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Tuesday (January 18th): Oliver Usher Auction Rooms, Kells, Co Meath. Victorian mahogany carved twin pedestal sideboard €2,200 (€1,800-€2,000); Edwardian mahogany inlaid display cabinet €1,850 (€1,500-€1,800); Edwardian mahogany four-door sideboard €1,475 (€1,400-€1,600); Victorian bookcase €800 (€800-€1,000).

FORTHCOMING AUCTIONS:Sunday (January 23): Mullen’s, Laurel Park, Woodbrook, Bray, Co Dublin. Antiques auction with 600 lots. 12 noon. To include: a Victorian mahogany low bookcase, with astragal glazed doors, €800-€1,000; a set of six Victorian leather-upholstered diningroom chairs, €700–€900; a Georgian mahogany three-tier circular dumb waiter, €500-€700. Also, a collection of 18 die- cast classic cars from The Danbury Mint in their original boxes – including a 1953 Cadillac Eldorado, €200-€250 and a 1956 Ford Thunderbird Convertible, €100-€150.