AUCTION RESULTS: Tuesday (July 3rd)Bonhams, London. A poster for a 1983 concert, at Leeds University, by U2 £313 (£300-£500); a U2 Achtung Baby 20th anniversary box set, autographed, £1,625 (£800-£1,000).
Tuesday (July 3rd)Christie's, London.The Lock by John Constable £22.4 million (£20 million-£25 million)
Wednesday (July 4th)Sotheby's, London. The Battle between Carnival and Lent by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, £4.5 million (£4 million-£6 million); Christ Amongst the Doctors by Orazio Borgianni, £3.4 million
FORTHCOMING AUCTIONS:
Tuesday (July 10th)Kerry Auction Rooms, Moyderwell, Tralee. An autograph album with signatures including John F Kennedy, Éamon de Valera, Seán Lemass, etc €3,500-€4,500; a collection of 32 GAA county jerseys, each signed by players, €2,500-€3,500.
Tuesday (July 10th)Matthews Auction Rooms, Oldcastle, Co Meath. Contents of various country houses. Over 750 lots. Viewing begins at 11am today. matthewsauctionrooms.com
Wednesday (July 11th)Bonhams, New Bond Street, London. Auction of 19th century paintings, drawings and watercolours. Feeding the Chickens by Walter Frederick Osborne, £500,000-£700,000 (€630,000-€880,000).
