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17A FINE, OUTSTANDING AND RARE BLUE AND WHITE MOONFLASK, BIANHU
MING DYNASTY, YONGLE PERIODLOT SOLD.110,520,000HKD -
15A FINE, MAGNIFICENT AND EXTREMELY RARE BLUE AND WHITE HOLY WATER VESSEL
MING DYNASTY, YONGLE PERIODnullLOT SOLD.99,320,000HKD -
25AN IMPORTANT AND RARE BLUE AND WHITE ‘PALACE BOWL’
MARK AND PERIOD OF CHENGHUAnullLOT SOLD.64,600,000HKD -
19A RARE BLUE AND WHITE ‘POMEGRANATE’ VASE
MARK AND PERIOD OF XUANDELOT SOLD.26,480,000HKD -
22A RARE BLUE AND WHITE TANKARD MARK AND PERIOD OF XUANDELOT SOLD.24,080,000HKD
Overview
AUCTION RESULTS
Five sales of Chinese Works of Art totalled HK$893.6 million/US$114.6 million. The Pilkington Collection of Chinese Art brought HK$502.8 million/US$64.5 million, tripling pre-sale estimate. Top lot was a Blue and White Yongle Moonflask which achieved HK$110.52 million/US$14.2 million, tripling high estimate. The Seal of the Mandate of Heaven sold for HK$92.6 million/US$11.9 million, setting a world auction record for a Kangxi Imperial Seal.
Sale total: HK$502,772,500/US$64,458,800
AUCTION DETAILS
The collection of Chinese porcelain assembled by Roger Pilkington in the late 1950s and 60s is of unparalleled quality, one of the greatest remaining in private hands. Spanning the heights of 1000 years of Chinese porcelain production, from the Tang through to the Ming and on to the Qing dynasties, it captures all the greatest achievements in the field, and is a time capsule of a seminal moment in the history of collecting, a golden period for the Chinese art market in Britain. The highlight of the collection is an exceptional group of blue and white porcelain from the 15th century, including an extraordinarily rare ritual water vessel and moonflask from the Yongle period, and a Chenghua palace bowl. In addition, there is also a meticulously selected group of Qing dynasty works of art, including an Imperial jade brushwasher from the Qianlong period.
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