Antiques: Art, jewellery, furniture and collectibles under the hammer

There's something for everyone at upcoming auctions in Ireland, writes Des O'Sullivan

A doll's house at Woodwards sale in Cork today (March 7).

From art and jewellery to antique furniture, paintings and collectibles at all price points all sorts of everything will be available at auctions up and down Ireland in the coming days. In Dublin, art by Roderic O'Conor and Paul Henry heads up an Irish and International art sale with a combined estimate of more than €1 million at Whyte's on Monday evening.

The Jewellery Box sale at James Adam on Tuesday (March 10) offers 234 lots headed by an emerald and diamond dress ring (€10,000-€15,000). Both these auctions are now on view.

An emerald and diamond dress ring at Adam's in Dublin.

Auctions in Cork by Aidan Foley, Woodwards and Hegarty's in Bandon offer a wide variety of lots at lower price points. Top lots at Woodwards today (March 7) are an Edwardian economy dining table (€1,000-€2,000) and a five-piece cast-iron patio suite (1,200-€1,800). 

The three-day sale by Aidan Foley in Doneraile on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 6pm each day offers a library collection, art, antique furniture and rugs, silver and a collection of whiskey. The online sale at Hegarty's in Bandon at 11am on Wednesday features an oil-on-canvas by Graham Knuttel, a five-stone diamond ring and an antique pair of Cork elbow chairs.