THOMAS P. Adams & Co is holding a sale on its Blackrock premises next Tuesday, the early session opening at 11 a.m. and then recommencing at 1.30 p.m. A Bechstein ebonised grand piano is expected to sell for £1,000-£1,500, as are a number of other lots, including a Victorian brass bed, a Victorian mahogany kneehole desk and an Irish mid18th century coffee pot.

A set of 23 Chippendale style chairs has an estimate of £1,000-£2,000, a Victorian maple dressing table is expected to fetch £1,500-£1,800 and a Victorian three-door bookcase £1,800-£2,500. A Victorian walnut four-door wardrobe has a pre-sale estimate of £600-£800 and a set of six Victorian walnut dining chairs £500-£700.