Rare elephant goes under the hammer in Laois
Durrow auction sale
The annual Glantelwe Gardens auction of architectural ornaments and garden sculptures will be held next Tuesday and Wednesday at Sheppards in Durrow.
The sale includes entrance gates, fountains, statues, lions, urns, sundials, planters, benches, seats, patio sets, staddle stones, pumps, estate railing, and stone troughs.
Sheppards have listed a large, bronze elephant sculpture is Lot 170 on Tuesday and has an estimate of €2,000 - €3,000.
Lot 312 is a bronze pixie-stemmed garden fountain which will be offered for sale on day 1, on Tuesday as well. It's estimate for sale €1,400 - 1,800.
A commanding pair of coade style, stone sphinxes will be offered for sale on day two, Wednesday).
Each female beast has a putti on its back in the Egyptian style with long braided hair beneath a cobra headdress, a jewelled and tassled necklace, supported on an integrally carved rectangular plinth. Lot 410 has an estimate of €8,000 - €12,000.
Join Sheppards in the Arthur Shackleton-designed gardens in Durrow on Saturday, Sunday and Monday for the previews. The auction will be held over two days: Tuesday, June 25 and Wednesday, June 26.