AROUND 1,900 lots will come under the hammer at Sheppardsthree day sale in Durrow, Co. Laois on November 29-30 and December 1. On the first two days the auctions feature period furniture and fine art. There will be a sale of Asian art on Thursday, December 1. The catalogue is on-line.
Irish George III period walnut fold over games table, with scallop carved frieze (1,500-2,500) UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,300
Large Qin dynasty blue and white urn (500-800). UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,400
Dublin George III large pair of sauceboats, by John Lloyd, 1770 (8,000-12,000). UPDATE: THIS PAIR MADE 7,200
Nineteenth-century Dublin Chippendale style armchair, with eagle head arms (1,000-,500) UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD.