Auctions and Fairs

Auction Results

March 24th-26th Mealy's three-day Spring Sale, 65 per cent of lots sold. An 18th century "man-bag" (a Georgian gentleman's silk net purse) with a Lissadell provenance €360 (€250- €350). See mealys.ie.

Saturday (March 28th) Whyte's auction of sale of Rock, Pop & Movies memorabilia. A "learner's guitar" owned in the 1970s by Dublin schoolboy David Evans, now The Edge of U2, sold for €21,000, over four times the top estimate (€3,000- €5,000) to a telephone bidder in Hollywood.

Tuesday (March 31st) Bonhams, Edinburgh. Sale of paintings by the Scottish artist Jack Vettriano: Waltzers £236,500 (£200,000- £300,000) or €323,265 (€273,356-€410,018).

Forthcoming Auctions

Sunday (April 12th) Matthews Auction Rooms annual sale in Headfort House, Kells, Co Meath at 2.30pm. Viewing at the house begins on Friday, April 10th, at 11am. Up to 500 lots including pictures, furniture, jewellery and Asian art.

Forthcoming Fairs

Monday (April 6th) Dublin City Book Fair, Tara Towers Hotel, Merrion Road, Dublin 4. 11am -5pm. Rare, antiquarian and collectible books.