Varied and interesting lots at Lynes & Lynes July auction

Des O’Sullivan previews some of the 400 interesting items up for auction in Carrigtwohill next weekend.

From Georgian bedside chests to large ship models, Nankin blue and white plates, to an antique lead water cistern, dated 1776, the selection of more than 400 lots at Lynes and Lynes in Carrigtwohill on Saturday, July 16, is varied and interesting.

The sale, drawn mainly from executors of various Cork estates, offers antique furniture, art, porcelain and collectibles items.

Among the highlights are a Victorian breakfront bookcase (€3,000-€4,000), a large antique lead water cistern with owner’s initials WR (€1,000-€2,000) and a gilt oil of Venus and Adonis with an old Cork table of R and W Clarke.

The late 18th / early 19th century work is estimated at €1,000-€1,500.

A lead water cistern dated 1776 and bearing the owner’s initials (WR) is one of the interesting items next weekend in Carrigaline. It’s estimated at €1,000-€2,000.

Among the more unusual items are five large ship models, each estimated at €500-€800 and all made in Cork — they measure over seven feet long apiece.

They are the warships Bismarck, the USS New Jersey and the Yamato and the ocean liners Lusitania and Titanic.

Collectibles like a fine pair of Georgian garden seats estimated at €1,000-€1,500 to two old dolls (€50-€100), a section of old Nankin blue and white plates (€100-€200) and a Dutch silver oval jardiniere c 1900 (€150-€200), will create interest.

Five large model ships, all built in Cork, are in the Lynes & Lynes sale on July 16. They include the Titanic, the Lusitania, and (above) the famous German WWII battleship, the Bismarck.

Books include works of Cork interest and the art includes Autumn Fruits by Gretta O’Brien (€300-€500) and a watercolour of St Luke’s Church in Cork from Mahony’s Avenue by CM Doran (€100-€200).

All lots are available to view at www.lynesandlynes.com

The sale will be on view in Carrigtwohill from 10am to 8pm next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

One of the highlights at the auction next weekend is this four-door Victorian breakfront bookcase which is expected to fetch €3,000-€4,000.