A George III mahogany bureau bookcase was the best selling lot at Town & Country's sale at Drayton Lodge in Monkstown, making £2,800 under the hammer.

A pair of 19th century mahogany bookcases sold for £2,200 a Regency mahogany fold over tea table made £1,800 a Victorian ebonised credenza, dating from around 1880, fetched £1,600 and an Edwardian satinwood bow front display cabinet sold for £1,475.

A 19th century inlaid mahogany cylindrical bureau bookcase made £1,275 and a Victorian rectangular dining table fetched £1,250.