1. Sir John Lavery, The Bridge at Grez, sold for £1,321,500 at Christie's of London on December 8th last.

2. Jack B. Yeats, Oh, Had I the Wings of a Swallow, sold for £881,500 at Sotheby's of London on May 21st, 1998.

3. Sir William Orpen, A Mere Fracture, sold for £716,500 at Christie's of London on May 22nd, 1998.

4. Walter Osborne, Beneath St Jacques, Antwerp, sold for £370,000 at Christie's of London on May 22nd, 1998.

5. Roderic O'Conor, Still Life with Apples, Jug and Bowls, sold for £276,500 at Sotheby's of London on December 3rd last.

6. William Leech, The Blue Shop, Quimper, sold for £265,500 at Christie's of London on May 22nd 1998.

7. John Luke, Landscape with Figures, sold for £194,000 at Christie's of London on May 21st, 1997.

8. Paul Henry, The Watcher, sold for £166,500 at Phillips of London on June 17th, 1997.

9. Louis Le Brocquy, Man Writing, sold for £133,500 at Christie's of London on May 21st, 1997.

10. Gerard Dillon, Girl in a Bedsitter, sold for £89,500 at Sotheby's of London on May 21st, 1998.