Auction highs, lows and no-shows of 2014
A look back at Antiques & Collectibles auctions in 2014 and some of the items that made the headlines
All Hallows College on sale for €14m
Rosminians selling period buildings and land in Drumcondra for €9.5m
‘Jackie letters’ returned to Kennedy family
Vincentian Fathers said the decision taken as correspondence with priest was ‘private’
Kennedy’s widow told priest Jackie letters could be ‘burned’
Cork-born confidant of Kennedy clan says Jackie’s privacy should be respected
Jackie Kennedy sought copies of All Hallows letters to Fr Leonard
Former First Lady offered to bequeath letters she received from Fr Leonard to the college
Items missing from All Hallows College valued in ‘thousands’
Investigation in to mising prints and books involves Interpol
‘Grand theft’ of valuable items at All Hallows College in Dublin
Gardaí investigate missing items worth ‘quite a few million’
Future of Jackie Kennedy letters to be decided within days
No copyright or legal issues involved in decision to withdraw letters from auction
Kennedy estate’s copyright would limit a buyer’s room for manoeuvre
Owner could not publish the letters in book form without the estate’s consent
Fundraising efforts led to discovery of Kennedy letters at All Hallows
Connection between Kennedy’s and college known for many years
Falling in love with Jackie Kennedy Onassis all over again
Letters from Jacqueline Kennedy to a Dublin priest were a secret for 50 years, until Michael Parsons wrote about them in ‘The Irish Times’ this week
All Hallows says no legal issue over Jackie Kennedy letters
Temporary High Court injunction granted to auctioneers, restraining expert
Priest’s letters confirm close friendship with Jackie Kennedy
Condolences sent to Jackie Kennedy following her son’s death and husband’s murder
Personal bodyguard calls publication of priest’s letters ‘a little intrusive’
Former agent had jumped on to presidential limousine after fatal shot hit JFK in Dallas
‘We were really both miserable at leaving Ireland’
‘You gave us such a lovely time in Ireland – I can’t really describe what I want to say – but all the other places I’ve travelled to have become a blur’
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