Window of opportunity for antique collectors
The Schreiber Collection of salt glaze ceramics made €55,000 at auction, setting the tone for a recession- busting sale.
A 1969 Rolls Royce made €46,000. The car had just one previous owner and a genuine 68,000 miles on the clock. Auctioneer George Mealy, who opened the bidding at €20,000, said that it had been chauffeur driven for the late Mrs Ambrose Congreve. An absentee bidder chased the shell grey Rolls Royce Phantom VI to €45,000, but it was bought in the marquee by a Dublin buyer who wished to remain anonymous. He did say that he thought he had got a bargain.
