Diamonds to delight at Marshs auction

It is one of the busiest weeks of the year, with auctions and fairs up and down the country.

Mealy’s will offer a selection which includes items from the Gore-Booth family, Lissadell House, and period furniture and decorative art from the collection of Anthony O’Reilly previously at Castlemartin, and items from the collection of the estate of the late Professor Anne Crookshank as well as the Mountainstown House great Irish elk antlers.

Viewing for the two-day winter sale, on December 6 and 7, gets under way in Castlecomer at noon tomorrow.