Extraordinary collection paying homage to an historic Louth pub

The Clermont Collection is a treasure trove of early 20th-century advertising and pub-fitting memorabilia

The furnishings and bric-a-brac of legendary Louth pub The Clermont Arms are up for sale on July 30 and 31

For collectors of Irish art and antiques, those happy souls energised by the thrill of the auction, July can be something of a desert, with neither auctioneer nor hammer in sight. But fear ...