Fine Arts

Sit at the top table at two-day Victor Mee spring auction

Plenty of interesting furniture on offer at Cavan sale

Lot 325, 19th-century mahogany Strahan & Co Dublin dining table with five leaves, estimate €4,000-€8,000

Victor Mee’s two-day spring Interiors sale takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday February 27 and 28 at the auctioneer’s Cloverhill facility in Co Cavan.

Among the lots on offer are several vernacular pieces of sponge-ware and furniture that are well worth investigating. I was particularly taken by some of the impressive dining tables in the sale.

The dining table holds an important place within all our homes, central to gathering, conversation and important life moments. ...