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Heroes or Villains? has been made possible by the generosity of Mr Roberts, who lives in Jersey. He began collecting celebrity memorabilia in 1991 and now owns almost 3,000 items that once belonged to royalty, film stars, murderers, gangsters, rock and pop singers, dictators, war heroes and others who have either shaped or enlivened world history.

Two magnificent robes will form the centrepiece of Heroes or Villains? One is a cloak worn in the desert by T.E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, during his guerrilla war against the Turks in the First World War. Lawrence’s work in co-ordinating and leading the Arab revolt against Ottoman rule, his subsequent attempt to escape his fame by enlisting in the RAF under an assumed name and his tragic early death in a motorcycle accident have enshrined his reputation as a troubled hero. The popular view of Lord Lucan, who disappeared in 1974 after allegedly murdering Sandra Rivett, his children’s nanny, and attempting to kill his wife, could scarcely be more different. In 1975 an inquest jury labelled him as a murderer and the aristocrat, who has never been seen since, is now generally viewed as a killer. Yet this outlaw figure had once been part of the establishment and attended the Coronation of Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey in 1953. The robes that he wore on that great state occasion will be on show in Heroes or Villains?.

Some exhibits, such as the cigarette case used by the American gangster Al Capone, undoubtedly belonged to villains while others, such as the pink sapphire ring once owned by the singer Elvis Presley, are clearly associated with popular heroes. The watch worn by Clyde Barrow who was shot dead with his partner and accomplice Bonnie Parker by American police in 1934 will also be on show. The hands stopped at the moment of his death. As a multiple killer, Barrow ought to be classified as a villain yet the couple attracted popular romanticism at the time, later reinforced by the 1967 movie starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.

An astonishing story lies behind the watch that once belonged to the convicted murderer Dr Crippen which will be displayed in Heroes or Villains?. Crippen gave the watch to his mistress Ethel Le Neve the day before he was hanged in 1910 for murdering his wife. After the execution Le Neve moved to Canada and then returned to England where she married a clerk named Stanley Smith and settled down to suburban life in Croydon. She gave the watch to Smith who wore it for the rest of his life completely unaware of either its history or her past life with Crippen. It was not until well after her death in 1967 that her earlier life was revealed by documentary makers. As for Crippen, there is now a debate as to whether he was guilty of the murder. Certainly not a hero – but perhaps not a villain either.

Heroes or Villains? will cover an astonishing range of famous and infamous names. A fez worn by the Italian dictator Mussolini will be displayed, as will Humphrey Bogart’s and Oscar Wilde’s cigarette cases (the latter a present to him from his homosexual lover Lord Alfred Douglas), John Lennon’s cuff links and a sketch of Princess Margaret by Stephen Ward, a central figure in the 1963 Profumo scandal. Memorabilia relating to Wyatt Earp will show that while he may be mainly remembered as an iconic American lawman he also cheated at cards. Was he a hero or was he a villain?

Mr Roberts, 65, who is retired, has been a collector since he was a child, latterly specialising in celebrity pieces. He says: “When I was about eight my grandmother gave me a little piece of wood from Nelson’s flagship the Victory. I treasured it. From that day on I fell in love with history.” He has led a colourful life. Born in Buxton, Derbyshire and brought up in the Kent seaside town of Margate, he worked as an actor, a probation officer and a wrestling promoter before moving to Jersey and joining his family’s financial business. He is chairman of the 20/21 British Art Fair in London.

The BADA Antiques & Fine Art Fair is one of the UK’s most prestigious art and antiques fairs and a major showcase for 103 members of the British Antique Dealers’ Association. The 18th Fair will take place from 17-23 March 2010 housed in a purpose-built pavilion in the exclusive location of the Duke of York Square, off Sloane Square, London SW3 surrounded by luxury shops and restaurants.

TEFAF Maastricht,

Magnificent Works of Art

Exhibitors at TEFAF will show some 30,000 works of art and antiques, including paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, furniture, classical antiquities, illuminated manuscripts, jewellery, textiles, porcelain, glass, silver, design and other works of art. Every era from classical antiquity to the 21st century will be represented.

Among the many works of art for sale at TEFAF will be:

• The Courtenay Compendium, a long-lost collection of historical tracts last seen in the 16th century which contains the first substantial manuscript relating to the traveller Marco Polo to come onto the market for almost a hundred years. It will be offered for sale by Dr Jörn Günther Rare Books from Switzerland for €2.5 million.
• A rare Tianhuang seal from the Kangxi period (1662-1722) in China. Superbly carved in the form of a crouching lioness, the 5cms high seal with the name of one of the Emperor’s sons inscribed on the side was made by a master craftsman. It will be exhibited by Littleton & Hennessy Asian Art Ltd of London with an asking price of €550,000.
• A 15th century domestic altarpiece depicting the Madonna and Child enthroned between saints by Giovanni di Paolo which exemplifies the exquisite late Gothic style in Sienese painting to be exhibited by Moretti Fine Art Ltd of Florence, London and New York. The price will be €2.2 million.
• A man singing, a magnificent Old Master painting by the 17th century Dutch artist Jan Lievens, who worked alongside Rembrandt, which will be offered for sale for a price in the region of €800,000 by Whitfield Fine Art of London.
• The highly important Portrait of George Washington painted in 1822 by the American artist Gilbert Stuart. This picture of the first President of the United States will be brought to TEFAF by first-time exhibitor Hammer Galleries of New York. The price will be €5 million.
• Untitled XVI, a 1982 work by the Dutch-born painter Willem de Kooning, who became a leading Abstract Expressionist artist in the United States, to be shown by new exhibitor L&M Arts of New York priced at €3.7 million.
• A late 16th century winged dragon pendant made from gold set with emeralds which was once in the Rothschild Collection and which will be brought to TEFAF by the Spanish dealer Luis Elvira and offered for sale for a price in the region of €100,000.
• A rare Indo-Portuguese silver filigree casket from 17th century Goa which will be exhibited by Kunstkammer Georg Laue from Munich. Only two other similar works by craftsmen from Goa are known, both of them in museums. The price will be €63,000.
• A pair of ormolu-mounted kingwood, sycamore and fruitwood marquetry commodes made in Dresden c1765 probably by a court cabinet maker for a royal apartment. They will be exhibited by Kunsthandel Peter Mühlbauer from Germany and priced at €420,000 for the pair.

Exhibitors at TEFAF

The record number of 260 exhibitors at TEFAF 2010 will include 22 who will be new to the Fair or will be returning having taken part in the past. They will be divided into nine sections, the largest of which will be Antiques and Works of Art with 97 of the world’s best dealers occupying 5,328 square metres of exhibition space. The next biggest are Paintings, Drawings and Prints with 64 exhibitors filling 3,548 square metres and Modern Art with 45 specialists covering 3,208 square metres. Including the Business Pavilion, TEFAF Maastricht will have a total of 15,169 square metres of exhibition space.

TEFAF on Paper

The majority of the first-time exhibitors will be taking part in TEFAF on Paper, a new initiative creating an entire section of the Fair devoted to Old Master and modern drawings, limited edition prints, photography, antiquarian books and manuscripts, Japanese prints and watercolours. A total of 18 dealers will exhibit in the TEFAF on Paper section which will occupy the upstairs hall where TEFAF successfully launched TEFAF Design at the 2009 Fair. TEFAF Design, which proved a huge attraction to visitors to the Fair, will move downstairs.

TEFAF Showcase

In addition to the 254 exhibitors in the main section of the Fair, a further six will take part in TEFAF Showcase. Now in its third year, TEFAF Showcase gives recently established galleries the opportunity to take part in the Fair on a strictly one-off basis and to gain experience of being part of a major international fine art event. It also introduces visitors to TEFAF to some of the most interesting emerging galleries from around the world. The successful applicants for TEFAF Showcase 2010 are Humphrey Butler from London (antique jewellery), Dierk Dierking from Cologne (African art), Pierre-Marie Giraud from Brussels (contemporary ceramics and glass), Nomos of Zurich (coins and medals), Hidde van Seggelen of London (contemporary art) and TEFAF’s first exhibitor from mainland China, Pekin Fine Arts (contemporary Chinese art).

Art Market Report

The latest in a series of important reports commissioned by The European Fine Art Foundation, which organises The European Fine Art Fair, will be published shortly before the the 2010 Fair. Compiled by Dr Clare McAndrew, a leading cultural economist specialising in the fine and decorative art market and founder of Arts Economics, it will review and analyse the key trends in the European art market within an international context. It will look in detail at how the art market has fared during the international economic recession from 2007-2009.

TEFAF Maastricht 2009

TEFAF Maastricht 2009 took place during the most serious economic crisis that the world has seen for decades. Strong sales to private collectors and museums provided firm evidence that the market for high quality works of art remained solid despite the global financial situation.

Art, more than an asset

TEFAF shares its view of art as more than an asset with its principal sponsor, AXA Art. Their partnership provides art collectors with unique expertise covering the full range of risk prevention, conservation, recovery and restoration, so that they can maintain their collections in the best possible condition.

The auction was also memorable for being the final instalment of the world famous “Remington Typewriter Museum” and the “LC Smith & Corona Collection”. Typewriter enthusiasts worldwide have been following the five consecutive auctions of this important museum deaccession since it was announced in 2007. Many international collectors flew in for the sale from America and the rest of the world to attend the sale, while the telephones and internet assured a worldwide presence.
Four machines attracted particular interest:
The “Sholes & Glidden” of 1873 is regarded as the first commercially successful typewriter, as well as one of the most attractive, its black-japanned frame decorated with trailing ferns and hand-painted flowers. Breker’s auction featured two; the first (lot 120), a full-sized model, sold for Euro (€) 16,480.- (US$ 24,555.- / GBP 14,670.-), while the second (lot 188), the only known
“Baby Sholes” produced in a smaller format for the traveller, sold for Euro (€) 30,740.- (US$ 45,800.-/ GBP 27,350.), despite being the lesser of the pair in terms of condition and decoration.

Another surprise was the 1910 “Noco-Blick” (lot 187), a rare but relatively plain typewriter with a “musical note” keyboard, which almost doubled its low estimate, selling for Euro (€) 14,760.-
(US$ 22,000.- / GBP 13,150.-), to applause from the audience. The 1903 “Polygraph” (lot 186) is a writing machine with musical connections of a different kind. A rare product of the famous Polyphon Musikwerke of Leipzig, a company better known for its musical box arrangements than for the sound of tapping keys, it was bought by an American collector in the room for
Euro (€) 12,300.- (US$ 18,300.- / GBP 10,950.-).

Though the prices of disc musical boxes may have dipped in recent years, cylinder boxes and pneumatic instruments remain popular, especially in Europe where early instruments are particularly sought-after. A petite key-wind Lecoultre box (lot 421), with restrained rosewood case and an unusual single-composer program of four airs by Verdi, brought Euro (€) 1,970.- (US$ 2,950.- / GBP 2,625.-). At the other end of the scale when it came to size and volume, a late 19th century “Gasparini” fairground organ (lot 410) with elaborate polychrome-painted facade featuring five semi-articulated figures fetched Euro (€) 15,370.- (US$ 22,900.-/ GBP 13,680.-), while a well-preserved longcase flute-clock movement from the early 19th century (lot 413) brought Euro (€) 9,840.- (US$ 14,700.- / GBP 8,760.-). In another surprising result, a Black Forest picture clock with cuckoo automaton and dog and cat with moving metal eyes (lot 362), was propelled to Euro (€) 5,325.- (US$ 8,000.- / GBP 4,740.-), more than twenty times its pre-sale estimate, by an internet bidder. An attractive magician automaton by Renou (lot 423) sold for Euro (€) 13,526 (US$ 20,150.- / GBP 12,000.-) while a 22 ½-inch upright Polyphon disc musical box with saucer bells (lot 437) brought Euro (€) 7,132.- (US$ 10,630.- / GBP 6,350.-).

Phonographs also faired well. The evolution of the “Lioret” système is an interesting example of the confluence of two separate industries. Henri Lioret was a French clockmaker who entered the phonograph market by accident at the age of forty-five. It was the Parisian doll-maker Jumeau’s request that Lioret produce a speaking mechanism for his bébés that inspired him to take out his preliminary patents for a phonograph in 1893. Lioret’s smallest model, “Le Merveilleux”, appeared as a talking machine in its own right in 1895, the dolls having proved too expensive and unreliable to sell in large numbers. Since Lioret phonographs rarely come up for sale, it was a double bonus for collectors to find not only a “Lioret No. 2″ in Cologne, but one that was in near-mint condition (lot 414). Presented in the factory travelling case, still with its card horn and four celluloid cylinders in their cartons, it sold for Euro (€) 13,945.- (US$ 20,800.- / GBP 12,400.-).

Classic scientific instruments appeal to a different kind of audience, and Breker’s auction contained the characteristic assortment of viewing devices, navigational tools and laboratory demonstration apparatus to draw-in the buyers. The top-seller in the category was a fine 18th chest-type microscope compendium (lot 276) signed Tiedemann, Stuttgart, which realised Euro (€) 14,760.- (US$ 22,000.- / GBP 13,150.-). The extensive accessories included six objectives, a magnifier, Lieberkuhn, cross-table, bone specimen-holders, forceps and numerous early microscopic preparations preserved in their original green paper-covered boxes.

The afternoon session continued with antique and collectable »Toys«, including a comprehensive group of L.G.B. (Lehmann Gross Bahn) locomotives and rolling stock. Two early tin automotive toys are worth mentioning, as much for their presentation as their scarcity. Lot 502 was an early production by the German firm Rock & Graner, a fine hand-painted horse-drawn sled with two well-dressed passengers and attendant postillion, which brought Euro (€) 2,460.- (US$ 3,665.- / GPB 2,190.-). The second (lot 504), a whimsical airship carousel by Nuremberg-based Müller & Kaderer, featuring gilt-striped gondolas with rotating propellors suspended from balloons, fetched Euro (€) 6,763.- (US$ 10,075.- / GBP 6,020.-).

The auction was rounded off by a line-up of vintage »Photographica and Film« equipment, ranging from mid-19th century wooden cameras such as Knight’s No. 3 sliding-box design (lot 715), which sold for Euro (€) 1,844.- (US$ 2,750.- / GBP 1,640.-), to iconic 20th century black-and-chrome 35mm production. Highlights included a Leica IIIb camera customised for the German military (lot 639) for Euro (€) 2,028.- (US$ 3,020.- / GBP 1,805.-), and a commemorative Hasselblad 503CW “Gold Supreme” reflex (lot 630) for Euro € 2,460 (US$ 3,665.- / GBP 2,190.-). Demonstrating that condition is to cameras what location is to property, two mint models from the Zeiss Ikon Contax range (lots 609 and 610) caught the attention of a pair of phone bidders, who drove the competition from modest pre-sale estimates to Euro (€) 1,721.- (US$ 2,565.- / GBP 1,532.00).

        
The full results can be viewed online at www.Breker.com.
The next auctions take place on 20 March 2010 (Photographica & Film) and 29 May 2010 (Science &Technology, Mechanical Music and rare Tin Toys, the latter with a spectacular 250-lot collection of high quality “Live Steam Models” and accessories). The closing dates for consignments are 15 February and 30 March respectively.

Auction sale 183 – Russia

Sale 183 was split into two parts: on Thursday high-quality coins and medals from the Russian tsar era were put up for auction which came from the collections of different suppliers. For Friday the auction of the Russian copper coin collection of the Norwegian Tom Willy Bakken was scheduled in cooperation with Oslo Mynthandel – Bakken personally did the honors and was happy to sign autographs.

The first part of Thursday’s sale proved that demand for rare and well preserved gold coin from the tsar era is continuously high. Prices of 77.000 Euros for a ducat of Peter I of Russia from 1716 or fantastic 132.250 Euros for a five rouble piece of Catherine II of Russia from 1763 testify to the motion the market for collecting Russian coins is still in. Further examples are: a two rouble piece from 1721 brought 34.500 Euros (estimate: 15.000 Euros), an extraordinarily rare rouble made in the Kadashevsky mint in Moscow in 1710 was sold for 14.950 Euros (estimate: 5.000 Euros), its deformed planchet and the related imperfect image notwithstanding. For an equally rare rouble from Saint Petersburg from 1724 (no. 6050), “only” fine to very fine, a buyer paid 9.487,50 Euros (estimate: 2.500 Euros).

On the following morning it became apparent that not only the “big” rarities were destined to reach a high price but the very special coins from the Bakken collection as well.

The experienced collectors realized what rarities they were offered and were willing to pay incredible prices for these treasures. After all, who could knew when – or rather if – a similar piece would show up on the market again. Many collectors and dealers were present in person, others made a bid either in written form or via the telephone. Prices were accordingly.

A kopeck of Peter I of Russia, 1711 MD, caused the first surprise: estimated at only 100 Euros, it reached nothing less than 1.725 Euros. A rare 5 kopeck piece, struck in Avesta in 1764 under Catherine II of Russia as war currency, turned out to be more spectacular. The end price added up to 36.800 Euros (estimate: 25.000 Euros). An extremely rare polushka of Alexander I of Russia from Yekaterinburg from 1804 managed to surpass over its estimate more than a hundred times: from 250 Euros to unbelievable 26.450 Euros.

All in all then, on Friday evening the estimates of auction sale 183 adding up to 950.000 Euros faced a total 1.5 million Euros hammer prices.

* All prices include 15% additional fee.

The returns include a bronze statuette of an archer dating from 900-700 BC Sardinia, silver bracelets stolen from the grave of an Etruscan woman, an Attic drinking vessel in the shape of a mule’s head and a four-foot-high wine vessel from Puglia dating to the 4th century BC that shows Trojan prince Hector leaving for battle.

The Cleveland Museum has also returned a Gothic copper processional cross made near Siena in the 14th century and stolen several decades ago from a Tuscan church – the first non-classical work to be given back to Italy.

”The 14 pieces will now return to their places of origin and the Italian government’s work at the head of the fight against illegal art trafficking will continue,” said Bondi.

”This is a new success for cultural diplomacy and for the work of the magistrates and police,” he added.

”Italy can’t be considered a military superpower, and maybe not even a political superpower, but it’s certainly a cultural one”.

The Italian authorities will continue negotiations with Cleveland for the return of two other works: the so-called Cleveland Apollo and a small bronze winged victory chariot.

Among upcoming returns from other foreign institutions are two paintings from the Abruzzo capital L’Aquila showing the life of Roman Christian martyr St Eustace which a Michigan museum has spontaneously offered to give back.

Negotiations are meanwhile continuing with other museums including Denmark’s Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum.

Italy has already retrieved antiquities from institutions including the John Paul Getty Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and Princeton University.

Bondi meanwhile announced plans to return hundreds of works kept in storage by Italian museums to their places of origin.

”They could be returned, at least temporarily, to their towns and cities of provenance,” he said.

”My idea is to examine the possibility with the directors of Italy’s large museums. I think it would be a positive initiative”.

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“This is an iconic loss—it was the London art world’s Wimbledon,” historical portrait specialist Philip Mould told The Art Newspaper. “A week ago we were being encouraged to fill in our forms for next year, and now we’re told it’s not happening again.”

The official reason given for the decision was that the fair was “no longer financially viable”. The fair is owned by the hotel, part of the Marriott group, and it is understood that tying up the Great Room for three weeks at the height of the summer season—when functions at a prestige address on Park Lane command premium prices—is not sufficiently profitable.

However, many in the trade feel the Grosvenor House fair had become old-fashioned over the years, and was trapped in a venue that was far from ideal.

“That location was a bummer—very claustrophobic, dark and gloomy,” said dealer Christopher Kingzett, of Agnew’s. “What we need in London is a proper, Maastricht-style fair, and this could be the catalyst to produce it. After all, we still have the greatest concentration of dealers in the world.”

Mr Kingzett echoed the sentiments of the statement released by the Grosvenor fair’s organisers – that there was now an opportunity for the trade to mount a “new event commensurate with maintaining London as the centre of the art market”.

Whether it will be a new event—possibly modelled on Tefaf at Maastricht, which is owned by its exhibitors, so profits can be ploughed back into improving the fair—is not yet clear. Meanwhile, Florida-based fair organisers David and Lee Ann Lester are expected to announce a link-up with the rival Olympia Art and Antiques Fair following talks at this summer’s event (5-14 June).

Although the demise of the Grosvenor House fair was a surprise, it had already been weakened this year by the closure of three traditional furniture dealers, including Norman Adams, and by the defection of a group of important old master dealers, led by Konrad Bernheimer of Colnaghi and Johnny van Haeften. They have launched their own summer event, London Master Paintings Week, 4-10 July, with 23 dealers taking part.

The Grosvenor House fair was founded in 1934 by a group of dealers anxious to stimulate trade at the height of the Great Depression.

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‘Tir Solas’ is the new exhibition of paintings by artists Ruth Molloy and Ross Stewart opening at the Russell Gallery on Saturday 11 of July @ 6pm. It will be launched by Paidraic O’Maille, renowned Business Consultant from Galway. The Exhibition will continue until the 9th of August.

This will be one of the finest collections of paintings hanging on the walls of the Russell Gallery this year: an enchanting combination of two artists who perfectly capture the light and the mood of the Irish Landscape, descriptive and evocative at the same time.
The finished pieces are gestural paintings tracing the land with the atmosphere of imagined places. They convey a great energy, the energy of exploration of the creative process, of hiding and revealing precious elements, of working to achieve
the ultimate balance or tension. The result is superb.

The work of Ross Stewart, a Kilkenny based artist, will intrigue you with layers, textures and hidden gems. Using limited palettes, natural hues and high contrast, Ross successfully finds that balance of opposites; calm versus chaos, light against dark, colour amid greys and conveys in it the emotion of the place. For this show, he specifically used studies of the Burren landscapes as starting points.

Ross Stewart has exhibited across Ireland and the UK over the last 10 years and his work is held in public and private collections internationally. He has also worked as Art Director on the feature film ‘The secret of Kells’ due to be released this year by Cartoon Saloon/Buena Vista.

Ruth Molloy was born and grew up in Limerick and is currently based in Bristol in UK. She qualified and practiced as a Graphic Designer and worked in the television industry (RTE, ITV) for twenty years. On recently completing a masters degree in animation, Ruth decided her real love was painting and drawing and has been developing her skills as an artist over the last three years.

This is her first exhibition, a truly achievement that will please and engage you. Thoughts and memories of this part of Ireland and in specific New Quay in the Burren, where she spend a lot of time every year, play the key role of her primal inspiration.

Her way of paintings the west of Ireland landscape suggests imagined concepts, subconscious surges but always in a defined context. Her work does have an amazing atmospheric peaceful quality to it, due to a lovely interplay of light and texture and an extraordinary range of hues though with a limited pallet. Paint and and ink are applied over and over giving the image a sort of history as fragments of other images lie underneath.

This is a great opportunity for you to visit the Russell Gallery in the wonderful setting of New Quay, on the seaside of the Burren, and experience this exquisite exhibition by Ruth Molloy and Ross Stewart.

The gallery is open every day Mon to Sat 10-6 and Sundays 12-6.

For further information contact the Russell Gallery,
New Quay, Burrin, Co. Clare.
Tel 065 7078185,

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