Piece comprising 11 ct ruby set on rose gold is one of 26 eggs created in 2006

Elaborate marquetry made from strawberry trees was a hit with wealthy tourists as well as Queen Victoria

1956 Remington typewriter owned by Lady Pamela among old curiosities for sale

The Durrow auction house is holding a select sale of just 100 lots, most of them Chinese

Two day Durrow sale of over 1200 lots includes furniure, Chinese ceramics and an early map of Ireland

Items could have landed in Ireland during the 17th century when ships from the Orient moored in Cork

Irish paintings in demand at Whyte’s while Sheppart’s host the Maureen O’Hara Collection

1920s saphire and diamond ring fetches €22,000 at Adam’s

With 2,700 lots, the sale of the contents of Loughton House will run for four days

As Dr James Reilly and his wife, Dorothy, prepare to sell their Anglo-Irish mansion on 82 acres in Co Offaly, along with their collection of art and antiques, Fine Gael’s deputy leader recalls his first night sleeping in ‘The King’s Bed’

“I should have gone to China to learn Mandarin”

A `sleeper' Chinese bowl makes €37,000, a Tricolour flown in Enniscorthy during the Rising, plus a host of Irish art at Dolan's

Drawing from the Celtic Tiger era goes for €3,000

Fine art and furniture auctions around the country

Graiguenamanagh is venue for three-day festival featuring book dealers from all over Ireland

Revamped website will make auction browsing easier

Christy Sheppard was one of the country’s best-known auctioneers