Carryduff Auctions had a packed auction room for their antiques sales which saw an arch dial grandfather clock go at £750; a silver tea service for a similar price and a double weight Vienna at £600.
Among other lots were: large Moorcroft vase, £550; Clarice Cliff Bizarre vase, £500; pierced silver bowl £340; pair cast iron [...]

Dublin sales house Whytes really have the interests of their Northern clients at heart.
For they intend bringing the cream of their next sale, on September 20, for a preview in Belfast.
So, over two days - September 2-3 - serious collectors of Irish art will have an opportunity to view major works, many of Northern interest, [...]

Whyte’s of Dublin are now accepting entries for their Winter and Spring sales
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Auctioneers welcomed the broad thrust of the finalised Planning Guidelines on Rural Housing published by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dick Roche TD.
The Chairman of the Rural Affairs Committee of the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers (IPAV), Tom Crosse, said he welcomed the general relaxation of the guidelines in relation [...]

Internet auction site eBay is selling a bottle of Londonderry Air for £100 after it was posted on the site along with a note from the seller.
“You know the song,” he says. “Now I offer a bottle of genuine Londonderry air.”
But he warns prospective purchasers: “It’s an infinite commodity. For every pint of air taken [...]