Sunday (February 20th):Joseph Carty Auction Rooms, Nobber, Co Meath. William IV bookcase, €,100 (€2,000-€2,200); a Georgian serving table €1,350 (€1,000-€1,500); Smith of Dublin grandfather clock, €1,850 (€1,500- €1,800).
Tuesday (February 22nd): Gormleys Irish art auction, 25 South Frederick Street, Dublin 2. Errelough, Connemara by Kenneth Webb €6,000 (€6,500-€8,500); Walking the Street by Markey Robinson €5,200 (€5,000-€7,000); Womans Window, St Johns Street by John Shinnors €5,000 (€4,000-€6,000); Quiet Pool, Dun River, Co. Antrim by Maurice C Wilks, €3,200 (€3,500-€4,500); Girl With Violin by Ken Hamilton €3,000 (€3,500-€4,000).
Wednesday (February 23rd): Woodward's, 26 Cook Street, Cork. A Regency inlaid mahogany sofa table, €1,400 (€1,500-€2,500); Edwardian inlaid card table €1,100 (1,200-1,800); The Butter Exchange, Shandon (watercolour) by William Harrington, €850 (€750-€1,000).
Limerick Auction Rooms, Garryglass Industrial Estate, Ballysimon Road, Limerick. Kinsale silver cup, unsold but under negotiation (€55,000-€60,000); Limerick silver bowl by John Robinson, circa 1735, sold post-auction for €20,000 (€20,000-€25,000); diamond line bracelet, €9,000 (€9,000-€11,000).
FORTHCOMING AUCTIONS
Sunday (February 27th):Hegarty Fine Art and Antiques Auctioneers, Bandon, Co Cork. Auction at 4pm. A German four-piece solid silver tea and coffee service on tray, €6,000-€8,000; French ormolu clock with Sèvres porcelain plaques by Scherer of Paris, €2,000-€3,000; Georgian lift-top knife box with fitted interior, €800-€1,200.
Woodview House Antiques, Ballycarney, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford. Antiques auction at 2pm. Furniture, chandeliers, pictures and collectibles including a flintlock Kentucky rifle, circa 1790 – 1830, with signature ”Crist” on the barrel, €3,000 – €3,500.
Monday (February 28th):R J Keighery, City Auction Rooms, George's Quay, Waterford. Antiques auction at 11am. Furniture, pictures and glass including a large Waterford Crystal globe, €4,000-€5,000.
Wednesday (March 2nd):Victor Mitchell Auctioneers, Mount Butler Sales rooms, Roscrea, Co Tipperary. Antiques auction at 10.30am. 650 lots including period and modern furniture, books, porcelain, garden urns and seats and various collectibles. Highlights include an 18th Century brass-dial grandfather clock by Stafford of Dublin, €2,000; a 1980s five-piece suite from Harrods, €1,500; a 1904 American gold $20 coin, €1,000 and a selection of vintage enamel pub advertising signs (€50-4250).
O’Reilly’s Fine Art, 126 Francis Street, Dublin 8. Auction of antique and modern jewellery, silver and fine art at 1pm. Viewing begins tomorrow, Sunday, 12noon-4pm. Highlights include: a sapphire and diamond cluster ring, €17,000-€18,000 and an art deco diamond and sapphire plaque brooch €4,500-€5,000.
FORTHCOMING FAIRS:
Sunday (February 27th):Toys of Yesterday – toy fair for collectors/enthusiasts at Bray Wheelers Clubhouse, Schools Rd, off Boghall Rd, Bray, Co Wicklow. 10am-3pm. Buy, sell, swap and get valuation advice for lead soldiers, model trains, dolls' houses and Dinky cars.
