Des O'Sullivan: 'Antique furniture continues to represent good value'

From an Irish Georgian fireplace to a Louis XV desk, over a thousand lots will be under the hammer at Irish auctions this week

A Louis XV ormolu mounted desk at Woodward, Cork.

A Louis XV ormolu mounted desk (€1,000-€2,000), a Sheraton inlaid bowfront sideboard (€600-€800), an Edwardian rolltop desk (€750-€1,000), a small Irish regency bookcase (€400-€500) and a pair of Edwardian demi-lune side tables €750-€1,000) give some indication of the value to be had at the Woodward online auction in Cork next Saturday (March 29). 

Some or all of these pieces will be picked up for less than the low estimate. Antique furniture continues to represent very good value.