A 19th century inlaid foldover card table UPDATE: THIS MADE €300 AT HAMMER
The auction by Mullen’s of Laurel Park, Bray on February 1 kicks off a busy week of sales in Ireland. Estimates for furniture are reasonable and there is no shortage of attractive antique pieces like a 19th century walnut and kingwood foldover card table (€400-€600), a continental display cabinet (€500-€700), a Georgian mahogany chest on chest (€500-€800) and a vintage Beidermeier style kingwood and walnut pedestal desk (€400-€600).
The most expensively estimated lot, from a total of 633, is a Georgian mahogany bureau bookcase with an architectural pediment and mirrored doors (€1,500-€2,000). There is value in pieces like an early carved oak court cupboard (€300-€400), an embossed leather five fold screen (€200-€300), a set of ten dining chairs (€500-€800) and a nest of quartetto tables (€300-€400). An Irish four piece silver tea set, made in Dublin in 1973, is estimated at €800-€1,200).
The auction is on view from 10 am to 4 pm today and tomorrow. The catalogue is online and the sale kicks of at 6 pm.
A 1973 Irish silver tea service UPDATE: THE CLOSING BID WAS €1,950