In the salerooms

Robert Rackard An auction of 600 lots of antiques and fine art will be held by Robert Rackard, Caim, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford on Saturday next, 30 October. Robert Rackard An auction of 600 lots of antiques and fine art will be held by Robert Rackard, Caim, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford on Saturday next, 30 October. Items include a Victorian mahogany chest on chest, estimate ?3,000-3,500; Victorian mahogany 11ft dining table, ?6,000-6,500; Georgian mahogany D-end dining table, ?3,000-3,500; Victorian rosewood card table, ?1,800-2,000; and a mahogany bureau bookcase, ?2,500-3,000. Also included is a rouge and white marble fireplace, estimate ?4,000-5,000; Victorian mahogany canterbury whatnot, ?1,200-1,400; Victorian mahogany music cabinet, ?700-800; and an ebony Bluthner baby grand piano, ?6,500-7,500. There is also a selection of oils and watercolours by John Edwin Foley. Oliver Usher An auction of antique furniture and house contents will be sold by Oliver Usher at Gleneagles, Ballintlieve, Moynalty, Kells, Co Meath on Saturday next, 30 October. Items to be offered at the sale include a Victorian mahogany bookcase, estimate about ?1,000; Victorian roll-top desk, ?600-800; pine and oak 4-door bookcase, ?1,000-1,200; 2 good Victorian mahogany sideboards, ?800-1,200 each; and Georgian and Victorian chests of drawers which are estimated at ?500-800 each. O'Reilly's A diamond solitaire ring sold for ?13,500 at O'Reilly's, Francis Street, Dublin on 13 October. Other results included ?10,200 for an antique diamond and ruby 3-stone ring; diamond solitaire, ?7,800; 5-stone diamond ring, ?6,300; diamond solitaire ring, ?5,300; a diamond eternity ring, ?4,200; ladies Rolex Oyster Perpetual wristwatch, ?2,750; and an emerald and diamond dress ring, ?2,500. RJ Keighery A walnut bookcase sold for ?3,400 at the recent sale held by R.J. Keighery, Waterford. Other prices included ?2,700 for a tripod table; set 14 ladderback chairs, ?2,300; walnut writing desk, ?2,100; Adam style marble fire surround, ?2,000; mahogany secretaire bookcase, ?1,850; and a Victorian bookcase, ?1,800. Fairs & Exhibitions Oliver Gormley Exhibiting at The Quality Hotel, Wexford during the Wexford Opera Festival is Oliver Gormley from Omagh. Artists include Carol Ann Waldron, Ross Wilson, Gladys Maccabe, Ronan Davidson, Eileen Meagher, and Senan O'Brien. Prices range from ?400 upwards. Magil Fine Art Also exhibiting at The Quality Hotel, Wexford is Magil Fine Art (prop. Bernadette Murphy) of Bachelors Walk, Dublin, who has returned to the Slaney Suite in the hotel this year following a successful exhibition last year. A fine collection of 20 century and contemporary Irish art is on view. Excellent paintings by six well-known Russian artists, recently sourced in St Petersburg, are also on show. The exhibition continues until November 1. Kerry Fair The Kerry antiques and collectables Fair will be held at the Brandon Hotel, Tralee, tomorrow, Sunday. The Fair will exhibit for sale an extensive range of furniture, fine jewellery, silver, paintings, prints, coins, bank notes, curios, etc., on over 50 stands. There are also uniforms and an Edison Phonograph 1903 in perfect working order. Dun Laoghaire Fair An antiques and collectables Fair will be held in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, tomorrow and on Monday, 24/25 October. The hotel is expected to close for about 3 years while major building and refurbishment take place. The Fair will be attended by 45 dealers displaying art glass, antique clocks, furniture, jewellery, silver, paintings, books and prints. Book Fair The ongoing holiday weekend books and collectors' Fair being held at the local Band Hall at Blessington, Co Wicklow will continue until Monday next. Prints, pictures and other collectables will also feature.