Carraganes House in Monkstown offers an impressive collection of antiques, writes Des O’Sullivan.

Paintings from Morgan O’Driscoll’s online auction of Irish art are being sold to help fund the new West Cork Arts Centre, the building of which is now nearing completion at Skibbereen.

THOSE in need of a fix at this fallow time of year for auctions can always head west.

A breakfront bookcase from the White Star liner, Celtic, which foundered on rocks at the entrance to Cork Harbour in 1928, comes up at the Lynes and Lynes sale in Carrigtuohill, Co Cork, on Jan 26.

A Cork Georgian silver sauceboat is a feature lot at Woodwards auction of silver, antique furniture and art next Wednesday at 6pm.