Antique and fine arts: Cabinets and curiosities for sale at Carrigtwohill auction

James Hicks cabinets and a 1969 portrait by Maurice Desmond are among the lots, writes Des O’Sullivan.

A graceful pair of antique glazed mahogany cabinets by the renowned Dublin maker James Hicks will come up at the Lynes & Lynes auction in Carrigtwohill, Co Cork next Saturday at 11am.

The three-door cabinets are set on a table base with square tapered supports. Latterly in use as filing cabinets in a solicitor’s office, they are estimated at €1,000-1,500 each.