Antique furniture, art, bronzes, chandeliers and gilt antique over mantle mirrors will come under the hammer at an auction at Wanderers RFC, Merrion Road, Dublin on March 8. The Ashgrove Group of auctioneers in association with Drums Auctioneers will offer contents from St. Peters, Ailesbury Road, Dublin, a family home for most of the last 40 years. Furniture includes a Bergere suite in the style of Anjelica Kaufman, a regency tradition dining table and a set of ten Chippendale style dining chairs. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:
A Chippendale tradition carved wood cartouche shaped mirror with exotic bird mounts. UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,050
A set of 10 Chippendale tradition dining chairs (1,000-1,200).UPDATE – SOLD FOR 1,000
Percy French – West of Ireland cottage in a landscape (watercolour) (3,000-4,000). UPDATE: SOLD FOR 2,300
A Regency Irish mahogany card table (600-800). UPDATE – SOLD FOR 400
A Georgian fold over card table on platform base with lyre support (1,000-1,500). UPDATE – SOLD FOR 800