A single antique can carry as much historical interest as an entire estate. A silver spoon, signed painting, military medal or piece of Irish glass may have a…
The market for antique Irish clocks and their movements rewards specialist inspection. Cork and Dublin makers produced longcase, bracket and lantern clocks…
Heirloom furniture is rarely just a chair, table or chest. It can hold a family story, a sense of continuity and memories that no reproduction captures. A…
Nineteenth-century Cork pottery offers collectors a tangible link to industrial-era Ireland. Jugs, bowls, plates and vases combine practical forms with…
A set of Irish silver forks can be worth far more than its scrap value when its marks, age, design and history appeal to collectors. The strongest examples…
Antique silver marks are compact clues to an object's origin, maker, and metal standard, but they are evidence, not a complete verdict. Hallmarks may include…
An Irish Georgian table is valued for its age, craftsmanship, character and connection to Ireland’s eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century interiors. The…
Cork’s antiques did not arrive through a single doorway. They followed the River Lee, crossed the Atlantic, travelled by railway and passed through family…
Auction etiquette for newcomers to Cork Auction Rooms is less about learning a formal code and more about being prepared, courteous, and decisive. Monthly…
The Irish War of Independence of 1919–21 was fought by the Irish Volunteers, later associated with the Irish Republican Army, against British forces. Artefacts…