Sotheby's Sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Sotheby's sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including Chinese and Japanese Art from the Collection of Frieda and Milton Rosenthal, held today in New York, brought $6,348,432
News-Antique.com - Sep 22,2008 - Sotheby's sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including Chinese and Japanese Art from the Collection of Frieda and Milton Rosenthal, held today in New York, brought $6,348,432, with the top lot, a rare polychrome wood and gesso sculpture of Guhyasadhana Avalokitesvara, Ming dynasty, selling for $1,202,500.
Sale N08464 Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art including Chinese and Japanese Art from the Collection of Frieda and Milton Rosenthal
16 SEP 08
Grand Total (Including Buyer's Premium): $6,348,432 (£3,534,565)
Exch Rate: 0.56
Sold by Lot: 56.4%
Lots Offered: 312
Sold by Value: 76.2%
Lots Sold/Unsold: 176 / 136
A Polychrome Wood and Gesso Sculpture of Guhyasadhana Avalokitesvara, Ming dynasty, Xuande period
174
$332,500 (£185,123)
$120,000 - 180,000
Anonymous
A Set of Four 'Zitan' Armchairs (Meiguiyi), Qing dynasty, Early 18th Century
308
$290,500 (£161,739)
$100,000 - 120,000
European Private
A Japanese gilt-wood seated figure of Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaisajyaguru), 10th / 11th century
184
$230,500 (£128,334)
$80,000 - 100,000
Anonymous
A 'Zitan' Reclining Armchair, Qing Dynasty, 18th / 19th century
122
$146,500 (£81,566)
$120,000 - 140,000
European Trade
A Pair of 'Famille-Rose' Vases and Covers, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period
167
$134,500 (£74,884)
$40,000 - 60,000
Asian Trade
A Large Bronze Figure of Vaishravana, Ming Dynasty
113
$134,500 (£74,884)
$150,000 - 200,000
American Private
A Large Blue and White ‘Dragon’ Dish, Yongzheng Mark and Period
169
$128,500 (£71,544)
$70,000 - 90,000
Asian Trade
A Tianlongshan Stone Head of Buddha, Tang dynasty
263
$116,500 (£64,863)
$30,000 - 40,000
Eskenazi Ltd.
A Zeshin Wood 'Suzuribako' and A Black Plaque by Reisai, late 19th Century
207
$116,500 (£64,863)
$120,000 - 160,000
American Trade
A Limestone Buddhist Stele, Northern Wei Dynasty
Specialist in Charge: Mee-Seen Loong
Press Office Contact: Susan Ollinick 212 606 7176
Please note all prices include buyer’s premium. Sale session totals are net aggregate figures plus premiums. Sotheby’s buyer’s premium is 25% of the hammer price on the first $50,000, 20% of the hammer price up to and including $1,000,000, and 12% thereafter on each lot.
**Estimates do not include buyer’s premium**
Nicolas Chow, Worldwide Head of Sotheby’s Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art department, and Mee-Seen Loong, senior specialist overseeing the sale in New York, said: “Today's sale proved once again that objects of high quality
and art historical significance, with great provenance, prove irresistible to buyers. We saw strong prices for our early sculpture and pottery, fine classical furniture, and exquisite Japanese lacquer. It is not surprising in these challenging times that items of a more decorative nature did not find buyers, and this impacted our morning session."
