The Irish Times

Sir Anthony O’Reilly’s tables turn heads at Kilfane House auction

Pair of console tables make €145,000, 10 times their estimate

Sat Oct 08 2016 - 00:00

Curtain falls on Lotabeg with more than 7,000 visitors

‘Huge interest’ from both from Irish and international bidders

Sat May 28 2016 - 00:00

Bidders snap up mementos of British Empire in Cork auction

More than 7,000 queue to see contents of ‘house that time forgot’ over three days

Wed May 25 2016 - 01:00

The Cork house that time forgot

House where sun went down on British Empire reveals its secrets as contents to be auctioned

Sat May 14 2016 - 05:46

My Life’s Work: George Gerard Mealy, art and antiques auctioneer and valuer, Kilkenny

‘Buy what you like, as you have to live with it’

Sat Feb 27 2016 - 02:00

Nail-studded ‘voodoo’ dolls go under the hammer

Rarely seen African tribal art makes a big splash in Mealy’s summer auction

Sat Jul 19 2014 - 00:00

Art and antiques market springs to life

Strong first quarter ends with auction at Mealy’s described as ‘the best in ages’

Sat Apr 05 2014 - 02:00

The market for rhino horn gives auction houses a dilemma

Trade in antique rhino horn is legal – but the vast prices it commands encourages theft

Sat Feb 15 2014 - 00:00

Irish collectors still favour nostalgia

Household names such as Paul Henry and Walter Osborne are not just seen as sound investments; their aesthetic clearly appeals to today’s fine-art purchasers

Sat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00

Everything from slates to fine art under the hammer over the summer

Sat Jul 27 2013 - 01:00

Time to buy Victorian art?

‘Best collection of Victorian Art ever seen on the market in Ireland’ in Mealy’s Dublin sale

Sat Jun 15 2013 - 01:00