In the Salerooms

Adam’s

MID-CENTURY Modern is having a moment and the auctioneers at Adam’s are taking that on board with their first dedicated sale of mid-century design, which kicks off on Tuesday at 6pm. There are plenty of big-name pieces in the sale. A Model 2127 ceiling light, designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte in the 1960s is made of nickel-plated brass and glass and estimated to sell for between €10,000 and €15,000. There are also several classics by Gio Ponti: two sets of his Model 516 armchairs, one with an archival certificate of authenticity (est. €5,000 to €7,000). The almost-identical chairs without the cert are estimated at €4,000 to €6,000. There are four lots from Osvaldo Borsani, including his adjustable D70 Sofa (est. €2,200 to €2,800). It was produced by Tecno the company he and his brother set up in 1953, and has 20 different positions. The sale includes an ingenious rosewood desk-and-sideboard combo (€3,000 to €5,000), designed by Arne Vodder and manufactured by Sibast. A pair of rosewood sideboards with tambour doors (€4,000 to €6,000) by Arne Vodder are for sale as a single lot. The sale also includes contemporary art by Sean Scully, Callum Innes, Guggi (see inset), and Mark Francis. Viewing is today, 10am to 5pm; tomorrow and Sunday, 1pm to 5pm; Monday, 10am to 5pm; and on the day of sale, 10am to 4pm. See adams.ie

Antiques & Vintage Fairs

The North Dublin Antiques & Vintage Fair takes place at Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin 3, on Sunday from 11am to 6pm. Expect around 30 antiques, art and vintage traders from across Ireland and the UK. Admission to the fair is €3.50 per person.

Sotheby’s

“I made a bet almost 40 years ago, that a people who could speak and write so brilliantly and compose music so lyrically, surely must also have painted. I have made it a personal mission to inform the American Irish diaspora about the beauty and the visual tapestry that Irish art has bequeathed the world,” said Brian P Burns, Irish-American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and collector of Irish art. His collection— A Living Legacy: Irish Art from the Collection of Brian P Burns — will go on sale at Sotheby’s London on November 21 at 2.30pm. The selection of paintings by Roderic O’Conor is particularly memorable, but the sale also includes works by Jack B Yeats, John Lavery, William Orpen, Walter Osborne, John Leech, Mary Swanzy, and Rowan Gillespie. See sothebys.com