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Friday, February 11, 2011

Sotheby's Hong Kong to hold Evening Sale of "The Meiyintang Collection──An Important Selection of Imperial Chinese Porcelains"

Sotheby’s announced today that it will offer in Hong Kong on the 7th April 2011 selections from one of the grandest collections of Chinese Art formed in the last century, The Meiyintang Collection. Assembled over a period of more than 50 years, The Meiyintang Collection is world-renowned for having brought together magnificent examples of Imperial Porcelain and the sale will bring to market iconic pieces from each of the main reigns from the 14th to the 18th centuries.

A supreme highlight is a Falangcai (‘foreign colour’) vase with golden pheasants, Qing Dynasty, AD 1736-95, expected to sell in excess of HK$180 million/ US$23 million / £14 million. Around 80 lots, estimated to bring HK$630 to HK$940 million / US$81-121 million / £50-77 million*, will be offered in a special evening sale and will form the centerpiece of the Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art on offer during Sotheby’s Spring Sale Series in Hong Kong 2011.

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