'Pill box' fetches insane price of €15,000 at auction in Kilkenny

By Christopher Dunne

Content Editor (Digital)

Published 27th May 2026, 17:19 GMT

Updated 27th May 2026, 17:23 GMT

Check out these sale highlights from the recent fine art and antiques auction at Fonsie Mealy’s in Castlecomer, County Kilkenny

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1. Lot 1273 - A rare early 20th Century Russian Faberge circular pill box, the lid and body decorated in cloisonné enamel, with image of King Xerxes, hallmarked, Faberge, 88, Feodor Ruckert, Moscow (1840-1917); approx. 3.5cms x 2.5cms diameter. - € 15,000.00

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2. Lot 849 - Raffaellino del Garbo (Florence 1466 - 1524) “Madonna and Child, with the Infant St. John the Baptist” O.O.P., (tondo) 87cms diameter (34”) - €13,000.00

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3. Lot 1000 - Circle of Triomphe Bigot (The Candlelight Master) (1579-1650)   “Angel and the Dead Christ, at Candlelight, c. 1630,”  O.O.P.,  97cms x 136cms  (38” x 53½”), in painted and ornate gilt frame. - €19,000.00

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4. Lot 848 - Late 17th Century / early 18th Century Italian School. A pair of upright portraits depicting classical female saints, O.O.C., (re-lined) each approx. 60cms x 22cms. Provenance:  The Ponsonbys, Ballynatray, Waterford - €73,000.00

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