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110AN OUTSTANDING AND RARE WUCAI 'MYTHICAL BEAST' JAR AND COVER
MARK AND PERIOD OF WANLInullLOT SOLD.11,840,000HKD -
103A FINE AND RARE FAMILLE-ROSE ELEPHANT-HANDLED VASE, ZUN
SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF JIAQINGLOT SOLD.5,840,000HKD -
108A RARE CORAL-GROUND FAMILLE-VERTE 'FLORAL' BOWL
YUZHI MARK AND PERIOD OF KANGXILOT SOLD.2,960,000HKD -
109A RARE WUCAI 'FIGURES' EWER
MARK AND PERIOD OF WANLILOT SOLD.1,125,000HKD -
115A LEMON-YELLOW-GROUND UNDERGLAZE-BLUE 'NINE PEACHES' DISH
SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONGLOT SOLD.1,062,500HKD
Overview
AUCTION RESULTS
Six sales of Chinese Works of Art totalled HK$603 million/US$77.2 million. Top lot was the highly important Imperial khotan-green jade seal ‘Treasure of the Emperor Supreme’ which achieved HK$91.5 million/US$11.7 million. The Imperial inscribed documentary wutong qin sold for HK$55.6 million/US$7.2 million, setting a world auction record for a Qing dynasty musical instrument. The Chinese Art Through the Eye of Sakamoto Gorō: Early Buddhist Bronzes achieved a white glove sale fetching HK$50.4 million/US$6.5 million, over six times the estimate.
Sale total: HK$25,502,500/US$3,288,037
AUCTION DETAILS
Assembled by a discerning connoisseur in France since the 1970s, the focus of the collection is on Ming and Qing Imperial porcelain and works of art of the highest quality. Following the spectacular success of the first two parts of the collection, sold in April 2007 and October 2010, the third installment consists of seventeen lots, including an extremely fine and rare wucai jar and cover enamelled with a brilliant design of mythical beasts.
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