Auction totals holding up as regional leaders are closely matched 15 January 2013 In what were far from easy trading conditions, the UK’s top tier of regional salerooms enjoyed a largely positive 2012.
Cheshire proves new choice for Contemporary art event 20 September 2012 The Scottish organisers and dealers Arte in Europa, best known for organising the ‘Edinburgh Art Fair’, are expanding south of the Border with a new fair in Cheshire. Dealer News
Auctions benefit in both weak and strong economies for 2011 06 February 2012 Dublin fine art auctioneers James Adam believe uncertainty regarding the euro has helped rather than hindered the Irish art market. International
Yeats lifts Irish market with €1m bid 03 October 2011 BECOMING the most expensive painting ever sold in Ireland, A Fair Day, Mayo by Jack Butler Yeats (1871-1957) was knocked down at €1m (£917,430) at Adam's lastest sale in Dublin. Art Market
Adam’s take gallery space in Ulster 15 February 2010 DUBLIN auctioneers Adam’s are to open a new office in Northern Ireland – and take over the running of one of the province’s leading commercial galleries.
Adams top the Dublin totals 14 January 2008 Adams of Dublin were once again top of the Irish rooms posting a €19.4m (£14.6m) hammer turnover for 2007.
HOK leave Dublin market to Adam’s 09 August 2005 Strengthening their position as Ireland’s largest auction house, James Adam & Sons have been assigned the fine art business of major Dublin rival and property giant Hamilton Osborne King.
£360,000 Osborne backs claims of Irish Sellers 19 June 2002 IRISH auctioneers have long been adamant that Irish pictures sell better in Ireland and certainly the 71 per cent sold by lot achieved at James Adam (15% buyer’s premium) in Dublin on May 29 was only just shy of the 76 per cent by lot selling rate taken at Christie’s Irish sale in London on May 17.
£1.7m reject returns 24 April 2002 ONE of the most important oils by Irish artist Louis le Brocquy (b.1916) is to return to Ireland after spending nearly 50 years in Italy.
Dublin sale sets the pace 17 April 2001 EIRE: WITH the traditional Irish sales due in London next month, many an eye was on the Dublin sale held by James Adams (15 per cent buyer’s premium) on March 28 to see how pictures were selling in their native land.
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