August 30th: At R.J. Keighery, Waterford. Fine-art auction, including: £3,300 for linen press with secretaire; £2,600 for Victorian button-back bed; £2,300 for 6ft maple bed; £2,100 for Victorian breakfront bookcase; £1,900 for rosewood breakfast table. At Town & Country, Dublin. Antique furniture auction, including: £2,000 for Victorian mahogany extension dining table; £1,650 for Victorian mahogany dining table; £1,550 for pair of giltwood wall mirrors; £1,450 for Irish four-piece silver tea service.

September 1st: At the James Adam salerooms, Dublin. Sale of the William Kearney Collection, including: £7,800 for 18th-century Irish presentation sabre by J. Lamprey of Dublin; £6,000 for pair of Irish 19th-century percussion duelling pistols by Dowling of Dublin; £5,000 for pair of 18th-century flintlock carbines by W & J Rigby; £4,200 for flag of the Loyal Kinsale Infantry; £3,700 for standard of the East IFFA and OFFA cavalry.