Empress Dowager Cixi
Peonies
Found at
Christies,
New York
Fine Chinese Paintings, Lot 24
12.Sep - 12.Sep.2017
Fine Chinese Paintings, Lot 24
12.Sep - 12.Sep.2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
47 x 23 7/8 in. (119.5 x 60.7 cm.)
Inscribed, with three seals of the artist
Gifted to Khan Gong Shun at the celebration of his promotion, and then from his family by descent.
47 x 23 7/8 in. (119.5 x 60.7 cm.)
Inscribed, with three seals of the artist
Gifted to Khan Gong Shun at the celebration of his promotion, and then from his family by descent.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 63 %.
The work Peonies by Empress Dowager Cixi was auctioned at Christies in New York in September 2017. It achieved a price of USD 81,250.00 (€ 68,780.16), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 63%. Admittedly, works by Empress Dowager Cixi have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Lotus, Root and Seed in May 2013 with an auction result of HKD 3,150,000.00 (€ 312,380.66).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 63 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Peonies von Empress Dowager Cixi kam im September 2017 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 81.250,00 (€ 68.780,16) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 63%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Empress Dowager Cixi auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Lotus, Root and Seed im Mai 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 3.150.000,00 (€ 312.380,66).
Empress Dowager Cixi - Auction history
