Fine Arts

Bonhams sales include important Irish literary works

Works by Oscar Wilde, James Joyce and George Bernard Shaw have great international appeal

Oscar Wilde. Picture: Getty

Two upcoming sales at Bonhams, London where Irish literary lots of interest are being offered alongside works from Charles Darwin, documents signed by Robespierre, Marie Antoinette and Abraham Lincoln, will surely pique interest the interest of collectors.

The first auction of Fine Books and Manuscripts takes place in Bonham’s Knightsbridge salesrooms on March 20 and includes a collection of works by Oscar Wilde from a private European collection.

Inscribed and signed first edition of ...