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Yeats fetched the highest price for a work of art; the Armada Table smashed furniture records; Asian pieces sold well in 2018, as did Joyce’s glasses, Pearse’s chair and Johnny Sexton’s bashed-up rugby boots
Arminta Wallace selects the most exciting Irish and international titles of the year ahead
Published: December 30th, 1988. Photograph by Jack McManus
Published: December 19th, 1997. Photograph: Frank Miller
Published: December 17th, 2001. Photograph by Brenda Fitzsimons
Centre tables, side tables, rent tables and sofa tables among lots for auction
Auction results: Strong prices for Midleton whiskey, first editions and diamond rings
Published: February 9th, 1990. Photograph by Peter Thursfield
Here are some items which would nestle beautifully under any tree
Rare books and fine furniture also on offer in auctions countrywide
Published: June 14th, 1983.Photograph: Peter Thursfield
Home Front: at home for Christmas
A pair of spectacles worn by the famous writer among intriguing auction lots
Margaret Clarke self-portrait sells well over estimate; chandeliers to light up Mullen’s
Published: July 3rd, 1967.Photograph: Dermot Barry