December 29th: Matthews Auctioneers, auction of house contents on the premises at Kildonan, 3 Eglinton Road, Dublin 4. Fitzgerald Park, Killarney 1943, (watercolour) by Harry Kernoff €5,400 (€2,500-€3,500); pair of William IV fold-over games tables stamped Gillows €5,000 (€5,000-€8,000); French 19th century ormolu mounted tulipwood bureau de dame, Paris c1880, attributed to Maison Millet €1,900 (€2,000-€3,000); Old Houses Dorset Street, Dublin(watercolour) by Flora H Mitchell €1,500 (€600-€900); a brass-bound military campaign chest-of-drawers €660 (€700-€1,200); an 18th century high court judge's wig with original case and stand €500 (€200-€300).

FORTHCOMING FAIRS

Tomorrow:Antiques Fair, Freemasons' Hall, Molesworth St, Dublin 2, 11am-6pm. Twenty traders offering rare books and prints, coins and collectibles, jewellery, fine art and antiques.

Kilkenny Antiques and Fine Art Fair, Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny, 11am-6pm.