26 2nd April 2011 auction previews
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1. This Republican silver strawberry dish, was made in Cork by William Egan and Sons during the brief period between July and September 1922, when Munster was in the hands of the Republicans and civil war engulfed Ireland. At the time, national troops controlled Dublin and communications between the two cities was cut off, preventing the Egans from sending their silver to be assayed and hallmarked at the Dublin assay office. Barry Egan, the owner of Egans, had two dies cut, a castle and a ship, so that Cork silversmiths could stamp and assay one another’s silver, but only about 60 or 70 such pieces were made in the short period. This 10oz, 8¼in (21cm) diameter
dish bears the stamps of the two castles and the ship, with WE for William Egan & Sons. It is estimated at €10,000-20,000 in Joseph Woodward & Sons’ sale on April 6 in Cork, Ireland. Contact 021 2473327
www.woodward.ie
2. In 2008, Dreweatts bucked tradition and held their first Urban Art sale in Shoreditch, East London. Prices for Banksy et al shot up at first, but the financial crash winded this fledgling market and such Urban Art sales were abandoned for a while. But Dreweatts have brought back a combined Urban Contemporary sale, with the next on April 6 at Dreweatts London, 24 Maddox Street. The sale includes a drawing by Lucian Freud and a small Jeff
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Koons sculpture, alongside stencil spray paint works by Banksy and other members of the urban fraternity such as Goldie and Adam Neate. This spray paint and stencil on canvas by the Bristol artist Nick Walker (b.1969) is titled The Morning After Bristol, 2007 and
is framed in a perspex box. It was purchased from Walker by the current owner and, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Apish
Angel, is expected to make £10,000 to £12,000.
Contact 0207 4959494
www.dnfa.com
3. In their April 1-2 sale, Dickins Auctioneers in Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire will offer an inkwell believed to have been owned and used by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) when he was writing his final, unfinished novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood. The 4¾in (12cm) diameter cast brass inkwell has been consigned with a copy of a newspaper article, which used to be inside the inkwell, which states that the author, Mr Arch Morris, was given the piece “by Harry Johnson, who was houseboy at Gad’s Hill, Higham, when Dickens died there”. The vendor has owned the inkwell for many years and says this is the first time it has been offered on the open market. Estimate £500-800. Contact 01296 714434
www.dickinsauctioneers.com
4. A 19th century Chinese Export ivory glove box has been consigned by a local lady to Plymouth Auction Rooms, and will be offered on April 6 in the Plymouth saleroom. The 9½in (24cm) wide box is profusely carved with flowers and figures on all sides, has a small crack to the base and is estimated at £200-400, along with a pair of Victorian glove stretchers. Contact 01752 254 740
www.plymouthauctions.co.uk
5. Wessex Auction Rooms of Draycot Cerne near Chippenham have a collection of 20 Prussian Great War helmet and shako plates in their March 31 sale. The collection includes plates from the Field Artillery Regiment 10 and 46 and the Prussian Garde Machine Gun Battalion, mainly in brass and tombak metal, and estimates range from £100 to £1500. At the top end of the scale is a Bavarian Reservists Officer’s helmet plate produced in a thin metal known as the Wartime Economy Version (£1000-1500), pictured here bottom right. Also pictured are a Prussian Pioneer Officer’s helmet plate (£250-300), a Wurttemberg line infantry Shako plate (£150-200), and a Prussian Garde Machine Gun Battalion’s helmet plate (£350-450). Contact 01249 720888
www.wessexauctionrooms.co.uk
6. Decorated with scrolling foliate and harebell motifs, this ornate early 20th century National Cash Register was made by National Dayton of Ohio, USA, but converted to British currency by Stevensons. The cash register bears two plaques, one inscribed Stevensons – 2818055 and the other Stevensons 40, and is inscribed to the verso National Dayton Ohio USA. It is estimated at £150- 200 in Moore Allen & Innocent’s sale on April 1 in Cirencester. Contact 01285 646050
www.mooreallen.co.uk
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