Finest furniture set to fetch top prices

THE sale at Woodwards in Cork next Wednesday at 6pm is to feature a three-pillar dining table by the O’Connell family of well known Cork furniture makers. It is estimated at €1,000-€2,000.

Meanwhile, a French Napoleon III wine cooler (€1,500-€2,000), a Regency sideboard (€800-€1,500) and a long case clock by Jonathan Wheeler, Cork, (€500-€800) are among the other lots certain to create interest.

Other lots include a Vienna clock (€400-€600), a Scotch chest (€400-€600), a bow front serving table (€300-€400), an Eileen Gray E1027 chrome table (€300-€400), a pair of cast iron garden seats (€1,500-€2,000) and a garden statue of Venus (€250-4€00).