CHATSWORTH SUMMER FINE ART SALE May 28th & 29th 2024

63 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 641. An Irish Victorian walnut Canterbury, in the manner of Strahan (Dublin), the top with demi-lune ends and turned pillar dividers, above a base with frieze drawer turned bulbous legs and castors. (1) €180 - €250 642. Bernadette Madden, Irish (B. 1949) “Four Ducks on a Pond,” batik, inspired by the poem by William Allingham, approx. 122cms x 116cms (48” x 46”) Signed, label on reverse. (1) €200 - €300 643. A 19th Century striped mahogany Blanket Chest, with lift top, brass carrying handles, on later castors, 81cms long x 66cms high (32” x 26”). (1) €100 - €150 644. A fine quality 19th Century Irish ‘KillarneyWood’ lift top Box, decorated with shamrocks and central panel with Abbey Ruins, the reverse inlaid with harp, the front with conforming design, approx. 9” square. (1) Provenance: Nelson Bell Collection - The Bell Gallery, Belfast €200 - €300 645. 20th Century Irish School “Time Enough in Connemara,” Irish inlaid handwork, depicting a Gentleman smoking a pipe siting on a fence surveying his land, approx. 38cms x 29cms (15” x 11½”). (1) €100 - €150 646. A 19th Century Irish ‘KillarneyWood’ lift top Box, with chequered inlay top, the reverse inscribed ‘Lakes of Killarney,’ on a plain base with a similar oblong Box. (2) Provenance: Nelson Bell Collection - The Bell Gallery, Belfast €200 - €300 647. An attractive 19th Century Irish ‘KillarneyWood’ square marquetry Box, with hinged lid the top decorated in the typical manner with central panel depicting Muckross Abbey Ruins, approx. 8½” square. (1) Provenance: Nelson Bell Collection - The Bell Gallery, Belfast €200 - €300 648. A 19th Century Irish ‘KillarneyWood’ decorated inlaid Tray, with central panel depicting ‘Muckross Abbey, Killarney,’ and shaped sides, approx. 44cms (17¼”) wide. (1) Provenance: Nelson Bell Collection - The Bell Gallery, Belfast €300 - €400 649. A 19th Century Irish ‘KillarneyWood’ folding Chess Board; together with an attractive Sewing Box with inlaid geometric top. (2) Provenance: Nelson Bell Collection - The Bell Gallery, Belfast €180 - €220 644 641 647 648