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Commemoration attendees express dismay at scrapping of Dublin Castle event

London sale includes 12 works offered directly from the Yeats family

Adam’s auction offers works that seem to echo themes of life amid Covid-19 pandemic

Feast your eyes on the classic works, or check out some completely new visual art

Some paintings appear to reflect the mood of the nation with themes of uncertainty and isolation

Sapphires abound in a Christmas sale of opulent jewellery

Broadcaster’s tapestries, paintings among pieces in Sotheby’s auction of Irish works

Fine jewellery sale at O’Reilly’s to include a Faberge gold Russian egg pendant

Forthcoming sales include a Dublin 6 house clearance and a dodo skeleton from 1690

What’s sold, what’s coming up in the salerooms

‘Buying art involves an emotional and financial commitment’

Paintings by Roderic O’Conor, William Leech, Sir John Lavery and Paul Henry all sell; Irish silver and march hares on the market

Leech’s ‘The Housekeeper’, an oil on canvas, has an estimate of €30,000-€50,000

A National Gallery show juxtaposes Jackie Nickerson photos from Africa with portraits of western privilege; and Makiko Nakamura’s abstract work is dramatic