By Oonagh Murray
Ireland, in the 19th century, had a thriving bog wood industry in Dublin, with representation also in other main cities and in the tourist towns such as Killarney. The wood was thought to be hallowed by its…
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Bog Oak Carving
Conservation and Restoration Workshop
Straffan Antiques
Conservation & Restoration Workshop
Aim
To offer a Complete Conservation & restoration service that provides a professional, sympathetic approach to your antique furniture by qualified restorers. Our emphasis is on conservation, using appropriate finishes and traditional restoration techniques of the…
Furniture Restoration
Sean Eacrett Antique Restorations (formerly Traditional Antique Restorations) is well known in the area of Restoration and Conservation.
The staff expertly undertakes a full restoration and conservation service on all types and age of furniture, French Polishing, Cabinet Making, Leather Tooling,…
The Age of the Great House
George Stacpoole considers some of the treasures available from the sales at four of Ireland’s ‘Great Houses’
After World War II many Irish houses including their contents fell under the auctioneers hammer. These houses had in many cases been built by…
Irish Portrait Miniatures
By Dr. Paul Caffrey
Miniatures are private portraits, the opposite of large scale public portraiture. The image contained in a miniature is an expression of an individual’s intimate sentiments usually associated with courtship, marriage, death or commemoration. The personal nature…
Waterford Glass
By Anna Moran
Irish glass has long been greatly prized and over the past century, museums and connoisseurs have assembled significant collections, both at home and abroad. However, of the glasshouses whose products fill these collections, it is the Waterford…
The Roaring Twenties – Art Deco Design
Art Deco designs were inspired by the twenties fascination with speed, luxury and opulence.
By Anne B. Mitofsky-Ciron and Laurance B. Citron, Mitofsky Antiques
Demetri Chiparus' Leotard Dancer
Art Deco is indeed a world dominated by the desire for speed, luxury…
King House
by Susan Gadsby
The story of King House unfolds over 250 years. During that time many different people have lived here. The house has also had many different roles: as a home, as a military barracks, as an office and…
Publication of the Great Book of Irish Genealogies
One of the most momentous achievements in the history of Irish academic publishing has recently occurred with the publication – three and a half centuries after it was written of Leabhar Mor a nGenealach, The Great Book of Irish Genealogies,…
Woven Treasures
PETER LINDEN on the wonders of woven carpets, and the pitfalls would-be collectors should avoid
CARPET WEAVING is an ancient craft. It has its origins in Central Asia. The oldest piece known, the Pazyryk carpet, kept in the Hermitage Museum…
