Sumptuous antique show at RDS

The week ends with a grand finale at the RDS, the 42nd Irish Antique Dealers’ Association Fair where 45 exhibitors will offer the cream of antiques in Ireland.

George Stacpoole will have pieces by EW Godwin, a key 19th-century designer who designed much of the furniture for Dromore Castle in Co Limerick.

Rare ceramics on his stand include a piece of Charles Stewart Parnell memorabilia, a nine-inch octagonal platemade in Staffordshire circa 1880. ...