Sotheby's September 2011 Chinese Art Sales Total $29.2 million
Sotheby’s fall 2011 Chinese Art Sales in New York concluded yesterday with Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art which brought $22,683,375, within the $18.9/27 million estimate. This, along with the $6,502,000 total from the Fine Chinese Classical Paintings auction on Tuesday, brings the total for sales of Chinese art this week at Sotheby’s to $29,185,375. Yesterday’s sale was led by A Rare And Important Gilt-Bronze Votive Stele Of Buddha, Northern Wei Dynasty, Dated 471 AD which fetched $1,022,500, comfortably exceeding the $600/800,000 estimate. There were also strong prices for jade and furniture, as well as works from important private collections.
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