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

82 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 716. After Giambologna (1524-1608) “L’Enlevement des Sabines,” bronze, stamped and Signed (Panagiotis) approx. 46cms (18”) high, on moulded circular marble base. (1) €350 - €420 717. A fine qualityWilliam IV Irish figured mahogany circular flip top Dining Table, by Williams & Gibton, (Dublin) stamped with number ‘224’, with moulded edge and plain wide frieze on a turned and reeded pillar, terminating on a triform base with castors, approx. 130cms wide x 73cms high (51” x 29”). (1) Provenance: Kildare Street Club, Dublin. €1200 - €1800 715. Thomas Roberts (1748- 1778) (Attributed) “The Flight into Egypt,”O.O.C., 36cms x 45cms (14” x 18”). (1) In a landscape above a winding river, flanked by trees on either side, Joseph, Mary and the infant Jesus make their way along a path. Holding Jesus in her arms, Mary is mounted on a donkey, while Joseph walks alongside. Although the scene is based on one of the key episodes in the New Testament, the landscape and setting in this painting are quintessentially Irish. The river valley is verdant and wooded. In the distance can be seen a tower on a hill, while the mountains in the far distance are painted in the palest hues. Based on these elements, the attribution to Thomas Roberts is convincing. Born in Waterford, Roberts was the son of the architect John Roberts (1714-1796) who designed the two cathedrals in that city. He enrolled in the Dublin Society’s Drawing Schools in 1762, where he studied under the landscape painters George Mullins and John Butts. The attention to detail, smooth finish, and skilled depiction of Irish landscapes, make his paintings among the most accomplished works of art produced in Ireland in the eighteenth century. Roberts worked in both Ireland and England: in 1775 he was painting landscapes for Sir Watkins Williams Wynn and the following year he was in Bath, taking the waters. He died young, in 1778, while on a trip to Lisbon. Dr. Peter Murray 2025 €2000 - €3000 716 717