I'm hoping to make this thread a 'best of what's on' each week (auctions, car boot sales, shops etc.) and to kick off I'd like to mention Aidan Foley's 2-Day sale at Kilcolgan, Co. Galway. Aidan is an old hand in the auctioneering game with more than 25 years experience in holding sales. Starting off modestly with just a single saleroom at Doneraile, Co.Cork he now also has large salerooms at Sixmilebridge, Co.Clare and Kilcolgan, Co.Galway. With the advent of the Covid pandemic he has made the move to online auctions seamlessly and has held a number of very large and successful sales in the past eighteen months.
The 2-day sale at Galway is "Online Only" but with physical viewing available today (Fiday 23rd) and tomorrow. It is the size an eclectic nature of his sales that have made them so popular as you can be guaranteed to find almost anything from the proverbial kitchen sink to an Old Master. Bargains are there to be had too but as with other auctions - all of which now have some form of online presence - they are getting harder to come by. Gone are the days when bad weather might have reduced the numbers attending a sale and presented the opportunity to pick up a bargain. The internet provides a seemingly infinite number of bidders and just when you think you have a Lot in your grasp a bid comes in from Tokyo or some other far-flung location.
Anyway, returning to the Kicolgan sale - there are almost 1,200 Lots ranging from Fine Art, Furniture, Music, Taxidermy, Collectables and much more with many items at very realistic starting prices. It will be hot over the two days of the sale so everybody will at the beach - which could mean less competition - from Irish bidders anyway.
Be sure to check out the catalogue here: https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalog ... r-auction/
