A Lifetime of Collecting
07 September 2021 - 2:00 pm
Our First Auction of the Autumn Auction Season will be the sale of the late Homan Potterton's collection of old master paintings, Irish Art, engravings, furniture and silver from his homes in Dublin and in the Gaillac region in France.
Homan Potterton was and remains an important figure in Irish Art and Culture.
Appointed in 1980 as the youngest ever Director of the National Gallery of Ireland, Homan set out creating a comprehensive catalogue of the Gallery's collection.
Although his time as Director was during a period of economic difficulty in Ireland which halted plans of refurbishment, Homan succeeded in securing major additions to the National Collection from the collection of Alfred and Clementine Beit.
Lot 1
After Jonathan Fisher (1740-1809) A View of The Lakes of Killarney from the Park of the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Kenmare;A View of the Lakes of...
Lot 2
AFTER PAUL SANDBY (1731-1809)
Trim Castle in the County of Antrim, Ireland
Engraving, 16 x 20cm;
Together with Ruins of an Abbey near Trim...
Hammer Price: €300
Full DetailsLot 3
IRISH SCHOOL
Trim Castle, East Meath
Mezzotint, 17 x 21cm
Hammer Price: €120
Full DetailsLot 4
ROBERT HAVELL AFTER J. HAVERTY
George IV's Public Entry into the City of Dublin, 17th August 1821 and his Embarkation at Kingstown, 3rd September...
Hammer Price: €2,500
Full DetailsLot 5
JACOBUS HOUBRACKEN AFTER HOLBEIN, KNELLER ETC.
Famous Personages: Anne Bullen, Queen of King Henry VIII; Sir Isaac Newton; Sir Thomas Moore; Thomas...
Hammer Price: €1,200
Full DetailsLot 6
FRANCOIS VIVARES (1709-1782) AFTER PIERRE PATEL
Engraved from a picture after Patel generally called The French Claude
Engraving, 43.5 x 52cm...
Hammer Price: €140
Full DetailsLot 7
DOMENICO CUNEGO (1727-1803) AFTER GUERCINO DA CENTO
Filius Prodigus (The Prodigal Son)
Engraving, 25 x 30cm;
Together with Henry, Duke of...
Hammer Price: €140
Full DetailsLot 8
JAMES MCARDELL (1729-1765) AFTER REMBRANDT
The Holy Family at Night
Mezzotint, 37 x 51.5cm
Hammer Price: €650
Full DetailsLot 9
GIOVANNI VOLPATO (c.1732-1803)
Pio Sexto Pont. Max (After Raphael)
A set of four engravings, 58 x 76cm (sheet size)
Lot 10
*** PLEASE NOTE DESCRIPTION SHOULD READ 'AFTER GIUSEPPE VASI (1710 - 1782)'***
AFTER GIUSEPPE VASI (1710 - 1782)
Views of St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
Lot 11
SIR NICOLAS DORIGNY (1658-1746) AFTER DANIELE DA VOLTERRA AND AFTER RAPHAEL
The Ascension of Jesus and The Descent from the Cross
A pair,...
Hammer Price: €400
Full DetailsLot 12
AFTER I. SILVESTRE
Apollo and Daphne
Engraving, 45.5 x 57cm
Hammer Price: €65
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