Auction results
Sunday October 6th Lynes & Lynes Cork Set of Ian Fleming first editions €580, Library table from the College of Surgeons €800, pair of cannons €900.
Tuesday October 8th De Vere's Art Auction Sale total in excess of €200k with 80 per cent of lots sold. Top price was €18,500 for Sean Keating's Gothic. May Guinness Breton Women €1,600, Patrick Leonard On the Road Skerries €1,400 and George Campbell Skipping €1,600.
Forthcoming auctions
Tuesday October 15th Adam's Country House Collection at Townley Hall The sale offers a vast collection of important Irish furniture, at what will be the auction house's largest period furniture sale this year. Included is a fine George III breakfront bookcase from the Chippendale period €40,000-€60,000, and a good collection of mirrors and fine art. See adams.ie
John Weldon Cows Lane Temple Bar Dublin Antique jewellery auction to include a Tiffany yellow diamond cluster ring €5,000-€7,000, a selection of engagement rings, watches and Waterford Crystal. The sale of over 450 lots, features a number of memorial pieces from a private collection, including a pearl mourning ring €50-€100 and a 22ct gold 1916 memorial jubilee coin €2,000-€3,000. See jwa.ie
Hegarty Antiques, Parnell Business Park, Bandon, Co. Cork Antique furniture and art sale to include a fine rosewood mid-century dressing table and paintings by John Kingerlee and Martin Finnin. See hegartyantiques.com
Forthcoming Fairs
Today and tomorrow Saturday and Sunday October 12th and 13th STAMPA National Irish Stamp Exhibition, Griffith College Conference Centre, Dublin Now in its 48th year, the exhibit will showcase a unique set of complete sheets of half-crown five shillings and ten shillings Provisional Government of Ireland 1922 stamps – value €40,000, along with limited edition souvenirs and all aspects of philately. See stampa.ie
Tomorrow Sunday October 13th Co. Laois Antiques & Vintage Fair, Abbeyleix Manor Hotel
Sunday October 20th South Dublin Antiques & Vintage Fair, Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire
