George III dining table for £8,000-plus in Meath

Durhamstown Castle, Co Meath, is the location for an auction tomorrow being conducted by Town & Country. The sale includes items from a Co Cork property. A George III mahogany economy dining table, with an estimate of £8,000-£10,000, is expected to make the day's best price, while a William IV settee carries a figure of £4,000-£6,000. A set of 12 Victorian mahogany dining chairs, a four-door mahogany bookcase and a Victorian extension dining table all have the same estimates of £3,000-£5,000. A 19thcentury continental carved four-poster bed has an estimate of £4,000-£5,000 and £2,500-£3,200 is expected to be paid for a large oak hunting table. The auction begins at 2 p.m.