Murano glass chandeliers; mid-century modern walnut chairs; and a Maison Jansen gilt brass lamp: the preview of deVeres design auction this weekend at the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts (RHA) gallery, 15 Ely Place, Dublin, is a good place to go for inspiration for anyone looking to refresh their interiors with a signature piece this winter.
The design auction has a fantastic range of diningroom chairs (walnut and rosewood feature strongly), as well as floor and desk lamps and exquisite pendant ceiling lights. In fact, the list of chair designers included in the auction – from the prolific Californian designers Charles and Ray Eames, and French industrial architect and designer Philippe Starck to Italian photographer and designer Willy Rizzo − is a virtual who’s who of furniture designers from the era.
Some stand-out items include six walnut chairs by Norman Cherner (€3,000-€5,000). Produced by brothers Benjamin and Thomas Cherner, following designs of their father, Norman Cherner, these American-made chairs are manufactured to last and to be handed down from generation to generation. Educated in the Bauhaus tradition, a functional design style that originated in Germany, Norman Cherner was an influential teacher and furniture maker in New York, whose work included affordable modular homes as well as furniture.
In terms of lights, the Maison Jansen gilt brass two-branch palm floor lamp from the 1970s (€1,500-€2,500), is a striking piece. Maison Jansen was a Paris-based interior design office founded in 1880 at the height of the beaux arts style by Dutch-born Jean-Henri Jansen. From the 1910s until the late 1980s, it embraced art nouveau, art moderne and postwar modern styles, serving high end clients with offices in North and South America, Europe and Africa.
The Konkylie (conch shell) pendant light (€400-€600) made by Danish architect and industrial designer Louis Weisdorf, the Murano glass table lamp (€300-€500) and Murano glass chandelier (€800-€1,400), will undoubtedly draw in buyers seeking extravagant lighting. The beautifully curved Italian floor lamp (€800-€1,400), with its full moon light would bring minimalist design style to any interior, while the red lacquered Italian cocktail cabinet (€800-€1,400) will command attention in any space it resides.
Finally, the teak 1970s French sewing box (€200-€300), will take pride of place in a sittingroom where craft and design is a practical pursuit by the homeowner.
DeVeres online design auction begins to end on November 3rd, from 2pm. Previews continue at the RHA Gallery on Saturday and Sunday, October 31st and November 1st, from 11am-5pm; on Monday, November 2nd from 10am-5pm; and on Tuesday, November 3rd, from 10am-1pm.
It’s that time of the year again, when many Dublin galleries open their doors late for special exhibitions, artists talks and much more, as part of the Dublin Gallery Weekend, from the Contemporary Art Galleries Association. Held from Thursday, November 4th until Sunday, November 7th, these four bustling days of art offer newcomers and established collectors alike a chance to see works by contemporary living Irish artists – much of which hasn’t yet entered the secondary auction market.
Must-see exhibitions include those at the Oliver Sears Gallery, which is showing work by David Hockney, Giorgio Morandi, Amelia Stein, Sasha Sykes and Jason Ellis. The Olivier Cornet Gallery is marking 300 years of Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels with Tales of Human Follies. Solomon Fine Art is hosting an exhibition of Tom Climent’s nature-inspired works entitled Heliotropism (the name of the phenomenon by which plants turn to follow the sun). And Taylor Galleries will show solo exhibitions by John Doherty and Martin Gale.
Green on Red Gallery is showing a new body of work by Damien Flood. Hillsboro Fine Art is exhibiting works by Cecilia Bullo and Kevin Mooney. Kerlin Gallery is showing new landscape paintings by Elizabeth Magill, while Kevin Kavanagh is exhibiting Sonia Shiel’s The Nature of Tables and the Molesworth Gallery presents Mythologies by John Kindness.
Dublin artist Una Sealy will be painting a portrait live at the RHA gallery on Saturday, November 7th, from noon to 3pm. Surrounded by an exhibition of her work, Time Lines, selected works from 2016-2026, Sealy will also discuss her creative process.
Other exhibiting artists will speak about their work during the weekend, so check out the full programme for times and venues. And, there are designated quiet times – and a Slow Art Tour at the Irish Museum of Modern Art – when you can view works unrushed and in silence.
Finally, the annual charity art auction raising fund for Ireland’s LGBTQ+ community, Arthouse, includes the sale of more than 360 artworks by more than 240 artists, including Leah Beggs, Shane O’Driscoll and Eamon Colman.
Final bids are spread over two days, beginning at 3pm on Saturday, November 7th and Sunday, November 8th.
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What did it sell for?
- Estimate: €500-€800
- Hammer price: €2,600
- Auction house: Victor Mee
- Estimate: €2,500-€4,000
- Hammer price: €2,400
- Auction house: deVeres
- Estimate: €6,000-€9,000
- Hammer price: €15,500
- Auction house: deVeres
- Estimate: €70,000-€100,000
- Hammer price: €75,000
- Auction house: Morgan O’Driscoll
- Estimate: €3,000-€5,000
- Hammer price: €3,000
- Auction house: Morgan O’Driscoll
Source: The Irish Times · Sylvia Thompson
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