Chair the wealth at Sheppard’s sale

The two-day auction has every conceivable kind of chair on offer, from Gainsborough to Chinese Qing

Ziggy Bowie by LA Hart: spray paint on canvas, expected to fetch €400-€600

Art and antiques from Westport House, Luttrellstown Castle, Castle Durrow and Malahide Castle are among more than 1,200 lots going under the hammer at Sheppard’s two-day sale this week.

A piece with prime provenance is a 19th-century French ormolu-mounted corner cabinet from Westport House, expected to fetch (€8,000-€12,000). Given ...