Long-time collector sells his house contentsAN INTERESTING house contents auction in south Co Dublin is likely to attract considerable attentionSat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Collector's treasures in Adam's saleGlass, paintings, silver and furniture are included in the collection of the late Beaufield Mews owner, Jill CoxSat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Horsey country house auction tomorrowMATTHEWS Auctioneers will hold an auction on the premises of Sallymount House, Fore, Castlepollard, Co Westmeath, at 2Sat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Diningroom that dazzled King EdwardSOTHEBY’S is to auction a spectacular mirrored dining table which once dazzled King Edward VIII and Mrs SimpsonSat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
JFK's report on Dev's dreamFIFTY years after he became US President, John F Kennedy continues to intrigueSat Aug 27 2011 - 01:00
Fine art courses starting in OctoberTHREE separate fine art courses are being offered this autumn by the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV) …Sat Aug 27 2011 - 01:00
Orpen in country house auctionA self-portrait by Sir William Orpen privately owned since 1927 is included in a major Christie’s saleSat Aug 27 2011 - 01:00
Missionary was original Celtic TigerThe life of a Victorian Irish missionary in pre-Communist China is remembered with the auction of a Belfast family heirloom.Sat Aug 20 2011 - 01:00
Kells facsimile in Meath books auctionFOR THE second time this summer, a major private collection of books is to be sold at auctionSat Aug 20 2011 - 01:00
Book fairs in Cork and DublinWITH many second-hand bookshops closing due to high rents and some booksellers now trading on the internet only, book fairs offer…Sat Aug 20 2011 - 01:00
Christie's to sell Quinlan paintings now held by NamaFINE ART auctioneers here have failed to secure a contract to sell paintings seized for the State by the National Asset Management…Thu Aug 18 2011 - 01:00
An Irishman's Diary‘ERIN’S SONS and stalwart Saxons, Side by side will now be seen, Asking (as a band of brothers) God to bless their noble Queen…Mon Aug 15 2011 - 01:00
Traders put Dublin's antiques quarter on the tourist mapFrancis Street in the Liberties has been the hub of Dublin’s antiques trade for generations – now its traders are trying to draw…Sat Aug 13 2011 - 01:00
Painting of State visit given to QueenAN ARTIST has travelled to Buckingham Palace to deliver a gift to Queen Elizabeth of a painting of her State visit to the Republic…Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
Catch a falling star - or at least part of one - in unusual meteorite auctionPIECES OF rock from outer space that crashed to earth at locations in Carlow and Limerick will go under the hammer in an unusual…Wed Aug 10 2011 - 01:00
Nama declines to issue list of art collections to be auctionedA NUMBER of valuable artworks seized by the National Asset Management Agency from property developers are to be put up for auction…Mon Aug 08 2011 - 01:00
Portrait of a golfer in Northern Ireland showNORTHERN Ireland’s golfers have been creating waves recently so the timing – and a Co Down venue – could hardly be more appropriate…Sat Aug 06 2011 - 01:00
Holidaymakers snap up art in Connemara and west CorkHOLIDAYMAKERS from Dublin and Cork were the main buyers at last Sunday’s sold-out art auction in the west Cork resort of Skibbereen…Sat Aug 06 2011 - 01:00
Wounded Irish soldiers are recalled in US saleA rare first World War poster made $1,400 (€989) at a Manhattan auction this weekSat Aug 06 2011 - 01:00
Lord Steinberg of Belfast's rare stamp collection likely to fetch £4m at auctionA COLLECTION of rare stamps described as “the private passion of a self-made man” is to be auctioned in a series of sales in …Tue Aug 02 2011 - 01:00
Cubist painting in a Monkstown galleryEARLY 20th century Irish art wasn’t exactly a hotbed of the avant-garde and the public here was, happily, largely spared the …Sat Jul 30 2011 - 01:00
Sacre bleu! Paris poster girl was IrishTHE French painter Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) was quite an aficionado of the more decadent aspects of fin-de-siècle Paris nightlife…Sat Jul 30 2011 - 01:00
Holiday art auctions in Cork, ConnemaraA summer art auction in Skibbereen and one at Ballynahinch Castle Hotel near Recess are aimed at holidaymakersSat Jul 30 2011 - 01:00
Horse show images through the ages on display at RDSA PHOTOGRAPH taken in 1868 of the Dublin Horse Show’s first show-jumping champion is among the highlights of an exhibition that…Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
State buys Yeats painting seized from QuinlanTHE STATE has acquired a second painting from the multi-million euro art collection of disgraced property speculator Derek Quinlan…Wed Jul 27 2011 - 01:00
Hirohito's cigarette box turns up for sale in CorkAN unusual gift presented to the wife of an American general by the Emperor of Japan after the second World War has unexpectedly…Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
Synge letter a sleeper at Hanna rare books auctionA JM Synge letter made eight times its estimate at Mealy’s auction this week of the late Fred Hanna’s private collectionSat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
Haughey bookcase in Meath saleTHE legacy of the late former Taoiseach Charles J Haughey is a gift that keeps on givingSat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
Letters reveal Roosevelt's fascination with Celtic mythologyA US president’s interest in Cúchulain, Queen Maeve and other figures from Irish mythology has come to light following the sale…Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
Fred Hanna's rare books fetch €350,000 at auctionTHE OLD Berkeley Court Hotel in Ballsbridge, a former watering-hole of the Tiger-era’s big-beast developers, yesterday hosted…Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
Elizabeth Taylor graces the stage once more in LondonStar’s portrait part of a €3.8 million sell-off of Ryanair inheritance at Christie’sSat Jul 16 2011 - 01:00
Auction of bookseller's private library set to raise €300,000THE PERSONAL library of one of Ireland’s best-known booksellers is to be auctioned on Tuesday in Dublin.Sat Jul 16 2011 - 01:00
Sale of Tony Ryan collection realises €3.8 millionCOLLECTORS FROM around the world spent almost €4 million yesterday buying art and antiques from the estate of the late Dr Tony…Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Who's that girl - could mystery portrait be a Kennedy?MINISTER for Finance Michael Noonan’s plea for the public to get out and spend certainly resonated with auction-goers at Mealy…Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
Tony Ryan's art goes to auctionCollectors from around the world are expected at Christie’s sale of art and antiques owned by the late Tony RyanSat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
15 homes - one a mansion - sell at last in KilkennyA mansion and 14 holiday homes on 47 acres attracted worldwide interest when they went for sale with a €1m price tag two years…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Mystery painting fetches €900 at auctionA mystery portrait of a girl which sold for €900 at auction yesterday is reputed to be a "lost" painting of a member of the Kennedy…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
From Cork rubbish tip to Sotheby's - but who owns $250,000 painting?NEGOTIATIONS WILL take place in England later this week to try to resolve a protracted dispute about the ownership of a valuable…Mon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
Record contemporary sale at Sotheby'sDESPITE, or perhaps because of the international economic nervousness relating to the crisis in Greece, huge sums of money were…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
A feast of curiosities at Mealy's summer auctionWith 1,200 lots, Mealy’s summer auction is a two-day event featuring eyecatching items ranging from a poignant Boer war memento…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
Racehorse painting - from £12,600 to £20m in 50 yearsAFTER A WEEK dominated by spectacular prices for modern and contemporary art in London, the emphasis shifts to more traditional…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
Behan-inspired painting fetches £2.4m at auctionA GERMAN painting inspired by Brendan Behan reading his poetry drunk on stage with his trouser flies open sold at a Sotheby’s…Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Queen 'pleased' to accept gift of painting by Clare artistQUEEN ELIZABETH has agreed to accept a gift of a painting of her State visit to Ireland last month from a Co Clare artist.Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Antlers found in coal shed for auctionAn Irish Times reader in the midlands who found prehistoric giant Irish deer antlers in a coal shed, described the discovery …Mon Jun 27 2011 - 01:00
Your snuff carriage awaits!FEW younger readers will be familiar with, let alone have used, snuff – a powder made of ground dried tobacco leaves – which …Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Puppy dogs and kings of the turfWATERFORD-born artist Peter Curling has managed to successfully combine his twin passions of horses and paintingSat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Fitzwilliam Square sale draws crowdsAdam’s sold most of the lots in Kevin and Rose Kelly’s art and antiques collection at a packed auction this weekSat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Yeats painting fetches record $325,000 at auction in USA LARGE oil painting by Jack B Yeats has sold for $325,000 (€228,000) at auction in the United StatesTue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
'Head of Molly Malone' to go under hammerWHO WILL buy a “spare head” for Dublin’s landmark Molly Malone statue when it is auctioned next month at a value of up to €30…Mon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
Irish doctor's silver collection to be auctioned in LondonBONHAMS IN London will auction “a collection of Irish silver which has been locked away in the vaults of the Bank of Ireland …Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
