With everything from a fine Killarney wood table to a bronzed caryatid after Garnier Mealy’s antique and fine art sale at Kilfane House, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny at 11 a.m. on October 4 holds much to excite a cross section of collectors. This fascinating house contents sale will include some lots from the private collection of Sir Anthony O’Reilly at Castlemartin, Co. Kildare. Viewing gets underway at Kilfane on Saturday and there will be a shuttle bus service from The Longman of Kilfane, where the auction is to be held on Tuesday. There is a great selection of fine Irish furniture, gilt wood mirrors, art, bronzes, ceramics, glass, silver, rare books, rugs and garden furniture in an auction of over 600 lots. Both the sale and the catalogue are online. Here is a selection:
MID-18TH CENTURY IRISH SIDE TABLE (20,000-30,000) UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
AFTER GARNIER
a bronzed cast iron and parcel gilt caryatid, holding a cornucopia (5,800-6,500) UPDATE: THIS MADE 5,500 AT HAMMER
18TH CENTURY CARVED IRISH GILTWOOD WALL MIRROR,
the rococo crest with C-scrolls (8,000-12,000) UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 5,400 AT HAMMER
PIERRE LOUIS DÉTRIER (1822-1897),
after Giambologna (c. 1880), Nessus Abducting Deianara (5,000-6,000) UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 4,200 AT HAMMER
20TH CENTURY COPY OF THE GILT METAL MOUNTED WALNUT CYPHON TUBE BAROMETER,
after the original by Thomas Thompkin, in the Royal collection at Hampton Court Palace (3,000-4,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,800 AT HAMMER
A Killarney centre table (8,500-10,500) UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 7,000