The majority of the 440-odd lots in next Wednesday's fine art and furniture auction to be conducted by Hamilton Osborne King come from a single source - the collection of Knolly Stokes, who died last year. Since he was a founder member of the Irish Horological Society, the sale contains a number of fine clocks, such as an early 18th century quarter repeating alarm bracket timepiece in an ebony case (£3,000-£5,000) and an inlaid mahogany longcase example dating from 1800 and signed, George Williams, Bristol (£3,500-£4,500). Then there is a red japanned bracket clock from around 1800 (£3,000-£5,000) and an 18th century tortoiseshell gilt and bronzemounted bracket clock (£4,000-£6,000). Watches are also a feature of the sale, not least of which are a gold 18th century openfaced English lever piece (£600-£800) and an 18th century silver gilt quarter repeating pear-cased watch (£800-£1,200).

Other jewellery lots include an Edwardian crescent-shaped brooch with 13 diamonds in a collet setting (£2,000-£3,000) and a Victorian diamond, ruby and sapphire brooch £1,000-£1,500).

A large rosewood mid-19th century hall seat by Strahan of Dublin (£800-£1,000) is among the best of the furniture, along with an Irish mahogany cylinder bureau cabinet dating from circa 1800 (£2,500-£3,000), an 18th century oak dresser (£2,000-£3,000) and a pair of early 19th century Italian carved giltwood cartouche-shaped mirrors (£1,000-£1,500).

Mr Stokes was evidently also an enthusiastic collector of silver, since there are a number of fine lots in this section, which opens the sale. An Irish provincial 18th century pear-shaped coffee pot, bearing the arms of the Walsh family of Co Kilkenny, has an estimate of £1,000-£1,500, a bullet-shaped teapot made in Dublin in 1735 is expected to make £1,500-£2,000 and an oval bright-cut Dublin snuff box from 1802 has an estimate of £600-£800. The former collector's interest in Cork and its history is reflected in the auction as well. Estimated to sell for £4,000-£6,000 is a pair of watercolour topographical views in the vicinity of Cork, which are attributed to R. L. Stopford (circa 1840). There are a number of examples of Charles McAuley's and Maurice Wilks's work, with a Connemara landscape by the latter expected to fetch £2,000-£3,000. Percy French, Frank McKelvey and William Sadler are also represented.