A Victorian copper bathtub and a 19th-century Tibetan thangka for auction

Des O'Sullivan checks out a three-day sale in Doneraile, Co Cork, and a Dublin auction

An antique Victorian copper bath tub and warmer at Aidan Foley's sale in Doneraile.

An antique Victorian copper bathtub is among the highlights at Aidan Foley's three-day sale in Doneraile next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (November 3, 4 and 5) at 6pm each day. From a period house in Mitchelstown, and complete with a traditional jug warmer, it is estimated at around €1,000. This auction, on view today, tomorrow and Monday, offers an outstanding collection of highly sought-after automobilia and pub memorabilia, including a Texaco double-sided forecourt sign from the 1960s, along with antique furniture, rugs, silver and jewellery.

A 19th-century mural thangka at James Adam in Dublin.

More than 400 lots of fine Asian art, including some real rarities, will come under the hammer at James Adam in Dublin on Wednesday week (November 12). 

A 19th-century Tibetan thangka or Buddhist temple painting leads the sale. The work on silk shows a four-armed deity, Padmapani, a personification of compassion in Buddhism. Most likely created for enshrinement on the wall of a large and significant monastery, it is estimated at €60,000-€80,000.