menu
Departments
.svg)
DOBAG
DOĞAL BOYA ARAŞTIRMA VE GELIŞTIRME PROJESI
(THE NATURAL DYE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PROJECT)
The DOBAG project was an initiative started in 1981 by Harald Böhmer, a German chemistry and biology teacher who had been living in Istanbul for many years. Böhmer was a collector of Antique rugs and carpets and disliked how the craft of carpet weaving had left behind many of its traditions and values with the increased use of synthetic dyes.
The mission of the DOBAG project was to revive these traditions and return to traditional rug production using natural dyes. The project was run as a co-operative engaging families in small villages, which provided the native people (primarily women) with employment and a regular source of income to help support their families and fund their children’s education.
Despite coming to an end in recent years, the project was a success in many ways. Not only did it have great social impact, it highlighted the demand for rugs made from natural dies in the commercial market.
.webp)
.avif)
.webp)
.webp)
.webp)
.webp)
John ffrench was an instrumental figure in the design industry in Ireland and a distinguished pioneer of Irish studio pottery.
)%20(1).webp)
%20(002).webp)
%20(2).webp)
%20(1200%20x%20768%20px)%20(2).webp)
.webp)
.webp)
"I should declare my hand. I have a weakness for pictures that punch above their physical weight, and for artists who have been quietly underrated for too long. This pair is both. They are intimate enough to live with at close quarters and serious enough to repay any amount of looking. If the market has lately shown signs of catching up with eighteenth-century Irish painting and I think it has, these two small panels feel, to me, like exactly the sort of thing that will look obvious in twenty years’ time."
Adam’s is honoured to present works from the collection of Lord Rossmore in the upcoming Country House Collections auction at Howth Castle on 28th April. It is seldom that an influential Irish family collection that has survived through the generations comes to the open market.
Works Sold at Adam’s Now in the Irish National Collection
A great opportunity to purchase both established and lesser-known artist’s work at an accessible price point, the Online Picture Auction is the first of many sales to be hosted at Adam’s in 2026. It is perfect for those looking to start a collection and the discerning collector alike.
Through this article, let our expert Adam Pearson guiding you to the (re)discovery of the once established Irish painter Richard O’Neill.
James Adam & Sons Ltd, Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers, 26 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2,
D02 X665, Ireland
