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1 Thomas Ryan PPRHA (b.1929)
Bridal Pink (1981)
Oil on board, 15 x 20cm (5.75 x 7.75")
Signed, also signed, inscribed and dated 1981 verso, artist's label verso

Sold for €1800
Lot: 1
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2 Martin Mooney (b.1960)
Willow Pattern Jug
Oil on board, 18.5 x 14.5cm (7.75 x 5.5")
Signed with initials. Signed again, inscribed with title and dated 2009 verso

Sold for €1800
Lot: 2
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3 Martin Mooney (b.1960)
Camellias Study
Oil on board, 19.5 x 14.5cm (7.5 x 4.5")
Signed with initials. Signed again, inscribed with title and dated 2009 verso

Sold for €1300
Lot: 3
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4 Martin Mooney (b.1960)
Still Life Study
Oil on board, 12.5 x 24cm (4.75 x 9.5")
Signed with initials. Signed again, inscribed with title and dated 2009 verso

Sold for €1600
Lot: 4
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5 Cecil Maguire RUA (b.1930)
Mending Nets, Claddagh Quay
Oil on board, 29 x 37cm (11.4 x 14.5")
Signed and dated '76, signed again and inscribed with title verso

Sold for €5000
Lot: 5
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6 Cecil Maguire RUA (b.1930)
Dúirt Bean Liom.....
Oil on board, 45.5 x 61cm (18 x 24")
Signed, inscribed 'Duart Ban Leom' verso

The title in Irish roughly means 'a woman told me that a woman told her...'

Sold for €9000
Lot: 6
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7 Cecil Maguire RUA (b.1930)
Currachs at Kilronan
Oil on board, 25 x 30cm (10 x 12")
Signed. Inscribed with title verso

Sold for €2600
Lot: 7
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8 Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964)
Bog landscape, Connemara
Oil on board, 24.8 x 30.5cm (9.75 x 12")
Signed

Sold for €1500
Lot: 8
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9 Charles Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964)
The Woman with the Evil Eye (c.1954)
Oil on canvas, 50.5 x 60cm (20 x 23.75")
Signed

Exhibited: RHA Annual Exhibition 1954, cat. no. 81, and "Charles Lamb Memorial Exhibition", Hugh Lane Gallery, April 1969, cat. no. 78. It was noted in the Memorial Exhibition catalogue "It is firmly believed that some individuals could 'rob the butter' and work such malicious practices on their neighbours. Consequently these poor souls were left terribly alone and were even maltreated if they were seen near neighbours houses.

Provenance: Previously in the Collection of Mrs. Katherine Lamb.
Lot: 9
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10 William Conor RHA RUA (1881-1968)
Greetings from the Window, Belfast
Crayon, 39.7 x 28cm (15.5 x 11")
Signed
Executed in 1909 (according to a label verso)

Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the father of the present owner, thence by descent

Sold for €8000
Lot: 10
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11 William Conor RHA RUA (1881-1968)
Pulling in the Boat, Co. Kerry
Crayon, 36.7 x 47.6cm (14.5 x 18.75")
Signed
Executed in 1938 (according to a label verso)

Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the father of the present owner, thence by descent
Lot: 11
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12 Kenneth Webb RWA FRSA RUA (b.1927)
Roundstone Harbour
Mixed media on paper, 37.5 x 54.5cm (14.75 x 21.5")
Signed

Sold for €3400
Lot: 12
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13 Kenneth Webb RWA FRSA RUA (b.1927)
Donaghadee Harbour, Co. Down
Oil on canvas, 37 x 90cm (14.5 x 35.5")
Signed

Sold for €5700
Lot: 13
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14 Gerard Dillon (1916-1971)
The Hills of Donegal
Oil on panel, 39.5 x 17cm (15.5 x 6.75")
Signed

Provenance: With J. Leger & Son, London, October 1947

Sold for €5500
Lot: 14
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15 Daniel O'Neill (1920-1974)
"I Wonder What Tomorrow Will Bring"
Oil on board, 36 x 54cm (14 x 21")
Signed. Inscribed with title verso

Sold for €27000
Lot: 15
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16 Mainie Jellett (1897-1944)
Killcolman Castle
Gouache, 23.5 x 33cm (9.25 x 13")
Signed



The ruins of Killcolman Castle can be found two miles to the northwest of Doneraille in County Cork.


Sold for €1200
Lot: 16
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17 Mainie Jellett (1897-1944)
Corn Stacks, Donegal
Oil on canvasboard, 23 x 28cm (9 x 11")
Signed



Sold for €1800
Lot: 17
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18 Mainie Jellett (1897-1944)
Achill
Watercolour, 35 x 50cm (13.75 x 19.75")
Signed

Sold for €3700
Lot: 18
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19 Norah McGuinness HRHA (1901-1980)
Drying the Nets, Youghal
Oil on board, 48 x 61cm (19 x 24")

A similar composition to this but in gouache was exhibited at the Frederick Gallery, June 1998 and was dated 1948 which is probably the date for this work as well.

Provenance: The artists family by descent.

Sold for €7000
Lot: 19
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20 Norah McGuinness HRHA (1901-1980)
Yellow Flags, Sligo
Oil on canvas, 71 x 91cm (28 x 36")
Signed

Exhibited: RHA Annual Exhibition 1970, cat. no. 105, costing £205.00

Provenance: The artists family by descent.

Sold for €9000
Lot: 20
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21 Norah McGuinness HRHA (1901-1980)
Hall Table Still Life
Watercolour, 40 x 55cm (15.75 x 21.75")
Signed

Provenance: The artists family by descent.

Sold for €2200
Lot: 21
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22 Norah McGuinness HRHA (1901-1980)
The Garden, Rockbrook
Watercolour and gouache, 25.5 x 37cm (10 x 14.5")
Signed with initials. Inscribed 'Rockbrook' verso

Provenance: The artists family by descent.

Sold for €1600
Lot: 22
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23 Norah McGuinness HRHA (1901-1980)
Tableau at Liskeen
Watercolour and gouache, 58 x 44cm (23 x 17.25")
Signed with initials and inscribed "Liskeen" verso

Provenance: The artists family by descent.

Sold for €2300
Lot: 23
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24 Norah McGuinness HRHA (1901-1980)
Harriett Kirkwood in her Studio, Collinstown Park
Watercolour and gouache, 40 x 58cm (15.75 x 22.75")
Signed. Inscribed verso 'Artist's Studio' and separately 'Peter Kirkwood, Collinstown'

Peter was the pet name used by family and friends of Harriett Kirkwood. Her home Collinstown Park was in Clondalkin.

Our thanks to Alec Crichton in helping us with the cataloging of this lot.

Provenance: The artists family by descent.

Sold for €900
Lot: 24
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25 Norah McGuinness HRHA (1901-1980)
Woman Seated in Studio (Grace Taffe)
Watercolour, 42 x 61.5cm (16.5 x 24.25")
Signed with initials. Inscribed 'Grace Taffe' verso

Provenance: The artists family by descent.
Lot: 25
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26 Norah McGuinness HRHA (1901-1980)
Joseph Hone Esq.
Watercolour
Signed and dated 1942

Exhibited: The Dublin Painters Annual Exhibition 1943, Cat. No. 30

Joseph Maunsel Hone (1882-1959) was a member of a long-established Dublin artistic and literary family, distantly related to the painters of the name. He was associated with the Maunsel publishing house, the Irish Bookshop and the Irish Academy of Letters, of which he was President. A writer and literary historian, he wrote several biographies including those of Berkeley and W.B. Yeats. His wife Vera was a favourite model for Orpen.

We are grateful to Cian O'Heigeartaigh for his assistance in cataloging this work.

Provenance: The artists family by descent.

Sold for €1400
Lot: 26
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27 Ronald Ossory Dunlop RA RBA (1894-1974)
Andrew (The Artist's Son)
Oil on canvas, 28 x 24cm (11 x 9.5")
Signed

Exhibited: Alex Frazer Galleries, Vancouver (label verso)

Sold for €500
Lot: 27
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28 Norah McGuinness HRHA (1901-1980)
Portofino
Pencil, watercolour and gouache, 41.7 x 56cm (16.5 x 22")
Signed and dated 48
Lot: 28
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29 Norah McGuinness HRHA (1901-1980)
A Golden Evening
Oil on canvas, 35 x 51cm (14 x 20")
Signed

Provenance: From the Estate of Mr. JHD Ryan

Exhibited: Norah McGuinness Exhibition, Dawson Gallery, June/July 1972, catalogue no. 6 where purchased.
Lot: 29
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30 Michael Scott (1905-1989)
Quarry Face Sandycove
Pen and ink, 58 x 77cm (23 x 30.5")

Provenance: From the Estate of Mr. JHD Ryan

Exhibited:The Dawson Gallery where purchased.

Sold for €460
Lot: 30
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