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‘The Bathing Hour, Lido, Venice’ by Sir John Lavery sells for £686,500
‘The Bathing Hour, Lido, Venice’ by Sir John Lavery sells for £686,500

Monday, November 17th Bonhams, London. Paysage Breton by Roderic O'Conor £135,000 (£150,000 -£200,000).

Tuesday, November 18th Sotheby's, London. A watercolour, Irish Street Scene by Edward Burra, £218,500 (£200,000-£300,000). Wednesday, November 19th Christie's, London. The Bathing Hour, Lido, Venice by Sir John Lavery £686,500 (£400,000-£600,000).

Forthcoming auctions Monday, November 24th Lev Mitchell & Sons Auctioneers, Milltown Country Auction Rooms, Dromiskin, Dundalk, Co Louth Co Louth (Exit 16 off the M1 motorway). Antiques auction begins at 5pm with some 650 lots for sale. Tuesday, November 25th John Weldon Auctioneers, Cow's Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin. Auction at 2pm of jewellery, silver and gold coins.

Saturday, November 29th Woodward Auctioneers, Cook Street, Cork city. Bi-annual auction of Irish and English silver which begins at 11am. Lots at the auction include a George III silver teapot made circa 1800 in Cork by John Whelpley €2,800 -€3200 and a pair of George III Limerick silver table or serving spoons made circa 1760 by Joseph Johns €1,800-€2,400.