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Fine Arts: Events calendar

Fine Arts: Events calendar

What is going on in the world of Fine Arts

Fine Arts: Object of desire

Fine Arts: Object of desire

The amethyst is the perfect gift for the February birthday girl, but you might prefer not to tell...

Nifty items for thrifty collectors

Nifty items for thrifty collectors

With 95 per cent to be sold without reserve, there’s real value for money at Mealy’s Spring ...

A belt of the Crozier

A belt of the Crozier

Now live online, bidding on Morgan O’Driscoll’s latest Off the Wall online sale will continue...

Landscapes, lobsters and Le Rat at Whyte’s sale

Landscapes, lobsters and Le Rat at Whyte’s sale

Leading Whyte’s first sale of the year is an archetypal oil by Paul Henry from the 1940s: Landscape, Connemara, 37.47 × 48.26 centimetres, estimate €60,000-€70,000. A second Irish lot is arguably Daniel O’Neill’s most compelling portrait, a study in

Events calendar

Events calendar

A selection of art events from around the country.

Hidden gems in family photos

Hidden gems in family photos

Important photographs regularly fetch five figure sums at auction, but images of much humbler provenance can give great pleasure to a collector – and have market value as an investment for the future.

Object of desire

Object of desire

“I feel like a million dollars,” was Ed White’s comment as he embarked on the first US spac...

Don’t forget the small print

Don’t forget the small print

With auctions all over the world now accessible to Irish art collectors, the game has changed irreversibly, but make sure you do your homework before getting involved, writes Ros Drinkwater.

Events calendar

Events calendar

A selection of art events from around the country.

Achieve enlightenment at Sheppard’s March sale

Achieve enlightenment at Sheppard’s March sale

Headline lots at Sheppard’s in March put the focus on the Age of Enlightenment. The star piece of furniture is a magnificent walnut, herringbone and satinwood inlaid chest-on-chest, circa 1720. Of exceptional honey colour and in original condition, i

Object of desire

Object of desire

One of the most archaeologically correct gothic revival castles built in Victorian times is Dromore Castle in Co Limerick. All its interior furnishings were designed for the third Earl of Limerick by foremost English architect and designer of the day

Swiftian silverware spearheads latest set of Fonsie Mealy lots

Swiftian silverware spearheads latest set of Fonsie Mealy lots

Furniture from Castlemorres, a carved white marble group from Iveagh House, a vintage Louis Vuitton trunk from Coolavin, and a silver ink pot from Lissadel are among lots with serious provenance at Fonsie Mealy’s this week.

Events calendar

Events calendar

A selection of art events from around the country.

Sold on gold at Sheppard’s

Sold on gold at Sheppard’s

This week at Sheppard’s, if it glisters, chances are that it’s gold, from an 18-carat Tiffany gentleman’s wristwatch (€3,000-€5,000) to the holy grail of our national sport, the All-Ireland hurling winner’s medal won by Ned Gilmartin of Galway in 192