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There will be much to tempt collectors at Mealy’s Christmas sale in Castlecomer on December 19.  This is a sale of 650 lots of  art, antiques and collectibles from various private estates.  Viewing gets underway at noon on Sunday. The catalogue is online. Here is a sample:

The Georgian Society records of 18th century domestic architecture in Ireland.  UPDATE: THIS LOT MADE 370 AT HAMMER

A French Empire gilt boudoir mantle clock  UPDATE: THIS MADE 180 AT HAMMER

A compostion marble bust of Diana.  UPDATE: THIS MADE 270 AT HAMMER

A claret jug in the form of an eagle is the opening lot at Mealy’s mid summer sale in Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny on July 15.  It is estimated at 700-1,100 in a sale of more than 600 lots of fine and decorative art. Lot 34 is The Georgian Society records volumes 1, 2 and 3 printed in Dublin in 1911 and estimated at 1,000-1,500. A full size Victorian snooker table has an estimate of 1,500-2,500 and Ken O’Neill’s Elegance on a Beach has an estimate of 500 to 800.  The catalogue is on line. Here is a taster menu.

BERNARD DE HOOG (1867-1943), Cottage Interior (10,000-15,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 7,200 AT HAMMER

A William IV Games Table (5,000-7,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,500 AT HAMMER

A decanter in the shape of an eagle.  UPDATE: THIS MADE 795 AT HAMMER

The Georgian Society’s Volumes 1, II and III  UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR 800 AT HAMMER

A full size Victorian snooker table.  UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,800

Ken O’Neill – Elegance on a Beach (500-800).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD