April 4th: Mullen's, Laurel Park, Bray, Co Dublin. Antique furniture and fine art auction.
Top items sold included Italian white marble figure of the Crouching Venus 9,400 (€9,000) Georgian mahogany and satinwood cross banded side of serpentine outline 6,700 (€7,500); Georgian Irish mahogany hunt table 5,600 (3,000-5,000); mahogany four door breakfront library bookcase inlaid throughout with satinwood 3,400 (3,600); pair of Waterford cut glass chandeliers 2,900 (€2,600); Adam-style mahogany and satinwood inlaid secretaire bookcase c. 1900 2,800 (3,000).
April 6th: Mullen's, Oldcastle, Co Meath. Antique auction. Top items included: carved walnut sideboard, Jones of Dublin €6,000; Victorian inlaid side cabinet 1,700 (1,500); Victorian fold- over card table 3,000 (2,500); William IV library table 2,400 (€2,000); Sheraton secretaire bookcase 3,200 (1,500).
FORTHCOMING AUCTIONS
Saturday April 17th: Cow's Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 at 3p.m. John Weldon's first pawnbroker's auction on behalf of Kearns Pawnbrokers, Queen Street, Dublin 7 for unredeemed pledges with 226 lots, including 18 ct diamond three-stone ring 2,000- 3,000); 18 ct cluster diamond and emerald ring (1,800); diamond bracelet 1.50 cts weight of diamonds (€600); and guitars, Canon camcorder, fishing rod and pigeon clock.
FORTHCOMING FAIRS
Monday: Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, 11 a.m. -6 p.m. Antiques & collectables fair with over 50 stands including antique furniture and furnishings, antique and period chandeliers and lighting, vintage radios, jewellery, prints, paintings, clocks, Irish and English silver, porcelain, fine linen, military medals, coins, banknotes, postcards.
Tara Towers Hotel, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, 11 a.m.-5.30 p.m. The Rare Book Fair, with 30 booksellers from all over Ireland; first editions and signed copies of contemporary literature as well as wide range of books on every subject. Admission 2.