THOSE who haven't spent their last penny at the Irish Antiques Dealers Fair will be busy next week with two interesting auction sales. The first is at Mullens on Monday evening, where a fine selection of furniture is on offer, as well as one or two fine paintings.

Then on Tuesday it will be down to Cork for Hamilton Osborne King's auction of the contents of Carrigacunna Castle in Mallow. Don't expect a bargain at either sale, however, because members of the Irish and international trade will be out in force. Dealers from the UK and Europe will be spending the next few days in Ireland, taking in the RDS fair and the Mullens and Hamilton Osborne King auctions, both of which were advertised in the international press.

In the Mullens sale there has been a lot of trade interest in lots 10 and 11 - a non matching pair of Italian white marble classical figures atop veined marble columns. Both are estimated at £1,000-£1,500 but they could make a good deal more given the level of inquiries from overseas.

Also attracting keen interest is a Lavery portrait of Lady Poole, which is estimated at £8,000-£12,000. A fine Waterford cut glass chandelier, dating from circa 1800, is estimated to make £12,000-£16,000. Though in need of some repair, it is a beautiful and rate piece, decorated with cut glass spikes and star cut drops.

Among the furniture lots, an imposing Chinese chippendale revival display cabinet, dating from 1900, is estimated at £5,000-£7,000; and a handsome Victorian mahogany bookcase, with scroll and bar astragal glazed doors flanked by barley twist columns, has a top estimate of £3,000. By contrast, a four door Georgian mahogany bookcase of very simple design could make £2,500-£3,500.

There are two very fine Edwardian wardrobes on offer - lot 21 is a mahogany three part wardrobe, inlaid with rosewood and satinwood, with two oval mirrored doors flanking four drawers and a glazed central door. Its top estimate is £1,200. Lot 81 is more masculine, with simple panelled doors on either side of a central mirrored door. Its higher estimate is £1,500.