An Irish mahogany side table last seen at auction in the Kilkenny Castle sale of November 1935 turns up again in Roscrea on August 29. The table was purchased by the vendor’s family, who are from Kilkenny. It is conservatively estimated at 3,000-5,000 at Victor Mitchell Auctioneers, Mount Butler Salesrooms at Roscrea in Co. Tipperary.
The sale of 650 lots contains almost the entire contents of Weston House, Kilkenny including Regency sideboards and pier cabinets and 19th century French furnishings. There are bronzes, Irish books, collectibles, paintings, lithographs, country style furniture and garden furniture. Here is a small selection. You can click on any image to enlarge it. The catalogue is on-line.
The Irish side table from the Kilkenny Castle Auction of 1935 is estimated at 3,000-5,000. UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,400.
A lithograph in equestrian themed frame – “A Royal Visit, Punchestown 1868” – after a painting by Henry Barraud. It is estimated at 400 – 600. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 500
This Louis XV style desk with Sevres panels c1880 is estimated at 2,000 – 3,000. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD.