WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 5 MAY 2018

History 62 Late 19th century bog-oak book trough by Cornelius Goggin. A finely carved Victorian sliding book trough, the base centred by a harp among profuse trailing shamrock and bordered by trailing shamrock, the folding ends carved and pierced, one with a figure of a bard playing a harp by a round tower, the other with an eagle in a shamrock wreath surmounted by a Maltese cross and flanked by a British ensign and another flag. Bearing label to the underside for ‘Cornelius Goggin - Irish Bog Oak Carver - To Her Majesty - 13, Nassau Street - Dublin.’Width closed 19in. (48.3cm) Estimate €300-€500 approx (£260-£440 approx.) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 62 63 Victorian Killarney ware book trough. A mahogany and inlaid arbutus folding book trough, the base with a marquetry panel of oak leaves and acorns, the sides inlaid with wild roses. 5 by 15 by 5.25in. (12.7 by 38.1 by 13.3cm) Estimate €120-€180 approx (£100-£160 approx.) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 63