Irish auction house Sheppard's on Channel 4 TV show

Television series to showcase all the suspense and excitement of a sale by Sheppard's, writes Des O'Sullivan

A guitar signed by The Rolling Stones.

Irish auctioneers Sheppard's of Durrow are likely to be propelled into TV stardom thanks to the Country House Auction, a series of four one-hour programmes on Channel 4. The show, which is about to be broadcast, captures all the suspense and excitement of a live sale Sheppards conducted at Castle Durrow early last November.

While Sheppard's, Durrow and its castle are the stars of the show a sacred Tibetan meteorite iron Phurba, which made €140,000 at hammer over an estimate of €20,000-€30,000, is the star of the auction and the opening episode.