A Killarney wood tilt-top table is among the antique furniture, fine art and garden furniture at Woodwards auction in Cork on October 22. Two sets of Cork 11-bar chairs made by O’Connell’s – the Cork furniture making family – are each estimated at 1,000-2,000. There are chests of drawers with estimates from 100-400. A d-end twin pillar dining table is modestly estimated at just 200-300 and bureaux are estimated at just 100-200. Also on offer are a George II walnut chest of drawers (800-1,200), a French 18th century commode (700-1,000), three large Dutch baroque gilt framed mirrors c1700, a Georgian inlaid half moon card table (600-900), a Georgian teardrop chest (400-600), a William IV rosewood card table (300-500) and a set of eight ribbon back dining chairs (300-500). The Killarney table is estimated at 4,000-6,000. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:
A Killarney wood tip top table
A bow front chest of drawers by Cork furniture makers O’Connells
A set of Cork 11 bar chairs