#Sotheby's
RTÉ sells off Louis le Brocquy painting for €102,000
The national broadcaster is dealing with a serious financial crisis.
Banksy artwork depicting MPs as chimpanzees sold for record amount
Devolved Parliament went under the hammer in London last night.
Monet masterpiece sells for almost €100 million at New York auction
The anonymous collector who brought the painting to be auctioned had bought it for €2.2 million.
An 'unnamed American rich dude' is selling a fleet of cars for €58 million
Someone is saying goodbye to quite a collection.
How much would you spend on a watch? This one fetched €17 million... a world record
The handcrafted timepiece is named after its original owner, a New York banker,who ordered it in 1925.
"Pink Star" diamond sells for world record €61 million
The winning bidder, a bearded man apparently in his sixties was pitted in a one-on-race against a telephone competitor.
Getting engaged? This pink diamond ring is being auctioned at over €40m
If it sells it will be a record price for any gemstone so far at auction.
118 carat diamond to go on auction in October
The diamond is expected to fetched between $28 and 35 million at an auction next month.
Beckett manuscript sells for €1.1 million
The 800 page working manuscript is of the Irish playwright Samuel Beckett’s first major novel ‘Murphy’.
Photos: Here's a giant 18th century palace up for sale in Russia
Let’s have a gawk.
Original manuscript of Samuel Beckett's first novel for sale
The handwritten rough draft of the modernist writer’s first novel – described as “one of the most important 20th century working manuscripts” – is expected to fetch up to €1.4 million.
First edition 'Harry Potter' - including author's notes - up for auction
The rare first edition will be sold to raise funds for English PEN, a writer’s association.
Photos: Here's what a €19 million penthouse in New York City looks like
Here’s a clue: expensive. It looks expensive.
Photos: Here's what a €30 million house in the Cayman Islands looks like
Got some spare millions lying around? Worried about looking flashing if you buy a gaff in Ireland? Never fear.
Sotheby's to sell Mick Jagger's love letters
The letters were given to Sotheby’s to auction by Jagger’s former lover, singer Marsha Hunt.
Host of famous Irish artists' work to go under hammer
Paintings from Paul Henry, Jack B Yeats, Harry Clarke and Louis le Brocquy to be sold in London this month.
In photos: Fancy living it up on Celine Dion's private island?
The singer’s home was clearly also her castle…
In pictures: Katharine Hepburn family estate on sale for $30 million
Waterfront property has its own private dock and sandy beaches.
A public service buyer mini-boom? A guide to the Irish art world...
TheJournal.ie takes a deeper look at the international art market and discovers a mini-boom among retired public servants in Ireland and billionaire battles between the Russians and Chinese.
VIDEO: European royal diamond sold for €7.6m at auction
Extraordinary jewel has had a rich history passing through royal families in France, the Netherlands, England and Prussia since the 17th century.
Bacon painting sells for $45 million at Sotheby's
The painting of the male nude by the Dublin-born artist had been expected to sell for between $30 million and $40 million.
The Scream sets auction record with $119m sale
The pastel work was one of four Munch created of the image and was sold in its original frame.
The 9 at 9: Saturday
Good morning! Nine things to know this Saturday…
Occupy Wall Street plans protest at art fair
Internationally acclaimed Frieze Art Fair to be next target for Occupy movement.
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web…
Artist's invisible ink signature revealed after 30 years
Auction house Sotheby’s says it has uncovered the secret signature of a graffiti artist on a piece from 1982.
Slideshow: Rare jewellery auctions in Geneva reach record sales
Sales of rare items, including jewellery owned by Wallis Simpson, have raised record prices at auction houses in Switzerland this week.
Wallis Simpson's smalls up for sale
Interest reported to be brisk in personal belongings of American divorcee who led British monarch to abdicate his throne.
Francis Bacon painting sells for €27 million
An anonymous buyer pays three times the pre-sale price at an auction in London.
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