Auctions, Results & Fairs: Strong prices for jewellery

A classic west of Ireland landscape by Paul Henry is one of two paintings with diplomatic provenances to be auctioned this month

Diamond rings, watches by Cartier and Rolex included in 390 lots at John Weldon

Bright and playful pieces along with some serious investment opportunities in glittering sale

European 20th-century furniture and contemporary Irish art feature in April sale

Accordions, fiddles, harps and other Irish items go under the hammer in Birr

A Faberge hat pin, Waterford glass chandeliers and iconic fashion photograph

What sold and what’s coming up in the auction rooms

Eoin O’Brien’s considerable library of books includes works by Joyce, Wilde and Beckett as well as rare medical volumes

Bonhams in London to auction signed draft of The Words upon the Window Pane

Small violin and bow with no label a €1,500 sleeper at Mullen’s auction

Art from the Red Bank, Skerries and a boudoir grand piano

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What sold, what’s coming up in the auction rooms

French signature lights, furniture and art snapped up at Adams

Dromoland and Bunratty Castle have housed table, which has estimated €100,000 value

In Dublin, classic west of Ireland landscape makes €80k

Art critic Eamonn Mallie is selling some of his art collection including an unattractive portrait of Van Morrison

‘Self-Portrait, New York’, an oil-on-canvas by John Butler Yeats, goes for just under €100,000 at Sotheby’s in London – a new auction record for the artist