Silver, jewellery, ceramics, furniture, fine art, militaria, Oriental art, Irish art, a wine cellar and a library will come under the hammer at four days of sales at Sheppards in Durrow, Co. Laois from December 2-5. More than 2,000 lots are to be sold in this series of sales. With everything from an Irish George III period satinwood and marquetry cylinder bookcase attributed to William Moore (6,000-9,000) to an Italian walnut last 16th/early 17th century cabinet (8,000-12,000), a pair of Sevres urns (2,000-3,000) to a painting by the Riverdance dancer Michael Flatley (20,000-30,000) this auction seriously pushes the boundaries for its variety. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:
Michael Flatley (born 1958) – Rossmore Island (20,000-30,000).
A late 16th/early 17th century Italian cabinet.
A large triangular emerald and diamond cluster ring (6,000-9,000).
A cylinder secrétaire attributed to William Moore (6,000-9,000)