Items formerly housed at Dromoland Castle in Co. Clare, former home of the O’Brien family; the bijou collection from Dublin dealer Jane Williams whose corner shop was opposite Dail Eireann and the Corcoran family collection of the Wexford Free Press will be included in Fonsie Mealy’s sale of 800 lots in Castlecomer on October 10. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:
A Hermes crocodile skin handbag (400-500) UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,000 AT HAMMER
William Crozier – Abstract Landscape (7,000-9,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 8,500 AT HAMMER
Gold medal awarded to Tom Kiely by the Amateur Athletic Union of the US (1888) (4,000-5,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 6,250 AT HAMMER
Portrait of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde – Sir Peter Lely and Studio (25,000-35,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 23,000 AT HAMMER