Rising prices: Sotheby’s auctions Irish proclamation of independence

A NEWLY-discovered copy of the Irish proclamation of independence will go up for auction at Sotheby’s next month.

Signed by the printer Christopher Brady, it is one of approximately 20 surviving copies, and has a guide pride of between £40,000 and £60,000 (€61,000 to €91,000).

The auction on July 8 should attract plenty of Irish interest, according to Arabella Bishop, head of Sotheby’s Dublin office.