25-04-2025
- Automotive
- Irish Independent
In the salerooms: Irish carnival memorabilia, a vintage French diamond cocktail ring and more
A sale of Carnivals & Collectibles, which takes place at Victor Mee Auctions on April 29 and 30, includes a consignment of Irish carnival memorabilia from the fairgrounds at Warrenpoint, Co Down and Buncrana, Co Donegal: a carousel horse (Lot 549: est. €600 to €1,200); a 1970s tinplate fairground motorcycle in original condition (Lot 547: est. €200 to €400) with stickers on the windshield; and several batch lots of vintage marionettes (each lot est. €60 to €80).
Advertising memorabilia in the sale includes a rare Irish Jacob's Biscuits advertising figure from the 1930s (Lot 516: est. €600 to €1,200); a Crow Bar Tobacco enamel advertising sign (Lot 337: est. €500 to €800) – 'The Sensible Man knows what is best and insist upon it' – and a 1950s P&T postman's bicycle with wicker baskets (Lot 588: est. €200 to €400). See
Hegarty Antiques
The Kingsland Collection sale at Hegarty Antiques in Bandon, Co Cork, takes place live online on April 30 from 11am.
Highlights include an Irish Celtic Revival silver coffee/teapot (Lot 7: est. €600 to €800) by Thomas Weir & Sons (1928), embellished with intertwined Celtic rope detail dotted with raised ball decoration; and a piece of Danish vintage china – a Royal Copenhagen Musselmalet sugar bowl (c.1900) made of blue and white ceramic on a metal base (Lot 237: est. €80 to €150).
Amongst the jewellery in the sale, a vintage French diamond and enamel cocktail ring in yellow gold (Lot 34: est. €1,400 to €1,800) is designed as a flower with green and blue enamel petals and diamonds placed like dewdrops. See
