A German hotelier in the wrong place at the right time

We've all become unhappily accustomed to restrictions on our movement. One lot at Woodward’s first-ever online-only auction in Cork next Saturday demonstrates that lockdown comes in many forms, and that there is nothing new about it.
A German hotelier in the wrong place at the right time
Sat, 23 May, 2020 - 11:00
Des O’Sullivan

The Queen's Hotel, Queenstown, Ireland by Walter Richards at Woodward's online auction.
The Queen's Hotel, Queenstown, Ireland by Walter Richards at Woodward's online auction.

WE’VE all become unhappily accustomed to restrictions on our movement. One lot at Woodward’s first-ever online-only auction in Cork next Saturday demonstrates that lockdown comes in many forms, and that there is nothing new about it.

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