17-05-2025
Antiques: Correspondence of Michael Collins for auction
Artworks from the estate of Brian Looney, former editor of the Irish Examiner, are included in the Lynes and Lynes sale in Carrigtwohill next Saturday (May 24). The auction offers boardroom furniture from the Dulux factory in Cork, established in 1885 by the Harrington family. Lot 228 is a folder with correspondence between Michael Collins, then Minister for Finance, and Genoa-based Donal Hales, Irish consul for Italy from 1919 and brother of assassinated Cork TD Sean Hales.
Artworks include Meeting of the Currachs by Ciaran Clear and a signed lithograph by the American artist Frank Stella. A mid-19th-century dining table is estimated at €4,000-€6,000 and a set of 12 Cork 11-bar chairs at €3,500-€4,500. There is jewellery including a platinum and diamond three stone ring, a 1950s penny-farthing bicycle and a church bell made by James Atkins, Cork, c1810 believed to be from St. Mary's Church in Cobh.
A parquetry inlaid at Woodwards sale in Cork.
The auction by Woodwards in Cork next Saturday offers antique furniture including a Georgian chest on chest, a George II card table, a pair of Edwardian demi-lune tables, an Edwardian parquetry table and a set of Cork chairs. There is a pair of cast iron garden seats by Pierce of Wexford, a model of a three-masted schooner and a selection of porcelain, glassware, rugs and mirrors. Both auctions are on view from today, and the catalogues are online.
