,200

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111
PATRICK O’REILLY (B.1957)
BRONZE BLOCKS
Bronze, 53 x 41 x 9cm
Signed
€ 3,000 - 5,000
112
FORNASETTI
A ceramic French bulldog by Fornasetti, with
maker’s label, Italy, c.1960. 22 x 20 x 9cm
€ 800 - 1,200
113
COFFEE TABLE
A black glass topped coffee table on a gilded
metal base. 42 x 121 x 64cm
€ 300 - 500

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114
ATTRIBUTED TO EILEEN GRAY (1878-1976)
A Model n71 desk lamp, produced by Jumo, c.1960.
41 x 44 x 14cm
€ 600 - 800
115
ARTELUCE
A glass table lamp, with perspex shades on a
metal base, by Arteluce, Italy c.1980. 46 x 46cm
€ 300 - 500

85
116
PHILIP FLANAGAN (B.1960)
LATE AFTERNOON AT THE CLIFFS, TA CENC, GOZO
Acrylic on linen, 120 x 160cm
€ 3,000 - 5,000

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117
HOLMEGAARD
A smoked glass vase by Holmegaard, signed by
the maker, Denmark. 23cm (h)
€ 80 - 120
118
DECANTER
A smoked glass decanter with stopper,
Denmark, c.1970. 22cm (h)
€ 100 - 150
119
BRENDAN DUNNE (1916 - 1995)
A teak sideboard by Brendan Dunne, with maker’s label,
Ireland, c.1950. 87 x 167 x 49cm
€ 600 - 800

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120
A teak extending dining table with four beech framed rail back chairs and a
coffee table, by Brendan Dunne, the coffee table using the leaf from the dining
table as it’s top, Ireland c.1950. Dining table: 77.5 x 206/153 x 53cm;
Coffee table: 47 x 99 x 53cm
€ 800 - 1,200

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121
PAUL DORAN (B.1972)
PINK HAIR
Acrylic on canvas, 76 x 76cm
€ 2,000 - 4,000

122
VITTORIO NOBILI
A rosewood Model Medea swivel chair by
Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue, Italy c.1950.
82 x 60 x 47cm
€ 1,500 - 2,000
123
FALKENBERGS BELYSNING
A brass and enamel floor lamp by Falkenbergs
Belysning, Sweden, c.1960. 145.5cm (h)
€ 700 - 1,000

90
124
TONY CRAGG CBE RA (B.1949)
UNTITLED, 1991/92
Graphite on card, 30 x 23cm
Signed verso
Galerie Buchmann, Basel Lempertz, Koln and Hillsboro Fine
Art, Dublin labels verso
€ 2,000 - 3,000
125
ARMCHAIRS
A pair of black upholstered armchairs
on brass legs, Italy, c.1960.
84 x 80 x 70cm
€ 1,500 - 2,000

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126
MARK GARRY (B.1972)
SPRING III
Unique
€ 700 - 1,000
127
SIDE TABLES
A pair of black side tables, with circular mirrored
tops, on chrome bases, Italy. 56 x 45 x 45cm
€ 1,000 - 1,500

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128
PATRICK MICHAEL FITZGERALD (B.1965)
UNTITLED
Mixed media on MDF, 94 x 83cm
Signed and dated 2005-2007
€ 4,000 - 6,000

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129
FORNSASETTI
A set of eight Fornasetti coasters in their original case,
with maker’s mark, Italy, c.1960. 10cm (d)
€ 600 - 800
130
CARTIER
A burgundy leather vanity suitcase by
Cartier, with maker’s label, c.1940s
26 x 33 x 14cm
€ 700 - 1,000

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131
PETER BLAKE (B.1932)
WHO
Silkscreen, 73 x 75cm
Signed and numbered
Edition 5/150
€ 1,200 - 1,600
132
COFFEE TABLE
A brass coffee table with a glass top, Italy
c.1950. 42 x 78 x 44cm
€ 300 - 500

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133
PER LÜKTEN (1916 - 1998)
A glass decanter with stopper by Per Lükten
for Holmegaard, with maker’s label, Denmark
c.1970. 25cm (h)
€ 100 - 150
134
OTTO BRAUER (1911 - 1984)
A smoked glass Gul vase by Otto Brauer for
Holmegaard, Denmark c.1960. 25.5cm (h)
€ 150 - 250
135
CONSOLE
A rosewood console, with a black glass
top and a single drawer on brass feet, Italy
c.1960. 81 x 109 x 38cm
€ 1,500 - 2,000

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136
MARK GARRY (B.1972)
SPRING VIII
Unique
€ 700 - 1,000
137
CHRISTIAN DIOR
A pair of side tables by Christian Dior, with
maker’s stamp, c.1980. 40 x 55 x 35cm
€ 500 - 800

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138
MAGAZINE RACK
A three tier brass collapsible magazine rack, Italy
c.1950. 82cm (h)
€ 200 - 300
139
ICO PARISI (1916 - 1996)
A ‘Model 201’ table by Ico Parisi, with a
removeable glass top tray, Italy c.1950.
57 x 53 x 33cm
€ 500 - 800

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140
CECILY BRENNAN (B.1955)
MELANCHOLIA 4, 2004
Ink on paper, 29 x 40cm
Provenance: With Taylor Galleries, label verso.
€ 500 - 800
141
CONSOLE TABLE
A teak and chrome console table, with a
single drawer, French, contemporary.
180 x 100 x 29cm
€ 800 - 1,200

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142
JACK DONOVAN (B.1934)
LEDA AND THE SWAN
Oil on board, 84 x 59cm
Signed and dated (20)’04
€ 2,000 - 3,000

100
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143
CLAIRE KERR (B.1968)
OVAL SATIN BLUE AND WHITE NO.6
Provenance: With Oisin Gallery, label verso.
€ 1,000 - 1,500
144
OFFICE CHAIR
A teak and chrome office chair, upholstered in
leather, on castors, French, contemporary.
90 x 60 x 65cm
€ 1,200 - 1,600

101
145
MIRROR
A large bevelled mirror, with a timber gilt frame, France
c.1960. 145 x 133cm
€ 600 - 800

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146
TABLE LAMPS
A pair of brass table lamps, with opaline
glass shades, Italy c.1970. 51.5 x 48 x 48cm
€ 600 - 800
147
LA MURRINA
A glass centre piece by La Murrina, Italy.
with maker’s mark. 60 x 60cm
€ 300 - 500

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148
GASPERINI
A brass and enamel ‘shirt’ magazine
stand by Gasperini, with maker’s label,
Italy c.1970. 27 x 46.5 x 18cm
,
€ 300 - 500
149
GLASS CHARGER
A large coloured glass charger, Italy c.1970.
59 x 59cm
€ 300 - 500

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150
A modern Irish beech circular table with black and white
chequered melamine top, on a centre pillar tripod; together
with four beech framed rail back chairs and an elbow chair.
(6)
€ 500 - 800

105
151
GARY COYLE RHA (B.1965)
LOVELY WATER NO.6
C-print, 71.5 x 109cm
Edition of 3
Provenance: With Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, label verso.
€ 600 - 800

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152
OTTO KOLB (1912-1996)
A brass and bakelite desk lamp by Otto Kolb, c.1950.
37cm (h)
€ 700 - 1,000
153
LAMP
A brass and enamel desk lamp, Italy c.1980.
38cm (h)
€ 600 - 800

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154
DESK LAMP
A chrome desk lamp, Italy c.1980.
50cm (h)
€ 200 - 300
155
HAT STANDS
A pair of adjustable brass hat stands,
c.1980. 50cm (h)
€ 200 - 300

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156
LAMP
A green enamel desk lamp, Italy c.1960.
42cm (h)
€ 1,200 - 1,600
157
ROSENTHAL
A large porcelain vase, with floral decoration
by Rosenthal, with maker’s stamp, Germany.
61cm (h)
€ 400 - 600

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158
SEAN SHANAHAN
UNTITLED
Oil on MDF
45 x 40cm
Signed with initials, inscribed and dated 2004 verso
€ 1,500 - 2,500
159
DRINKS TROLLEY
A two tier drinks trolley, with glass tops, on
brass castors, Italy c.1950. 80 x 88 x 45cm
€ 400 - 600

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160
GUCCI
A set of six stirrup cups attributed to Gucci,
c.1960. 14cm (h)
€ 300 - 500

111
161
UMBRELLA STAND
A brass umbrella stand, Italy c.1970.
50 x 23 x 23cm
€ 200 - 300
162
JIELDE
A two arm Jielde floor lamp, with maker’s
label, France c.1950. 108cm (h)
€ 400 - 600

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163
LAMP
A large ceramic table lamp, with an
opaline glass shade, Italy c.1970.
54cm (h)
€ 300 - 500
164
LAMPS
A pair of ceramic table lamps, with
opaline glass shades, Italy c.1970.
44cm (h)
€ 500 - 800

113

Index
AFDAL, TORBJØRN 80
ARREDOLUCE 47
ARTELUCE 115
BANCI 63
BARTOIA, HARRY 110
BELLINI, MARIO 11
BELYSNING, FALKENBERGS 123
BLAKE, PETER 131
BOURKE, BRIAN 33
BOYD, JOHN 21
BRAUER, OTTO 134
BRENNAN, CECILY 140
BROTTO, ANGELO 53
CARTIER 130
CHRISTIANSEN, ALFRED 74, 75
CHRISTOFLE 9
COLMAN, MICHAEL 106
COYLE, GARY 151
CRAGG, TONY 124
CROSS, DOROTHY 51, 52
DAGHIA 6
DIOR, CHRISTIAN 137
DONOVAN, JACK 142
DORAN, PAUL 121
DU PASQUIER, NATHALIE 48
DUFFY, DAMIEN 103
DUNNE, BRENDAN 119, 120,
150
EAMES 108
ENGLISH, SIMON 45
FITZGERALD, MICHAEL PATRICK 128
FLANAGAN, PHILIP 116
FONTANA ARTE 81
FORNASETTI 112, 129
FRANCIS, MARK 5, 36
GAMBERINI, ITALO 39
GARRY, MARK 57, 78, 84,
126, 136
GASPERINI 148
GECCHELIN, BRUNO 15
GRAY, EILEEN 114
GUCCI 160
HOFFMANN, JOSEF 19
HOLMEGAARD 117
JIELDE 162
KALFF, LOUIS 17
KERR, CLAIRE 143
KOLB, OTTO 152
LA MURRINA 147
LA PERMANENTE MOBILI CANTÙ 95, 97
LELLI, ANGELO 4, 87
LENNON, CIARAN 83
LEWITT, SOL 35
LIPPARINI, MAURO 32
LOHAN, MARY 101
LÜKTEN, PER 133
MAHEY, JEAN CLAUDE 89
MANGOLD, ROBERT 43
MCKENNA, STEPHEN 7
MCKEOWN, WILLIAM 26
MILLER, NICK 1, 24
MURANO 37, 59
NOBILI, VITTORIO 122
O’REILLY, PATRICK 111
PALUTARI, EDMUNDO 66
PARISI, ICO 72, 139
PONTI, GIO 67
REDMOND, PATRICK 49, 54
REGA, ROMEO 58
REGGIANI, GOFFREDO 92
SABOT, MARIO 38, 50, 55
SALOCCHI, CLAUDIO 91
SAPORETTI 102
SARFATTI, GINO 77
SCIOLARI, GAETANO 22
SHANAHAN, SEAN 12, 96, 158
STILNOVO 18
THONET 14
TORLASCO, OSCAR 16, 42
TURA, ALDO 62
VAN DER GRIJN, CLEA 30
VODDER , ARNE 27, 28
WARHOL, ANDY 68
ZANUSO, MARCO 29

Auction Tuesday 25th
May 2021
FINE JEWELLERY & WATCHES
A Rare1980’s Panther Ring,
by Cartier, circa 1980
Viewing Days:
Friday 21st May 10AM - 5PM
Saturday 22nd May 1PM - 5PM
Sunday 23rd May 1PM - 5PM
Monday 24th May 1PM - 5PM
Tuesday 25th May 10AM - 4PM
Catalogue available online
www.adams.ie
Friday 30th April
Enquires:
Claire Mestrallet
Claire@adams.ie
Tel: + 353 1 676 0261
www.adams.ie
ADAM’S
Est.1887
Ireland’s Premier Jewellery Auctioneers

26St.Stephens Green,Dublin 2.+35316760261
IMPORTANT IRISH ART
Wednesday 2nd June 2021, 6:00pm
Invitation to Consign
26 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2
Tel +353 1 676 0261
info@adams.ie | www.adams.ie
Contact:
James O’Halloran, Nicholas Gore-Grimes
or Stuart Cole at +353 (0) 1 676 0261
John Shinnors, Over The Estuary, Oil on canvas laid on panel, 110 x 153cm, Estimate €30,000 - 50,000

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GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS
The Auctioneer carries on business on the following terms and conditions and on such other terms or conditions as may be expressly agreed with the Auction-
eer or set out in any relevant Catalogue. Conditions 17-22 relate mainly to buyers and conditions 24-40 relate mainly to sellers. Words and phrases with special
meanings are defined in condition 1. Buyers and sellers are requested to read carefully the Cataloguing Practice and Catalogue Explanations contained in condi-
tions 2 and 8.
The headings of the conditions herein contained are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to effect, the meaning or
interpretation thereof.
DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CONDITIONS
Definitions
1. In these conditions the following words and expressions shall have the
following meanings:
‘Auctioneer’ – James Adam and Sons trading as Adam’s
‘Auctioneer’s Commission’ – The commission payable to the Auctioneer by
the buyer and seller as specified in conditions 22 and 26.
‘Catalogue’ – Any advertisement, brochure, estimate, price list or other
publication.
‘Forgery’ – A Lot which was made with the intention of deceiving with re-
gard to authorship, culture, source, origin, date, age or period and which
is not shown to be such in the description therefore in the Catalogue and
the market value for which at the date of the auction was substantially less
than it would have been had the Lot been in accordance with the Catalogue
description.
‘Hammer Price’ – The price at which a Lot is knocked down by the Auction-
eer to the buyer.
‘Lot’ – Any item which is deposited with the Auctioneer with a view to its
sale at auction and, in particular, the item or items described against any
Lot number in any Catalogue.
‘Proceeds of Sale’ – The net amount due to the seller being the Hammer
Price of the Lot after deducting the Auctioneer’s Commission thereon un-
der condition 26 the seller’s contribution towards insurance under condi-
tion 28, such VAT as is chargeable and any other amounts due by the seller
to the Auctioneer in whatever capacity howsoever arising.
‘Registration Form or Register’ – The registration form (or, in the case of
persons who have previously attended at auctions held by the Auctioneer
and completed registration forms, the register maintained by the Auction-
eer which is compiled from such registration forms) to be completed and
signed by each prospective buyer or, where the Auctioneer has acknowl-
edged that a bidder is acting as agent on behalf of a named principal, each
such bidder prior to the commencement of an auction.
‘Sale Agreement Form’ – The sale agreement form to be completed and
signed by each seller prior to the commencement of an auction.
‘Total Amount Due’ – The Hammer Price of the Lot sold, the Auctioneer’s
Commission due thereon under condition 22, such VAT as is chargeable
and any additional interest, expenses or charges due hereunder.
‘V.A.T.’ – Value Added Tax.
Cataloguing Practice and Catalogue Explanations
2.Terms regarding cataloguing practice used in catalogues have specific
meanings, and attention is drawn to these explanations in each published
catalogue.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
Auctioneer Acting as Agent
3. The Auctioneer is selling as agent for the seller unless it is specifically
stated to the contrary. The Auctioneer as agent for the seller is not respon-
sible for any default by the seller or the buyer. The Auctioneer reserves the
right to bid on behalf of the seller.
Auctioneer Bidding on behalf of Buyer
4. It is suggested that the interests of prospective buyers are best protected
and served by the buyers attending at an auction. However, the Auctioneer
will, if instructed, execute bids on behalf of a prospective buyer. Neither the
Auctioneer nor its employees, servants or agents shall be responsible for
any neglect or default in executing bids or failing to execute bids.
Admission to Auctions
5. The Auctioneer shall have the right exercisable in its absolute discretion
to refuse admission to its premises or attendance at its auctions by any
person.
Acceptance of Bids
6. The Auctioneers shall have the right exercisable in its absolute discretion
to refuse any bids, advance the bidding in any manner it may decide, with-
draw or divide any Lot, combine any two or more Lots and, in the case of a
dispute, to put any Lot up for auction again.
Indemnities
7. Any indemnity given under these conditions shall extend to all actions,
proceedings, claims, demands, costs and expenses whatever and howso-
ever incurred or suffered by the person entitled to the benefit of the in-
demnity and the Auctioneer declares itself to be a trustee of the benefit of
every such indemnity for its employees, servants or agents to the extent
that such indemnity is expressed to be for their benefit.
Representations in Catalogues
8. Representations or statements made by the Auctioneer in any Cata-
logue as to attribution, authorship, genuineness, source, origin, date, age,
provenance, condition or estimated selling price or value is a statement of
opinion only. Neither the Auctioneer nor its employees, servants or agents
shall be responsible for the accuracy of any such opinions. Every person
interested in a Lot must exercise and rely on their own judgement and
opinion as to such matters.
Governing Law
9. These conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
Irish Law.
Notices
10. Any notice or other communication required to be given by the Auction-
eer hereunder to a buyer or a seller shall, where required, be in writing and
shall be sufficiently given if delivered by hand or sent by post to, in the case
of the buyer, the address of the buyer specified in the Registration Form or
Register, and in the case of the seller, the address of the seller specified in
the Sale Agreement Form or to such other address as the buyer or seller (as
appropriate) may notify the Auctioneer in writing. Every notice or commu-
nication given in accordance with this condition shall be deemed to have
been received if delivered by hand on the day and time of delivery and if
delivered by post three (3) business days after posting.
Conflict of Interest
11. The Auctioneer affirms that no conflict of interest exists that prevents
him/her providing the property service for the Client.
Records
12. The Auctioneer will keep a record of the services provided on foot of
any Agreement for 6 years. All financial records must be kept for 7 years.
Bank Account
13. The Auctioneer’s “Client Account” is held at:
Bank of Ireland
39 St. Stephen’s Green
Dublin 2
Client Monies
14. Any interest credited to the Client Account in respect of monies held by
the Auctioneer will be dispersed in accordance with the Property Services
(Regulation) Act 2011 (Client Moneys) Regulations 2012.
Complaints
15. Any complaint which the Client may have arising under this Agreement
may be dealt with by Eamon O’Connor - email: e.oconnor@adams.ie - tel:
+353 1 6760261. A response will issue within 10 working days of receipt of
the complaint.
Where the Client is dissatisfied with the response to the complaint received
from the Auctioneer, the Client may make a complaint to: Property Services
Regulatory Authority, Abbey Buildings, Abbey Road, Navan, Co Meath, C15
K7PY.
Statement of obligations on the Auctioneer pursuant to section 42
and 43 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Fi-
nancing) Act 2010
16. The Auctioneer is obliged under sections 42 and 43 of the Criminal Jus-
tice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 to report to An
Garda Síochána and the Revenue Commissioners suspicious transactions
and transactions involving places designated under section 32 of that Act.
The maximum cash accepted per transaction is €8,000. For any cash pay-
ments in excess of €500, a PSRA cash origin form will have to completed.

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CONDITIONS 17-22 (INCLUSIVE) PREDOMINANTLY
CONCERN THE BUYER
Non-Payment or Failure to Collect Purchased Lots
17. If a buyer fails to pay for and/or collect any purchased Lot by the dates
herein specified for payment and collection the Auctioneer shall, in its
absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights or remedies
it may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights or
remedies without further notice to the buyer:
(a) To issue court proceedings for damages for breach of contract.
(b) To rescind the sale of that Lot or any other Lots sold to the buyer
whether at that or any other auction.
(c) To resell the Lot or cause it to be resold whether by public auction
or private sale. In the event that there is a deficiency between the Total
Amount Due by the buyer and the amount received by the Auctioneer on
such resale after the deduction of any necessary expenses the difference
shall be paid to the Auctioneer by the buyer. Any surplus arising shall
belong to the seller.
(d) To store (whether at the Auctioneer’s premises or elsewhere) and in-
sure the purchased Lot at the expense of the buyer.
(e) To charge interest on the Total Amount Due at the rate of 2% over
and above the base interest rate from time to time of Bank of Ireland or
if there be no such rate, the nearest equivalent thereto as determined
by the Auctioneer in its absolute discretion from the date on which the
payment is due hereunder to the date of actual payment.
(f) To retain that Lot or any other Lot purchased by the buyer whether at
the same or any other auction and release same to the buyer only after
payment to the Auctioneer of the Total Amount Due.
(g) To apply sums which the Auctioneer received in respect of Lots being
sold by the buyer towards settlement of the Total Amount Due.
(h) To exercise a lien on any property of the buyer in the possession of the
Auctioneer for whatever reason.
Liability of Auctioneer and Seller
18. Prior to auction ample opportunity is given for the inspection of the
Lots on sale and each buyer by making a bid acknowledges that he has,
by exercising and relying on his own judgement, satisfied himself as to
the physical condition, age and Catalogue description of each Lot (includ-
ing but not restricted to whether the Lot is damaged or has been repaired
or restored). All Lots are sold with all faults and imperfections and errors
of description. None of the seller, the Auctioneer nor any of their employ-
ees, servants or agents shall be responsible for any error of description
or for the condition or authenticity of any Lot. No warranty whatsoever is
given by the seller or Auctioneer or by any of their employees, servants
or agents in respect of any Lot and any condition or warranty express or
implied by statute or otherwise is hereby specifically excluded.
Forgeries
19. Any amount paid by a buyer in respect of a Lot which, if it is proved
within 3 years of the date of the auction at which it was purchased, to
have been a Forgery shall be refunded by the seller subject to the provi-
sions hereof, provided that:
(a) The Lot has been returned by the buyer to the Auctioneer within 3
years of the date of the auction in the same condition in which it was at
the time of the auction together with evidence proving that it is a Forg-
ery, the number of the Lot and the date of the auction at which it was
purchased;
(b) The Auctioneer is satisfied that the Lot is a Forgery and that the buyer
has and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the Lot free form
any third party claims;
FURTHER PROVIDED THAT the buyer shall have no rights here under
if:
(i) The description of the Lot in the Catalogue at the time of the auction
was in accordance with the then generally accepted opinion of the schol-
ars or experts or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of such opinion;
(ii) The only method of establishing at the time of the auction in question
that the Lot was a Forgery would have been by means of scientific pro-
cesses which were not generally accepted for use until after the date of
the auction or which were unresonably expensive or impratical.
The buyer’s sole entitlement under this condition is to a refund of the
actual amount paid by him in respect of the Lot. Under no circumstances
shall the Auctioneer be liable for any damage, loss (including consequen-
tial, indirect or economic loss) or expense suffered or incurred by the
buyer by reason of the Lot being a Forgery. The benefit of this condition
shall be solely and exclusively for the buyer and shall not be assignable.
The buyer shall for the purpose of this condition be the person to whom
the original invoice in respect of the sale of the Lot is made.
Photographs
20. The buyer authorises the Auctioneer at any time to make use of any
photographs or illustrations of the Lot purchased by the buyer for such
purposes as the Auctioneer may require.
New VAT Regulations
21. All lots are sold within the Auctioneer’s VAT margin scheme. Revenue
Regulations require that the buyer’s premium must be invoiced at a
rate which is inclusive of VAT. This VAT is not recoverable by any VAT
registered buyer.
Buyer’s Premium
22. The Auctioneer may also charge a fee to the purchaser “the buyer’s
premium”. The buyer’s premium is a commission paid by the buyer to the
Agent in addition to the sale price. The standard buyer’s premium shall be
25% inclusive of VAT, and may be subject to change.
Internet Bidding
23. These terms and conditions apply to all internet bidding at sales con-
ducted by, or in conjunction with, Adam’s, covering both live auctions and
online-only timed auctions. Internet bidding conditions are in conjunc-
tion to those which are covered in our General Terms and Conditions of
Business.
Registration
Before you can bid via Internet Bidding, you must register to bid online by
signing up for a ‘My Adam’s’ account. Bidders must be registered at least
24 hours prior to the start of any Sale or you may not be able to bid online
in that Sale. You will be liable for any and all bids made via your account.
Internet Bidding Process
Each bid made online shall be final and binding as soon as you click the
Bid button. The bidder holds sole responsibility for any bid submitted,
including those made in error, and will be held liable for the full payment
and collection of the lot if named the winning bidder.
In the event of a tie between a bid placed by you online and any other
identical bid(s) (including bids made in person at the Sale, telephone bids,
absentee bids, and other internet bids), it will be at the auctioneer’s dis-
cretion as to which bid shall be accepted.
Adam’s reserves the right to reject a registration to bid online, withdraw
its permission for you to use Internet Bidding, or terminate an Internet
Bidding account, for any reason at any time prior to, during or after a Sale
without prior notice.
If you choose to use the Internet Bidding service, you do so entirely at
your own risk. Adam’s does not take responsibility for any issues regard-
ing internet bidding functionality or delays which may occur due to soft-
ware or hardware complications.
In the rare and unlikely event of an unforeseen technical issue occurring
in the final stages of bidding, the auctioneer reserves the right, as per
Condition 6 in our Conditions of Sale, to re-offer the lot at a later point
between existing bidders.
CONDITIONS 24-40 (INCLUSIVE) PREDOMINANTLY
CONCERN THE SELLER
Auctioneer’s Discretion
24. With regard to the sale of any Lot the Auctioneer shall have the follow-
ing powers exercisable solely in the discretion of the Auctioneer.
(i) To decide whether to offer any Lot for sale or not.
(ii) To decide whether a particular Lot is suitable for sale by the Auctioneer
and, if so, to determine which auction, the place and date of sale, the con-
ditions of sale and the manner in which such sale should be conducted.
(iii) To determine the description of any Lot in a Catalogue.
(iv) To decide whether the views of any expert shall be obtained and to
submit Lots for examination by any such experts.
(v) To determine what illustration of a Lot (if any) is to be included in the
Catalogue.

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from any third party claims. As regards Lots not held by the Auctioneer
on its premises or under its control the seller warrants and undertakes
to the Auctioneer and the buyer that the Lot will be available and in a
deliverable state on demand by the Auctioneer or buyer. The seller shall
indemnify the Auctioneer and the buyer or any of their respective em-
ployees, servants or agents against any loss or damage suffered by any
of them in consequence of any breach of the above warranties or under-
takings by the seller.
Commission
26. The Seller shall pay the Auctioneer commission at the rate of 10% on
the Hammer Price of all Lots sold on behalf of the seller at Irish Art Sales
and 17.5% on all other sales together with VAT thereon at the applica-
ble rate. Minimum charges are detailed below. The seller authorises the
Auctioneer to deduct from the Hammer Price, paid by the buyer, the Auc-
tioneer’s Commission under this condition; VAT payable at the applicable
rates and any other amounts due by the seller to the Auctioneer in what-
ever capacity howsoever arising. The seller agrees that the Auctioneer
may also receive commission from the buyer pursuant to condition 22.
Minimum Charges: Each individual lot is subject to a minimum fee of
€25.00 plus VAT.
Reserves
27. Subject to the Auctioneer’s discretion, the seller shall be entitled prior
to the auction to place a reserve on any Lot. All reserves must be agreed
in advance by the Auctioneer and entered on the Sale Agreement Form or
subsequently be confirmed in writing to the Auctioneer prior to auction.
This also applies to changes in reserves. A reserve may not be placed
upon any Lot under €500 in value. The reserve shall be the minimum
Hammer Price at which the Lot may be sold by the Auctioneer. A reserve
once in place may only be changed with the consent of the Auctioneer. A
commission shall be charged on the ‘knock-down’ bid for Lots which fail
to reach the reserve price. Such commission shall be 5% of the ‘knock-
down’ bid (Buying In Fee). This commission and any VAT payable thereon
must be paid before removal of the Lot after the auction. The minimum
commission hereunder shall be €25 per lot. The Auctioneer may in its
sole discretion sell a Lot at a Hammer Price below the reserve but in such
case the Proceeds of Sale to which the seller shall be entitled shall be the
same as they would have been had the sale been at the reserve.Unless
a reserve has been placed on a Lot in accordance with the provisions set
out above such Lot shall be put up for sale without reserve. In the event
that any reserve price is not reached at auction then for so long as the
Lot remains with the Auctioneer and to the extent that the Lot has not
been re-entered in another auction pursuant to condition 36 the seller
authorises the Auctioneer to sell the Lot by private treaty at not less than
the reserve price. The Auctioneer shall ensure that in such a case those
conditions herein which concern mainly the buyer shall, with any neces-
sary modifications, apply to such sale.
Reserve Instructions
Fixed - sell at a pre-determined value, no higher than the low estimate
Discretion - sell up to 10% below the low estimate
Wide Discretion - sell up to 30% below the low estimate
No Reserve - sell to the highest bidder
Sell - sell to the highest bidder at any amount irrespective of the Lot value
Loss Warranty
28. Unless otherwise instructed by the seller, all Lots deposited with the
Auctioneer or put under its control for sale shall automatically be insured
by the Auctioneer under the Auctioneer’s own fine arts policy for the me-
dian estimate, as determined solely at the Auctioneer’s discretion.The
seller shall pay the Auctioneer a contribution towards such insurance at
the rate of 1.5% of the Hammer Price plus VAT. If the seller instructs the
Auctioneer not to insure a Lot then the Lot shall at all times remain at the
risk of the seller who undertakes to indemnify the Auctioneer and hold
the Auctioneer harmless against any and all claims made or proceedings
brought against the Auctioneer of whatever nature and howsoever and
wheresoever occurring for loss or damage to the Lot. The sum for which
a Lot is covered for insurance under this condition shall not constitute
and shall not be relied upon by the seller as a representation, warranty
or guarantee as to the value of the Lot or that the Lot will, if sold by the
Auctioneer, be sold for such amount. Such insurance shall subsist until
such time as the Lot is paid for and collected by the buyer or, in the case
of Lots sold which are not paid for or collected by the buyer by the due
date hereunder for payment or collection such due date or, in the case of
Lots which are not sold, on the expiry of 7 days from the date on which
the Auctioneer has notified the seller to collect the Lots.
Professional Indemnity Insurance
29. The Auctioneer holds PI Insurance with:
Insurer’s Name: Hiscox Insurance PLC
Address:The Hiscox Building, Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PR, UK.
Duration of Agreement
30. Duration of this agreement shall commence from the the date of con-
signment, as recorded on the sale agreement/receipt, and shall continue
in force until the property is either sold or collected (The Contract Period).
If terminated before the end of the contract period, 30 days notice shall
be given.
Termination of Agreement
31. The Agreement can be terminated at the complete discretion of the
Auctioneer at any time, subject to the 30 days notice, as outlined in con-
dition 30. A vendor is able to end an agreement at any point up to the
sale of the Lot but will be held subject to charges for withdrawn Lots, as
outlined in Article 35.
Recision of Sale
32. If before the Auctioneer has paid the Proceeds of Sale to the seller the
buyer proves to the satisfaction of the Auctioneer that the Lot is a Forgery
and the requirements of condition 19 are satisfied the Auctioneer shall
rescind the sale and refund to the buyer any amount paid to the
Auctioneer by the buyer in respect of the Lot.
Payment of Proceeds of Sale
33. It is a condition of sale that payment to the seller cannot be made
unless the buyer has paid, and their funds cleared through our bank. The
Auctioneer shall remit the Proceeds of Sale to the seller not later than 30
days after the date of the auction, provided however that, if by that date,
the Auctioneer has not received the Total Amount Due from the buyer
then the Auctioneer shall remit the Proceeds of Sale within 7 working
days after the date on which the Total Amount Due is received from the
buyer. If credit terms have been agreed between the Auctioneer and the
buyer the Auctioneer shall remit to the seller the Proceeds of Sale not
later than 30 days after the date of the auction unless otherwise agreed
by the seller. If before the Total Amount Due is paid by the buyer the
Auctioneer pays the seller an amount equal to the Proceeds of Sale then
title to the Lot shall pass to the Auctioneer. If the buyer fails to pay the
Auctioneer the Total Amount Due within 14 days after the date of the auc-
tion, the Auctioneer shall endeavour to notify the seller and take opinion
of the Auctioneer feasible, shall endeavour to assist the seller to recover
the Total Amount Due from the buyer provided that nothing herein shall
oblige the Auctioneer to issue proceedings against the buyer in the Auc-
tioneer’s own name. If circumstances do not permit the Auctioneer to
take instructions from the seller or, if after notifying the seller, it does not
receive instructions within 7 days, the Auctioneer reserves the right, and
is hereby authorised by the seller at the seller’s expense, to agree special
terms for payments of the Total Amount Due, to remove, store and insure
the lot sold, to settle claims made by or against the buyer on such terms
as the Auctioneers shall in its absolute discretion think fit, to take such
steps are necessary to collect monies due by the buyer.
Payment of Proceeds to Overseas Sellers
34. If the seller resides outside Ireland the Proceeds of Sale shall be paid
to such seller in Euros unless it was agreed with the seller prior to the
auction that the Proceeds of Sale would be paid in a currency (other than
Euros) specified by the seller in which case the Proceeds of Sale shall be
paid by the Auctioneer to the seller in such specified currency (provided
that the currency is legally available to the Auctioneer in the amount re-
quired) calculated at the rate of exchange quoted to the Auctioneer by its
bankers on the date of payment.
Charges for Withdrawn Lots
35. Once catalogued, Lots withdrawn from sale before proofing/publica-
tion of Catalogue will be subject to commission of 5% of the Auctioneer’s
latest estimate of the auction price of the Lot withdrawn together with
VAT thereon and any expenses incurred by the Auctioneer in relation to
the Lot. If Lots are withdrawn after proofing or publication of Catalogue
they will be subject to a commission of 10% of the Auctioneer’s latest esti-
mate of the auction price of the Lot withdrawn together with VAT thereon
and any expenses incurred by the Auctioneer in relation to the Lot. All
commission hereunder must be paid for before Lots withdrawn may be
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Unsold Lots
36. Where any Lot fails to sell at auction the Auctioneer shall notify the
seller accordingly and (in
the absence of agreement between the seller and the Auctioneer to the
contrary) such Lot may, in the absolute discretion of the Auctioneer, be
re-entered in the next suitable auction unless instructions are received
from the seller to the contrary, otherwise such Lots must be collected at
the seller’s expense within the period of 30 days of such notification from
the Auctioneer. Upon the expiry of such period the Auctioneer shall have
the right to sell such Lots by public auction or private sale and on such
terms as the Auctioneer in its sole discretion may think fit. The Auction-
eer shall be entitled to deduct from the price received for such Lots any
sums owing to the Auctioneer in respect of such Lots including without
limitation removal, storage and insurance expenses, any commission and
expenses due in respect of the prior auction and commission and ex-
penses in respect of the subsequent auction together with all reasonable
expenses before remitting the balance to the seller. If the seller cannot be
traced the balance shall be placed in a bank account in the name of the
Auctioneer for the seller. Any deficit arising shall be due from the seller to
the Auctioneer. Any Lots returned at the seller’s request shall be returned
at the seller’s risk and expense and will not be insured in transit unless
the Auctioneer is so instructed by the seller.
Photographs and Illustrations/Marketing Charges
37. The seller authorises the Auctioneer to photograph and illustrate any
Lot placed with it for sale and further authorises the Auctioneer to use
such photographs and illustrations and any photographs and illustra-
tions provided by the seller at any time in its absolute discretion (whether
or not in connection with the auction).
Catalogue illustrations are included at the discretion of the Auctioneer.
Marketing charges will be calculated as a scaled fee, working off the ham-
mer price as per the table below. All prices are subject to VAT at the stan-
dard rate.
€0-€500 hammer price €25
€501-€2999 hammer price €50
€3000 and above hammer price €100
Outlay Charges
38. Where additional costs from third parties have acrued from the han-
dling and selling of a Lot, the seller authorises the Auctioneer to deduct
these charges from the Total Amount Due. These charges include, but
are not limited to, charges concerning carriage, restoration, framing and
repair and are set by the third party. Where the Lot is not sold, these
charges will be billed directly to the client.
VAT
39. It is presumed, unless stated to the contrary, that the items listed
herein are auction scheme goods as defined in the Finance Act 1995.
Artist’s Resale Rights (Droit de Suite)
40. Government Regulations (S.1. 312/2006)
Under this legislation a royalty (droit de suite) is payable to living or de-
ceased (up to 70 years from date of death) artists of E.U. Nationality on
all works resold for €3,000 or more, other than those sold by the artist or
the artist’s agent.
The resale royalty payable is calculated as follows:
From €3,000 to €50,000 4%
From €50,000.01 to €200,000 3%
From €200,000.01 to €350,000 1%
From €350,000.01 to €500,000 0.5%
Exceeding €500,000 0.25%
The total amount of royalty payable on any individual sale shall not ex-
ceed €12,500.
The seller is liable for payment (paragraph 7.1 of Government Regula-
tions (S.1. 312/2006)) of this
royalty on completion of the sale. The artist may request from the Auc-
tioneer any information
necessary to secure payment.
Unless otherwise directed by the vendor, the Auctioneer will automatical-
ly deduct the amount due
from the proceeds of sale and will hold in trust for the artist or their rep-
resentative the said sum.

120
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May 2021
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