Table and chairs by Cork master craftsman sell for €60,000

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Prism table and Figure of Six chairs by Joseph Walsh at Sheppards.

A set of six Figure of Six chairs and a Prism table by the world-renowned Cork master craftsman Joseph Walsh sold for a hammer price of €60,000 at Sheppards in Durrow last week. 

This was at the top estimate, and fees will add considerably to the price.