A handcrafted doll’s house and ride-on Rolls Royce car feature in festive season sale

Projectors were found by chance up in rafters of theatre during refurbishment work

Home front: These chairs have weathered many fashions and can be upholstered to suit your décor

Richard Driehaus, a US fund manager with a love of antiques, has overseen work at the art deco-themed Number 31 hotel

The most sustainable choice of all could also be a good investment

Forthcoming sales include a Dublin 6 house clearance and a dodo skeleton from 1690

Upcoming sales feature antique garden furniture and rare Chinese bowls

There are many reasons why art deco has maintained such a devoted following

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

Stuffed grizzly bear, bronze ladies among top sellers at two-day sale

Slice of pure 1960s Americana worth about €50,000 the main attraction at Laois auction

Record week for Irish art and collectibles with over 8,000 lots auctioned

Cheque shows Pearse was a customer before his 1916 Rising destroyed the shop

Fittings from Residence, Howl At The Moon and Clerys memorabilia in 3,000 lots

Sofas, art, kitchen kit and 3,000 wine glasses set for two day sale

Brown furniture is unfashionable but a good punt, while oak, rosewood and mid-century modern are a buy

Thousands of unwanted items from Dame Street headquarters auctioned in Portarlington

Plants and restaurant facilities among items from bank’s former premises to go on sale

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Antiques dealers’ fair will combine contemporary design history with the best of Irish antiques

Because the market reputedly abounds in fakes, prospective collectors need to do their homework

‘I source, restore, market and sell items from Ireland and abroad and the hunt is always the best part’

Annual showcase of gold, silver, jewellery and furniture, begins on Friday and includes a series of lectures

Organisers of three-day fair at the RDS hope spending will exceed last year’s €3.6 million

Nothing says festive like a dressed mantelpiece. Alanna Gallagher asked four designers to create fresh looks for top shelf treatment