John Skelton

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Sculling by Jack B Yeats (Lot 47, €200,000-€300,000)
Devotees of Irish fine art spoiled for choice in week of auctions

The week ahead is a busy one for fine art on the Irish auction circuit, with a dizzying number of superb paintings for sale. On Monday, December 7th,(...)

Frank McKelvey, Fishing Boats on Donegal Coast (€4,500-€5,500), Adam’s Blackrock
Sotheby’s sale to feature further items from Michael Smurfit collection

RESULTS November 23rd Morgan O’Driscoll Irish and International Art sale Jug, William Scott €85,000 (€80,000-€120,000); Maam Valley, Paul Henry €66,(...)

Rare fancy yellow diamond (4.01ct) VS2 with no flourescence fetched €45,000- 75,000 at Matthews auction
Magic carpet result in London, Cartier gems in Clontarf

Auction Results Sheppard’s Masterworks Sale Ming vase discovered at a routine valuation in Blarney achieved €610,000 – almost €500,000 over estimate(...)

Brionvega turntable and speakers, €1,500-€2,000, Adam’s. A white custom-made version once owned by the late pop star David Bowie fetched €300,000 in Sotheby’s in 2016
Get into the vinyl groove at Adam’s Mid-Century Modern sale

For the first time in 40 years, vinyl records are set to outstrip the sale of compact discs. Despite the cheaper option of online streaming services s(...)

Sleeper of the Adam’s Asian sale was a Ceylonese ivory casket which sold for €23,000 against an estimate of €1,500- €2,500
Chinese box sells for ten times estimate in busy auction week

Auction results TUESDAY NOVEMBER 5TH John Weldon Temple Bar, Jewellery sale Emerald ring set with diamond shoulders 10.40cts €17,000, antique gold (...)

Elynour Rummyng: of daunting appearance
Two-Pot Dictator – An Irishman’s Diary about an eccentric Cork placename

One of my favourite Irish placenames is New Twopothouse, a crossroads near Mallow. Like everyone else who has ever passed through it, I wondered if th(...)

Lot 15, ‘Galway Hookers, Roundstone Bay’ by Ivan Sutton, sold for €1,200 in de Veres online auction
Cufflinks sparkle at O’Reilly’s in Francis Street

Auction Results Monday (July 17th) Whyte’s Summer Art Auction, Buswells Hotel, Molesworth St, Dublin 2. Lot 84, Abstract Composition by Evie Hone,(...)