Antique furniture, works of art and decorative art from Irish country houses will feature at the James Adamauction at Slane Castle on October 9. Adams say the 700 lot sale offers something for everyone with prices ranging from 30 euro up to 30,000. The emphasis is on fine furniture of Irish interest alongside silver, glass, porcelain and pictures. Many items are from old Irish families including the Huguenot Lefroys of Carrigglas Manor in Co. Longford. The catalogue for the sale is on line. Here is a small selection, you can click on any image to enlarge it.
An early George I English pier glass, probably by Gumley and Moore c1710, originally from the home of the Dukes of Buckingham at Wooton. (30,000-50,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 26,000
A George IV mahogany centre table with marble top from Carrigglas Manor, Co. Longford. It was given to celebrate the completion of Carrig Glas Manor by the Italian branch of the family who owned the Carrara marble quarries. The black and grey striated marble used is a particularly rare outcrop of the deposit. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
Garret Morphey (d.1716) Portrait of the Playwright, William Congreve (1670-1729) Reclining in a Landscape (8,000-12,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 21,000
The Westmeath Challenge Urn, London 1834, mark of Charles Reily and George Storer (10,000-12,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 13,000
An Irish George II pine and oak side table designed by architect Sir Edward Lovett Pearce for Drumcondra House, Dublin. (5,000-8,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 16,000