Francis Bacon self-portrait sells for almost €20m‘Two Studies for Self-Portrait’ sold in less than two minutes at Sotheby's in LondonTue Feb 10 2015 - 23:03
Painting by Dublin-born artist Francis Bacon to sell for €23m‘Double’ self-portrait goes up for auction in Sotheby’s on Tuesday eveningMon Feb 9 2015 - 12:46
Kilkenny Castle table centrepiece for sale in LondonGilt-bronze piece is over 8ft long and would have adorned the dining table during formal occasions at Kilkenny CastleSat Feb 7 2015 - 01:00
Five paintings, 60 minutes, €70 million – Monet soars at London auctionCollectors from Asia and Russia out in force at Sotheby’s sale in LondonSat Feb 7 2015 - 01:00
‘Shed of turf’ the sleeper lot at Roscommon antiques auctionReclaimed portico from Mote Park makes €12,000Sat Feb 7 2015 - 01:00
The forgotten story of Irish linenRare set of prints for sale for €6,570 from De Búrca Rare Books in Blackrock, Co DublinSat Jan 31 2015 - 01:00
‘Social media’ in 19th century IrelandBefore the internet, TV and radio, the role of newspapers is captured in artSat Jan 31 2015 - 01:00
The Edge’s first guitar to be sold at Dublin auctionU2 guitarist learned to play on ‘modest little’ instrument expected to fetch up to €1,800Mon Jan 26 2015 - 01:00
The wonderful ‘Mr Turner’19th century artist is still ‘box-office’ more than 160 years after his deathSun Jan 25 2015 - 10:45
Gentleman’s sale at BonhamsAmong the highlights are a selection of vintage Dunhill cigarette lightersSat Jan 24 2015 - 06:00
A Caravaggio for sale‘Boy Peeling A Fruit’ goes to auction with a top estimate of $5 millionSat Jan 24 2015 - 06:00
Beautiful image ‘with power to shock’ a highlight of 19th century art saleBonhams estimating £60,000-£80,000 for ‘Une Parisienne’Sat Jan 17 2015 - 06:00
Sotheby’s vote of confidence in Irish art marketStandalone Irish sale to be held in London for first time since 2011Sat Jan 17 2015 - 00:00
Salerooms reopen for spring seasonBusy line up of auctions gets underway tomorrowSat Jan 17 2015 - 00:00
First editions of James Joyce’s ‘Dubliners’ now classed as antiquesCopies can sell for thousands but why does the price vary so much?Sat Jan 10 2015 - 10:00
Founder of Sheppard’s auctioneers dies aged 92Christy Sheppard was one of the country’s best-known auctioneersSat Jan 10 2015 - 00:00
First auctions and fairs of 2015Online sale can be viewed in Skibbereen salesroom from ThursdaySat Jan 10 2015 - 00:00
Wreck of SS Rowan: How jazz nearly didn’t come to IrelandRare images of 1921 ferry disaster in which London band members drowned on way to DublinSat Jan 3 2015 - 14:00
Old Masters put in their place by newer artistsWhile the growth in demand for Irish art is likely to continue, their owners appear to be reluctant to sellSat Jan 3 2015 - 00:00
Architecturally important Cashel Palace hotel expected to be soldTipperary hotel closed with loss of 32 full- and part-time jobs in early DecemberFri Jan 2 2015 - 01:03
Fr Ned Dowling’s first World War diary describes Christmas 1914 truce‘On Christmas Eve . . . the enemy came out from his lair and sung out to us’Sat Dec 27 2014 - 01:00
Auction highs, lows and no-shows of 2014A look back at Antiques & Collectibles auctions in 2014 and some of the items that made the headlinesSat Dec 27 2014 - 00:00
Irish priest’s first World War diary to be publishedKilkenny-born Fr Ned Dowling was sent to Flanders in November 1914Fri Dec 26 2014 - 20:11
First World War diary: who was Fr Ned Dowling?Co Kilkenny priest served as a British army chaplain from 1914 until 1920Fri Dec 26 2014 - 17:50
A first World War Christmas revealed in Irish priest’s diaryBritish army chaplain Fr Ned Dowling’s diary includes account of Christmas Day 1914 on the battlefieldsWed Dec 24 2014 - 01:00
Fr Dowling describes Christmas Day 1914 with soldiers of Royal Dublin FusiliersWed Dec 24 2014 - 01:00
ESB sells surplus art for €160,000‘Core collection’ not part of sale as ESB says it remains ‘committed to supporting the arts in Ireland’Sat Dec 20 2014 - 00:00
Ireland’s most expensive Christmas cardsSet of early 20th-century Irish Christmas cards is among highlights in the latest catalogue from De Búrca Rare BooksSat Dec 20 2014 - 00:00
Startling fall in prices for Louis le Brocquy paintingsFamous Irish artist’s paintings plunge in value, down by two-thirds in just eight yearsSat Dec 20 2014 - 00:00
Adam’s Irish art sale brings in €1.6mThe annual Christmas auction of Irish art suggests that the market is in good healthSat Dec 13 2014 - 01:00
Sheppard’s four-day auctionTop price of €34,000 achieved for painting by 19th century Irish artist Augustus BurkeSat Dec 13 2014 - 00:00
An early Louis le Brocquy sells for €2,800Morgan O’Driscoll’s art auction in RDS included one of Irish artist’s earliest known worksSat Dec 13 2014 - 00:00
Brass plate from Cromwell’s coffin sells for almost €95,000Memento taken when body was exhumed in 1661 fetches six times the estimate at auctionWed Dec 10 2014 - 12:33
Grisly memento of Oliver Cromwell to be auctionedBrass plate from his coffin for sale at Sotheby’s for more than €15,000Mon Dec 8 2014 - 01:00
Terenure’s ‘Downton Abbey’ childrenSouth Dublin children’s private account of aristocratic life in Edwardian Ireland portrayed in rare ‘monthly magazine’Sat Dec 6 2014 - 01:00
Three jewellery auctions in DublinA vast array of antique and modern pieces in all price ranges will go under the hammerSat Dec 6 2014 - 00:00
‘Lighting Up’ art in the RDSMorgan O’Driscoll’s Auctioneers is showing 120 paintings and sculpturesSat Dec 6 2014 - 00:00
ESB to sell part of corporate art collectionArtists represented are Markey Robinson, Tony O’Malley, Frank McKelvey, Norah McGuinness and Peter Collis.Fri Dec 5 2014 - 01:00
Michael Flatley ‘tap-danced’ painting onto canvas sells for €22,500The Riverdance star’s painting titled Rossmore Island has sold at auctionThu Dec 4 2014 - 21:00
Traditional names dominate Adam’s art auctionPaul Henry, Jack B Yeats and Walter Osborne retain their popularity at end of lacklustre yearSat Nov 29 2014 - 00:00
Dozen lots by Markey Robinson at De Veres’ auctionThe prolific painter is the most popular artist at auction in Ireland and he inspires either love or hateSat Nov 29 2014 - 00:00