Photographs from Shackleton’s Endurance voyage in London sale

What sold in the sales rooms, and upcoming auctions and fairs

Sotheby’s €3.4m sale sets new records for Irish artists

Jack B Yeats paintings also perform well; 34 of his works are set to make auction debut

Console tables make €48,000 at Sheppard’s Coolattin House auction

Late 17th century Brussels tapestry makes €26,500, almost three times the top estimate (€6,000-€9,000)

Auction results and forthcoming sales

Moorcroft china vases make 12 times top estimate of €500 at Adam’s attic auction

Auction results: Lucian Freud’s ‘Head of Esther’

Lucian Freud’s ‘Head of Esther’ sells at Christie’s for £4.7m (estimate £2.5m-£3.5m)

Busy week ahead with art and antiques sales nationwide

Apart from the big three in Dublin, there are interesting sales all over the country

Auctions and Fairs

Everything from slates to fine art under the hammer over the summer