Tuesday (January 18th): Oliver Usher Auction Rooms, Kells, Co Meath. Victorian mahogany carved twin pedestal sideboard €2,200 (€1,800-€2,000); Edwardian mahogany inlaid display cabinet €1,850 (€1,500-€1,800); Edwardian mahogany four-door sideboard €1,475 (€1,400-€1,600); Victorian bookcase €800 (€800-€1,000).
FORTHCOMING AUCTIONS:Sunday (January 23): Mullen's, Laurel Park, Woodbrook, Bray, Co Dublin. Antiques auction with 600 lots. 12 noon. To include: a Victorian mahogany low bookcase, with astragal glazed doors, €800-€1,000; a set of six Victorian leather-upholstered diningroom chairs, €700–€900; a Georgian mahogany three-tier circular dumb waiter, €500-€700. Also, a collection of 18 die- cast classic cars from The Danbury Mint in their original boxes – including a 1953 Cadillac Eldorado, €200-€250 and a 1956 Ford Thunderbird Convertible, €100-€150.
Hegarty Fine Art and Antiques, Auctions Rooms, The Bypass, Bandon, Co Cork. Antiques auction at 4pm. To include: a William IV rosewood card table on mushroom shaped pod, with lions paw feet €1,500-€2,500; large oval mahogany Victorian table, €1,200-€1,800; a “rare and very fine” 18th century oak lift-top, panelled blanket chest, €1,000-€1,500; €800-1,000..
Monday (January 24th):Auctioneer Michael Mullen, Oldcastle, Co Meath, will hold a house contents auction at The Park House Hotel, Edgeworthstown, Co Longford. 12 noon. To include: Irish Georgian mahogany brass-bound turf bucket, €1,500-€2,000; Regency rosewood dining table with brass inlay, €1,200-€1,500; set of six William IV dining chairs, €800-€1,200; Georgian drop-leaf oval dining table, 600-900.
Tuesday (January 25th):John Weldon Auctioneers, Cows Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Auction of jewellery and silver at 2pm. To include: pair of diamond stud earrings, total estimated weight of diamonds 2.40cts, €10,000-€12,000; sapphire and diamond three-stone ring set in platinum, €9,000-€10,000; ruby and diamond cluster ring set in 14ct gold, estimated weight of ruby 1.95cts, €3,400-€3,800; diamond line bracelet, total estimated weight of diamonds is just over 4cts, €2,500-€3,000
Wednesday (January 26th): Woodward's, 26 Cook Street, Cork. Antiques auction at 6pm. Furniture, paintings, porcelain, glass and silver. To include: Georgian mahogany secretaire bookcase, €2,000–€3,000; George II mahogany card table, €1,500–€2,500; Georgian mahogany wine cooler, €1,500–€2,500; Georgian mahogany Cork sideboard, €1,000–€2,000.
FORTHCOMING FAIRS:
Sunday (January 23rd):Toys of Yesterday. Fair for collectors/enthusiasts of collectable toys, models, lead soldiers, etc. Bray Wheelers Clubhouse, Schools Road (off Boghall Rd) Bray, Co Wicklow.10am-3pm. Adm €1.
Hibernian Antiques Fair, Dromoland Castle, Newmarket-on-Fergus Co Clare. 11am-6pm. 40 stands. Adm €3.50.
