Auctions & Fairs

Forthcoming Auctions

Sunday (April 12th) Matthews Auction Rooms annual fine art and antiques sale in Headfort House, Kells, Co Meath, at 2pm. Viewing at the house today. Some 600 lots including a document box inscribed "The Marchioness Conyngham" (born 1769; died 1861; although married to an Irish aristocrat, she was the last mistress of King George IV)(€70-€120)

Monday (April 13th) Mullen's Laurel Park, Woodbrook, Bray, Co Wicklow. Fine Art & Furniture Auction at 11am. Some 900 lots including a painting A Farmyard Scene with Horses Watering in a Stream with Ducks and Cattle by John Frederick Herring Jnr €5,000-€7,000; and a "very fine" Edwardian mahogany and satinwood inlaid display cabinet (€1,500-€2,000); and a pair of early 19th-century Turkish saddle pistols (€200-€300).

Forthcoming Fairs

Sunday (April 12th) Antiques & Vintage Fair, Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, 11am-6pm.

Sunday (April 12th) Antiques, Art & Vintage Fair, Woodlands House Hotel, Adare, Co Limerick, 11am-6pm.