The catalogue for the six day auction at Cahir Park House in 1962 (80-120) UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 150
There is always something of interest for everyone at rare books sales and Fonsie Mealy’s at the Ormonde Hotel in Kilkenny on May 19 is no exception. Antique collectors of every sort will be interested in lot 577, the catalogue for the six day sale at Cahir Park House, Co. Tipperary in March 1962. The sale was carried out by Battersby and Co. on the instructions of the executors of the late Col. R.B. Charteris.
The 677 lot auction offers a rich section of sporting memorabilia and a wide variety of other items of interest. The catalogue is online.
(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for May 8, 2015).
There are two original coders used for the transatlantic telegraph (60-80). UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR 100
The match sliotar from the 1913 All-Ireland Hurling Final (800-1,000). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 2,100