In the SALEROOMS

FONSIE MEALY

In Fonsie Mealy’s Rare Book & Collectors’ Sale, which took place on October 3, a 1911 All-Ireland ‘Substitute Final’ medal sold for €2,600. That year, the All-Ireland hurling championship was scheduled to play at the Cork Athletic grounds. The contenders were Limerick and Kilkenny. But, after days of heavy rain, the pitch was unplayable. The match was rearranged to be played at Thurles. Limerick refused to play anywhere but Cork and, as a result, Kilkenny got a walkover. A substitute match was arranged, and Kilkenny played (and beat) Tipperary. Other highlights included a rare first edition of Flann O’Brien’s novel At

Swim Two

Birds (1939) which sold for €2,400. See fonsiemealy.ie.

LEV MITCHELL

The contents of two local period houses will be up for auction at Milltown Country Auction Rooms, Dundalk, Co Louth, on Monday at 2pm. The sale is conducted by Lev Mitchell & Sons in conjunction with Joe Lennon of Milltown Country Auction Rooms. Items in the sale include a Regency mahogany dining table (est €1,200 to €1,500); a set of eight Victorian mahogany dining chairs (est €400 to €600); a 19th -century oak coffer (est

€400 to €600) and a horn gramophone (est €300 to

€400). Online bidding is on easyliveauction.com and milltownauctionrooms. com.

ANTIQUE & VINTAGE FAIRS

The Northern Irish dealers Jim Magill and Peter Edwards will be coming to Dublin’s RDS for the

50 Plus Expo/Back to our Past, which runs from today until Sunday. They’ll be bringing a selection of vintage movie posters, collectable vinyl records, and vintage watches as well as a large collection of Irish silver and banknotes. They’re also offering a free valuation service on the day. Up North, an AVA Antique & Collectors Fair will take place at the Leighinmohr Hotel, Ballymena, on Sunday. The fair runs from

11am to 6pm; entry is £2.

O’REILLY’S

The next auction of fine jewellery, watches and silver at O’Reilly’s Auction Rooms, Francis Street, Dublin, takes place on October 25 at

1pm. Alongside the usual array of diamonds, the sale includes some striking rings with coloured stones: an emerald and diamond cluster ring, mounted in platinum (est €15,000 to

€17,000) and a pink sapphire and diamond cluster ring (est €4,000 to €4,500). See oreillysfineart.com.

MORGAN O’DRISCOLL

Bidding at Morgan O’Driscoll’s Irish Art Online Auction continues until Monday, ending between 6.30pm and 9.30pm. Highlights include paintings Geese in the Poppy Meadow by Kenneth Webb (pictured); Female Still Life Calender ,Aprilby John Shinnors (est €5,000 to €7,000); and Cecil Maguire’s On the Beach II (est €2,000 to €4,000). There are also a number of sculptures in the sale, including Bearing Gifts (est €5,000 to €7,000), a small bronze bear by Patrick O’Reilly. See morganodriscoll.com.