Chua Ek Kay
Bicycles By Shop Houses
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Lot 277
4. Apr - 4. Apr 2016
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Lot 277
4. Apr - 4. Apr 2016
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 HKD
Price realised: 162.500 HKD
Price realised: 162.500 HKD
Description
Chua Ek Kay
1947-2008
BICYCLES BY SHOP HOUSES
Signed and dated 03
Ink and colour on paper
48.5 by 44.5 cm; 19 by 17 1/2 in.
Property from the collection of the late Professor Arthur Lim
1947-2008
BICYCLES BY SHOP HOUSES
Signed and dated 03
Ink and colour on paper
48.5 by 44.5 cm; 19 by 17 1/2 in.
Property from the collection of the late Professor Arthur Lim
Upper estimate price exceeded by 35 %.
The work Bicycles By Shop Houses by Chua Ek Kay was auctioned at Sothebys in Hong Kong in April 2016. It achieved a price of HKD 162,500.00 (€ 18,308.06), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 35%. Admittedly, works by Chua Ek Kay have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Archipelago 1, 2, & 3 in November 2015 with an auction result of HKD 875,000.00 (€ 106,868.96).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 35 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Bicycles By Shop Houses von Chua Ek Kay kam im April 2016 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 162.500,00 (€ 18.308,06) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 35%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Chua Ek Kay auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Archipelago 1, 2, & 3 im November 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 875.000,00 (€ 106.868,96).
Chua Ek Kay - Auction history
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