Nearly 1,600 lots are to come under the hammer at three days of sales at Sheppards, Durrow, Co. Laois on October 20, 21 and 22. There is furniture, paintings, a huge choice of collectible and decorative items with Asian art to be sold on October 22. A pair of satinwood and painted commodes, decorative Sevres urns, an ormolu mounted Chinese Imari garniture and a c1720 herringbone inlaid walnut chest on chest are among the delights on offer. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:
One of a pair of George III Chinese Chippendale carved gilt wood console tables (15,000-25,000)
A pair of 19th century satinwood and painted commodes (10,000-15,000)
Hugh Douglas Hamilton, 1740-1808 – Portrait of Henry Grattan (1,000-1,500)
Pair of nineteenth-century Japanese Imari vases (600-900)
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Nineteenth-century brass bound oyster bucket (500-800)
Set of ten nineteenth-century Chippendale chairs (8,000-12,000)