35 LOTS OF IMPERIAL TREASURES SOLD
BROUGHT HK$1.15 BILLION / US$148 MILLION –
WELL IN EXCESS OF THE PRE-SALE HIGH ESTIMATE
(HK$336-479 MILLION/ US$43-61.4 MILLION)
 
Yellow-Ground Famille-Rose Double-Gourd Vase Seal Mark And Period Of Qianlong Was Bought By Renowned Connoisseur Dr. Alice Cheng
For Hk$252,660,000/ Us$32.4 Million
*World Record For Any Chinese Work Of Art Or Porcelain At Auction*
 
Famille-Rose Floral Medallion Bottle Vase,
Blue Enamel Mark And Period Of Qianlong
Brought Hk$140,660,000/ Us$18 Million

A Massive Imperial White Jade “Xintian Zhuren” Seal
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period
Sold For Hk$121,620,000 / Us$16 Million
*World Record For White Jade And Record For An Imperial Seal At Auction*

Beijing Enamel Gold Teapot And Cover
Mark And Period Of Yongzheng
Sold For Hk$40,980,000 / Us$5.3 Million
*World Record For Any Beijing Enamel Ware At Auction*
 
Please find attached a press release and images of the top lot, Yellow-Ground Famille-Rose Double-Gourd Vase Seal Mark and Period of Qianlong, and its buyer, Dr. Alice Cheng for your use.
For enquiries please contact Sotheby’s Hong Kong Press & Marketing Department.
*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium.

 Hong Kong, October 7         Nicolas Chow, Sotheby’s Deputy Chairman and International Head of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, commented: “Chinese Works of Art took their place on the world auction stage today at Sotheby’s. The standing-room only audience broke into applause numerous times as the company had the privilege of offering extraordinary works of art and porcelain from four remarkable singleowner collections. Among the fine enameled porcelains of the Qianlong period from the Collection of the celebrated dealer and collector J.T.Tai was the supreme highlight of the day - a Magnificent Yellow-Ground Famille-Rose Double-Gourd Vase, Qianlong Mark and Period, which set an Auction Record for Any Chinese Work of Art or Porcelain when it sold for HK$252,660,000. From the same collection, a Fine and Exquisite Famille-Rose Floral Medallion Bottle Vase Enamelled in the Palace Workshops brought the exceptional price of HK$140,660,000.

“With the offering of an Important Private Collection of Qing Historical Works of Art, Sotheby’s set a Record for an Imperial Seal and White Jade sold at auction with the sale of a Massive Imperial White Jade 'Xintian Zhuren' Seal for HK$121,620,000 from the reign of Qianlong.”

With one day remaining, Sotheby’s Hong Kong has already established the Highest Total Ever For a Sales Series in Hong Kong (Current total for the first six days: HK$2.6 billion/ US$333 million)

Upcoming auction:
October 8 – Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Day 2)