Millions of euro of Irish art will change hands in coming weeks, with prices to suit everyone, writes Des O’Sullivan.

Des O’Sullivan sets the scene for an intriguing sale next Saturday.

A collection of GAA match programmes fetched €15,775 at an auction in Cork last weekend.

Des O’Sullivan says two post-summer auctions have star quality and should attract the glitterati.

A plentiful supply of items is coming up next week, writes Des O’Sullivan.

This pair of fine Georgian garden seats are described by Lynes and Lynes as coming from the estate of a recently deceased garden expert.

CONVENT SALE

The tragedy of the sinking of the Lusitania has always overshadowed the grandeur of the ship, but items from the liner which go on auction tomorrow show that five-star treatment was enjoyed by even second-class passengers.

Dining room, drawing room and bedroom furniture all feature at a house contents auction by Lynes and Lynes in Carrigtwohill, Co Cork next Saturday, Nov 23.

The antique market is hotting up at the moment with a two-day National Antiques Fair getting underway at Moran’s Silver Springs Hotel in Cork today, as well as today’s auctions of history at Whyte’s, Dublin, antiques and collectibles at O’Donovan’s, Newcastle West, Co Limerick, followed tomorrow by a country house sale by de Vere’s in Rathmichael, Co Dublin, a Sunday Interiors auction at James Adam’s and an auction at the Garryvoe Hotel and sales this week in Bray, Bandon and Sixmilebridge, the autumn season is rapidly getting into top gear.

Driven by fresh-to-market works, Sotheby’s Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist art evening sale in London on Tuesday made a combined total of £121,075,400.

Daniel Maclise, R.A., The Wrestling Scene in 'As You Like It' signed and dated 'D MACLISE 1854'. Image courtesy Christie's.

This Regency Carlton House Desk made 85,000 at Mealy's-Christie's sale in Mount Congreve.

LOTS of units are moving on Cork City’s MacCurtain Street in the run up to Christmas.

AS gardaí investigate three violent deaths in Kerry, Dublin and Tipperary, a call has been made on the Government to hold an emergency debate on spiralling lawlessness.

Paul McCloskey is the new British light-welterweight champion after beating Colin Lynes in Essex, England last night.

SIPTU has issued a warning to business interests in Cork and Dublin that the Heathrow slots from their airports could suffer the same fate as those from Shannon.