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Sothebys
Bubbling up: champagne is back on the the menu
Mixed success for bubbly as an investment despite landmark Sotheby’s auction house events
Brittany: A place of inspiration for Irish artists
The French region of Brittany is on view in works by Roderic O’Conor, Walter Frederick Osborne and William John Leech
Diamond tiaras are a girl’s best friend: rare gems at auction this week
A 1960s Bulgari serpenti bracelet watch and an art nouveau ‘pansy’ ring are among gems on sale
Vintage movie posters and military items at the Battlefields & Silver Screens auction
Victor Mee sale includes 19th-century UVF rifle, while letters from George Bernard Shaw are among Irish-associated sales at Bonhams
Sotheby’s introduces new strategy to slash buyer fees
New commission structure could upend the genteel but hidden world of international auction house deals
A Victoria Cross medal and Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ from The Crown
Noonans is selling a Ballinrobe man’s Victoria Cross while props and outfits depicting the British Royal family from The Crown are on sale in London
First piece of mail with a stamp could sell for up to $2.5m
Pre-paid envelope, which includes a Penny Black, was designed by Irish artist William Mulready
Lissadell mirror and a Donegal carpet catch the eye at upcoming sales
The Rose carpet, woven in Killybegs, a Camaleonda sofa by Mario Bellini and an important mirror are among items of interest this week
Artichokes and day beds: midcentury classics for sale
Sotheby’s is selling works attributed to George Moore while Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona day bed will be auctioned by deVeres
Haunting image of 19th-century Irish explorer who disappeared on Arctic voyage up for sale
The ships lost in the expedition were found only relatively recently, in 2014 and 2016
Auckland boat house sells for record €1.1m but New Zealand property market looks shaky
Rising interest rates have pushed prices into reverse, but there are still signs of exuberance in the market
Klimt’s late masterpiece and Lucian Freud’s portrait of Penny Guinness in Sotheby’s June sales
The last-ever portrait completed by the Austrian artist stood on the easel in his studio at the time of his death
Sean Scully in New York and Art and Soul in Cork
A large work by the Irish-American artist is expected to achieve close to €1m, while art by names including Bacon, Hirst, Warhol and Dali is heading to the Rebel County
Just right: little Chinese imperial bowl expected to fetch over €23m
Receptacle bearing the mark of emperor Qianlong ranks among the most legendary pieces offered at auction
Work by Limerick-born artist Fergus O’Ryan features in charity auction for Our Lady’s Hospice
There could be bargains to be had in the sale, which also features contemporary works, as many are without reserve
Owner of Irish hotel to sell ‘most influential book in human history’ for estimate of up to $50m
Codex Sassoon: Jacqui Safra, who co-owns Parknasilla, in Kenmare, is to sell this copy of the Hebrew Bible at Sotheby’s in May
Sean Scully’s rug design achieves €85,000 at charity sale
Ceadogán rug sale raises €150,000 in total while a seminal four-metre-long work by Edvard Munch comes to market
Take 5: What will €240,000 buy in Romania, Spain, Norway, the UK and Tipperary?
One price, home and away: Apartments in Bucharest and Alicante, a waterside cabin in Longyearbyen, a floating home in London or an old farmhouse in Cashel
Irish elk antlers to a witch’s ball: The wonders at Emma Hawkins’ sale
The upcoming Natural World sale at Sotheby’s sale has plenty of curiosities
Rare 1943 Irish florin in September sale
John Weldon is selling a collection of Irish coins valued at €10,000-€15,000
17th-century Netherlands in focus as Dutch Masters arrive in Dublin
An exhibition of works, including those by Rembrandt, opens today at the National Gallery, while Sotheby’s prepares to auction unpublished works by poet Ted Hughes
Treasures from Dalkey mansion include imitation-Japanese furniture
Paintings by Jack B Yeats and William Scott also feature in Monte Alverno Sotheby’s sale
Important Irish art works on show at Paris exhibition
Sales mark centenary of the 1922 World Congress of the Irish Race
Centenary of turning point in Irish history to be marked
1922 World Congress of the Irish Race announced the Free State to the world
Irish art works from Michael Smurfit’s collection for auction at Sotheby’s
Retired businessman says climate of Spanish home not suited to works of Irish artists
A teapot for €2.4m? You’ll need a cup of tea after buying that
Rare imperial Beijing piece from the 1700s, and sabre owned by Napoleon’s brother, sold at auction
Christopher Walken destroys Banksy painting in comedy finale
Genuine work by street artist gone in seconds as actor paints over art in Outlaws gag
Vanity, greed and adultery – the backdrop to an arts auction
Sotheby’s to auction ‘most significant collection of modern and contemporary art ever’
Karl Lagerfeld loved his cat so much he employed two maids for it. Now you can buy its statue
Sotheby’s to auction the art and valuables of ‘the soul of fashion’ over a series of sales
Renaissance jewel set to dazzle buyers at gems sale
The Arundel Zodiac was thought to be created for the Duke of Mantua in 1540
‘Dearest love Teddy’: Sylvia Plath letters, photos and wedding rings for sale
Sotheby’s auction personal items including photo album from Frieda Hughes’ collection
Code that formed basis of worldwide web for sale as non-fungible token
Proceeds of sale by Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the internet, to go to charity
‘Newly discovered’ Lavery to be auctioned at end of June
The painting, In Morocco, has been in the same family collection since the 1930s
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