700 lots at Irish antique, furniture sale

FRESH from the success of selling a million euro artwork in Dublin last week auctioneers James Adam will hold the annual Country House Collections sale at Slane Castle, Co.

Meath next Tuesday. The 700 lot sale is strong on fine antique Irish furniture and features silver, glass, porcelain, pictures and photography. There are pieces from the estate of Henriette and Serge Boissevain, formerly of Ballynatray House, Co Waterford, and from the collection of the late Senator Edward McGuire, as well as silver commissioned by Archbishop Ryder of Tuam in the mid-18th century.

The Jack Yeats masterpiece, A Fair Day, Mayo, which has already been featured on this page, became the highest priced painting sold at auction in Ireland when it made a hammer price of €1 million at Adams last week. Viewing for the Slane Castle sale at 10.30am next Tuesday gets underway in Co. Meath today. Viewing from 11am to 5pm today and tomorrow and from 9.30am to 4pm on Monday.