Major art works and memorabilia being sold by the Yeats family go on show in Dublin along with top Irish paintings. All are destined to be auctioned in London

Art, manuscripts and heirlooms of Yeats family for sale after State grants export licence

Choose the best work of a lesser artist, not the worst work of a great artist

Several other surprises sprung as Sotheby’s sale of Irish art in London makes €2.1m

A ‘Ballymaloe’ Yeats and a ‘Downton Abbey’-style Lavery are among the highlights

Lavery, Henry and Yeats pictures found in ditch go under the hammer

‘Buying art involves an emotional and financial commitment’

The auction on Wednesday, the first since 2012, will test international and local demand for Irish art

Dates at Sheppard’s, Whyte’s, Adam’s and Sotheby’s have been announced