Milford House gives up its colonial spoils

Russian religious icons from the 18th century

Seldom does an auctioneer arriving to catalogue a house contents sale find the sort of treasure trove that awaited Fonsie Mealy at Milford House in Co Carlow. It was home to the Alexander family, owners of 19th-century Ireland’s most technologically advanced mill, and the Milford Stud, founded in 1947.

The sale offers more than 700 lots of ...