CHATSWORTH SUMMER FINE ART SALE 18th & 19th June 2025

129 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 1055. A 19th Century ebonised Sword Stick, with decorative silvered floral design handle. (1) €180 - €220 1056. A 19th Century GentlemansWalking Stick, the decorative etched and floral handle inscribed “Presented to Dr. Walker, by the Members of the Park Hall Colliery Ambulance Class 1895,” hallmarked Birmingham 1887. (1) €180 - €220 1058. A fine quality Regency period rosewood and brass inlaid mirrored back Chiffonier, the moulded grey marble top with upper recess shelf, pierced brass gallery supported by pierced brass uprights, the frieze with ornate scroll inlay above two further shelves supported by carved giltwood pillar uprights on plinth base, approx. 125cms wide x 122cms high x 36cms deep (49” x 48” x 14”). (1) €700 - €900 1057 .Jonathan Fisher (c 1740-1809) (Circle of) “Landscape with Cattle,”O.O.C., c. 1770, 48cms x 64cms. (1) In a wooded valley, two cows rest at the edge of a lake, beyond which can be seen a weir, with a river in the distance. There are steep cliffs on either side of the valley, and the smoke rising from a cottage chimney is reflected in the still waters of the lake. The composition is Claudean, with craggy cliff in the left foreground mirrored with tall trees on the right. In the far distance can be seen a mountainous landscape, dotted with trees. While this painting has all of the attributes of an autograph Jonathan Fisher, there are telling details, such as the two men in the foreground, and the cottages in the middle distance, that suggest it is a copy, or perhaps based on a landscape by Fisher. Born in Dublin, Jonathan Fisher was largely self-taught as an artist. In 1763, while living in Dame Street, he was awarded a premium of ten guineas for a landscape, and the following year he moved to Great Ship Street. He sent several pictures to the first exhibition of the Society of Artists, held in George’s Lane in 1765, and was a regular contributor until 1801. In 1768 he was awarded the Dublin Society’s prize for best landscape. His patron, John, first Earl of Portarlington, himself an amateur artist, stayed in Fisher’s house when in Dublin. In 1770 Fisher published six large views of Killarney, engraved after paintings by himself, including The Eagle’s Nest, The Canal between the Lakes, O’Sullivan’s Cascade and the Lakes of Killarney. Two years later he published views of Carlingford, Rostrevor and NarrowWater Castle. He also published small views of Irish cities, including Kilkenny, Cork, Belfast andWaterford. In 1789 he published a portfolio of engravings A Picturesque Tour of Killarney. In 1792 Fisher began work on the series of prints, Scenery of Ireland illustrated in a series of prints of select Views, Castles and Abbies, drawn and engraved in Aquatint by Jonathan Fisher. Dr. Peter Murray 2025 €2000 - €3000 1058