Salvage sale has everything from dog statues to pulpits
A neo-gothic pulpit carved in the 19th century is among the more unusual items at Victor Mee's three-day sale next week.
On offer are contents from the Medusa antique and salvage yard in Belgium, a hub for collectors since 1984.
There are arch fanlights, carved wooden statues, African granary doors, gothic windows, fireplaces, chandeliers, door surrounds, outdoor lamps, gates and railings, gargoyles, bronze sculptures, garden furniture and all sorts of everything among the 1,500 lots.
The pulpit, by Charles Buisine-Rigot, comes up as lot 355 and is estimated at €1,800-€2,800.
Among various unusual items are a driftwood bar counter, Great Dane statues, an oak and brass ticket booth, a 20th-century haberdashery cupboard, iron deck cannons, a distillery pump and an early 19th-century apartment post box cabinet with 10 doors.
The sale, in association with Derrys of Armagh, will be on view at Derrys at Annaghmore, Co. Armagh, on Sunday, November 19. The catalogue is online and the sales get underway each day at 5.30pm.
