Antiques: Rich pickings at two Cork city auctions

Des O'Sullivan previews today's online auctions at Marshs and Woodwards

A Georgian Cork sideboard with centre drawer, side presses and brass handles at Marshs today.

Auctions may not be quite like buses, but two have come along together in Cork city centre today. Woodwards kicks off online at 10am, Marshs at 11. Top lots out of 377 on offer at Woodwards include Iranian and Persian rugs and runners (€600-€1,200), longcase clocks (€400-€800), a pair of Victorian cast-iron garden urns (€700-€1,000) and a cast-iron garden bench (€500-€800). 

Top furniture lots include a Georgian inlaid walnut and mahogany bureau (€250-€350), a bevelled glass-topped conservatory table (€300-€500), a Victorian demi-lune card table (€200-€300) and a George II mahogany card table (€400-€600).