Auction results Tuesday (September 13th) Hegarty's Auction Rooms, The Bypass, Bandon, Co Cork. Lot 37, an Irish three-door mahogany library bookcase, €6,300 (€3,000-€5,000); Bog Flowers (oil-on-canvas) by Patrick Scott €2,300 (€2,500-€3,000). Three Figures at Night by Markey Robinson, with an Oriel Gallery stamp on reverse, estimated at €9,500-€10,000, failed to sell.
Thursday (September 15th) Ashgrove Auctions at The Pavilion, Punchestown Racecourse, Co Kildare. Conclusion of three-day sale of almost 3,000 props from the TV drama Penny Dreadful, with 97 per cent of lots sold.
Forthcoming auctions
Tomorrow, Sunday (September 25th) Matthews Auction Rooms, Oldcastle, Co Meath. Antiques auction at 2pm includes the contents of Irishtown House (Mullingar) and items from Cree House (Birr). Monday (September 26th) Donohoe's Auctioneers, Goresbridge, Co Kilkenny. Auction at 11am of the contents of 'Grange Sylvae', Duninga, Goresbridge. To include Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian furniture, pictures, glass, porcelain and mirrors.
Monday (September 26th) Whyte’s, Irish & International art auction at RDS, Hall 6, Anglesea Road entrance, Dublin 4 at 6pm.
Wednesday (September 28th) Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers, "Rare Book & Collectibles Sale" – including GAA memorabilia – at the Ormonde Hotel, Kilkenny, 10.30am.
Forthcoming fairs and valuations
Sunday (September 25th) Antiques, Art & Vintage Fair, Woodlands House Hotel, Adare, Co Limerick. 11am-6pm.
Sunday (September 25th) Antiques and Vintage Fair, Mount Wolseley Hotel, Tullow, Co Carlow. 11.30am - 6pm.
Saturday (October 1st) Bonhams, 31 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2. Matthew Haley, heads of books and manuscripts at Bonhams, London will talk about "How to Buy a Rare Book" (in conjunction with the Dublin Book Fair) at 11am and provide book valuations. Entry free but booking required through Bonhams' Dublin office.
Today and tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday (September 24th and 25th) Irish Antique Dealers’ Association 51st annual fair at the RDS, Dublin 4. Today 11am-7pm; tomorrow (Sunday) 11am-6pm.
Today and tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday (September 24th and 25th) Antiques Fair, Wells House and Gardens, Ballyedmond, Gorey, Co Wexford. noon-5pm. See wellshouse.ie