Hamilton Osborne King describes as "interesting" the auction of some 350 lots being held on the company's Blackrock premises next Wednesday.

Although there are some paintings, silver and porcelain in this sale, furniture predominates with most of the better pieces being 19th century mahogany.

This is true of a D-end dining table (estimate £1,500-£2,500) and a pair of hall chairs circa 1830 (£300-£400), as well as an Irish early 19th century sideboard (£600-£1,000) and an Irish mahogany and rosewood-banded fold-over card table from the same period (£1,000-£1,500).

Other furniture includes an oak pedestal desk (£500-£800) and a rosewood firescreen (£300-£500), both again 19th century. The sale begins at 2.30 p.m.

William IV mahogany table goes on sale

Drums of Malahide is offering lots from two Phibsboro properties next Thursday, when a William IV mahogany library table cross-banded in rosewood is expected to make £1,500-£2,000 and a bird's eye maple ormolu-mounted bureau plat £1,200-£1,500. Two Victorian pieces of furniture, a brush-side breakfront mirrored mahogany wardrobe and a pedestal sideboard have estimates of £800-£1,000 and £600-£800 respectively. Also in this sale is an oil on board by Letitia Hamilton showing the coastline near Roundstone in Connemara; Drums expects this to fetch £1,200-£1,500.

Piano expected to fetch up to £1,000

Tomorrow's auction conducted by Town & Country will take place in Howth, Co Dublin where both a Victorian bookcase and a mahogany dining table of the same period are expected to fetch the same price of £1,200-£1,400. A set of six Victorian dining chairs has an estimate of £1,000-£1,200 and a Victorian rosewood baby grand piano by Collard & Collard one of £800-£1,000.