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Francis Bacon self-portrait sells for almost €20m

Francis Bacon self-portrait sells for almost €20m

‘Two Studies for Self-Portrait’ sold in less than two minutes at Sotheby's in London

Tue Feb 10 2015 - 23:03
Painting by Dublin-born artist Francis Bacon to sell for €23m

Painting by Dublin-born artist Francis Bacon to sell for €23m

‘Double’ self-portrait goes up for auction in Sotheby’s on Tuesday evening

Mon Feb 09 2015 - 12:46
Kilkenny Castle table centrepiece for sale in London

Kilkenny Castle table centrepiece for sale in London

Gilt-bronze piece is over 8ft long and would have adorned the dining table during formal occasions at Kilkenny Castle

Sat Feb 07 2015 - 01:00
Five paintings, 60 minutes, €70 million –  Monet soars   at London auction

Five paintings, 60 minutes, €70 million – Monet soars at London auction

Collectors from Asia and Russia out in force at Sotheby’s sale in London

Sat Feb 07 2015 - 01:00
‘Shed of turf’ the sleeper lot at Roscommon antiques auction

‘Shed of turf’ the sleeper lot at Roscommon antiques auction

Reclaimed portico from Mote Park makes €12,000

Sat Feb 07 2015 - 01:00
Auctions and results

Auctions and results

Tue Feb 03 2015 - 18:41
Claude Monet at  Sotheby’s in London

Claude Monet at Sotheby’s in London

Sat Jan 31 2015 - 01:00
The forgotten story of Irish linen

The forgotten story of Irish linen

Rare set of prints for sale for €6,570 from De Búrca Rare Books in Blackrock, Co Dublin

Sat Jan 31 2015 - 01:00
‘Social media’ in 19th century Ireland

‘Social media’ in 19th century Ireland

Before the internet, TV and radio, the role of newspapers is captured in art

Sat Jan 31 2015 - 01:00
The Edge’s first guitar to be sold at Dublin auction

The Edge’s first guitar to be sold at Dublin auction

U2 guitarist learned to play on ‘modest little’ instrument expected to fetch up to €1,800

Mon Jan 26 2015 - 01:00
The wonderful ‘Mr Turner’

The wonderful ‘Mr Turner’

19th century artist is still ‘box-office’ more than 160 years after his death

Sun Jan 25 2015 - 10:45
Gentleman’s sale at Bonhams

Gentleman’s sale at Bonhams

Among the highlights are a selection of vintage Dunhill cigarette lighters

Sat Jan 24 2015 - 06:00
A Caravaggio for sale

A Caravaggio for sale

‘Boy Peeling A Fruit’ goes to auction with a top estimate of $5 million

Sat Jan 24 2015 - 06:00
Auctions and results

Auctions and results

Sat Jan 24 2015 - 06:00
A Louis Vuitton shoe trunk – yours for just €50,000

A Louis Vuitton shoe trunk – yours for just €50,000

Sun Jan 18 2015 - 12:34
Beautiful image ‘with power to shock’ a highlight of 19th century art sale

Beautiful image ‘with power to shock’ a highlight of 19th century art sale

Bonhams estimating £60,000-£80,000 for ‘Une Parisienne’

Sat Jan 17 2015 - 06:00
Sotheby’s  vote of confidence in Irish art market

Sotheby’s vote of confidence in Irish art market

Standalone Irish sale to be held in London for first time since 2011

Sat Jan 17 2015 - 00:00
Salerooms reopen for spring season

Salerooms reopen for spring season

Busy line up of auctions gets underway tomorrow

Sat Jan 17 2015 - 00:00
Sotheby’s auction: Raise a glass to 1916

Sotheby’s auction: Raise a glass to 1916

Sun Jan 11 2015 - 09:30
First editions of James Joyce’s ‘Dubliners’ now classed as antiques

First editions of James Joyce’s ‘Dubliners’ now classed as antiques

Copies can sell for thousands but why does the price vary so much?

Sat Jan 10 2015 - 10:00
Founder of Sheppard’s auctioneers dies aged 92

Founder of Sheppard’s auctioneers dies aged 92

Christy Sheppard was one of the country’s best-known auctioneers

Sat Jan 10 2015 - 00:00
First auctions and fairs of 2015

First auctions and fairs of 2015

Online sale can be viewed in Skibbereen salesroom from Thursday

Sat Jan 10 2015 - 00:00
Wreck of SS Rowan: How jazz nearly didn’t come to Ireland

Wreck of SS Rowan: How jazz nearly didn’t come to Ireland

Rare images of 1921 ferry disaster in which London band members drowned on way to Dublin

Sat Jan 03 2015 - 14:00
Old Masters put in their place by newer artists

Old Masters put in their place by newer artists

While the growth in demand for Irish art is likely to continue, their owners appear to be reluctant to sell

Sat Jan 03 2015 - 00:00
Architecturally important Cashel Palace hotel expected to be sold

Architecturally important Cashel Palace hotel expected to be sold

Tipperary hotel closed with loss of 32 full- and part-time jobs in early December

Fri Jan 02 2015 - 01:03
Press A to release coins

Press A to release coins

Thu Jan 01 2015 - 00:00
Fr Ned Dowling’s first World War diary describes Christmas 1914 truce

Fr Ned Dowling’s first World War diary describes Christmas 1914 truce

‘On Christmas Eve . . . the enemy came out from his lair and sung out to us’

Sat Dec 27 2014 - 01:00
Auction highs, lows and no-shows of 2014

Auction highs, lows and no-shows of 2014

A look back at Antiques & Collectibles auctions in 2014 and some of the items that made the headlines

Sat Dec 27 2014 - 00:00
Irish priest’s first World War diary to be published

Irish priest’s first World War diary to be published

Kilkenny-born Fr Ned Dowling was sent to Flanders in November 1914

Fri Dec 26 2014 - 20:11
First World War diary: who was Fr Ned Dowling?

First World War diary: who was Fr Ned Dowling?

Co Kilkenny priest served as a British army chaplain from 1914 until 1920

Fri Dec 26 2014 - 17:50
A first World War Christmas revealed in Irish priest’s diary

A first World War Christmas revealed in Irish priest’s diary

British army chaplain Fr Ned Dowling’s diary includes account of Christmas Day 1914 on the battlefields

Wed Dec 24 2014 - 01:00
Fr Dowling describes Christmas Day 1914 with soldiers of Royal Dublin Fusiliers

Fr Dowling describes Christmas Day 1914 with soldiers of Royal Dublin Fusiliers

Wed Dec 24 2014 - 01:00
ESB sells surplus art for €160,000

ESB sells surplus art for €160,000

‘Core collection’ not part of sale as ESB says it remains ‘committed to supporting the arts in Ireland’

Sat Dec 20 2014 - 00:00
Ireland’s most expensive Christmas cards

Ireland’s most expensive Christmas cards

Set of early 20th-century Irish Christmas cards is among highlights in the latest catalogue from De Búrca Rare Books

Sat Dec 20 2014 - 00:00
Startling fall in  prices for Louis le Brocquy  paintings

Startling fall in prices for Louis le Brocquy paintings

Famous Irish artist’s paintings plunge in value, down by two-thirds in just eight years

Sat Dec 20 2014 - 00:00
Adam’s Irish art sale brings in €1.6m

Adam’s Irish art sale brings in €1.6m

The annual Christmas auction of Irish art suggests that the market is in good health

Sat Dec 13 2014 - 01:00
Sheppard’s  four-day auction

Sheppard’s four-day auction

Top price of €34,000 achieved for painting by 19th century Irish artist Augustus Burke

Sat Dec 13 2014 - 00:00
Auctions and results

Auctions and results

Sat Dec 13 2014 - 00:00
An early Louis le Brocquy sells for €2,800

An early Louis le Brocquy sells for €2,800

Morgan O’Driscoll’s art auction in RDS included one of Irish artist’s earliest known works

Sat Dec 13 2014 - 00:00
Brass plate from Cromwell’s coffin sells for almost €95,000

Brass plate from Cromwell’s coffin sells for almost €95,000

Memento taken when body was exhumed in 1661 fetches six times the estimate at auction

Wed Dec 10 2014 - 12:33
Grisly memento of Oliver Cromwell to be auctioned

Grisly memento of Oliver Cromwell to be auctioned

Brass plate from his coffin for sale at Sotheby’s for more than €15,000

Mon Dec 08 2014 - 01:00
Auction results

Auction results

Sat Dec 06 2014 - 01:00
Terenure’s ‘Downton Abbey’ children

Terenure’s ‘Downton Abbey’ children

South Dublin children’s private account of aristocratic life in Edwardian Ireland portrayed in rare ‘monthly magazine’

Sat Dec 06 2014 - 01:00
Three jewellery auctions in Dublin

Three jewellery auctions in Dublin

A vast array of antique and modern pieces in all price ranges will go under the hammer

Sat Dec 06 2014 - 00:00
‘Lighting Up’ art in the RDS

‘Lighting Up’ art in the RDS

Morgan O’Driscoll’s Auctioneers is showing 120 paintings and sculptures

Sat Dec 06 2014 - 00:00
ESB to sell part of corporate art collection

ESB to sell part of corporate art collection

Artists represented are Markey Robinson, Tony O’Malley, Frank McKelvey, Norah McGuinness and Peter Collis.

Fri Dec 05 2014 - 01:00
Michael Flatley ‘tap-danced’ painting onto canvas sells for €22,500

Michael Flatley ‘tap-danced’ painting onto canvas sells for €22,500

The Riverdance star’s painting titled Rossmore Island has sold at auction

Thu Dec 04 2014 - 21:00
Dozen lots by  Markey Robinson at De Veres’ auction

Dozen lots by Markey Robinson at De Veres’ auction

The prolific painter is the most popular artist at auction in Ireland and he inspires either love or hate

Sat Nov 29 2014 - 00:00
Traditional names dominate Adam’s art auction

Traditional names dominate Adam’s art auction

Paul Henry, Jack B Yeats and Walter Osborne retain their popularity at end of lacklustre year

Sat Nov 29 2014 - 00:00
Auctions and results

Auctions and results

Sat Nov 29 2014 - 00:00
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