Around 1,600 lots will come under the hammer at three days of sales at Mealy’s in Castlecomer on March 24, 25 and 26. The largest sale by volume conducted by Mealy’s over many years will include 300 lots from Stranocum Hall, Co. Antrim. There is everything from a William Sadler painting of shipping off Dublin to George IV Irish mahogany sofas, a large Victorian serving table and an Edison standard phonograph. The catalogue is online. Here is a small sample.
WILLIAM SADLER II (1782-1839),
Shipping off Dublin, with Lighthouse and Figures (600-900). UPDATE: SOLD FOR 3,700
LARGE VICTORIAN MAHOGANY SIDE OR SERVING TABLE (2,000-4,000) UPDATE: SOLD FOR 2,200
One of a pair of Irish George IV sofas probably by Mack Williams and Gibton (10,000-20,000). UPDATE: SOLD FOR 12,000
AN EDISON STANDARD PHONOGRAPH (200-300) UPDATE: SOLD FOR 300
The Dining Room at Stranocum Hall
(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for March 13, 2015).