Seeing ‘double dragon’ as celadon vase brings €1.2m in Durrow
A celadon vase to a celebrated ‘double-dragon’ form has sold for €1.2m (£1.1m) – a record for Chinese art in Ireland. The 20½in (52cm) vase with a Yongzheng (1722-35) six-character mark was estimated at just €800-1200 at Sheppard’s in Durrow, Co Laois.
It featured in a two-day sale at Castlehyde, the home of dancer and artist Michael Flatley, but wa…