A George III dining table at Sheppards sale in Co. Wicklow on June 26, 27 and 28 is of particular interest because of recent events Stateside. The 20 foot long table is estimated at 30,000-50,000. The estimate on a similar table at a sale in New York last month was the same. But the Regency four pedestal dining table from the Rockefeller Collection was knocked down for $468,500 dollars in a global sale where many lots exceeded all expectations. The $832 million realised from that auction was the highest total ever for a single collection and the most significant charitable auction in history.
Sheppards sale at Coolattin House, Shillelagh, Co. Wicklow is now on view. It is composed of lots from the collection of the late Kanturk based solicitor Gerard O’Keeffe and other clients. The sale will be held over six sessions next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 10.30 am and 2 pm on each day.
There is a series of 18th century Irish furniture pieces including two side tables with scallop carved aprons. Among the works of art is a Portrait of lady in a red silk gown by John Michael Wright. It is from Cloghan Castle, Co. Offaly and was purchased at a Sotheby’s sale of Old Master paintings in 1968. There is an Irish landscape by William Ashford and work by Hugh Douglas Hamilton.
The collection of Gerard O’Keeffe forms a major part of the sale and it includes a collection of ivory and a series of watches including a Piaget. There is a selection of contemporary Irish art and sculpture, Irish and international literature, bookcases and garden lots in a wide ranging auction of nearly 2,000 lots.
A George III four pillar dining table
A George III Chippendale bookcase
A portrait of a lady in a red silk
