This extraordinary sale will undoubtedly be the most talked-about auction of 2026
Record-setting sale of Gerard Dillon’s Tea Party among the biggest surprises so far
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How to bid at auction: ‘Irish people like to wait and watch’
Be clear about the differences between in-person, timed and live online auctions before you bid
Get out in the garden: Pavilion, planters, fountains and bronze birds in Laois sale
In Dublin, art is accessible at Whyte’s summer auction, with estimates starting at €400
Jack B Yeats’s home studio paintboxes, brushes and watercolours for sale
Roderic O’Conor and David Hockney works also going under the hammer in Dublin auctions of Irish and international art
Louis le Brocquy’s portrait of Samuel Beckett is the top lot at Whyte’s Irish art sale
Sale also features artists including Paul Henry, Roderic O’Conor, Sir William Orpen and Mainie Jellett
Auction house treasure hunters: one attic had a Paul Henry painting that sold for €50,000-€60,000
How best to go about sorting through the rubbish to find the cash in the attic? Prominent auctioneers advise
How much did a Bono self-portrait sell for? – and the growing trend of investing in wristwatches
Demand for luxury wristwatches remains high, despite ubiquity of time-telling electronic devices
Buy a piece of Irish history: Whyte’s auction includes 1916, Civil War and JFK-visit archive news reels
Event showcases historical artefacts, manuscripts, photographs, and militaria of significant import
Three Paul Henry paintings to lead Whyte’s Irish art sale
Works by Irish artists will be to the fore in the coming weeks with sales at Whyte’s, deVeres and Adam’s
Brittany: A place of inspiration for Irish artists
The French region of Brittany is on view in works by Roderic O’Conor, Walter Frederick Osborne and William John Leech
Auctions of 2023: Demand remains strong for Irish artists
Seán Scully was the top lot in art, a new world record was set for a work on paper by Harry Clarke and a collector paid €7,500 for Oscar Wilde’s hair
Patrick Pearse’s Irish Volunteer card expected to fetch in the region of €150,000 in Whyte’s sale
The History Sale at Whyte's has a number of items in relation to Patrick Pearse, the Irish teacher, barrister and revolutionary
Important Irish art works on show at Paris exhibition
Sales mark centenary of the 1922 World Congress of the Irish Race
Sale of Paul Henry work will be litmus test of the market
Irish artist achieved record sale last year; now Whyte’s is bringing Lobster Fishermen of Achill to sale at €200,000–€300,000
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