Good selection of Irish Art at McAfee Auction

Preparation are well in hand for McAfee Auctions next sale of Irish Art, which includes a good selection of Irish Art, which includes a good selection of art from many of Ireland's leading artists, past and present.
By The Newsroom
Published 21st Apr 2010, 14:34 BST

The sale scheduled for Thursday 29th of April in the Ballymoney sale rooms include works by Charles McAuley, Frank Egginton, Keiran McGoran, John Faulkner, Hamilton Sloan, R B Higgins, Edgar Brundy, Michael O'Neill, Noel Shaw, Bobbie Anderson, J W Carey, Neil Shawcross, Ross Wilson, Tom Carr, Desmond Kinney, Tom Kerr, D G Hughes, Fran Fit, William Cunningham, Tom Quinn, Liam Reilly, Lorna Millar, James McKendry, Richard Faulkner, Gavin Fitzsimmons, Jack Wilkinson, Desmond Hickey, Pat Cowley.

Among the work included is a particularly fine work by Charles McAuley titled 'The Time of Day', the work, an oil is estimated at 3,500 - 4,500 and is according to Gerry McAfee 'one of the best he has seen on the open market for quite some time'. A very good watercolour by the late Rev W J Watson is also included and titled 'Roseyards Royal Salute' it is an extremely good watercolour of one of his own horses.

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While the sale is mainly of Irish Works there are two fine oils by John Tricket, the first titled 'Raving To Go' and the other of a collie dog 'Ready and Waiting', are estimated at 2,500 - 3,000 and a pair of oils by an English artist Donna Shawcross are estimated at 700 - 800 each.

'It is a particulary good sale with something for everyone' according to Gerry McAfee, and the sale takes place on Thursday the 29th of April at 7.40pm with viewing on Tuesday 27th 7.00 - 8.30pm and on Wednesday 3.00 - 5.00pm and 7.00 - 8.30pm and day of sale from 4.00pm.

Further particulars or catalogues, which will also shortly be on line from 028 276 6766

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