From American To Irish Art

At Ivey-Selkirk Auctioneers

Spring Gallery Auction, March 31–April 2,

Also Includes Special Session For Jewelry

Lot 220

(1-1/2  col)

Carl Wimar (American, 1828–1862), portrait of an American Indian seated in a cave by a fire, three distant figures, circa 1850, oil on canvas mounted on board, framed, 47 by 35 inches ($80/120,000).

Lot 1035

(1-1/2  col)

Emerald cut diamond solitaire ring in platinum setting featuring one emerald cut diamond weighing 10.50 carats ($80/95,000).

Lot 434

( 2 col)

Pair English George III satinwood console tables in the manner of Ince & Mayhew ($30/40,000).

Lot 486

(2 col)

Mary Swanzy (Irish, 1882–1978), Cubist landscape, oil on canvas, unsigned, framed, 18 by 21 inches. Provenance: The Grafton Gallery, Dublin, Ireland. Sold on behalf of Smurfit-Stone to benefit St Louis and Chicago charities ($20/30,000).

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SAINT LOUIS, MO. — A collection of Irish paintings is being offered at auction March 31 at Ivey Selkirk on behalf of Smurfit Stone Corporation to benefit St Louis and Chicago charities. The collection includes works by Mary Swanzy, Micheal de Burca, Louis le Brocquy, Carey Clarke, Barrie Cooke and Terrence Flanagan.

Swanzy, the first Irish Cubist artist, is known for painting landscapes with a Cubist slant. Born in Dublin in 1882, she studied with sculptor John Hughes and John B. Yeats and attended classes in Paris around 1906. Her modern ideas jarred with conservative Irish tastes after being introduced to Cubism at Gertrude Stein’s salon. She has been described as probably the best Irish woman painter and one of the true originals of Irish art.

The Spring Gallery Auction begins Saturday, March 31, and continues through Monday, April 2, and includes more than 1,200 lots of American, English, Irish and Continental art, antique furniture, decorative art, Oriental carpets and fine jewelry.

Paintings and drawings by Carl Wimar (1828–1862), known for his Native American subjects along the Missouri River, are offered in this sale and are from the estate of George R. Brooks, former director of the Missouri History Museum, St Louis. Wimar was born in Germany and came to the United States in 1843 and lived near St Louis, where he was first exposed to and fascinated by Native Americans who lived in the area. He returned to Germany to study at the Dusseldorf Academy, learning the exacting draftsmanship that he would later use depicting the Native American subjects he sought.

A portrait of an American Indian seated in a cave by a fire, circa 1850, is estimated to bring $80/$120,000. This painting is from the former collection of Arthur Hoskins, who owned several Wimar paintings and sketches now at the Saint Louis Art Museum.

A selection of regional and Continental paintings include artists Fred Green Carpenter, Kathryn E. Bard Cherry, Fred Conway, Colin Campbell Cooper, Paul Harney, Thomas Hill, Morris Henry Hobbs, Winslow Homer, Clementine Hunter, Antonio Jacobsen, Reginald Marsh, Tanasko Milovich, Frank Nuderscher, Edmund Henry Osthaus, Frits Thaulow and Edmund Henri Wuerpel.

American long case clocks include one by Jacob Hendel, Cumberland County, Penn., a mahogany tall case clock, circa 1790 ($6/8,000), and an Owen & Pyle long case clock with a note affixed denoting the Barratt family and chapel, 1783, of Frederic, Del. ($10/15,000).

A pair of English George III satinwood console tables in the manner of Mayhew & Ince with elaborate marquetry are estimated to bring $30/40,000. Also among the 100 lots of English furniture is a William and Mary finely inlaid chest of drawers and an Eighteenth Century mahogany cockfighting chair from the collection of Edward Daumit, St Louis.

Asian art includes an antique Chinese rhinoceros horn libation cup with Greek Key rim, length 6¼ inches ($8/10,000). Continental decorative art includes selection of Meissen porcelain figure groups and Vienna hand painted vases and urns.

American silver includes footed compotes by Black, Starr & Frost, New York, 1876–1929, and a rare late Federal presentation ewer by Gale, Wood & Hughes, New York (1833–1845), dated February 20, 1835 and weighing 44.5 troy ounces. A selection of English silver includes London makers J. Wakelin & W. Taylor, 1786; Francis Higgins, 1892; and John Samuel Hunt, 1863. A George III basket, 12 Georgian-style dinner plates and a Victorian centerpiece are from the estate of George R. Brooks.

The special fine jewelry session takes place on April 2, and includes 334 lots. Barbara Chambers, jewelry department head, has acquired GIA reports on a number of important diamonds. An emerald-cut diamond solitaire ring in platinum weighting 10.50 carats is estimated to bring $80/95,000. A unique 42 total carat colored diamond bracelet includes brown, yellow, pink, blue and white diamonds ($50/60,000) and a natural brown-orange and white diamond ring with a complete report are included.

Pieces by Henry Dunay and Michael Goode are among the designers. Rubies, sapphires, emeralds, pearls and gold fill out this session.

Preview are set for March 25–29. Ivey-Silkirk Auctioneers is at 7447 Forsyth Boulevard. For information, 314-726-5515, 800-728-8002 or www.iveyselkirk.com.