350-year-old lowboy — the one for you boy

One of a pair of cast iron garden seats with an estimate of

A piece of furniture which has done trojan service for more than 350 years is a feature lot at Woodward’s sale in Cork next Wednesday (March 12) at 6pm. A circa 1660 lowboy in oak with walnut veneer is estimated at €500-€1,000. This sale promises to be strong in furniture.

There is a set of Cork 11-bar chairs (€2,000-€3,000); a Georgian burr elm bureau (€750-€1,000); an inlaid walnut credenza (€500-€1,000); a mahogany and walnut linen press (€700-€1,000); a long triple pillar dining table (€700-€1,000), and a set of eight Georgian dining chairs (€1,000-€2,000) among the lots on offer.