Tuesday (August 23rd) Herman & Wilkinson auction of house contents on site at Cuanog on Dean’s Grange Road, Blackrock, Co Dublin. 10.30 am. Over 500 lots from the estate of the late Eoin Neeson – journalist, writer, historian and former director of the Government Information Bureau – who died earlier this year. A full-size snooker table €500-€1,000; a cast-iron cannon €200-€300; a carved oak four-poster bed €300-€500; also pictures, Japanese prints and assorted household effects – all to be sold without reserve.
Tuesday (August 23rd) John Weldon Auctioneers, Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Jewellery, silver and fine art 2pm. A diamond solitaire ring set in platinum €13,000-€15,000; a diamond line bracelet set with 47 diamonds €7,500-€8,500; a pair of diamond-set earrings in 18ct gold by Chopard in a fitted box €300-€500; a silver cornucopia-style sugar caster, made in London, 1898, €600-€800; an Irish silver RDS medal, inscribed “Royal Dublin Society Horse Show 1939, Class 9 Filly Foal First Prize awarded to Lady Brooke” €100-€200 .
Forthcoming fairs
Sunday (August 21st) Trim Heritage Day Antiques Fair, Trim Castle Hotel, Co. Meath. 12 noon-6pm. Featuring 20 exhibitors and a talk on furniture restoration.
