Action alert: Eden Hall, Co. Kilkenny

LARGE 19TH-CENTURY PINE KITCHEN TABLE
Sheppard’s Irish Auction House, based in Durrow, County Laois in Ireland will be holding a sale of the contents of Eden Hall, a farmhouse located in County Kilkenny. The 2-day auction takes place on 31st January & 1st February 2023, beginning each day at 10am.

The sale lots are very eclectic; art, ceramics, lighting and furniture spanning centuries, styles and continents. Their sale catalogue is interactive, so I’ve embedded it below.

The purchaser shall pay the hammer price together with a buyer’s premium of 25% including VAT.

Worldwide shipping available please contact us on shipping@sheppards.ie for more details.

Bid via EasyLiveAuction, Invaluable, Live Auctioneers or The Saleroom. Check each website for the fees that they charge for their service.

19TH-CENTURY DOMED AND BOUND TRUNK

Lot 7: 19TH-CENTURY DOMED AND BOUND TRUNK

The lid opening to a storage interior
Estimate: €600 – €800

19TH-CENTURY TOLEWARE BATH

Lot 88: 19TH-CENTURY TOLEWARE BATH

With armorial painted decoration. 50 cm. high; 90 cm. wide; 70 cm. deep
Estimate: €300 – €500

ISLAMIC BRONZE AND SILVER INLAID CASKET

Lot 117: ISLAMIC BRONZE AND SILVER INLAID CASKET

Of rectangular form with chamfered corners, the lift-up lid opening to a fitted lidded interior, 18th-century. 8 cm. high; 17 cm. wide
Estimate: €500 – €800

FRENCH SCHOOL clown watercolour

Lot 173: FRENCH SCHOOL

Clown. Watercolour. Indistinctly signed. Dated 1969. 53 x 32 cm.
Estimate: €200 – €300

4 antique painted kitchen chairs

Lot 277: 4 antique painted kitchen chairs

87 cm. high; 46 cm. wide; 44 cm. deep
Estimate: €80 – €120

MID CENTURY LEATHER CHAIR

Lot 388: DESIGNER MID-CENTURY LEATHER CHAIR

Raised on hooped ends. 93 cm. high; 76 cm. wide; 84 cm. deep
Estimate: €200 – €300

LARGE 19TH-CENTURY PINE KITCHEN TABLE

Lot 457: LARGE 19TH-CENTURY PINE KITCHEN TABLE

The elongated rectangular shaped top with rounded corners, above a conforming frieze, raised on turned legs. 76 cm. high; 272 cm. wide; 82 cm. deep
Estimate: €800 – €1200

PAIR OF 20TH-CENTURY INDUSTRIAL STYLE TABLES

Lot 566: PAIR OF 20TH-CENTURY INDUSTRIAL STYLE TABLES

Each with a rectangular shaped top, raised on X-framed supports. 70 cm. high; 40 cm. wide; 30 cm. deep
Estimate: €500 – €800

PAIR HIDE UPHOLSTERED SETTEES

Lot 627: PAIR HIDE UPHOLSTERED SETTEES

Each with a deep buttoned back above a loose cushioned seat. 100 cm. high; 210 cm. wide; 73 cm. deep
Estimate: €500 – €800

 
 
 

Auction Alert: Ushers New Year’s sale

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This week’s selection taken from Ushers New Year’s sale is probably the most eclectic array of items we’ve ever featured on an Auction Alert post. The auction takes place in Kells, Co. Meath, Ireland on 31st January 2022 from 11am.

Included in the sale are house clearances from Sandymount, Boyne Road Navan & Garden Effects from Kilpatrick House Ardee. Individual lots can be seen on their EasyLiveAuction page and, in addition, there are lots of group photographs to see on their WordPress website.

Ushers give no estimates, no descriptions, no condition reports and no dimensions are supplied. There’s merely an item title for each lot. We’ve found that where there’s a lack of measurements, a good idea is to look for the lot number in the photograph. You can roughly judge the size of an item from the lot number’s sticky label.

The fact that the sale is in Ireland won’t suit most of our readers. However, Ushers state simply, “Delivery, shipping and packing can be arranged”.

Wooden butter bowl + butter stamp

Lot 16: Wooden butter bowl + butter stamp

Salter weights + scales

Lot 37: Salter weights + scales

Metal coffee bin

Lot 148: Metal tea/coffee bin

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Lot 151: Fry’s Milk Chocolate advert

Crystal chandalier

Lot 410: Crystal chandelier

Pine plate rack

Lot 554: Pine plate rack
C. 3ft 2inch W

Chopper bike

Lot 574: Chopper bike

Set of 4 cast metal Le Cruset cooking pots

Lot 581: Set of 4 cast metal Le Cruset cooking pots

Vintage food safe

Lot 625: Vintage food safe

Gimme Five: Irish products

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Selection of five Irish products | H is for Home

Lá Fhéile Pádraig or St Patrick’s Day is coming up next week so we thought we’d highlight a selection of Irish products for today’s Gimme Five! post.

No kitsch leprechauns or silly foam hats here, just some lovely Irish-made or themed homewares that we’d be happy to give house-room!

  1. Irish Lights lighthouse print by Longshot Press: £60, Notonthehighstreet
  2. Dotty Sheep oil cloth bag & purse: £19, Ulster Weavers
  3. Irish coffee glasses: £14.29, Amazon
  4. Coole Swan Superior Irish cream liqueur & glass: £25, John Lewis
  5. Shamrock coasters: £11.04, Etsy

World Dolls Series: Ireland

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World Dolls Series: Ireland book front cover

We’re back touring!

World Dolls Series: Ireland book showing J Giplin illustrator information

We’ve crossed the sea to Ireland in our World Dolls Series – a charming collection of children’s books produced in the 1960s.

World Dolls Series: Ireland book showing Patrick carrying his shillelagh

Our guides for this leg of the journey are Kathleen & Patrick – two dolls who once stood side by side in a Dublin shop window. There’ll certainly be no misbehaving on this trip – Patrick has his shillelagh at the ready for anyone who steps out of line!

World Dolls Series: Ireland book showing Irish tweed

Gorgeous illustrations once more – this time the work of J.Giplin from the Birmingham School of Design.

World Dolls Series book showing Irish round towers

We’re taken on a journey through pretty country landscapes…

World Dolls Series: Ireland book showing Giant's Causeway

…eating hearty home cooked food as we go.

World Dolls Series: Ireland book showing Irish bread

What’s not to like?

World Dolls Series: Ireland book showing Irish barm brack

We venture across the Channel to France next time!