Monday (August 29th)R J Keighery, City Auction Rooms, George's Quay, Waterford. A Victorian mahogany dining table €4,000 (€3,000-€5,000); two-piece Edwardian inlaid bedroom suite €880 (€500-€700).
Wednesday (August 31st)Victor Mitchell Auctioneers, Mount Butler Salesrooms, Roscrea, Co Tipperary. A set of five Georgian portraits by George Smith, 1751, of the Randall family of Sussex. €5,500 (€3,000-€4,500).
O’Reilly’s, 126 Francis Street, Dublin 8. A diamond solitaire ring, pictured, (a pear-shaped, certified, 6.69 ct, F colour, VS2 clarity diamond set in platinum) €95,000 (€80,000-€100,000).
FORTHCOMING AUCTIONS
Sunday (September 4th)Hegarty's Auction Rooms, Parnell Business Park, Bandon, Co Cork. Antiques auction at 4pm. Oriental porcelain and ivory, Victorian and Georgian furniture, silver.
Tuesday (September 6th)Ashgrove Auction Rooms, Ballybrittas, Portlaoise, Co. Laois at 4.30pm. Furniture, silver, jewellery, paintings, collectibles. Also, enrolling now for evening classes (7pm-9pm) which start Wednesday September 21st. Six-week courses in cabinet-making, upholstery and French polishing – each limited to 15 participants – costing €120.
Saturday (September 10th)O'Donovan Associates Auctioneers and Valuers, Newcastlewest, Co Limerick. Antiques auction, 11am. 600 lots including furniture, fine art, Waterford glass, garden furniture, silver, gold. Rare Victorian Staffordshire figure of a zebra and snake, c 1870, 30cm high, €300-€400.
