Tue, Sep 27, 2016
Auction house Sotheby’s has netted sales worth over $12.25 million through the auction of Chinese art in New York recently.
Among the notable pieces of art was a rare turquoise-ground Famille-Rose 'Hui Mountain Retreat' teapot and cover, which was sold for $3.49 million.
The rare 250-year-old Qianlong Dynasty porcelain item well surpassed its guide price of up to half a million dollars.
The teapot, which was coveted by over 10 bidders, is one of only two known and is an ode to Emperor Qianlong’s adoration of tea.
Its front features a figure, possibly the emperor himself, being served the beverage while the reverse features an imperial poem written by the emperor.
A gilt-bronze Tibeto-Chinese figure depicting the fifth Dalai Lama and belonging to the 18th Century sold for $1.51 billion much above its guide price of $80,000-100,000.
Next on sale was a pair of rare Wucai and Doucai 'Dragon and Phoenix' bowls with Yongzheng marks that became the property of an Asian buyer for $874,000.
A very rare Portuguese market blue and white bottle vase (Yuhuchunping) with Jiajing mark and dated 1552 went to a Hong Kong buyer for $418,000.
A private collector bought a large inscribed bronze bell of the Qianlong era’s 13th year for $322,000.
Other art pieces that went up on sale were a jade 'Feng San Wu Si Zhi Bao' seal of the 19-20th century ($286,000), a large gilt-lacquered wood figure of Guanyin, Qing Dynasty of the 17-18th century ($286,000), a rare 'Guan' planter Yuan-Ming dynasty, Circa 12-14th century ($262,000), a large gray stone figure of a seated lion of the Northern Wei dynasty ($212,500) and a gilt-bronze figure of Weituo, Ming Dynasty ($187,500).
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