Spotting the imperial pieces is now the stuff of legend in auction rooms

Viewing for ‘Dublin & Provincial’ and ‘Classic Art’ sales begins in Durrow, Co Laois

Irish auction houses take a breather before a busy round of sales in the run-up to Christmas

Papers (1749-1960) include letters, diaries, journals, sketch books and recipe books

Classic and vintage cars widely collected in Ireland

An estate map made in 1828 was discovered in the loft of an outhouse belonging to the Viscounts de Vesci, who planned the town

London bidder purchases diamond tiara for €20,000 – more than twice the top estimate

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

Preserved tiger skin and the photo of the bishop who shot the animal in 1911 among quirky lots at Sheppard's auction

Matchbox-sized piece of carved jade was possibly used to stamp documents in Peking’s Forbidden City during the reign of the Emperor Qianlong in the 18th century

‘Chinese Ceramics and Asian Works of Art’, with 120 lots, will be held on May 26th

Viewing begins in Durrow and online today for 1,300 eclectic lots

A pretty study by Sieffert contrasts with a benefits worker in raw honesty by Freud

More than 70 per cent of lots sold were bought by online bidders

While the growth in demand for Irish art is likely to continue, their owners appear to be reluctant to sell

Top price of €34,000 achieved for painting by 19th century Irish artist Augustus Burke

19th-century painting to go under the hammer at Dublin fine art auction house

Canvas by ‘Lord of the Dance’ star is one of a series he has made on the theme of the Great Famine and is an abstract depiction of Rossmore Island in Kenmare Bay

Strong volume sales at the first of autumn auctions

From a stuffed bobcat to a bronze Buddha, the Laois auction is an eclectic mix

An André Derain bought for a few thousand euro, now sold for €120,000

Centenary pushes up interest in artefacts that shed light on Irish involvement in the war

Chinese bronze wine vessel makes €250,000 in Sheppard’s auction

Three-day sale with 1,800 lots in Laois auction house

The pre-auction estimate for the blue and white vase was just €2,200-€3,300

Vintage clothes, wine and a stuffed pine-marten among highlights at Sheppard’s

Durrow auctioneer to hold its first four-day sale in 25 years, with almost 2,300 lots