This seven door Robert Strahan made bookcase was designed for a Gothic Revival house in Tralee. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 8,000
This large oak seven door bookcase is one of a number of fine pieces of furniture by the renowned Dublin makers Robert Strahan from The Mercy Convent, Balloonagh, Tralee, Co. Kerry which auctioneer Denis Lynes will auction at the convent on November 14. The firm of Robert Strahan was founded in 1776 at Chancery Lane in Dublin.
The sisters acquired it in the 1920’s at the auction of the Collis-Sandes estate at the Gothic Revival Oakpark House nearby. The estimate on the piece is 5,000-10,000. The entire contents of the Mercy Convent at Rosscarbery have been added to the Lynes and Lynes sale.
UPDATE: The auction was a sellout and the bookcase made 8,000.