The magic of art at ChristmasA rare painting of Santa Claus “at work” unexpectedly turned up at Christie’s in New York last monthSat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
Cork artist's Shakespeare scene sells wellThe Cork-born artist Daniel Maclise may not be a household name but his most famous work, The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Eileen Gray room divider sells for $1.8m in New YorkAn Eileen Gray-made wooden screen, used as an apartment room divider, has sold at auction in New York for more than $1Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Rare copy of Joyce's 'Dubliners' fetches €157,600A copy of Dubliners by James Joyce sold at Sotheby’s in London yesterday for £127,250 (€157,600), the second highest price paid…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
Busy auctions defy budget bluesOn the eve of the budget this week, bidders in the crowded saleroom at Adam’s auctioneers in central Dublin spent more than €…Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
Irish 'glorious dead' book for saleA rare set of the books of “the glorious dead” – listing the almost 50,000 Irish men killed in the first World War – has turned…Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
Wealthy and artful tax dodgers of 18th century revealed in rare bookIreland’s first official attempt to “name and shame” tax dodgers has come to light.Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
No austerity as Chinese bidders target IrelandSales of art and antiques continue to defy economic gravitySat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
Auction resultsMonday, November 26th Whyte’s, Important Irish Art, RDS, DublinSat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
'Durrow Dragon' soars to unexpected heightsA matchbox-sized piece of carved Chinese jade made €630,000 at auction in Co Laois yesterday – the highest price ever paid for…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Carved jade piece fetches €630,000A matchbox-sized piece of carved Chinese jade made €630,000 at auction in Co Laois this afternoon – the highest price ever paid…Thu Nov 29 2012 - 00:00
Nude male sculpture drove developer up the wallOne of Ireland’s best-known examples of figurative sculpture had to undergo a “sex-change” because former billionaire developer…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
A surfeit of riches to beguile before the BudgetThe French call it an embarras de choix which translates as a perplexing number of things to choose fromSat Nov 24 2012 - 00:00
Wicklow estate sold to US buyerIreland’s most expensive country property – Humewood Castle estate in Co Wicklow – has been sold to an unknown overseas buyer…Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Collins's prayer book turns up in France 90 years after deathMichael Collins’s prayer book has come to light in France 90 years after his death in Béal na Blá.Thu Nov 22 2012 - 00:00
Antique musket from bank's private militia for auctionA musket from the private army once employed by Bank of Ireland has unexpectedly turned up in an antiques saleroomTue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
Sinéad O'Connor sells paintings for charityTwo paintings include one that featured on O'Connor's lastest album cover and a portrait of her as a childSat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Disappointing sales for Irish art in LondonIrish art fails to sparkle in London, while Dublin prepares for winter auctionsSat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
O'Driscoll's debut Dublin art auctionA newcomer to the Dublin art auctions scene – a brave move in the current economic climate – is west Cork auctioneer Morgan O…Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Grand Georgian house with fishing rightsShortly before Irish property prices crashed, a hawk-eyed developer landed his helicopter on the lawn of a house in Co Tipperary…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Michael Collins's army list goes onlineThe full list of personnel in the Free State Army led by Michael Collins is being published online for the first time this morning…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Dublin boy wins Young Collectors competitionCompetition: The inaugural Ireland’s Young Collectors Competition was remarkable on account of the huge level of interest it…Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Collectable Irish art on the block in LondonIf Irish art had a stock market, Paul Henry would be a blue-chip equity and a favourite with pension-fund managers and conservative…Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Lavery painting sells above estimate in New York for $1.3mA painting by Irish artist Sir John Lavery has sold for over €1 million at a Sotheby’s art auction in New YorkFri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Lavery and Bacon in New YorkART VALUED AT hundreds of millions of dollars will go under the hammer in a series of auctions in New York over the next fortnight…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Potter, prints, paintings and presentsNext weekend, Limerick will be the location of a two-day antiques and fine art fair that the organiser, Robert O’Donnell of Hibernian…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
So who buys art these days?Even during a long period of economic uncertainty, art is seen as a secure investmentSat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Chinese vase worth €200,000A CARLOW family is on the brink of receiving a second major windfall from an inherited hoard of Chinese porcelain initially thought…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Rare Dublin fireplace for LondonA fine chimneypiece, originally from Newman House on St Stephen’s Green is for auction in LondonSat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Auction resultsTuesday, October 16th Oliver Usher Auctioneers, at The Glebe House, Rathowen, Co WestmeathSat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Selling the mayoral family silverTHE ANNOUNCEMENT of local government reform by Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan means quite an amount of silverware – …Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
A Keating from a London restaurantA VALUABLE Irish painting which hung in one of London’s best-known restaurants is to be auctioned next month.Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
A feast of curious collectablesFrom bog oak Celtic kitsch to erotic Japanese ivory carvings – they’re all at Mealy’s sale of the unexpectedSat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Kit for 19th-century healthcare cuts set to go under hammerA GRUESOME 19th-century Irish surgeon’s amputation set has unexpectedly turned up in an auction saleroomMon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Grand country sale at SlaneDecorative items from Carrigglas Manor in Longford are some of the many lots on offer at the Adams country saleSat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
A boost for portrait paintingTHE SELF-PORTRAIT by artist Leo Whelan, which attracted considerable interest when it went on view at the RDS last weekend sold…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
A tempting first Apple computerWHAT WILL FUTURE collectors make of the information technology revolution of the late 20th century? If previous trends are a …Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Priced for a fighting chanceFOLLOWING SALES at Adam’s and Whyte’s where many paintings sold for tens of thousands of euro, deVeres’ art auction in Dublin…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Showcase of finest art and antiquesTHE COUNTRY’S biggest antiques fair continues throughout the weekend at the RDS in Dublin.Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
'Unrecorded' Paul Henry works to be soldTWO “UNRECORDED” paintings by Irish artist Paul Henry have been discovered in the United States and will be sold at auction in…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
When the reds turned green: Mao poster reveals Irish linkA CHINESE propaganda poster that celebrates both the 1916 Easter Rising and Chairman Mao’s Communist Party has turned up for …Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
A portait of a fine artistLeo Whelan’s self-portrait is one of the more charming paintings to be sold in Dublin next weekSat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Le Brocquy is top lot at Adam'sA PAINTING from the corporate art collection of Independent News & Media (INM) was the top lot at Adam’s art auction in Dublin…Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Beijing bidder scoops up Ming at KilkennyAT SHEPPARD’S three-day “Legacy of the Big House” auction, the top-selling picture was, appropriately, an Edwardian-era painting…Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Memories of a mission to the CongoAN UNUSUAL memento of the ill-fated Irish peacekeeping mission to the Congo over 50 years ago has turned up at Mealy’s.Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Tasty Titanic lunch menuA MENU for a luncheon held to mark the launch in Belfast of the Titanic on May 31st, 1911 is to be sold at Bonhams, London next…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Fine crop of masterpiecesAdam’s rolls out the big guns – Paul Henry and Jack B Yeats – for the first big sale of autumn, that includes paintings owned…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Kernoff's vision of Moshe DayanAN UNUSUAL PORTRAIT of Moshe Dayan, Israel’s best-known military leader, is one of the unexpected highlights in an art auction…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
