2017-06-23

China Guardian 2017 Spring Auctions l Total sales of RMB 2.939 billion

China Guardian 2017 Spring Auctions

19-23 June 2017

RMB 2.939 Billion (USD 430 million) in total sales

 

36 sessions

6 sessions with sales surpassing RMB 100 million

3 masterpieces each sold for over RMB 100 million

9 lots each sold for over RMB 50 million

13 lots setting new records

5 sessions achieving 100% sale rate

 

RMB1.666 billion (USD 244 millions)
A new record set by the night session Grand View in the history of auctions in Asia

 

RMB 345 million (USD 50.47 million)
For Huang Binhong's very last masterpiece,

Topping this year’s spring auctions of Chinese art around the world

 

RMB 5.304 million (USD 776 thousands)
Achieved through online bidding

Historic highs for number of bidders, amount of deposits and amount of sales

 

Chinese Painting and Calligraphy

Lot 706

Huang Binhong Yellow Mountain

Hanging scroll; ink and colour on paper

171 × 96 cm

Sold: RMB 345,000,000

USD 50,515,245

Lot 733

Pan Tianshou After Plough

Hanging scroll; ink and colour on paper

227 × 121 cm

Sold: RMB 158,930,000

USD 23,270,689

Lot 665

Li Keran Inspired by Mao Tse Tuns's Poem

Mounted for framing; ink and colour on paper

134 × 82 cm

Sold: RMB 87,975,000

USD 12,881,387

Lot 744

Fu Baoshi Inspired by Lv Qian's Poem

Hanging scroll; ink and colour on paper

185 × 60 cm

Sold: RMB 80,500,000

USD 11,786,891

Lot 673

Zhang Daqian Guanyin

Hanging scroll; ink and colour on paper

177.5 × 78.5 cm

Sold: RMB 25,300,000

USD 3,704,451

 

Classical Chinese Painting and Calligraphy

Lot 770

Four Emperors of Southern Song Dynasty Calligraphy

Handscroll; ink on silk

(一）24 × 24.5 cm

(二）25 × 26cm

(三）24.5 × 24.5 cm

(四）25 × 21.5 cm

Sold: RMB 149,500,000

USD 21,889,940

Lot 767

Wu Bin Twelve Sages

Handscroll; ink and colour on paper

38.5 × 644.5 cm

Sold: RMB 66,700,000

USD 9,766,281

Lot 769

Emperor Qianlong Royal Sutra

Album; ink on paper

29.5 × 23 cm

Sold: RMB 63,250,000

USD 9,261,128

Lot 772

Letters by Ming Masters

Album; ink on paper

Sold: RMB 51,750,000

USD 7,577,287

Lot 783

Tang Dai Landscape in Classic Style

Handscroll; ink and colour on silk

27.5 × 236.5 cm

Sold: RMB 34,500,000

USD 5,051,525

 

20th Century and Contemporary Chinese Art

Lot 159

Luo Zhongli

Spring Silkworm

Oil on canvas

216×140 cm

Sold: RMB 49,450,000

USD 7,240,519

Lot 162

Chen Yifei

Bamboo Flute Performance

Oil on canvas

107×76.5cm

Sold: RMB 7,015,000

USD 1,026,203

Lot 150

Wu Dayu

Rhythm

Oil on canvas

53.5×39 cm

Sold: RMB 6,670,000

USD 975,734

Lot  52

Chen Zhen

Continuous Sound

Iron, wood, leather, rope, installation

160×150×100cm

Sold: RMB 3,335,000

USD 488,314

 

Porcelain

Lot 2834

A Bronze-Imitation Glazed Famille Rose Archaistic Zun

Qianlong seal mark and of the period（1736-1795）

W:18.2cm  H:11cm

Sold: RMB 19,550,000

USD 2,859,911

Lot 2822

A Fine and Rare Flambe-glazed Hu-form Vase

Yong zhengseal mark and of the period（1723-1735）

H:35cm

Sold: RMB 10,350,000

USD 1,514,070

Lot  3352

Sakyamuni Alloy

Tibet, 11/12th Century

92cm

Sold: RMB 58,650,000

USD 8,591,756

Lot  3351

Saraha Partly Gilt, Inlaid with Gold, Silver and Semi-Jewellery

Tibet, 17th Century

20.5cm

Sold: RMB 7,245,000

USD 1,061,335

Lot  3523

A Purple Clay Teapot by Gu Jingzhou

Republic of China, 20th Century

13.3cm

Sold: RMB 4,600,000

USD 673,863

Lot  3668

Guo Wenlian

Famille-Rose Porcelain Plate

113×57cm ×6

Sold: RMB 11,270,000

USD 1,650,965

Lot 4171

Kweichou Mou-tai Chiew - 1986

17pc/540ml

Sold: RMB 1,173,000

USD 171,752

Lot 3878

Château Lafite Rothschild - Vintage 1982

12pc 750毫升

Sold: RMB 517,500

USD 75,772

 

Furniture and Works of Art

Lot  5123

A large Huanghuali Clothes Rack with Dragon Pattern

Qianlong Period

219.5×60×193.5 cm

Sold: RMB 39,100,000

USD 5,727,837

Lot  5150

A pair of Zitan Palace Lamps

Qianlong Period

39.5×39.5×118 cm

Sold: RMB 6,900,000

USD 1,010,795

Lot 4903

Jin sheng zhongni style lacquered chinese lute

Tang Dynasty

Sold: RMB 18,400,000

USD 2,694,146

Lot 4902

zhongni style lacquered chinese lute

Song Dynasty

Sold: RMB 7,935,000

USD 1,160,787

Lot 4361

A Qingtian Stone Seal Carved by Zhao Zhiqian

4.8×4.8×5.4cm

Sold: RMB 5,232,500

USD 766,519

Lot 5057

AGATE ORANMENT

Sold: RMB 1,207,500

USD 176,641

Lot 4833

Square Incense Burner With Shi An Mark

13.5 cm diam / 6.9 cm high; 1427g

Sold: RMB1,092,500

USD 159,819

 

Rare Books and Rubbing Books

Lot 2147

Former Collection of Kang Sheng

Dreams in the Red Chamber

Printed Edition in 1791

16.5×11.5cm

Sold: RMB 24,035,000

USD 3,519,493

Lot 2193

San Zang Sheng Jiao Xu  Ji Written by Wang Xi Zhi

Rubbing Book in Song Dynasty

25.6×12.7 cm

Sold: RMB 4,715,000

USD 690,427

Lot 2435

Wang Guowei Seven Character Poem in Regular Script

Manuscript in 1920s

80×40.5cm

Sold: RMB 1,012,000

USD 148,189

Lot 2702

Sotheby and Christie's Catalogs of Chinese Paintings and Calligraphies

Printed in 1970-2016

Sold: RMB 253,000

USD 37,047

 

Stamps and Covers, Coins, Banknotes

Lot  6033

The Royal Commemorative Gold Coin and Silver Pakaging From Summer Palace

Qing Dynasty Qianlong period

Sold: RMB 41,975,000

USD 6,149,002

Lot  5551

A Rare Matte Blanc Himalayan Nilotticus Crocodile Retourne Kelly 32 with Palladium Hardware

32cm L.32 × H.23 ×D.11 cm

Sold: RMB 609,500

USD 89,287

Lot  5758

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Autographed Music Manuscript

Sold: RMB 1,495,000

USD 219,006

Lot 6601

A Group of stamps, VF-XF

Sold: RMB 1,437,500

USD 210,288