“I’m delighted with the results of the week’s sales, and that the combined total of our major spring and autumn Hong Kong auctions is our highest since 2014. We saw extremely competitive bidding from across Asia, especially from Mainland China,” said Kevin Ching, CEO of Sotheby’s Asia. “Over five days of highly curated sales, we established sixteen world auction records, including the highest price ever paid for a piece of Chinese ceramics. I am also pleased that our exhibition of The MQJ Collection, perhaps the best collection of Chinese Ming furniture in the world, attracted thousands of visitors.” Mr. Ching continued, “Having completed our major sales, we now look forward to welcoming clients throughout the autumn for our mid-season auctions.”

16 AUCTION RECORDS ACHIEVEDWorld Auction Record for Chinese CeramicsA Highly Important and Extremely Rare Ru Guanyao Brush Washer, Northern Song DynastySold for HK$294.3 million / US$37.7 million

World Auction Record for a Jade CarvingA Rare and Important Imperial White Jade and Cloisonné Enamel Ram-Head Teapot and Cover,Qing Dynasty, Qianlong PeriodSold for HK$75.5 million / US$9.7 million

14 Artist Records SetYun Gee, Wang Jangeng, Hsiao Chin, Li Yuan-Chia, Azuma Kenjiro, Liang Yuanwei, Uemae Chiyu, Park Seobo, Masanobu Masatoshi, Morita Shiryu, KAWS, Nguyen Gia Tri, Inoue Yuichi, Deng Fen

TOP PRICES ACHIEVED ACROSS ALL CATEGORIESChinese Paintings / Classical PaintingsLi Keran, Magnificent Mountains with Gushy Cascades (HK$122 million / US$15.6million sold)Zhang Yu, Letter to Boqing (HK$26.5 million / US$3.4 million sold)

Modern and Contemporary ArtYun Gee, Wheels: Industrial New York (HK$105 million / US$13.5 million sold)Gerhard Richter, Abstraktes Bild (679-2) (HK$49 million / US$6.3 million sold)

JewelleryVery Rare and Impressive Ruby and Diamond Ring, Designed and Mounted by BHAGAT(HK$81.7 million / US$10.5 million sold)

WatchesRichard Mille Sapphire Tonneau-Form Skeletonized Tourbillon Wristwatch(HK$14.5 million / US$1.9 million sold)

WineWines from the Cellar of FUX Restaurant (HK$29.5 million / US$3.8 million sold)

CONTINUED SUCCESS FOR THEMED SECTIONS AND WESTERN ART‘Movimento Punto: A Post-War Legacy’ and ‘Morita Shiryu: Bokujin’ both 100% soldAll Evening Sale’s Western Contemporary works sold

INCREASED ONLINE PURCHASE12% of All Lots Sold to Online Buyers25% year-over-year increase in the number of online bidders