Auction results
Tuesday,
May 21st
Mullock's Auctions, Ludlow, Shropshire, England. Sale of Historical Documents. A diary kept by Col Bertram Portal during the Easter Rising failed to sell. Bidding stalled at £28,000 (€32,689), estimate £50,000-£70,000.
Thursday,
May 23rd
Sotheby's, London. Irish art.
Red Rocks and Sea
by Roderic O'Conor made £266,500 (€311,130);
Noll; Son of Oliver St John Gogarty
by Sir William Orpen, £194,500 (£100,000-£150,000);
First Tractor In Randalstown
by Basil Blackshaw, £134,500 (£100,000-£150,000);
Achill Woman
by Paul Henry, £122,500 (£70,000-£100,000);
Portrait of William Butler Yeats
by John Butler Yeats, £80,500 (£40,000-£60,000).
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Wednesday,
May 29th
Bonhams, London. Modern British and Irish Art sale.
Basil BlackshawJohn Butler YeatsJohn Lavery GbpPaul HenryRoderic O ConnorWilliam Butler YeatsWilliam OrpenLondonSotheby'sBritish Army