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China Guardian Autumn Auctions 2019 concluded on Nov 20, totaling 2.568 billion yuan across 32 sessions. Many highlights emerged during the 5-day event. Three lots were sold for more than 100 million yuan, 30 lots over 10 million yuan, 5 sessions hit a 100 percent turnover rate, and many world auction records were set.
China Guardian Autumn Auctions 2019
Raised 2.568 billion yuan
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32 sessions were offered in 5 days.
4861 lots were sold.
The total turnover rate was 76 percent.
3 lots were sold for more than 100 million yuan.
30 lots were sold for over 10 million yuan.
5 sessions reached 100 percent turnover rate.
Many world auction records were set.
Zhao Mengfu’s Letters sold for 267.375 million yuan,
setting the highest world auction record for the artist.
Pan Tianshou’s Pine after Rain sold for 205.85 million yuan.
Li Keran’s Jinggang Mountain sold for 138 million yuan.
Ms. Hu Yanyan, Director and President of China Guardian Auctions Co., Ltd., says,
The autumn sun seems particularly brilliant and dazzling today, and the five-day China Guardian Autumn Auctions 2019 have come to a successful end. With this, China Guardian has held two major auctions: “Spring Auctions 2019” and “Autumn Auctions 2019”, as well as three Quarterly Auctions in Beijing, two auctions, spring sales and autumn sales, in Hong Kong, and 9 E-BIDDINGs, totaling 5.7 billion yuan this year.
Three lots were sold for more than 100 million yuan this season. Zhao Mengfu’s Letters set the highest world auction record for the artist when it sold for 267.375 million yuan, Pan Tianshou’s Pine after Rain sold for 205.85 million yuan and Li Keran’s Jinggang Mountain sold for 138 million. We are delighted that these masterpieces’ cultural, historical and artistic value has been recognized and they can be collected by people who know them well at China Guardian. Here, I would like to thank all the customers and friends who support and care about China Guardian and all of our colleagues. I hope China Guardian will, as always, find a spiritual home for those who value art, build a reliable trading platform for those who invest in art and provide a happy workplace for those who love art.
Total turnover by category
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, 1.59 billion yuan
20th Century and Contemporary Art, 389 million yuan
Porcelain and Works of Art, 219 million yuan
Classic Furniture, 105 million yuan
Rare Books, 62.92 million yuan
Stamps and Covers, Coins, Banknotes, 51.224 million yuan
Jewelry and Jadeite, 72.85 million yuan
Wine, 78.2 million yuan
Five sessions hit 100 percent turnover rate
Genuineness in the Verdant Pavilion: Modern Chinese Painting from a Private Collection
Collection of Yixing Zisha Pottery by Song Taoyuan
The Endowment of Nature—Important Tianhuang Seals and Works of Art from the Song Taoyuan
Rubbings, Collotype and Lithographic Printing Books from the Collection of Qi Gong
Fine and Rare Kweichou Mou-tai Chiew
Top 10 lots
1
Lot 1381
Zhao Mengfu
Letters
Price Realized: RMB 267,375,000
It's the highest price in the world for Zhao Mengfu's works.
It is a calligraphy work from the Yuan Dynasty that attracted the attention of academia.
It is a precious document for studying Zhao Mengfu's life.
It is a key work to explore the track of Zhao's calligraphy style, which has influenced Chinese calligraphy history for hundreds of years.
It has important cultural, historical and artistic values.
It took 1 hour and 8 minutes to be sold, with 87 bids.
2
Lot 902
Pan Tianshou
Pine after Rain
Price Realized: RMB 205,850,000
It is an extraordinary masterpiece created during the peak of Pan Tianshou's art career.
It made its first appearance at an auction in 40 years.
It is the third highest price for a Pan Tianshou's work.
3
Lot 930
Li Keran
Jinggang Mountain
Price Realized: RMB 138,000,000
It's a landscape masterpiece by Li Keran.
It is the most cherished work by Li Keran and collected by himself for many years.
4
Lot 1369
Qian Weicheng
Yizhou Pavilion
Price Realized: RMB 74,750,000
5
Lot 2020
Leng Jun
Portrait of Xiao Jiang
Price Realized: RMB70,150,000
6
Lot 2032
Jin Shangyi
Two-body
Price Realized: RMB 63,250,000
7
Lot 3586
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
An Extremely Rare Large Imperial Gilt-Bronze Figure of Shakyamuni
Price Realized: RMB 63,250,000
8
Lot 1375
Shi Tao
Inspired by Du Fu's Poem
Price Realized: RMB 55,200,000
9
Lot 2009
Sanyu
Pink Chrysanthemums in a White Vase
Price Realized: RMB 55,200,000
10
Lot 5009
Extremely rare 5.57 carat natural fancy intense pink diamond and diamond ring
Price Realized: RMB 49,450,000
Impressive lots
Lot 2406
672 pieces of rubbings and manuscripts from Qigong’s Collection
Price Realized: RMB 29,325,000
Lot 947
Xie Zhiliu, Chen Peiqiu
Bamboo and Bird
Price Realized: RMB 22,425,000
Lot 4636
Late Ming/Early Qing Period
Pair of large Huanghuali armchairs with Fu-character pattern
Price Realized: RMB 20,700,000
Lot 4134
A package of tea leaf marked with Songpinhao blue trademark
Price Realized: RMB 9,775,000
Lot 2031
Nam June Paik
Rocketship to Virtual Venus
Price Realized: RMB9,200,000
Lot 2012
Ting Yinyung
Lady in Orange
Price Realized: RMB 6,095,000
Lot 2844
Qing Dynasty, 17th century
A purple clay teapot by Chen Mingyuan
Price Realized: RMB 7,705,000
Lot 3451
Qianlong Seal Mark of the Period
A fine yongle style blue and white “l(fā)otus” basin
Price Realized: RMB 4,715,000
Lot 4428
Yang Xie
A Shoushan Tian-huang square plain seal carved by Yang Longshi
Price Realized: RMB 5,865,000
Lot 6023
Qing Dynasty
A Qianlong Emperor's golden white shell
Price Realized: RMB 5,750,000
Lot 2187
Collected by Zhu Xizu, Written by Zhang Taiyan
Manuscript
Price Realized: RMB 5,175,000
Lot 2354
Former Collection of Zhang Tingji, Xiao Shaofen Inscribed by Zhao Wei, Huang Xifan
Lan Ting Xu
Price Realized: RMB 2,587,500
Lot 6203
Karl Marx
Autograph signed Capital
Price Realized: RMB 4,025,000
Lot 9248
Liberated Area, Stamp of Mao Zedong’s Portrait
Price Realized: RMB 1,610,000
Against the backdrop of the global economic downturn, China Guardian has always focused on professionalism, market orientation, integrity, and innovation. The gratifying results of China Guardian Autumn Auctions 2019 show that the company’s efforts are not in vain. We will continue to dig into the academic value of the lots, improve our services, expand development space, and provide more high-quality and rich cultural and artistic items and services for art lovers, researchers and collectors in the future.
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