Arminta Wallace

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