Sunday (April 17th):Auctioneer Morgan O'Driscoll's sale of contents of home of the late Alan Haughton, Cork (at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Little Island). 84 per cent of lots sold. A very rare Queen Anne Punch Bowl, Dublin c.1700 by Thomas Bolton, €17,000 (€15,000- €20,000); a Spanish Armada Chest, €2,100 (€1,200-€1,800).
Mullen's, Laurel Park, Old Bray Road, Woodbrook, Bray, Co Wicklow. Art auction. The Blame Game by Graham Knuttel, €3,000 (€3,000-€4,000); West Cork Landscape with Figures by John Kingerlee, €3,000 (€3,000-€3,500); Burren in Summer by Michael Gemmell, €1,500 (€1,500-€2,000).
Tuesday (April 19th):John Weldon Auctioneers, Cow's Lane, Temple Bar, D2. Auction of jewellery, gold and silver. A five-stone diamond ring set in 18ct gold (valued for insurance purposes at €36,000) €7,500 (€8,000-€10,000); an 18ct gold diamond-set necklace signed Chopard, on an 18ct gold chain also signed Chopard, €2,500 (€600-€900); a gold medal from the Royal Irish Academy of Music, 1940, engraved Vandeleur Academy Scholarships Violoncello / Noreen O'Neill, €160 (€150-€250).
Wednesday (April 20th):Dreweatts Auctioneers and Valuers, Donninton Priory, Berkshire, England. Sale of Sporting Prints. Punchestown Races, Conyngham Cup, 1872 (after John Sturgess), set of four £3,170 (£1,500-£2,000); Moore's Tally Ho! to the Sports, The Noble Tips (after Francis Calcraft Turner), set of four, £1,830 (£1,500-£2,000).
FORTHCOMING AUCTIONS
Today, Saturday, April 23rd:O'Donovan and Associates, Newcastlewest, Co Limerick. Antiques auction at 12 noon. 600 lots including Georgian, Victorian furniture, vintage cars, an "antique travellers' flat car", gold, silver .
FORTHCOMING FAIRS
Tomorrow, Sunday, April 24th:Morgan O'Driscoll auctioneers, Skibbereen, Co Cork. Art auction, 4pm. Studio sale of the work of artist Ian Humphreys. 80 paintings will be sold with no reserve prices. morganodriscoll.com.
Monday (April 25th):Dublin City Book Fair, Tara Towers Hotel, Merrion Road, Dublin 4. Regular fairgoers - please note that the fair is on Easter Monday not the more usual Sunday. 11am-5pm.
