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Lot 7 sapphire emerald and diamond ring at Hegarty’s

Bling galore and stunning gifts in final jewellery auctions of the season

Fine Art & Antiques
December 8, 2018

Rare books and fine furniture also on offer in auctions countrywide

Lot 254, Fabergé egg

Bid ideas: Christmas gifts from auctions

Fine Art & Antiques
December 8, 2018

Here are some items which would nestle beautifully under any tree

In 1930, William Hermanson patented the heat-sealed paper fibre tea bag, marketed in earnest in the 1950s when Joseph Tetley and Co began to mass-produce tea bags. Photograph: iStock

Design moment: Tea bag, 1901

Fine Art & Antiques
December 8, 2018

Two Milwaukee women filed for a patent for a ‘tea leaf holder’ – a mesh bag to hold tea leaves for a single cup of tea

1850s Card Case, hand-turned (€395) Courtville Antiques, Powerscourt Townhouse Centre.

Go green for Christmas with antique gifts

Fine Art & Antiques
December 8, 2018

These treasured items are non-disposable and come with something money cannot buy – a past and provenance

The late Grainne Pierse. “Grainne had a wonderful eye for jewellery and she was very generous with her knowledge,” says silver and jewellery expert Jimmy Weldon.” Photograph: John Searle

Tributes paid following the death of antique jewellery expert Grainne Pierse

Fine Art & Antiques
December 8, 2018

Dealer ran Courtville Antiques in Dublin’s Powerscourt Centre since the 1980s

Study of the Head of a Young Man: Rembrandt’s painting sold at Sotheby’s for £9.5 million; the estimate was £6 million. Photograph: Tristan Fewings/Getty for Sotheby’s

A Rembrandt to its fingertips? The mystery of an old master painting

Fine Art & Antiques
December 8, 2018

Experts have found fingerprints in the paint of an oil sketch. Could they be the artist’s?

Daniel O’Neill: Boy From The North

‘Battersea Boy’ could steal the show at Adam’s

Fine Art & Antiques
December 1, 2018

The early Le Brocquy portrait, painted during his time in London, is one of several arresting images of children in the pre-Christmas sale

William Crozier, Winter Kilcoe, Morgan O’Driscoll, €8,000-€12,000

Art and antiques auctions: Strong results at Whyte’s, a busy week ahead in the salerooms

Fine Art & Antiques
December 1, 2018

Margaret Clarke self-portrait sells well over estimate; chandeliers to light up Mullen’s

James Joyce and his glasses

See the world through James Joyce’s iconic glasses

Fine Art & Antiques
December 1, 2018

A pair of spectacles worn by the famous writer among intriguing auction lots

Coco Chanel: At a time when perfume bottles were ornate and art deco-inspired, hers was pared back and simple. Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Design Moment: Chanel No 5, 1921

Fine Art & Antiques
December 1, 2018

When Coco Chanel was creating her iconic fragrance, five was the magic number

Hugh Douglas Hamilton Portrait of Mary Jervis

For vintage lovers, there's brilliant browsing at two-day Durrow sale

Fine Art & Antiques
November 24, 2018

Among the 1,000 lots at Sheppard's auction are unusual items with the potential to tick the trickiest boxes on your Christmas shopping list

Gold and coral Alhambra necklace by Van Cleef and Arpe

A pink sapphire like Eugenie’s, a necklace like Grace Kelly’s dazzle at Adam’s

Fine Art & Antiques
November 24, 2018

Original versions of Van Cleef & Arpels 1968 four leaf clover necklace among top lots

Design Moment: IBM ‘Golf Ball’, 1961

Fine Art & Antiques
November 24, 2018

The Selectric revolutionised office life as productivity soared

Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) by David Hockney Photograph: (David Hockney/Courtesy of Christie’s Images LTD via AP)

Auction results and forthcoming sales

Fine Art & Antiques
November 24, 2018

David Hockney sets record in London, Irish auction houses get set for seasonal sales

Jack B Yeats, The Man With The Wrinkled Face

Get an ‘affordable Yeats’ for Christmas at Whyte’s

Fine Art & Antiques
November 17, 2018

This month’s auction of Irish art is rich in Le Brocquys from a selection of Tain drawings to a 1959 oil from the artist’s ‘white’ period

‘Dublin Bay from Howth’, by Harry Kernoff. Image courtesy of Sotheby’s

Paintings that tell a story of Ireland set for London sale after US and Irish tour

Fine Art & Antiques
November 17, 2018

Art collection owned by Irish-American lawyer Brian Burns on the block at Sotheby’s

Diamond double clip brooch by Cartier, €35,000-€36,000 at O’Reilly’s.

Fine art actions and results

Fine Art & Antiques
November 17, 2018

Jade seal ‘sleeper’ fetches €280,000 at Sheppards

Design Moment: Chieftain Chair, 1949

Fine Art & Antiques
November 17, 2018

Finn Juhl’s piece was a move away from the strict functionalism dominating Danish design

Set of armchairs by Gio Ponti sold for 4,800 (estimate €5,000-€7,000)

Buyers see the light at mid-century sale

Fine Art & Antiques
November 17, 2018

French signature lights, furniture and art snapped up at Adams

Roderic O'Conor, Breton Girl Reading

Portraits of the Irish – with a dash of Spanish

Fine Art & Antiques
November 10, 2018

Bohemian Dublin couple’s art adds flair to a strong collecction at DeVere’s

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