LIMERICK auctioneer, John Dunphy will beholding a sale of approximately 1,000 lots next Tuesday on his premises at Sixmilebridge, Co Clare, beginning at 10.30 a.m. Given the scale of this auction, Mr Dunphy has divided the occasion into three part pub and restaurant decorative items; antiques and fine art; and - starting at 7 p.m. - modern and reproduction furniture by manufacturers such as Maples and Stag.
The pub and restaurant section, which opens the day, will include memorabilia such as a cast iron telephone kiosk, a timber wheel barrow and a paraffin oil dispenser. Among the furniture and fine art, the highest estimate of £4,000-£6,000 has been given to a 14 foot long Victorian mahogany dining table, while a set of 16 Victorian mahogany dining chairs could make £3,500-£5,000.
A Victorian rouge marble fire surround is estimated to sell for £1,000-£1,500, a six piece Chippendale style bedroom suite is expected to make £1,500-£2,000, a Regency mahogany card table carries an estimate of £1,000-£1,500 and a Victorian mahogany secretaire bookcase also has a price of £1,000-£1,500.
