Annual Christmas ART Sale
Annual ChristmasART Sale
Conditions1. The highest approved bidder shall be the
purchaser. The Auctioneer reserves theright to refuse any bid, and should anydispute arise between two or morebidders, the lot or lots in dispute shall beput up again, or not, and resold at thediscretion of the Auctioneer, or theauctioneer may declare the purchaser.The Auctioneer reserves the right to alter,divide, group or withdraw any lot or lotseither before or at any time during thesale.
2. The Auctioneer shall regulate the bidding and no bid shall be retracted.
3. Every purchaser shall give his name andplace of abode, in default of which theAuctioneers shall have the power toresell at once, or afterwards as they maythink fit.
4. Each bidder shall be supposed to haveseen and to be thoroughly acquaintedwith the contents and conditions of the lotor lots on which he may bid, and noallowance whatsoever will be made forany faults, imperfections or errors of anydescription. The measurements andquantities described in the Catalogue arebelieved to be correct and must be takenas such. The purchaser being held tohave satisfied himself as tomeasurements and quantities and otherspecifications in the Catalogue beforebidding, neither will the Auctioneers orthe Vendors be responsible for any lot orparts of any lot after the fall of thehammer, from which time all lotspurchased are at the risk of thePurchaser.
5. The Auctioneers or the Vendors do notguarantee the measurementscatalogued, or the correct description,genuineness or authenticity of any lot.
6. Each purchaser shall pay the wholeamount of his purchase money(Auctioneerʼs Commission payable bypurchaser) for all lots bought by himbefore any lot or lots can be removedand the whole amount due from eachpurchaser must be absolutely paid oneach day of the sale and if not paidwithin such time, all moneys deposited inany part payment shall be absolutelyforfeited and the Auctioneers will be atliberty to resell the lot or lots or any partsthereof remaining un-removed, by PublicSale or otherwise, without giving previousnotice to the purchaser and anydifference or deficiencies which mayarise from, such re-sale, together with allexpenses attending the same shall bemade good by the purchaser.
7. The lots are sold with all faults and errorsof description. No allowance can bemade in any case, nor will the Vendorsbe answerable for any deficiencies inquantities or measurements when thepurchaser, his agent, carrier or manemployed by him has removed any partof his lot or lots from the premises. Alllots purchased must be removedabsolutely in the time specified and if notso removed may be resold by theVendors.
8. The Purchaser shall be answerable for alldamages occasioned by any injury orother lots, by the removal of lotspurchased by them, or to the premisesand to repair or pay damages to theowners of same before the removal oftheir lots from the premises. In the eventof any persons interested in thepremises, claiming the whole or any partof a lot before its removal therefrom or ifin the Auctioneerʼs opinion, the removalof any lot will endanger or permanentlydamage any building, the Auctioneermay, by written notice to the purchaser ofsuch lot delivered to him or his Agent, orsent by post to his abode or place ofbusiness last known to the Auctioneers,rescind the sale of any such lot. Thepurchaser shall then be repaid hispurchase money but shall not have ormake any other claim.
9. Such lot or lots as are not cleared awayagreeably to the condition of this sale,will not only be forfeited and may bedealt with under last condition, but thepurchaser shall pay every expenseattending the removal of any such lot orlots, and the costs of making good anydamage occasioned by such removal.No lots shall be removed until the dayfollowing the last day of sale.
10. If any dispute or difference arises aboutany lot, or any other subject, the sameshall be settled by the Auctioneers, withthe approval of the Vendors, whosedetermination shall be final and bindingon all parties concerned.
11. The Auctioneers nor the Vendors do notaccept any liability for personal injuriesof any description sustained or causedby any reason whatsoever by anyperson while on the premises orotherwise.
12. Purchasers will pay 15% AuctioneersCommission (minimum fee £1) + VAT onthe commission.
Front CoverLot 75W J Watson‘Chatsworth at Christmas’
Page 3Lot 10Frank McKelvey'Stopped for the Night'
Inside Back PageLot 63Lorna Millar'Easter Bonnet'
Back PageLot 105Markey'The Village Harbour'
Auctions
Welcome to our Annual Christmas Sale of Irish Art, which includes a good representation ofworks from our leading Artists past and present. We are delighted to include a selection ofworks from the family of the Late Rev. W J Watson, together with a private collection of oilsand watercolours.
Viewing: Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th December 3.00 – 5.00pm and 7.00 – 8.30pm and day of sale from 3.30pm
‘The Auction Rooms’ Main Street, BallymoneyTHURSDAY 13TH DECEMBER AT 7.30 PM
Irish ArtAnnual Christmas Sale Of
Lot 1J P Rooney'Sunset'Acrylic 9" x 13"Est. £250 - £300
Lot 2Denis Ormeshaw'Big Brother'Acrylic 6" x 12"Est. £180 - £220
Lot 3Colin Flack‘Stillife – Flower in a Vase’Oil 8” x 6”Est. £180 - £220
Lot 4Con Campbell‘New Born Calf’Oil 8” x 10”Est. £240 - £280
Lot 5J P Rooney‘Heading to the Shore’Oil 13” x 9”Est. £325 - £375
Lot 6Gregory Moore‘Heading Home’Oil 16” x 202Est. £550 - £650
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Lot 2 Lot 3
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Lot 6 Auctions
Lot 7Con Campbell‘Four Friesians’Oil 6” x 20”Est. £350 - £375
Lot 8Sam McLarnon‘Whitepark Bay, Co Antrim’Oil 16” x 30”Est. £600 - £650
Lot 9William Cunningham‘Sailing Off Dunluce Castle’Oil 7” x 14”Est. £300 - £400
Lot 12Gregory Moore‘On Horse Back at Downhill’Oil 12” x 16”Est. £450 - £500
Lot 8
Lot 9
Lot 12
Lot 7
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Lot 10Frank McKelvey'Stopped for the Night'Watercolour 13.5" x 20"Est. £400 - £600
Lot 11David Hall McEwan'Fishing on the Spey'Watercolour 13.5" x 19"Est. £200 - £300
Lot 13Gerry Glynn‘Twilight Rain, Towards May Street,Belfast’Oil 14” x 18”Est. £1,150 - £1,250
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Lot 10
Lot 11
Lot 13
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Lot 14Roy Wallace‘Gun Dogs’Oil 14” x 18”Est. £400 - £500
Lot 15William Cunningham'Evening Light, Sligo'Oil 14" x 7"Est. £300 - £400
Lot 16Jack Wilkinson‘Ballintoy’Pastal 8” x 11”Est. £100 - £150
Lot 17Noel Shaw'Is it a Deal'Oil 11" x 11"Est. £400 - £500
Lot 18Victor Cerefice'White Water River'Oil 12" x 16"Est. £150- £200
Lot 19Victor Cerefice'Home for the Winter'Oil 12" x 16"Est. £150 - £200
Lot 14
Lot 15
Lot 17
Lot 18 Lot 19
Lot 16
Lot 20William Cunningham‘Sunset, Portrush Harbour’Oil 14” x 14” Est. £600 - £700
Lot 21J Jury'Out for a Stroll'Watercolour 7” x 11”Est. £140 - £160
Lot 22J W Carey'The Ness'Watercolour 9.5” x 13.5”Est. £250 - £350
Lot 23J P Rooney‘Over the Bridge’Oil 16” x 20”Est. £500 - £600
Lot 24Con Campbell‘All Clear’Oil 8” x 12”Est. £260 - £300
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Lot 20 Lot 21
Lot 22
Lot 23
Lot 24
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Lot 25G W Morrison'Silver Strand, Wicklow'Watercolour 9.5" x 14.5"Est. £300 - £400
Lot 26G W Morrison'Whitepark Bay'Watercolour 6.5" x 14.5"Est. £200 - £300
Lot 27Denis Ormeshaw'Cloughey'Acrylic 10" x 14"Est. £300 - £400
Lot 28Con Campbell‘Mare and Foal’Oil 8” x 10”Est. £240 - £280
Lot 29Gregory Moore‘Sailing Off Fairhead, Ballycastle’Oil 12” x 16”Est. £450 - £500
Lot 25
Lot 28
Lot 29
Lot 27
Lot 26
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Auctions
Lot 30Des Murrie‘Closely Packed’Oil 20” x 30”Est. £1,000 - £1,200
Lot 31Des Murrie‘Break for the Finish’Oil 11” x 162Est. £400 - £500
Lot 32G W Morrison‘Killiney From Bray’Watercolour 9” x 23”Est. £500 - £600
Lot 33Michelle Carlin‘Good Pals’Oil 8” x 24”Est. £250 - £350
Lot 34Carrie O’Duinn‘Early Morning Light’ & ‘Eventide Glendalough’Watercolour 13” x 7” (Pair)Est. £400 - £450
Lot 30
Lot 31
Lot 32
Lot 34 Pair Lot 34 Pair
Lot 33
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Lot 35George Gillespie'Lough Bawn, Connemara'Oil 20" x 24"Est. £1,800 - £2,200
Lot 36Gerry Glynn‘In the Noonday Shade’Oil 12” x 162Est. £850 – £950
AuctionsLot 36
Lot 35
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Lot 37J P Rooney‘Cheery Chappie’Gouache 14” x 11”Est. £300 - £350
Lot 38Michelle Carlin‘Beach Fun, Fairhead, Ballycastle’Oil 28” x 28”Est. £400 - £500
Lot 39Tom McGoldrick‘The Garry Bog’Watercolour 9” x 12.5”Est. £150 - £200
Lot 40M C Wilks'The Mourne Mountains'Oil 16" x 12"Est. £1,200 - £1,500
Lot 41Tom McGoldrick'The Gossips'Watercolour 10" x 14"Est. £200 - £300
Auctions
Lot 37 Lot 38
Lot 41
Lot 40
Lot 39
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Lot 42Sam McLarnon'Whiterocks'Watercolour 9" x 13"Est. £100 - £150
Lot 43Colin Flack'Pink Flowers'Oil 5" x 7"Est. £120 - £150
Lot 44Roy Wallace‘Irish Piper’ & ‘Banjo Player’Oil 8” x 8” (Pair)Est. £275 - £325
Lot 45After Stanhope A Forbes'Feeding the Geese'Oil 20” x 24” Est. £400 - £500
Lot 46J P Rooney'Beached Boats'Acrylic 9" x 13"Est. £250 - £300
Lot 47J P Rooney'Great to be Home'Acrylic 9" x 13"Est. £250 - £300
Auctions
Lot 42
Lot 44 PairLot 44 Pair
Lot 46 Lot 47
Lot 45
Lot 43
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Lot 48Lorna Millar'Picnic Portstewart'Oil 20" x 30"Est. £500 - £600
Lot 49James McNulty‘Winter Landscape, North Antrim’Watercolour 10” x 11.5”Est. £150 - £200
Lot 51Des Murrie‘Out in Front’Oil 11.5” x 8”Est. £600 - £700
Lot 52 Martin Hasson‘Nudes’Oil 7.5" x 11.5" (Pair)Est. £200 - £300
Lot 49
Lot 51
Lot 52 Pair Lot 52 Pair
Lot 48
Lot 50William Conor‘Taking a Nap’Crayon 14.5” x 12”Est. £4,500 - £5,500
Lot 50
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Lot 53David Peters‘Sailing Around Cushendun’Oil 18” x 9”Est. £200 - £250
Lot 54M J Scally‘Sheep Grazing in the Downings’Oil 16” x 21”Est. £100 - £150
Lot 55Paul Holmes'The Coast Road'Watercolour 19" x 14.5"Est. £175 - £225
Lot 56Olive E Davidson'Fishing Lough'Watercolour Est. £150 - £200
Lot 57Sam McLarnon‘North Antrim Coast’Watercolours 6" x 8" (Pair)Est. £150 - £200
Auctions
Lot 57 Pair
Lot 57 Pair
Lot 55
Lot 56
Lot 53
Lot 54
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Lot 58R B Higgins‘Strangford Lough’ & ‘In the Gap’Watercolour 5.5” x 7.25” (Pair)Est. £150 - £200
Lot 59Gregory Moore‘Fishermans Cottage, Ballintoy’Oil 12” x 16”Est. £450 - £500
Lot 60Liam Reilly'Grazing in the Glens'Oil 14" x 18"Est. £250 - £350
Lot 61Hannah O’Hanlon‘The Yacht Race’Oil 20” x 16”Est. £300 - £350
Lot 61AWilliam Cunningham‘Sailing Near Mussenden Temple’Oil 14” x 7”Est. £300 - £400
Auctions
Lot 58 Pair Lot 58 Pair
Lot 59
Lot 60
Lot 61 Lot 61A
Lot 62Michelle Carlin'Yacht's Strangford'Acrylic 5" x 7"Est. £80 - £100
Lot 63Lorna Millar'Easter Bonnet'Oil 8" x 10"Est. £250 - £300
Lot 64Fran Fitt‘Picnicing by the River’Oil 30” x 30”Est. £200 - £250
Lot 65Marie Carroll‘Out for a Drive by the Shore’Oil 30” x 20”Est. £1,000 - £1,200
Lot 66J P Rooney‘Evening Sunset’Oil 4” x 24”Est. £325 - £375
Lot 62 Lot 63
Lot 66
Lot 65
Lot 64
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Lot 67George Farrell‘Ballintoy, Co Antrim’Watercolour 7” x 15”Est. £175 - £200
Lot 68Richard Faulkner‘Croaghmore Presbyterian Church,Co Antrim’Watercolour 7” x 10.5”Est. £400 - £450
Lot 69Richard Faulkner‘Ballintoy, Co Antrim’Watercolour 7” x 10.5”Est. £400 - £450
Lot 70Des Murrie‘Close Cluster’Oil 23” x 15”Est. £600 - £800
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Lot 68 Lot 69
Lot 70
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Lot 71J P Rooney‘Sunday Morning in the West’Oil 16” x 24”Est. £500 - £600
Lot 71AJ P Rooney‘Donegal Fishing Hamlet’Oil 12” x 16”Est. £400 - £500
Lot 72George Gillespie‘Glendun River’Oil 11.5” x 9.5”Est. £600 - £800
Auctions
Lot 71
Lot 71A
Lot 72
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Lot 73W J Watson‘Generous’Coute Crayons 12.5” x 10”Est. £400 - £500
Lot 74W J Watson‘Secretarial’Coute Crayons 14” x 12”Est. £400 - £500
Auctions
Lot 73
Lot 74
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Lot 75W J Watson‘Chatsworth at Christmas’Oil 28” x 36”Est. £3,500 - £4,500
Lot 76W J Watson‘The Masters Horse’Oil 17.5” x 22”Est. £600 - £800
Lot 77W J Watson‘Clydesdale, Barnahill Ringleader’Watercolour 14.5” x 18”Est. £500 - £600
Lot 76 Lot 77
Lot 75
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Lot 78W J Watson‘Bad News from the Front WWI’Oil 18” x 24”Est. £700 - £800
Lot 79W J Watson‘The First Hackney Show’Oil 18” x 24”Est. £800 - £1,200
Lot 79
Lot 78
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Lot 80W J Watson‘Lipizzan Mares Stable at PiberAustria’Oil 20” x 16”Est. £500 - £600
Lot 81W J Watson‘Sefton’Watercolour 6.5” x 8.5”Est. £250 - £300
Lot 82W J Watson‘The White Horse’Oil 9.5” x 8”Est. £250 - £300
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Lot 80
Lot 81
Lot 82
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Lot 83Liam Reilly'In the Shade'Oil 16" x 20"Est. £250 - £350
Lot 84Sam McLarnon'Portbalintrae'Watercolour 9" x 13.5"Est. £100 - £150
Lot 85Unsigned'A Days Work Done'Watercolour 12" x 19"Est. £150 - £250
Lot 86Lorna Millar'The New Boat'Oil 20" x 30"Est. £500 - £600
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Lot 84
Lot 85
Lot 86
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Lot 87William Cunningham'Sunset Holywood'Oil 7" x 14"Est. £300 - £400
Lot 88Lorna Millar'Beach Fun'Oil 20" x 30"Est. £500 - £600
Lot 89Noel Shaw'Changing the Flocks in the Glensof Antrim'Oil 16" x 20"Est. £800 - £850
Lot 90G W Morrison‘Dunluce Castle’ & ‘Whiterocks,Portrush’ Watercolour 6” x 12” (Pair)Est. £500 - £600
Lot 90 Pair Lot 90 Pair
Lot 88
Lot 89
Lot 87
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Auctions
Lot 91Gregory Moore‘Milking Time’Oil 16” x 20”Est. £550 - £650
Lot 92Con Campbell‘Blue Horse’Oil 24” x 18”Est. £500 - £600
Lot 93Rowland Hill'Scrabo Tower'Watercolour 14" x 9"Est. £200 - £300
Lot 94Sam Murray‘Thatched Living’Oil 10” x 16”Est. £70 - £100
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Lot 92
Lot 93
Lot 94
Lot 95Charles McAuley‘Lurrig in Summer’Oil 18” X 24”Est. £1,750 - £2,250
Lot 96Hugh McIlfatrick‘Fairhead’Oil 24” x 36”Est. £350 - £400
Lot 97Sam McLarnon'Ballycastle Strand'Oil 8" x 9.5"Est. £125 - £175
Lot 98Eric McCully'At the Beach'Oil 10" x 8"Est. £150 - £200
Lot 99Sam Murray‘Cottage by the Sea’Oil 8.5” x 14”Est. £60 - £80
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Lot 98 Lot 99
Lot 95
Lot 96
Auctions
Lot 100Belinda SillersCast Bronze ‘Hackney Horse’ Est. £1,800 - £2.500
Award winning equestrian and wildlife bronze sculptor BELINDA SILLARS is a remarkably talented and gifted artistwho is regarded as one of the leading equestrian and wildlife bronze sculptors worldwide - accepted as an artist ofconsiderable talent her extraordinary talent is in her ability to capture the movement and character of her subjects tosuch a level they are almost come to life. Member of 'The Society of Equestrian Artists' - the UK's most prestigiousequestrian art establishments whose members represent some of the world's leading artists and sculptors.
Equestrian bronze sculptures are where you find Belinda Sillars the master artist. She has developed a particularreputation for her statues of bronze horses.
Apart for the sought after limited edition bronze horse sculptures Belinda Sillars has undertaken a large number ofimportant commissions for leading figures throughout the equestrian world, including the World Series RacingChampionships, the Breeders' Cup, Hickstead Dressage, and the Chatsworth and Branham International HorseTrials - the most prestigious equestrian events in the world.
Apart from the sought after Cast bronzes, Belinda’s work is primarily undertaken on a commission basis. In 1995 and1996 she was privileged to undertake two private commissions for her Majesty the Queen and was also commissioned byher Majesty's Equerry, Sir John Miller.
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Lot 101Arthur H Twells‘Farmstead Near Westport’Oil 14” x 18”Est. £400 - £500
Lot 102Sam McLarnon'Whitepark Bay'Watercolour 11" x 18.5"Est. £150 - £200
Lot 103Sam McLarnon'Ballycastle Harbour'Watercolour 11" x 18.5"Est. £150 - £200
Lot 104Hamilton Sloan‘A Break from the Turf’ & ‘Geese Flying’Watercolour 10.5” x 14” (Pair)Est. £250 - £350
Lot 105Markey'The Village Harbour'Gouache 15.5" x 22"Est. £2,500 - £3,000
Lot 106Wilkinson'Abstract'Oil 20" x 16"Est. £100 - £150
Lot 107Wilkinson'Abstract'Oil 20" x 16"Est. £100 - £150
Lot 101
Lot 102
Lot 103
Lot 104 Pair Lot 104 Pair
Auctions
Lot 106 Lot 107
Lot 105
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Auctions
Lot 108M C Wilks‘Lagan in the Winter’Pen & Ink 5” x 6.5”Est. £150 - £200
Lot 109Roy Wallace‘Family Time’Oil 12” x 162Est. £200 - £250
Lot 110Mark McMeekin‘Tranquil Tide’Oil 24” x 30”Est. £600 - £700
Lot 111Paddy McCann‘Stroll on a Donegal Shore’Oil 16” x 20”Est. £350 - £400
Lot 108
Lot 109
Lot 110
Lot 111
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Lot 112J P Rooney‘Extended Figure Series – TheCard Players’Oil 36” x 48”Est. £2,250 - £2,750
Lot 113Roy Wallace‘Blacksmiths Shop’Oil 12” x 12”Est. £200 - £250
Lot 114William Cunningham‘On the Beach at Portstewart’Oil 14” x 7”Est. £300 - £400
Lot 115Nigel Allison‘Harvesting Corn, Co Antrim’Oil 10” x 14”Est. £200 - £250
Auctions
Lot 113
Lot 114Lot 115
Lot 112
Lot 118 Lot 119
Lot 120
Lot 116 Pair Lot 116 Pair
Lot 117 Pair Lot 117 Pair
Lot 116Carrie O’Duinn‘Farmstead in Winter’ & ‘SnowyGlen’Watercolour 13” x 7” (Pair)Est. £400 - £450
Lot 117Michelle Carlin‘Building the Snowman’ & ‘SleighTime’Oil 7” x 5” (Pair)Est. £180 - £220
Lot 118Marjorie Wilson‘Beach Fun’Oil 10” x 8”Est. £160 - £200
Lot 119Frank Hargy‘Whiterocks, Portrush’Watercolour 10” x 14”Est. £225 - £275
Lot 120Roy Wallace‘A Pint of Stout’Oil 8” x 8”Est. £100 - £125
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