**NEWSFLASH**
Sotheby’s Hong Kong
Continues Dominance
Of Chinese Works of Art
Market
Top Prices Achieved 7 April 2015
NICHOLAS CHOW IS SOTHEBY'S ASIA IS DEPUTY CHAIRMAN BUT LOOKS LIKE MOVIE STAR. HE HOLDS THE VASE FROM SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY THAT SOLD FOR RM 53 MILLION!
A Guan Vase, Southern Song Dynasty
(Expected to
fetch in excess of HK$60 million / US$7.7 million)
Sold at HK$113.9 million / US$14.6 million
To Shanghai Long Museum, one of eight bidders
*Third Highest Price for Song Ceramics at
Auction*
SOTHEBY'S ASIA DEPUTY CHAIRMAN NICHOLAS CHOW HOLDING THE IMPERIAL SEAL OF WHITE JADE THAT SOLD FOR RM 49 MILLION
An Imperial White Jade ‘Yongzheng Yubi Zhi Bao’
Seal
With original Ivory-inlaid Box and Cover, Qing Dynasty
(Est. HK$30
– 40 million / US$3.8 – 5.1 million*)
Contested by 9 Bidders and Sold for HK$104.9 million / US$13.5 million
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Significant results on 7 April morning for
Sotheby’s Hong Kong’s 4-day Spring Sales (still in progress):
Guan – From a Japanese Collection: HK$113.9 million /
US$14.6 million
Imperial Porcelain and Works of Art from a Hong Kong
Private Collection: HK$43 million / US$5.5 million
Yongzheng – The Age of Harmony and Integrity (including the white jade
seal): HK$361 million / US$46 million
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The current World Auction Record for Song Ceramics was set by an Outstanding Ru Guanyao Lobed Brush Washer, Northern Song Dynasty, sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong
for HK$207,860,000 / US$26.65 million on 4 April 2012.
The second highest price for Song Ceramics was the Clark Ding Basin From The
Collection of Sakamoto Gorō, sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong
for HK$146.8 million / US$18.8 million 8
April 2014.
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The current World Auction Record For White Jade And Imperial Seal was set by an A Massive Imperial White Jade 'Xintian Zhuren' Seal, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong
Period, sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong for HK$121,620,000 / US$15.59 million on 7 October 2010.
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Saleroom image of Southern Song Guan Vase
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Nicolas Chow,
Sotheby’s Asia Deputy Chairman and International Head of Chinese Works of Art presenting the Southern
Song Guan Vase that sold for RM 53 million!
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Nicolas Chow,
Sotheby’s Asia Deputy Chairman and International Head of Chinese Works of Art presenting the Yongzheng
Imperial White Jade Seal that sold for RM 49 million
1 comment:
Can you please take a look at these 7 Chinese items. I am attaching the pics.
Thanks, Tamara
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