Antiques: Auctions to crescendo with Bechstein baby grand piano

A baby grand piano and an ormolu side table are among prime lots at a variety of upcoming auctions, writes Des O'Sullivan

A Bechstein baby grand piano at Aidan Foley's Galway sale.

Collectors have much to choose from in a variety of upcoming sales up and down the country. 

Prime lots at Woodwards in Cork next Saturday, October 21, include an inlaid ormolu mounted side table, a set of Queen Anne chairs with hoof feet, a walnut serpentine-fronted desk, a William IV teapot and a Havana cigar humidor.

An inlaid ormolu mounted side table at Woodwards.

A Bechstein baby grand piano in perfect condition is a feature lot at Aidan Foley's two-day live and online sale at Kilcolgan, Co. Galway, on October 21 and 22 at noon on each day. 

Meantime, more than 500 lots will come under the hammer at RJ Keighery's sale in Waterford next Monday, October 16. 

Feature lots include a Victorian dining table with five leaves, a four-piece Irish silver tea and coffee set, two 19th-century ebonised burr walnut side cabinets with ormolu mounts and some Waterford Crystal chandeliers.