Sunday (July 24th)Hegarty's, Bandon Co Cork. A three-piece smoker's set, a gift from the Japanese Emperor Hirohito to an American general's wife in Tokyo after the second World War, sold to a telephone bidder in Hong Kong for €3,800 (€1,500-€2,500).
Tuesday (July 26th)Matthews Auction Rooms, Oldcastle, Co Meath. A Victorian Gothic oak table, after A. W. N. Pugin (1812-1852) from the Palace of Westminster via Dún Laoghaire town hall, €6,000 (€6,000-€9,000); a Victorian mahogany bookcase from the estate of Charles J Haughey, Abbeville €1,900 (€2,000-€3,000).
Tuesday (July 26th)John Weldon Auctioneer, Cow's Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. An Irish silver tankard, made in Dublin in 1706 by Joseph Walker, sold after the auction for €7,200 (8€,000-€10,000; an Irish silver coffee pot made in Dublin in 1771 by Richard Williams €4,000 (€4,000-€5,000); a ladies' Cartier 18ct gold wrist-watch €3,000 (€3,000-€4,000) .
FORTHCOMING FAIRS:
Tuesday (August 2nd)Gormleys Art Auction, Dromore Road, Omagh, Co Tyrone. 7pm. 230 lots. Overcast Bay by Percy French £3,000-£5,000; Clown by Gladys Maccabe £1,500-£2,000; Desert Scene by Markey Robinson £900-£1,200; The Flock, below, by Graham Knuttel (€800-€1,200.
