Contents from great Irish houses in Sheppard’s sales

Des O’Sullivan previews the art, furniture, and more which will be auctioned at four sessions over two days.

Contents from Westport House, Luttrellstown Castle, Castle Durrow, and Malahide Castle are among the lots at the two-day sale at Sheppard’s in Durrow on Tuesday and Wednesday. More than 1,200 lots will come under the hammer at auctions scheduled to begin at 10.30am and 2pm on each day.

There is a French ormolu corner cabinet from Westport House, a brass lantern from Luttrellstown Castle, a 19th-century tapestry from Malahide Castle with lurchers and the castle in the background, and a pair of William IV ebony curtain poles from Castle Durrow.