One of Ireland’s biggest estates gears up for €8 million saleKilcooley in Tipperary was bought from Nama on 220 acres in 2013 for €2.1 millionThu Oct 15 2015 - 00:00
A real ‘Blueshirt’ to be auctioned at Whyte’sShirt and belt of the Army Comrades’ Association estimated at €1,000-€1,500Sat Oct 10 2015 - 07:00
Cork lecture series on wayThe Cork Decorative and Fine Arts Society has organised talks for 2015/2016Sat Oct 10 2015 - 05:00
Adam’s auction features exotic items with ‘empire swagger’Plenty of interesting lots on view in Country House Collections in Slane CastleSat Oct 10 2015 - 05:00
‘God Save the Queen’ clock sells for €115,000Historic grandfather clock among lots sold alongside contents of Guinness house at auction in Co KildareSat Oct 10 2015 - 04:00
Last chance to see John LaveryCollection of important Irish paintings to be auctioned later this month at Sotheby’sSat Oct 10 2015 - 01:00
Auctions & FairsAuction record for book as Ernest Shackleton’s ‘Aurora Australis’ sells for £122,500Sat Oct 10 2015 - 01:00
Grandfather clock damaged by Dáil hot air makes €115,000The grandfather clock, which plays ‘God Save the Queen’, once stood in Leinster HouseWed Oct 07 2015 - 16:23
Clock damaged by hot air in Leinster House to be soldGrandfather clock once worth €500,000 that plays ‘God Save the Queen’ up for auctionMon Oct 05 2015 - 01:00
Auction ResultsWilliam Orpen’s ‘Portrait of Vivian Hugh Smith’ sells above estimates for €26,000Sat Oct 03 2015 - 00:00
Bonhams’ Dublin office to host ‘Dublin Fragments’ exhibitionNon-selling exhibition will feature collection of memorabilia owned by Peter PearsonSat Oct 03 2015 - 00:00
Guinness auction highlights include unique books and rare manuscriptsPocket book of 18th-century Prince of Wales among Furness House lots for sale on TuesdaySat Oct 03 2015 - 00:00
‘Old’ Labour stick from Irish‘Presentation shillelagh inscribed ‘To E Bevin. As a token of love’ for auctionSat Oct 03 2015 - 00:00
Paintings from Hugh Lane Gallery and Hunt Museum to be auctionedArt works had been on loan to Dublin and Limerick galleries by a family that wishes to remain anonymous and will be offered for sale in LondonMon Sept 28 2015 - 06:00
Watercolours in Dún LaoghaireWater Colour Society of Ireland display takes place at the Concourse GallerySat Sept 26 2015 - 06:00
Rare album of Egyptian photos found in MeathCollection estimated at €700-€1,200 contains images ‘of Egyptian and Islamic interest’Sat Sept 26 2015 - 06:00
Chinese vases fetch a record €560,000 at Laois auctionPrice is the highest ever paid at auction in Ireland for Chinese porcelainSat Sept 26 2015 - 06:00
Autumn season starts with three art auctions in a row in DublinThree major auction houses – Whyte’s, de Veres and Adam’s – hold sales from MondaySat Sept 26 2015 - 06:00
Sketch attributed to Jack B Yeats for auctionBroncho Charlie Miller a star performer with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West ShowSat Sept 26 2015 - 05:00
Trophy marking British ‘victory’ in 1916 for sale at Whyte’sAntique made from Rising artillery shell was uncovered in Islington flea market in 1987Mon Sept 21 2015 - 01:02
Auction of books by Antarctic explorer Ernest ShackletonSotheby’s in London is selling rare books on polar exploration by Shackelton and ScottSat Sept 19 2015 - 03:00
Autumn auctions get under way at Adam’sLots at the St Stephen’s Green rooms include furniture, paintings and silverSat Sept 19 2015 - 03:00
15,000 visitors expected at RDS antiques fairAnnual showcase of gold, silver, jewellery and furniture, begins on Friday and includes a series of lecturesSat Sept 19 2015 - 02:00
A matter of faith for Charles DarwinNaturalist’s letter on religious beliefs estimated at more than $70,000Sat Sept 19 2015 - 01:00
Solid gold key to Clerys worth €12,000 comes to lightKey made in 1922 to mark reopening of landmark store on Dublin’s O’Connell StreetMon Sept 14 2015 - 01:00
Sir John Lavery’s 1935 ‘Freeman of Dublin’ certificate to be sold at auctionArtist’s hand-decorated certificate to go under the hammer for €2,000-€3,000Mon Sept 14 2015 - 01:00
Portraits of men by Sir William Orpen cost less than those of womenWhyte’s auctioning a portrait of Vivian Hugh Smith with estimate of €10,000-€15,000Sat Sept 12 2015 - 05:00
Race is on to acquire another classic by Peter CurlingPainting by renowned equestrian artist is part of the latest de Veres auctionSat Sept 12 2015 - 05:00
From ancient Greece to antique LaoisAn auction at a Georgian mansion in Co Laois has a neoclassical theme and is expected to realise more than €1 millionSat Sept 12 2015 - 05:00
More ‘Titanic’ memorabilia surface in online auctionCoincidentally, captain’s medals from ill-fated ‘Lusitania’ on offer in separate saleSat Sept 12 2015 - 00:00
Contents of Guinness family home go on sale at auctionItems from Furness House, Co Kildare, include family heirlooms, art and antiquesMon Sept 07 2015 - 01:00
Paul Henry drawings unseen for decadesDrawings in New Zealand for 70 years now back in Ireland to be auctionedSat Sept 05 2015 - 00:00
Collectors set to head to ‘Town of Books’ Festival in Co KilkennyGraiguenamanagh is venue for three-day festival featuring book dealers from all over IrelandSat Sept 05 2015 - 00:00
Rare Irish 1943 half-crown likely to make €2,000 in Dublin auctionExtremely rare Irish Ormonde Money gold coin is star lot in LondonSat Sept 05 2015 - 00:00
Roger Bannister’s four-minute mile running shoes for saleShoes have estimate of £30,000-£50,000 at Christie’s ‘Out of the Ordinary’ auctionSat Sept 05 2015 - 00:00
On the hunt for Ireland’s rare gunsPrice achieved by gun given to Bertie Ahern by Ian Paisley shows value of rare weaponsSat Sept 05 2015 - 00:00
Four fine arts courses announced for DublinCourses begin in October at the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and ValuersSat Aug 29 2015 - 00:00
‘King Tut’ diary – first-hand account of ‘great excitement’ of opening tombA diary recording excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun sells for £8,125 at Sotheby’sSat Aug 29 2015 - 00:00
Remembering the artist Derek HillEnglishman was granted honorary Irish citizenship by President Mary McAleeseSat Aug 22 2015 - 08:00
Book collecting: ‘People get a feeling for a book and they must have it’‘First Editions’ in Dublin’s Ballsbridge is a popular destination for book loversSat Aug 22 2015 - 08:00
Sheppard’s to auction contents of Capard HouseAuction to take place on-site at the 13-bed Greek-revival Georgian mansion in LaoisSat Aug 15 2015 - 06:00
Moment of truth as Lucas Cranach painting makes €13.3mThe artist’s intriguing ‘La Bocca della Verità’ sells for a record price at Sotheby’sSat Aug 15 2015 - 05:40
Ireland’s Loch Ness monster resurfaces after 144 yearsImage of Co Clare sea-serpent, dating from 1871, found in LondonMon Aug 10 2015 - 01:00
Auction houses looking for autumn consignmentsDates at Sheppard’s, Whyte’s, Adam’s and Sotheby’s have been announcedSat Aug 08 2015 - 05:00
Rembrandt windfall for Irish collectorPrints fetched about €360,000 at Bonhams in London for anonymous sellerSat Aug 08 2015 - 03:00
