Antiques in brief

There is confidence at Woodward’s that the Atkinson painting of the Royal Yacht Squadron escorting Queen Victoria to Cork Harbour in August 1849, (dubbed ‘Famine Queen’ at the time), will find a buyer at auction today. 

The rare pictorial record of the visit, after which Cobh was renamed Queenstown, will highlight the sale of antiques and fine art due to get underway at 11am.

The painting, by George Mounsey Wheatley Atkinson, has aroused significant interest and is estimated at €25,000-€30,000. The auction offers a particularly good selection of fine antique furniture.