Ireland

The boom in all things Chinese does occasionally make one marvel as to how and why some material finished up in the West.

A label to this 21 x 16½in (53 x 42cm) print reads 'Photograph of the Moon, taken by Prof Henry Draper, MD, with a silvered glass Telescope, Fifteen and a Half Inches Aperture, Hastings NY September 3rd 1863'.

ATG’s calendar of book auctions taking place in the UK and Ireland from April 16-27, 2019.

ATG’s calendar of book auctions taking place in the UK and Ireland from April 9-18, 2019.

A massive 3ft (92cm) high majolica urn – a riot of grotesque masks, mythical figures and other motifs drawn from Renaissance sources – combining the talents of two key figures in the history of the Minton factory was included in Fonsie Mealy’s (20% buyer’s premium) sale on March 5.

ATG’s calendar of book auctions taking place in the UK and Ireland from March 19-30, 2019.

Although catalogued as 18th century, this marquetry table cabinet – sold for a multi-estimate sum in Ireland last week – is more probably late 16th or early 17th century.

ATG’s calendar of book auctions taking place in the UK and Ireland from March 12-23, 2019.

ATG’s calendar of book auctions taking place in the UK and Ireland from March 5-16, 2019.

ATG’s calendar of book auctions taking place in the UK and Ireland from February 26-March 9, 2019.

ATG’s calendar of book auctions taking place in the UK and Ireland from February 19-March 3, 2019.

ATG’s calendar of book auctions taking place in the UK and Ireland from February 12-21, 2019.

Deemed a little ostentatious in some circles, tiaras have enjoyed a surge in popularity in recent years, particularly in Russia and the Baltic states where jeans and a diamond fascinator are de rigueur at informal high-society events.

ATG’s calendar of book auctions taking place in the UK and Ireland from February 5-14, 2019.

ATG’s calendar of book auctions taking place in the UK and Ireland from January 29-February 9, 2019.

Salisbury saleroom Woolley & Wallis regained top spot in the UK regional auction market for 2018, while the investment at Chiswick Auctions has begun to bear fruit. These were just two of the findings in ATG's annual review of the hammer totals and trends at some of the leading salerooms in the UK and Ireland.

A selection of eight top items sold at regional salerooms who reported hammer totals for ATG's annual round-up of the auction market for 2018.

ATG’s calendar of book auctions taking place in the UK and Ireland from January 22-February 1, 2019.

ATG’s calendar of book auctions taking place in the UK and Ireland from January 15-31, 2019.