Christie’s concluded its Asian Art Week in New York with a combined total of US$58,591,063 achieved over four days of eight sales. The top lot of the sales was the ‘Oil Spot’ Jian Tea Bowl from The Linyushanren Collection, which was sold for US$11,701,000, setting a world auction record for a Song dynasty tea bowl. The buyer is a Chinese collector according to various media. The dedicated sale of Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from The Metropolitan Museum of Art generated huge international interest and was 100% sold.
LARRY’S LIST presents you the top lots of the sales and tells you which mega collectors have bought the same kind of works in the past.
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983) Beauty (1948)
Collectors of Zhang Daqian: Barry Lam, David Tang, Pierre Chen (data provided by Larry’s List)
Sale: Fine Chinese Paintings
Estimate: US$100,000-150,000
Price Realized: US$485,000
A MONUMENTAL GRAY SCHIST FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Collectors of Tribal Art: Antoine de Werd, Jean Pigozzi, Stanislas Gokelaere (data provided by Larry’s List)
Sale: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art
Estimate: US$600,000-800,000
Price Realized: US$1,205,000
A HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND VERY RARE ‘OIL SPOT’ JIAN TEA BOWL SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)
Collectors of Chinese Ceramics: Wang Wei & Liu Yiqian, Karl Lagerfeld, Alan Chuang (data provided by Larry’s List)
Sale: The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics: The Linyushanren Collection, Part II
Estimate: US$1,500,000-2,500,000
Price Realized: US$11,701,000
JEHANGIR SABAVALA (1922-2011) The White Veni (1951)
Collectors of Jehangir Sabavala: Harsh Goenka, Tina Ambani, Anil and Sonam Kapoor (data provided by Larry’s List)
Sale: South Asian Modern +Contemporary Art
Estimate: US$220,000-280,000
Price Realized: US$365,000
A CARVED GREY AND BLACK JADE SNUFF BOTTLE PROBABLY SUZHOU SCHOOL (1760-1850)
Collectors of Chinese Ceramics: Wang Wei & Liu Yiqian, Karl Lagerfeld, Alan Chuang (data provided by Larry’s List)
Sale: The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part III
Estimate: US$16,000-20,000
Price Realized: US$35,000
A VERY RARE PEACHBLOOM-GLAZED ‘THREE-STRING’ VASE (1662-1722)
Collectors of Chinese Ceramics: Wang Wei & Liu Yiqian, Karl Lagerfeld, Alan Chuang (data provided by Larry’s List)
Sale: Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Estimate: US$700,000-900,000
Price Realized: US$2,045,000
RARE LARGE HUANGHUALI CONTINUOUS HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIR, QUANYI 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Collectors of Chinese Furniture: Yip Shing Yiu, C. P. Lin (data provided by Larry’s List)
Sale: The Flacks Family Collection: A Very Personal Selection
Estimate: US$250,000-350,000
Price Realized: US$869,000
A VERY RARE AND SUPERBLY ENAMELED PAIR OF YELLOW-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE VASES (1796-1820)
Collectors of Chinese Ceramics: Wang Wei & Liu Yiqian, Karl Lagerfeld, Alan Chuang (data provided by Larry’s List)
Sale: Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Estimate: US$400,000-600,000
Price Realized: US$2,045,000
Outlook:
Building on the strong start to the autumn season, Christie’s Shanghai Autumn Auctions in October and their Hong Kong sales in November will present the market with a further array of highly covetable works to inspire collectors worldwide.
In March 2017, Christie’s New York will host the sale of Important Chinese Art from the Fujita Museum. This landmark sale will include both important Chinese archaic bronzes and works of art as well as exceptional Chinese paintings. A global tour of highlights from the collection will start in November and continue throughout Asia prior to the New York sale.
