An early Irish Georgian section dining table comes up at the Lynes and Lynes auction in Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork on July 26. It dates to around 1740-60 and is estimated at 2,000-2,500. A pair of c1830 Irish side cabinets with marble tops carry an estimate of 4,000-6,000. There is an Irish four poster bed by Williams and Gibton c1820 (1,500-2,000) and a seven foot long Irish hunt table (3,500-4,500). Collectibles include a signed copy of The Music of Freedom by patriot, author and playwright Terence MacSwiney – who died on hunger strike in Brixton Prison in 1920 while Lord Mayor of Cork. Printed by The Risen Gaedhael Press in Cork it dates to 1907 and is estimated at just 60-80. The catalogue for the auction is online. Here is a small selection:
A figured mahogany Irish hunt table (seven feet) (3,500-4,500). UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,700
A Irish four poster bed c1820 (1,500-2,500). UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,150
Terence MacSwiney. The Music of Freedom (60-80). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 640
A Regency sofa table (1.000-1,500) UPDATE: TIS SOLD FOR 1,000
Early Irish Georgian dining table (2,000-2,500) UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD.