There is a wide ranging choice among more than 800 lots at Sheppards sale in Durrow on December 1. One of the more expensively estimated lots is an Irish George III white marble and scagliola chimney piece in the manner of Pietro Bossi (30,000-50,000). There is antique furniture, lighting, rugs, art, Chinese porcelain, decorative items and clocks in a sale which includes jewellery from the collection of the Hon. Doreen O’Brien (1888-1960), daughter of the 14th Baron of Inchoquin. Among these is a diamond tiara estimated at 6,000-9,000. Lot 601 in this auction is a prime Irish George II walnut settee c1745 estimated at 8,000-12,000. The catalogue is online.
An Irish George II walnut and upholstered settee at Sheppards on December 1. UPDATE: THIS MADE 9,100
A diamond tiara from the collection of the Hon. Doreen O’Brien UPDATE: THIS MADE 20,000
An Irish George III fireplace. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD