Fine furniture, Oriental porcelain, carpets and rugs, art, silver, jewellery and collectibles come up in abundance at Sheppards two day sale in Durrow, Co. Laois on June 30 and July 1. A c1780 carved gilt wood Chippendale pier mirror is estimated at 8,000-12,000 while an Arts and Craft silver serving spoon is estimated at just 50-80. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:
(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for June 19, 2015).
Irish eighteenth-century period silver table, circa 1760 (6,000-9,000)
Irish nineteenth-century carved gilt wood centre table (14,000-18,000)
John Singleton Copley (1737-1813) Portrait of a gentleman (15,000-25,000).
A Coalbrookedale garden seat (1,400-1,800).