May 21st:Whyte's Irish Art Auction, Dublin: Set of 20 tapestries illustrating The Táin by Louis le Brocquy, €245,000 (€250,000-€300,000); Cottages, West of Ireland by Paul Henry, €56,000 (€60,000–€80,000); The Pontoon by Jack B Yeats, €49,000 (€50,000-€70,000); Past Definite, Future Perfect by Seán Keating €42,000 (€25,000–€35,000); Florence by Daniel O'Neill, €41,000 (€25,000-€35,000);The Soko, Tangier by Sir John Lavery, €29,000 (€20,000-€25,000); Maam Valley, Connemara by Paul Henry, €27,000 (€20,000-€25,000); Study for Portrait of Pope Innocent X, 1989 (lithograph) by Francis Bacon, €25,000 (€6,000 –€8,000). Pedro Barba – Isla Graciosa by Tony O'Malley, €22,000 (€20,000–€30,000).
May 22nd: de Veres, Irish and International Art auction, Dublin. Driving out the Flock by Stanley Royle, €62,000 (€14,000-€18,000); The Hobby Horses by Jack B Yeats, €55,000 (€60,000-€80,000); Distant Image by Louis le Brocquy, €50,000 (€50,000-€70,000); Fleurs dans un Vase by Roderic O'Conor, €44,000 (€30,000-€50,000); Spring in Wicklow by Paul Henry, €40,000 (€40,000-€60,000).
May 23rd: Christie's, London. Contents of Mount Congreve, Co Waterford. A silver epergne (table centrepiece) by Thomas Pitts, £343,250; a Georgian overmantel mirror, £313,250; a pair of Robert Adam side tables, £313,250.
May 23rd: Christie's, London. 20th Century British and Irish Art, Evening Sale. Aïda, A Moorish Maid by Sir John Lavery £181,250.
May 23rd: Adam’s, Dublin. Auction of Fine Jewellery and Watches. A brooch, by Tiffany and Co, formerly owned by the late Princess Margaret, €10,000 (€10,000-€15,000).
May 24th: Christie’s London. 20th Century British and Irish Art, Day Sale. Turf Stacks by Paul Henry, £55,250; An Old Stone In A Field by Jack B Yeats, £55,250
May 24th: Christies, London. British and Irish Art Day Sale. Image of Samuel Beckett, £85,250.
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