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.