Antiques: Hidden treasures at Woodfield House contents sale

Des O'Sullivan previews Sheppard's sale of contents of Woodfield House in County Clare and other lots 

Interior shot of Woodfield House, Broadford, Co Clare.

Big-house sales and hidden treasures go hand in hand. The sale next week by Sheppard's of contents of Woodfield House, Broadford, Co Clare, and lots from other clients too, is no exception.

Lot 400 is an oval portrait of a young girl wearing a white dress and floral turban. It is by Thomas Hickey, the Dublin born artist who died in Madras in 1824.