March 23rd: At Drum's, New Street, Malahide, Co Dublin. Antiques and fine art auction, including: £1,600 for breakfront antique-tradition walnut veneer cabinet bookcase; £750 for Victorian birds-eye walnut working vista-scope; £700 for antique framed brass and lacquered Louis XV-tradition fender; £520 for antique sarcophagus-shaped wine cellarette; £520 for Cockerel with Hens by William-Baptiste Baird. April 4th: At John Dunphy Auction Rooms, Sixmilebridge, Co Clare. Antiques auction, including: £4,500 for pair of George III mahogany tea-tables; £1,600 for Regency mahogany tea-table; £1,500 for George III-style pedestal desk; £1,100 for Victorian mahogany escritoire; £750 for Victorian carved oak sideboard.