WHYTE'S are Ireland’s premier art auction house. In four to six carefully planned sales a year we offer an unrivalled range of Irish art of the highest quality. The works in our sales are mainly from private collectors and estates, and many have not been seen in public for many years.

Our major Irish Art sales are held at the Royal Dublin Society's Minerva Suite, in the exclusive south Dublin suburb of Ballsbridge. This superbly appointed venue comfortably accommodates the large attendance our sales attract; the ample and secure car parking is much appreciated by our buyers.

Whyte’s city centre offices and galleries are located in the last intact terrace of Georgian shopfronts in Dublin, completed in 1831, near the famous landmarks of St. Stephen's Green, Trinity College, Leinster House and Grafton Street. Two large multi-story car parks are adjacent. Previews of our sales are held a week or two before auction date. Smaller auctions are occasionally held across the street at the historic Freemasons Hall with viewing at our galleries.

Whyte’s have an unequalled reputation for integrity and discretion acquired over more than two centuries of family business in Dublin. Coupled with our enthusiastic adoption of modern technology we can offer all the advantages and civility of a "bricks and mortar" auction house with the convenience of electronic communications.

Thank you for visiting our website. We welcome your comments and enquiries and look forward to being of service to you.

Ian Whyte,
Managing Director,
Whyte & Sons.

Office hours: Monday to Friday 09.30-17.30
(Auction previews are usually 10.00-18.00).
Other times by appointment

WHO’S WHO at WHYTE’S:

Ian Whyte has been handling the sale of collectibles since the mid 1960s and became a licensed auctioneer in 1975. He has in the last four decades handled specialised sales of a great variety of collectibles including antiquarian books, autographs, banknotes, cigarette cards, coins, ephemera, medals, manuscripts, maps, militaria, photographs, pop and rock memorabilia, posters, postage stamps and postal history, postcards, toys, to mention but a few! He has made many appearances on television and radio and in both national and overseas newspapers.

Jane Eckett BSc BA, a science and art history graduate of the University of Queensland (Australia), took first class honours from the Power Institute of Art, University of Sydney in 1999. She has been with the firm for seven years now and was recently appointed to the Board of Directors. Jane is responsible for compiling and editing the critically acclaimed catalogues produced by Whyte’s which rival those of the London and New York houses for the quality of content and production. Jane is currently completing her research Masters through the Irish Art Research Centre at Trinity College Dublin. She has contributed articles and reviews to CIRCA and various international publications. A member of the Irish Association of Art Historians, she is currently co-editing the inaugural issue of their journal, ARTEfact, and was  responsible for the publication of a major monograph, Camille Souter – The Mirror in the Sea - which Whyte’s published in 2006.

Sarah Gates BA, graduated with an honours degree in art history and French from Trinity College Dublin in 1999 and has been with Whyte’s since 2000.  Sarah is responsible for the organisation of the auctions at the RDS as well as valuations for sale, probate, insurance and division. Sarah regularly calls the art auctions at both the RDS and other locations. She joined the Board of Directors in November 2006.

Catherine Coughlan MA, holds a Masters degree in art history from University College Dublin, as well as an honours Arts International degree, having spent a year studying art history and Italian in Rome. In addition to running the day to day business at Whyte’s, she assists with the research and description of artworks as well as writing biographies of artists and background material for the catalogue. She recently collaborated with the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, for their exhibition on the White Stag sculptor Jocelyn Chewett.