The Cork house that time forgotHouse where sun went down on British Empire reveals its secrets as contents to be auctionedSat May 14 2016 - 05:46
What it went for: auction resultsA waxwork of Hitler for €15m, Rodin’s ‘L’Éternel Printemps’, and a record-breaking BasquiatSat May 14 2016 - 00:00
Two Jack B Yeats paintings to be auctioned in DublinPrevious owners were Lord Killanin and former Swiss ambassador to IrelandSat May 14 2016 - 00:00
Life’s Work: Martina Noonan, art & antiques valuer, Dublin“I have a distinct memory of the intrigue I felt – aged about nine – attending a country house sale with my mother”Sat May 14 2016 - 00:00
Danske Bank selling its Irish family silverCollection expected to sell between €10,000 and €20,000 at John Weldon AuctioneersSat May 14 2016 - 00:00
Life’s Work: Michael Jordan, MD of O’Reilly’s Auction Rooms, Dublin‘People are buying jewellery to wear and not to be left in the safe or bedside locker’Sat May 07 2016 - 06:00
A century of Irish literature for sale – in picturesThe Dublin Painting and Sketching Club exhibition includes two paintings by Aidan HickeySat May 07 2016 - 05:30
The fine art of collecting collectiblesWhyte’s eclectic sale features stamps, photos of Bing Crosby and unused tram ticketsSat May 07 2016 - 05:00
Life’s Work: Joy Danker, antique silver dealer, Dublin‘The soprano Maria Callas walked into the shop one day . . . and started to sing’Sat Apr 30 2016 - 05:45
What it went for: auction resultsA `sleeper' Chinese bowl makes €37,000, a Tricolour flown in Enniscorthy during the Rising, plus a host of Irish art at Dolan'sSat Apr 30 2016 - 05:45
‘Hitler is everywhere’, even in a $15 million waxwork‘Him’ depicts Hitler praying and raises challenging questions about action and absolutionSat Apr 30 2016 - 05:45
Exploring the auction scene in Dublin 100 years agoAn electric vacuum cleaner and Pekingese dogs were on offer in salerooms of 1916Sat Apr 30 2016 - 05:45
Patrick Pearse surrender letter set to fetch €1.5m at auctionDays before execution by firing squad, dispatch sent to commander of Fourt CourtsSat Apr 30 2016 - 01:00
Life’s Work: Oliver Usher, antiques auctioneer, Kells, Co Meath‘Buy what you love, not necessarily what the market dictates’Mon Apr 25 2016 - 13:45
Guess who came to dinner? The famous faces in Jammet’s restaurantDouglas Hyde, Countess Markievicz and WB Yeats signed the book, which goes on auctionSat Apr 23 2016 - 05:45
What it went for: auction resultsA yachting trophy, a jade butterfly and a ticket for the game on Bloody SundaySat Apr 23 2016 - 05:45
A New Yorker’s ‘Paul Henry’ and le Brocquy’s improbable Mayo hurlersHenry painting described as one of his finest late worksSat Apr 23 2016 - 05:45
Elvis Presley’s Irish roots proven by legal documentSinger’s ancestor fled Ireland for the US in the 18th-century after assault, paper showsFri Apr 22 2016 - 19:12
Picture of Thomas Clarke as baby withdrawn from saleImage shows one of the future leaders of the Easter Rising in the Cape of Good HopeWed Apr 20 2016 - 01:04
Life’s Work: Rory Guthrie, art and 20th-century furniture auctioneer‘Nine times out of 10 your first instinct about a picture is the right one’Sat Apr 16 2016 - 05:45
Michael Collins’s plea for supportHistory sale at Adam’s includes an original handwritten letter from Michael Collins and a rare photograph of himSat Apr 16 2016 - 00:00
What it went for: auction resultsPaper money, a jade-set butterfly and a preview of Bonhams highlightsSat Apr 16 2016 - 00:00
Sir Anthony O’Reilly’s winged horses take flight to K ClubThree-part sculpture moved from outside Independent Newspapers’ printing plantThu Apr 14 2016 - 01:00
First part of Sir Anthony O’Reilly art collection soldFamily collection of 45 artworks ‘amassed over a lifetime’and valued at up to £400,000Sat Apr 09 2016 - 08:31
Irish-run orphanage the unlikely beneficiary of classic car saleFamous previous owners can boost prices of vintage motorsSat Apr 09 2016 - 05:45
What it went for: Auction & Fair resultsOrdnance survey maps from the 19th century, and an Ulster collectionSat Apr 09 2016 - 05:45
‘Lady Lavery’ Irish Free State £50 banknote worth a fortuneThought to be one of just 20 such privately owned notes, the £50 may fetch £18,000Sat Apr 09 2016 - 00:00
Life’s Work: Charlie Minter, head of Sotheby’s Irish art department‘Buying art involves an emotional and financial commitment’Sat Apr 09 2016 - 00:00
Diary reveals how hurlers absconded in New YorkMore than half the athletes on the 1888 GAA ‘junket’ to the US failed to return to IrelandMon Apr 04 2016 - 01:00
Dún Laoghaire silver yachting trophy finds a berth in New YorkSotheby’s silver sale in Manhattan includes a large Celtic revival-style Irish trophy made in 1853Sat Apr 02 2016 - 05:45
My Life’s Work: Robin O’Donnell, chief executive Hibernian Antiques Fairs‘There has never been – nor will there ever be – a better time to buy brown furniture’Sat Apr 02 2016 - 05:45
What it went for: Auction resultsA boycott notice, a library and a bronze BloomsdaySat Apr 02 2016 - 05:45
High-society Ulster treasuresArt and antiques collected by ‘continental lady’ in Northern Ireland at Adam’sSat Apr 02 2016 - 05:45
Rising rebels’ ‘white flag’ on sale after being rescued from skipLinen handkerchief reportedly used to surrender to British troops will be auctionedFri Apr 01 2016 - 01:00
What it went for: Auction resultsStrong results from Adam's Important Irish Art sale, plus Roger Casement's treasure map and a preview of interesting items at O'Donovan's and Matthew'sSat Mar 26 2016 - 05:45
My Life’s Work: Niall Mullen, art deco antiques dealer, Dublin‘I source, restore, market and sell items from Ireland and abroad and the hunt is always the best part’Sat Mar 26 2016 - 05:45
The ‘lost’ Caravaggio, and the Irish woman who bought itHusband’s assassination – ordered by Michael Collins – in a revenge attack for his role in suppressing the Rising prompted grieving widow to donate painting to priestSat Mar 26 2016 - 05:45
Rare Chinese books turn up in Co OffalyPostmaster’s collection of antiquarian books for auctionSat Mar 26 2016 - 05:45
Kerry County Museum buys Roger Casement mapMap showing where he buried valuables after Banna Strand landing to go on displayThu Mar 24 2016 - 01:01
Casement map of buried gold and valuables at Banna for auctionChorley’s auctioneers says map will go under the hammer with estimate of £1,500-£2,000Mon Mar 21 2016 - 01:00
Mount Juliet horse paintings and important clocks at Mealy’sAuction also includes antique clocks and timepieces collected by the late Michael GuerinSat Mar 19 2016 - 05:45
Unseen pub scene by Jack B Yeats depicts hospitable refugeAdam’s auction includes a double-sided Tony O’Malley, although it’s not a Bacon this timeSat Mar 19 2016 - 05:45
What it went for: Auction resultsA copy of the Proclamation, photographs of Roger Casement, a bottle of 1916 whiskey and Éamon de Valera's prison diary sell at Whyte'sSat Mar 19 2016 - 05:45
My Life’s Work: Jane Beattie, head of the Ireland office of Bonhams auction house‘I liaise with specialists across a broad range of disciplines, many of whom are leaders in their fields of expertise’Sat Mar 19 2016 - 05:45
IRA boycott notice of Co Clare shop up for auction‘Rare’ notice comes to light after 96 years and is estimated to fetch up to €400Fri Mar 18 2016 - 01:00
Lost Francis Bacon nude fetches €550,000 at Christie’s‘It being St Patrick’s Day, the stars could not have been more aligned’Thu Mar 17 2016 - 14:57
Easter 1916: Medals withdrawn at auction despite €80,000 bidDecorations awarded posthumously to patriots’ Thomas Clarke and Joseph PlunkettMon Mar 14 2016 - 01:00
Original Beit art collection catalogue comes to lightThe catalogue is likely to appeal to art historians, researchers and collectors interested in the Beit collectionSat Mar 12 2016 - 05:45
Italian sculpture and Wolfe Tone fireplace the marble stars in Kilkenny auctionA 5ft tall sculpture and a fireplace made strong prices, and the original fire surround, looted from Woodstock House before it was torched, sold for €2,500Sat Mar 12 2016 - 05:45
