THE following day, Sheppard & Sons of Durrow, Co Laois, will hold a sale on the company's premises. The auction is particularly rich in good quality furniture among the 330 plus lots, these include a Sheraton mahogany and satinwood crossbanded breakfront bookcase (estimate £3,500-£4,500) and a mid 19th century walnut library table (£2,000-£2,500).

Then there is a George III mahogany and inlaid men's dressing table (£1,600-£2,000), a Georgian mahogany and inlaid chest of five drawers (£2,000-£3,000), a late 19th century neo classical mahogany and satinwood inlaid vitrine (£2,500-£3,500) and a 19th century mahogany and inlaid display cabinet (£3,500-£4,500).