BARGAIN HUNTER:Niall Mullen Antiques (01-4538948, niallmullenantiques.com) has moved showroom from 105 to 57 Francis Street and has discounted all stock on view at the old premises. These include a restored art deco Challen walnut framed upright piano, the kind used by the Beatles at Abbey Road, reduced from €4,850 to €4,000.
A French art deco bird’s eye maple console table was €2,275 and is now €1,600. A French art deco rosewood coffee table is down from €2,850 to €2,000 and an English art deco maple cocktail cabinet that was €3,850 is now €2,500. Home entertaining has seen a rise in the numbers investing in a proper drinks cabinet and this latter piece is made by one of the most famous designers of the period – Betty Joel. It is signed and dated 1936.
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