Lots of furniture on offer at Woodwards

A set of Cork inlaid 11-bar dining chairs and a pair of cast-iron benches are among the highlights at Woodward’s opening auction of 2015 in Cork next Wednesday at 6pm.

Each is estimated at €2,000 to €3,000. The sale includes contents from houses recently sold by Woodward’s such as a Georgian dome-topped mahogany wine cooler on stand (€600 to €800), an oval two-tier butler’s table (€400 to €600), and a parquetry inlaid, kidney- shaped writing desk (€500 to €600).

Other furniture lots include a Georgian bureau bookcase (€1,000 to €1,500), an Edwardian inlaid walnut credenza (€800 to €1,000), a Georgian square table on pod (€600 to €1,000), a French walnut writing desk (€750 to €1,000), a Regency sofa table (€500 to €800) and a Victorian chest of drawers (€400 to €600).