John Ross & Company: Online Irish Art Auction
Last Updated on Thursday, 3 November 2011 11:10 Written by a2e Thursday, 3 November 2011 11:10
Online Irish Art Auction
Nov 9, 2011, 7:00 PM GMT
John Ross & Company: Belfast, UK
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Christie’s: 20th Century British & Irish Art
Last Updated on Saturday, 29 October 2011 08:20 Written by a2e Saturday, 29 October 2011 08:20
20th Century British & Irish Art
Nov 17, 2011
Christie’s: London, UK
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Aidan Foley: Irish Country House
Last Updated on Monday, 22 November 2010 01:15 Written by a2e Monday, 22 November 2010 01:15
Irish Country House
Nov 23, 2010, 10:30 AM GMT
Aidan Foley: Sixmilebridge, Ireland
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Ireland May Be Next To Censor the Internet
Last Updated on Friday, 16 April 2010 04:40 Written by External Post Friday, 16 April 2010 04:40
An anonymous reader writes ‘According to the Irish Times, the government of Ireland the country that recently made blasphemy a criminal offense has had extensive talks regarding the censorship of the Internet. Details are a little sketchy, as the
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Easter Rising Flag Not Sold at New York Auction
Last Updated on Thursday, 25 March 2010 05:45 Written by a2e Thursday, 25 March 2010 05:45
The Easter 1916 Irish flag that flew over the GPO during the Easter Rising failed to sell at a Bloomsbury Auctioneers Irish sale in New York on March 23 2010 when it was withdrawn at $400,000, a full $100,000 under its reserve price. The focal point of the 70-lot Irish Salewas the Tricolour flag. This unique icon of the Irish Revolution and the only recorded full sized tricolor of the 1916 Rising in existence.
Bloomsbury New York held the auction in conjunction with Whyte’s Auctioneers.
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Chinese Vase Sells for €110,000 at Sheppards Irish Auction House
Last Updated on Sunday, 7 March 2010 06:45 Written by a2e Sunday, 7 March 2010 06:45
A Chinese blue and white vase started with a bid of €50 before two collectors started a bidding war.
Auction visitors at Sheppards Irish Auction House in County Laios, Ireland, watched as the vase was eventually sold for €110,000.
Richard Peters, 48, who runs an antiques company in Kensington, was the eventual buyer after outbidding a dealer who had flown in from Beijing, China, for the auction.
Mr Peters, who is adamant the vase was ‘made for the personal collection of Emperor Qianlong in the 18th century’, said: ‘I got a bargain!
‘The vase had probably been looted from the Imperial Palace in Peing by French, British or American soldiers sometime during the 19th century.
uctioneer Michael Sheppard said he was amazed when the vase sold for 1,000 times more than its original estimated value, explaning: ‘Something like this happens once in a lifetime.’
Mr Sheppard added the sale was ‘the highest figure ever achieved for any item’ during the 60-year histroy of Sheppards Irish Auction House.
