A Chinese vase was up for auction at Sheppards in Durrow, Laois with a guide of one thousand two hundred euro - it sold for seven hundred and forty thousand
A Chinese vase which had an estimated price of around €1,200 was sold at an auction in Co. Laois on Saturday for a massive €740,000 which is a new Irish record for a public auction.
The previous record, which was set in 2012, was dubbed the Durrow Dragon and was a small piece of Chinese Jade that went for €630,000 although it was only believed to be worth a couple of grand.Incredible sale at auction at Sheppard's in Durrow, Co Laois… 18th century Chinese vase with a guide of €800-1200 has sold for €740,000!The vase is from the 18th century and is roughly around 23cm tall and 18cm wide.
Sheppard’s Auction House are no strangers to finding Chinese gems in the shape of vases. Back in 2012, they sold a similar vase for €120,000 and two years previous, another Chinese vase smashed its €150 guide price to sell for €110,000 in Laois.By Laura HollandWoman marries husband in €31,400 wedding before he suddenly ghosted herGrandmother’s reaction to daughter’s baby news goes viral
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