Prize items from two Irish collections are included in next Wednesday's auction at the James Adam salerooms. More than 40 lots come from Auburn, the north Dublin property recently sold for £4 million by Mrs Mary Guiney, the nonagenarian widow of former Clery's owner Denis Guiney. Mr Guiney bought the house in 1932 and it was gradually furnished over the years by his wife, who has now moved to a smaller home.

Among the most interesting lots is number 174, a Victorian bronze and ormolu 10-light candelabrum, with the sconces supported by a dancing faun. Originally from Glencairn, the British ambassador's residence, it is expected to fetch £1,500-£2,000.

Irish lots include number 194, a George III-style mahogany mural table, its apron front centred on a lion mask flanked by festoons of foliage and flowers, and its legs ending in familiar claw and ball feet (presale estimate £2,000-£3,000). Also from Mrs Guiney's collection is lot 105, a George III inlaid satinwood demi-lune side-table of the kind which always perform well at auction. This again is expected to make £2,000-£3,000.

Lot 111, a George IV giltwood rectangular overmantel mirror (again, invariably much in demand) carries an estimate of £1,000-£1,500. The piece has a particularly attractive frieze in low relief above the glass depicting a Roman procession.

Finally, from this section of the sale the lot with the highest estimate (£5,000-£8,000) is number 78, a mid-19th-century French ormolu-mounted kingwood vitreen, which is elaborately decorated.

In the same sale, Adam's is also offering a number of pieces from the very extensive collection brought together by William Kearney, who died late last year. In September, the auction house disposed of the Irish weaponry and 1798 memorabilia assembled by Mr Kearney. Items of furniture, not all of them associated with Ireland, are being sold this time.

There is, for example, lot 41, an early 18th-century Flemish carved fruitwood chest some five-and-a-half-feet long and two feet deep (£1,500-£2,000), and, in complete contrast, lot 65, an early Georgian Welsh dresser in oak with Tuscan column supports (£3,000-£5,000). Lot 177 is rather unusual, a George III mahogany pole, which opens to form a pair of library steps, 85 inches high, and the item's rarity is reflected in its estimate of £3,000-£5,000.

Also from the Kearney collection are two harps, lots 199 and 201 respectively, which, although from different centuries - 18th and 19th - have the same estimate of £2,000-£3,000 each.

The sale begins at 11.30 a.m.