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Rising time has come

Rising time has come

Will this weekend’s major centenary auction live up to the attendant hype around 1916 memorabilia?

Sat Mar 12 2016 - 05:45
Original Beit art collection catalogue comes to light

Original Beit art collection catalogue comes to light

The catalogue is likely to appeal to art historians, researchers and collectors interested in the Beit collection

Sat Mar 12 2016 - 05:45
Italian sculpture and Wolfe Tone fireplace the marble stars in Kilkenny auction

Italian sculpture and Wolfe Tone fireplace the marble stars in Kilkenny auction

A 5ft tall sculpture and a fireplace made strong prices, and the original fire surround, looted from Woodstock House before it was torched, sold for €2,500

Sat Mar 12 2016 - 05:45
Easter Rising rebels’ medals to be auctioned in Dublin

Easter Rising rebels’ medals to be auctioned in Dublin

1916 Medals were awarded posthumously to Thomas Clarke and Joseph Plunkett

Thu Mar 10 2016 - 08:33
‘Lost’ Francis Bacon nude found on the backs of two paintings

‘Lost’ Francis Bacon nude found on the backs of two paintings

Artist’s portrait has been discovered on the reverse of works by Irish artist Tony O’Malley

Wed Mar 09 2016 - 01:00
Irish donor gives Nicolae Ceausescu’s Mercedes to charity

Irish donor gives Nicolae Ceausescu’s Mercedes to charity

Late Romanian dictator’s car with Securitate technology to be sold in aid of Crosscause

Mon Mar 07 2016 - 17:44
‘God Save the Queen’ clock winds up in Co Roscommon

‘God Save the Queen’ clock winds up in Co Roscommon

Strokestown Park is revealed as new home for the ‘Speaker’s Clock’, Ireland’s Big Ben

Sat Mar 05 2016 - 01:00
Paintings by William Leech and Roderic O’Conor for Mother’s Day at de Veres

Paintings by William Leech and Roderic O’Conor for Mother’s Day at de Veres

Leech’s ‘The Housekeeper’, an oil on canvas, has an estimate of €30,000-€50,000

Sat Mar 05 2016 - 01:00
My Life’s Work: Martin Fennelly, antiques dealer, Dublin

My Life’s Work: Martin Fennelly, antiques dealer, Dublin

The former banker runs his own shop on Francis Street in Dublin’s ‘art and antiques quarter’

Sat Mar 05 2016 - 01:00
Hammer falls on Seán FitzPatrick

Hammer falls on Seán FitzPatrick

Drawing from the Celtic Tiger era goes for €3,000

Wed Mar 02 2016 - 18:32
My Life’s Work: George Gerard Mealy, art and antiques auctioneer and valuer, Kilkenny

My Life’s Work: George Gerard Mealy, art and antiques auctioneer and valuer, Kilkenny

‘Buy what you like, as you have to live with it’

Sat Feb 27 2016 - 02:00
Map of Abbeyleix Manor reappears after 200 years

Map of Abbeyleix Manor reappears after 200 years

An estate map made in 1828 was discovered in the loft of an outhouse belonging to the Viscounts de Vesci, who planned the town

Sat Feb 27 2016 - 01:00
What it went for: auction highlights

What it went for: auction highlights

James Bond memorabilia at Christie’s, fine period interiors at Adam’s and a Dublin book fair to look forward to

Sat Feb 27 2016 - 01:00
‘Poignant’ Jack B Yeats painting in RDS show

‘Poignant’ Jack B Yeats painting in RDS show

Whyte’s auction highlight is a ‘rare depiction of urban life in 1920s Ireland’. The show also includes work by Paul Henry, Patrick Hennessy, Edmond Delrenne and Blaise Smith

Sat Feb 27 2016 - 01:00
Cheltenham painting from Cashel hotel fetches €13,000 at auction

Cheltenham painting from Cashel hotel fetches €13,000 at auction

Buyer may represent consortium that bought hotel, according to speculation

Mon Feb 22 2016 - 01:00
Princess Diana’s friendship with Irish nun revealed

Princess Diana’s friendship with Irish nun revealed

Letters from ‘people’s princess’ to go under the hammer with top end reserve of €1,200

Sat Feb 20 2016 - 01:00
Auction results: Lucian Freud’s ‘Head of Esther’

Auction results: Lucian Freud’s ‘Head of Esther’

Lucian Freud’s ‘Head of Esther’ sells at Christie’s for £4.7m (estimate £2.5m-£3.5m)

Sat Feb 20 2016 - 01:00
The legacy of the Duchess of Devonshire

The legacy of the Duchess of Devonshire

Deborah Cavendish’s personal collection includes a previously unknown painting of Lismore Castle, her Elvis ephemera, and a signed first edition of ‘Brideshead Revisited’

Sat Feb 20 2016 - 01:00
My Life’s Work: Erica Devine, consultant conservator

My Life’s Work: Erica Devine, consultant conservator

‘Memorable projects include preparing the jewelled Star of the Order of St Patrick for display at the banquet for Queen Elizabeth in Dublin Castle’

Sat Feb 20 2016 - 01:00
An ugly bird with a pretty high price

An ugly bird with a pretty high price

An anthropomorphic tobacco jar with an estimate of €15,000-€25,000 will appeal to niche collectors of “Martinware”

Sat Feb 20 2016 - 01:00
Seán FitzPatrick cartoon to be sold at auction

Seán FitzPatrick cartoon to be sold at auction

Image of banker in racing car by artist David Rooney is estimated to fetch up to €300

Fri Feb 19 2016 - 01:00
Auction results

Auction results

Sat Feb 13 2016 - 05:45
A seller’s search for Scottish artworks

A seller’s search for Scottish artworks

Consignments sought for Bonham’s 17th annual Scottish sale in Edinburgh

Sat Feb 13 2016 - 05:45
Cheltenham painting  a racing certainty to attract lively bidding

Cheltenham painting a racing certainty to attract lively bidding

A future queen of England, Irish film stars, Sir Winston Churchill, the duchess who owned Arkle, the sheepskin brigade, and Tipperary’s best-bred are among the cast in a captivating racecourse scene

Sat Feb 13 2016 - 05:45
Auction results

Auction results

Sat Feb 13 2016 - 01:00
Paul Henry landscape with a political pedigree

Paul Henry landscape with a political pedigree

‘A Connemara Village’ by Paul Henry, valued at up to €100,000, sold for £85 in the 1930s

Sat Feb 06 2016 - 01:00
Francis Bacon’s ‘Two Figures’ set for sale

Francis Bacon’s ‘Two Figures’ set for sale

Despite being cut in half, the painting is expected to fetch up to £7 million

Sat Feb 06 2016 - 00:00
Éamon de Valera’s prison diary to be auctioned

Éamon de Valera’s prison diary to be auctioned

Republican kept journal while he was in jail in England following the 1916 Rising

Fri Feb 05 2016 - 01:00
Auction results

Auction results

Sat Jan 30 2016 - 01:00
Christie’s to be James Bond auction agent

Christie’s to be James Bond auction agent

Memorabilia from ‘Spectre’, the third film that stars Daniel Craig as 007, will be auctioned in February and all proceeds will go to charity

Sat Jan 30 2016 - 01:00
Lucian Freud painting of teenage Irish lover seeks up to  £10 million

Lucian Freud painting of teenage Irish lover seeks up to £10 million

The convent schoolgirl fell for the artist, and they had two daughters

Sat Jan 30 2016 - 01:00
Easter Rising memorabilia auction hit by poor demand

Easter Rising memorabilia auction hit by poor demand

Seán T O’Kelly’s medals among items that failed to sell at the New York event

Fri Jan 29 2016 - 01:00
Auction results

Auction results

Sat Jan 23 2016 - 01:00
‘Extremely rare’ book by Patrick Pearse has €3,750 price tag

‘Extremely rare’ book by Patrick Pearse has €3,750 price tag

Sat Jan 23 2016 - 01:00
A ‘Dutch’ auction in Blackrock

A ‘Dutch’ auction in Blackrock

Sat Jan 23 2016 - 01:00
Cashing in on  1916 memorabilia

Cashing in on 1916 memorabilia

Whyte’s, Adams and Fonsie Mealy are holding major auctions of 1916 artefacts

Sat Jan 23 2016 - 01:00
1916 medal awarded to Joseph Plunkett up for auction

1916 medal awarded to Joseph Plunkett up for auction

Posthumous award issued in 1940s by government assigned top estimate of €100,000

Fri Jan 22 2016 - 12:07
‘GPO’ Proclamation  to be auctioned in Dublin

‘GPO’ Proclamation to be auctioned in Dublin

Document is said to have been salvaged from ruins of post office by rebels’ medical officer

Thu Jan 21 2016 - 01:00
Are these the keys that opened the GPO door on  day of the Rising?

Are these the keys that opened the GPO door on day of the Rising?

Set of keys reputedly found in ruins of the GPO to be sold at auction

Mon Jan 18 2016 - 01:00
Bacon’s brilliance bound up in a new catalogue

Bacon’s brilliance bound up in a new catalogue

The book will list all of Francis Bacon’s works, including 100 previously unpublished paintings

Sat Jan 16 2016 - 00:00
‘Ski sale’ to move travel posters

‘Ski sale’ to move travel posters

Sat Jan 16 2016 - 00:00
Sculpture from Ireland hits jackpot at Sotheby’s

Sculpture from Ireland hits jackpot at Sotheby’s

Sat Jan 16 2016 - 00:00
Quinns gift  €2m painting to State

Quinns gift €2m painting to State

Lochlann and Brenda Quinn to donate Beit painting to National Gallery of Ireland

Sat Jan 09 2016 - 00:00
Book on James Barry wins Berger prize

Book on James Barry wins Berger prize

Richly-illustrated book on murals published by Cork University Press

Sat Jan 09 2016 - 00:00
First auctions and sales of 2016

First auctions and sales of 2016

Fine art and furniture auctions around the country

Sat Jan 09 2016 - 00:00
Medals awarded to Rising Volunteers to be auctioned in US

Medals awarded to Rising Volunteers to be auctioned in US

De Valera-led government honoured 1916 and War of Independence veterans in 1941

Fri Jan 08 2016 - 07:20
Volunteer medals go on sale in New York auction

Volunteer medals go on sale in New York auction

Large Rising collection to be auctioned including medals awarded to Seán T O’Kelly

Fri Jan 08 2016 - 01:00
The art market: recovery in Ireland while international boom continues

The art market: recovery in Ireland while international boom continues

Auctioneers confidence restored as demand returns

Sat Jan 02 2016 - 02:00
Margaret  Thatcher’s ‘free market’ triumphs at  auction

Margaret Thatcher’s ‘free market’ triumphs at auction

Spectacular demand for Iron Lady’s personal effects at Christie’s

Sat Dec 19 2015 - 07:00
Artist’s view of Shannon flooding

Artist’s view of Shannon flooding

Book published in 1880 by Henry Trench with lithographic views of watercolours by an unknown Victorian artist

Sat Dec 19 2015 - 01:00
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