FORTHCOMING AUCTIONS:Tuesday (June 7th): Christie's, London A pair of George III Irish silver soup-tureens and covers (made to commemorate the crushing of the 1798 Rising and inscribed for presentation to Major Gen Henry Johnson, mark of Robert Breading, silversmith, Dublin, 1799), £49,250 (£20,000-£30,000)
Lindsay Burns and Company, 6 King Street, Perth, Scotland. Peat Bogby Paul Henry £34,000 (£10,000-$15,000).
Today, Saturday, June 11th: O’Donovan Associates, North Quay, Newcastle West, Co Limerick. Auction at 12 noon. Antiques, gold, silver, period furniture, fine art, Waterford Crystal, books including first editions. 500 lots.
Tomorrow, Sunday, June 12th: Mullen’s, Laurel Park, Old Bray Road, Woodbrook, Bray, Co Wicklow. Antique furniture, fine art auction. 12 noon.
Tuesday (June 14th): Gormleys, 25 South Frederick St, Dublin 2. Auction of affordable Irish art at 7pm. 220 lots. Pale Yellow Skyby Breon O'Casey, €3,500-€4,500; Going Homeby Markey Robinson €2,200-€2,600; At the Country Clubby Graham Knuttel €2,000-€2,400; Still Life with Flowers and Glassby Gladys Maccabe, €1,800-€2,200; Deal Doneby Mark Magee €1,200-€1,400; White and Blue Irisesby Brian Ballard €1,400-€1,600; Coastlineby Thelma Mansfield (€550-€800); Autumn, Ailesbury Roadby Tom Nisbet (€350-€450).
Tuesday (June 14th): Oliver Usher, Auctioneer and Valuer, John Street, Kells, Co Meath. Antiques auction at 5pm featuring items selected for the BBC's Antiques Road Tripwhich will film during the sale.
Sunday (June 12th): Antiques, fine art and vintage fair, Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. 11am-6pm.
The Kerry Antiques Fair, Dromhall Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry. 11am-6pm.
