WATCH: Antrim Grandfather Clock sells for €4,500 at Waterford clock auction
Rody Keighery, of RJ Keighery Antiques Ireland sells the antique mahogany Antrim grandfather clock by William Kennedy for €4,500. Photo by Hugh Dooley.
Ireland's largest-ever specialised clock auction took place in Waterford today, Monday, January 13, at RJ Keighery Antiques.
From the auctioneer's podium, Rody Keighery said: "You won't get a collection of clocks like this again, ever again in my opinion."
One of the biggest sales while Waterford News & Star was in attendance was an antique mahogany Antrim grandfather clock by William Kennedy which went to hammer at €4,500 as the 60th lot of the day. The starting auction price of the grandfather clock was estimated at €400-600 but was carried higher by competitive bidding in the room and online.
Throughout the auction clock bells intermittently emitted their familiar rings as the hours ticked along.
Ahead of the day, a spokesperson for RJ Keighery Antiques explained that the auction is taking place as a sale of "one of the largest private collections ever seen in this country". The owner of the collection has not been disclosed but it has been confirmed to be "the contents of one private single-story estate, which is a lifetime collection of nearly 300 clocks".
Watch a video from the auction here
