Auction results

A Chinese ceremonial altar stand which sold for €27,000 at auction last month – five to seven times its estimate

February 26 and 27: Paradigms and the Unexpected; Sheppard’s. Top lots (hammer price): pair of Chinese Famille Rose peach bowls, €100,000 (€8,000-€12,000); Chinese ceremonial altar stand, €27,000 (€5,500-€7,500); pair of 19th-century boulle card tables €22,000 (€15,000-€25,000); Dogs by a Doorway, Edmond Borchard, €14,000 (€13,000-€15,000); Boats in a Harbour, Emile Noirot, €12,000 (€11,000-€13,000).

March 4: Irish and International Art; Whyte’s; total revenue €1.25 million; 90 per cent sold. Top lots (hammer price): Justice 1948, ...