Sotheby's Chinese China Ceramics & Works of Art Auction Catalog Sept 2009

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Post Auction Catalog(s) Title: Sotheby's Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art Auction held in: New York Sale Date: 9/16/09 Sale No: NO8565 No. of Lots: 196 No. of Pages: 120 Condition: Excellent The sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art was led by a Fine and Large Pale Celadon Jade Vase and Cover, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, which more than tripled its estimate to bring $926,500 (lot 260, est. $250/300,000). A �Famille-Rose� �Ladies of the Han Palace� Lantern-Shaped Vase, Jiaqing Iron-Red Seal Mark and Period from the Collection of Gordon Getty was pursued by multiple bidders in the room and on the telephone, and ultimately purchased by a client in the saleroom for $902,500, far exceeding the pre-sale estimate of $250/350,000 (lot 222). Also among the top lots was a Series of Sets (Lian Huan Tao) painted by Lin Fengmian from the Collection of Monsieur and Madame M. Helle, which sold to a client on the telephone for $818,500, exceeding the estimate of $90/120,000 (lot 175). An auction record was set for a Coromandel Screen when a Twelve-Panel Black Lacquer Coromandel �Mansion of Prefect Fenyang� Screen, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period, sold for $602,500 (lot 131, est. $80/120,000). An Important Pale Celadon Jade Brushpot, Bitong, Qing Dynasty, 18 th century, which has descended in the family of famed collector Heber R. Bishop, brought $662,500 after a lengthy battle between its purchaser on the telephone and another client in the room (lot 251, est. $300/400,000), and A Rare Large Bronze Figure of an Eleven-Headed and Multi-Armed Avalokitesvara, Ming Dynasty, 17 th Century that was formerly in the collection of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston sold for $314,500 (lot 129, est. $200/250,000). Grand Total (Including Buyer's Premium): $10,917,425 (�6,627,466) The Top Ten Lots of this Sale: Lot Price (USD) Estimate (USD) Buyer 260 $926,500 (�562,436) $250,000 - 300,000 Asian Private A FINE AND LARGE PALE CELADON JADE VASE AND COVER QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD 222 $902,500 (�547,866) $250,000 - 350,000 Asian Trade A 'FAMILLE-ROSE' 'LADIES OF THE HAN PALACE' LANTERN-SHAPED VASE JIAQING IRON-RED SEAL MARK AND PERIOD 175 $818,500 (�496,874) $90,000 - 120,000 Asian Private Lin Fengmian (1900-1991) A SERIES OF SETS (LIAN HUAN TAO) oil on canvas, signed 'Lin Fonmian' in pencil 251 $662,500 (�402,173) $300,000 - 400,000 Asian Private AN IMPORTANT PALE CELADON JADE BRUSHPOT, BITONG QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 131 $602,500 (�365,750) $80,000 - 120,000 Asian Trade A TWELVE-PANEL BLACK LACQUER COROMANDEL 'MANSION OF PREFECT FENYANG' SCREEN ***AUCTION RECORD FOR A COROMANDEL SCREEN*** 130 $530,500 (�322,042) $120,000 - 150,000 European Private A RARE AND IMPRESSIVE PAINTING OF AN ELEVEN-HEADED AND MULTI-ARMED AVALOKITESVARA DATED 1629 AD 121 $386,500 (�234,626) $150,000 - 200,000 Asian Trade A LARGE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL (LEI) WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY 174 $314,500 (�190,918) $150,000 - 250,000 Asian Private Zheng Xie (1693-1765) (Banqiao), "Orchids and Bamboo", ink and color on paper, framed and glazed, 40x70", 52x84" framed 129 $314,500 (�190,918) $200,000 - 250,000 Asian Trade A RARE LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF AN ELEVEN-HEADED AND MULTI-ARMED AVALOKITESVARA 120 $218,500 (�132,641) $150,000 - 250,000 Asian Trade AN IMPRESSIVE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' JAR Buying & Selling Auction Catalogs since 1995 . Auction Catalogs is our Bizness - With over 100,000 online sales and still counting - Supplying Buyers and Sellers from all over the World. ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES YOU CAN BID & BUY OVER A 10 DAY PERIOD - IF YOU WISH - & WE'LL SEND YOU COMBINED SHIPPING CHARGE (SAVING YOU $$) INCLUDED WITH YOUR INVOICE. You can view our vast selection of Auction Catalogs from our Ebay Storefront. Be... read more

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