AUCTION RESULTS:Sunday (May 29th): Damien Matthews, country house auction at Annesbrook House, Co Meath. 83 per cent of lots sold. A George III secretaire chest-of-drawers €11,000 (€8,000-€12,000); TR6 1970 Sports car, €11,000 (€12,000-€18,000); a five-door Regency bookcase €7,200 (€6,000-€9,000); a Rolex Oyster Perpetual (1984) wristwatch €5,500 (€4,000-€6,000); antique brooch, in the form of a Prince of Wales plume, of solid gold encrusted with diamonds €3,500 (€3,000 -€5,000); a relic (skull) of St Vitalis in a shrine €3,500 (€1,000-€2,000); a bronze figure of Adolf Hitler €680 (€250-€350).
FORTHCOMING AUCTIONS:
Saturday (June 11th):ODonovan Associates, North Quay, Newcastle West, Co Limerick. Antiques auction at 12 noon. Antiques, gold, silver, period furniture, fine art, Waterford Crystal, books including first editions. 500 lots.
Sunday (June12th):de Veres, Midsummer Madness art auction at the D4 Berkeley Hotel, Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4. At 2pm. Clearance sale, prices from €50 to €2,000. Viewing next Saturday (June 11th) from 10am.
FORTHCOMING FAIRS:
Today, Saturday (June 4th):Book Fair, AOH Hall, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow. Continuing tomorrow, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday. Daily 11am-5pm. Rare and second-hand books including volumes of County Wicklow interest, and Irish history, literature, poetry.
Tomorrow, Sunday (June 5th):Antiques, Collectibles and Vintage Fashion Fair, Tara Towers Hotel, Merrion Rd Dublin 4. 11am-6pm. Furniture, antique jewellery, silver, art deco, coins, bank notes, paintings, prints, vintage fashion and accessories.
Monday (June 6th):Antiques, Collectibles and Vintage Fashion Fair, Jurys Inn Hotel, Custom House Dock, ISFC Dublin Docklands, Dublin 1. 11am-6pm.
Monday (June 6th):Bank Holiday Antiques Fair, Glen View Hotel, Glen of the Downs, (off the N11), Bray, Co Wicklow. Noon-6pm. Admission, a €3.50 donation to Bray Lakers, a charity which provides social and sporting opportunities for people with special needs.
