Philip Sheppard
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Michael Flatley's Hannibal Lecter mask among sale of Castlehyde contents
- Fine Art & Antiques
- November 14, 2020, 06:00
Sheppard’s auction house in Durrow is holding a residue sale of the contents of Castlehyde, the Palladian mansion on 150 acres in north Cork owned by (...)

Cash in the attic? Now’s the time to go looking
- Fine Art & Antiques
- March 28, 2020, 06:00
There is no spinning it, we now find ourselves in uncharted waters in the art and antiques market. However Irish auction houses are still open for bus(...)

A lifetime collection to catch the expert eye at Durrow
- Fine Art & Antiques
- March 21, 2020, 06:00
The forthcoming sale by Sheppard’s in Durrow, Co Laois, on March 24th is that of intrepid art collector and auctioneer Tim O’Mahony. Now aged 93, he w(...)

Days of wine, candlelight and bicycles recalled in Durrow sale
- Fine Art & Antiques
- February 29, 2020, 06:00
Dublin firm Mack, Williams and Gibton, later Williams and Gibton after John Mack’s death in 1829, seemed to be the port of call for affluent Irish peo(...)

Limited edition Faberge egg to be jewel in the crown at O’Reilly’s sale
- Fine Art & Antiques
- September 14, 2019, 05:00
The Faberge brand evokes wealth, opulence and the world’s most extravagant Easter eggs. The small, intricately-decorated objects, which the Russ(...)

Rare post box on the block in garden sale
- Fine Art & Antiques
- May 25, 2019, 00:00
To truly appreciate ornamental garden architecture requires a backdrop other than the yard of an auction room to allow would-be buyers to see how piec(...)

Bidders from over 40 countries expected to vie for Chinese artefacts in Laois
- Fine Art & Antiques
- May 11, 2019, 00:00
Sheppard’s upcoming sale in Durrow Co Laois on May 16th has just over 100 lots – far shy of the usual 1,000-plus items that usually feature in its mon(...)

Going, going: Two tiny bowls fetch €100,000 at Durrow sale
- Fine Art & Antiques
- February 27, 2019, 05:00
A frantic bidding war which ended in just three minutes saw two small Chinese peach bowls sell at Sheppard’s auction house in Durrow for €100,000 – al(...)

Auction results: Postcards from history and a stuffed baboon
- Fine Art & Antiques
- February 2, 2019, 00:00
Auction Results Whytes, 38 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 January 26th: Sean Kearns Postcard collection was a “white glove sale”, where every lot sold. (...)

Décor Decoded: Chinese ceramics surface at Sheppard’s
- Fine Art & Antiques
- January 19, 2019, 00:00
Sheppard’s will hold its first auction of 2019 on January 29th, with 817 lots in a sale it’s calling Décor Decoded. Paintings, mirrors, period furnitu(...)