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

91 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 776. A fine qualityWilliam & Mary style walnut Bureau Cabinet, the moulded cornice above shaped mirrored panel doors. opening to reveal a fitted interior with pigeon holes and drawers above sliding candle shelves on base with sloped front, opening to reveal a fitted interior with tooled leather inset with three short and three long graduating drawers on bracket base, approx. 212cms high x 94cms wide x 58cms deep (83½” x 37” x 23”). (1) €700 - €900 777. Circle of Gerard Dou, Dutch (1613-1675) The Alchemist and his Assistants,” oils on porcelain, approx. 54cms x 34.5cms (21½” x 13½”) in ebonised frame. (1) €400 - €600 778. A fine quality 19th Century giltwood Girandole, surmounted with ebonised and gilt highlighted seahorse on a rocky outcrop, flanked either side by similarly decorated dolphins, above a circular convex mirror, with reeded ebony border inside a surrounded with ball appliques, issuing single scroll candle sconces on a base with foliage decoration approx. 102cms high x 69cms wide (40” x 27”). (1) €700 - €900 779. A heavy brass wooden handled School Bell, approx. 37cms (14½”) high. (1) €80 - €100 780. A fine quality Regency mahogany and ebonised Chiffonier, in the manner of Ince and Mayhew, the shelf back supported by turned pillars, the frieze with one long and two short drawers, the top drawer opening to reveal a writing section the base with two panel doors with mesh and linen lining on front and back, on short turned tapering legs, 72cms wide x 110cms high x 35cms deep (28½” x 42” x 14”). (1) €600 - €800 781. Co. Tipperary: [R.I.C.], a 19th Century Royal Irish Constabulary Barracks Sign, with Crown surmounted and central Harp, with interwoven shamrocks, most original paint, approx. 41cms (16") high, as is. (1) €400 - €500 782. A large cast bronze Model of the Irish Coat of Arms, with central harp above 'Eire' on a shield surround, approx. 56cms x 40cms. (1) €180 - €220 783. A fine quality English "Duresta" leather two seater Couch, with loose cushions, rolled design arms, on front block feet with heavy brass castors, approx. 178cms wide x 104cms deep x 91cms high (70" x 41" x 36"). (1) €800 - €1200 784. Style of David Allan, British (1744-1796) Half length “Portrait of Young Scholar with white collar and grey coat, with a hat under his arm,”O.O.C., with in a feigned oval, approx. 58cms x 46cms (23” x 18”), in gilt frame. (1) €800 - €1200 785. Paul Bril (1554-1626) (After) “Parable of the Sheep and Goats,” oils on metal, c. 1600, approx. 28cms x 35cms (11” x 14”) in gilt frame. (1) This panel painting, in the style of Paul Bril, depicts two women meeting a shepherd on a road. Around them are sheep and goats. In the right foreground are two other men, while behind the goats can be seen a circular well. In the distance is a landscape with ruined buildings. As the sheep and goats are separated, the scene is likely a depiction of the episode in Matthew (25:31-46) where Jesus uses the metaphor of a shepherd separating sheep and goats, to illustrate what will happen on the final Day of Judgement. ‘All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.’ A Flemish painter and printmaker, Paul Bril is best known for his landscapes. After training with his father in Antwerp, much of Bril’s career was spent in Rome, and his Italianate landscapes had a major influence on artists in Italy and in Northern Europe. His earliest known works date from the late 1580’s and include commissions from several popes, including Gregory XIII and Sixtus V and Clement VIII, as well as from influential families such as the Borghese and Colonna. In 1621 he was appointed director of the Accademia di San Luca. He died in Rome five years later. The present painting is most likely a copy after a work by Bril, painted by one of his many students or by a follower. Dr. Peter Murray 2025 €700 - €1000 780 784 785 778