Hua Shikui
Couplet In Regular Script
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 654
20. Mar - 20. Mar 2014
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 654
20. Mar - 20. Mar 2014
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 11.250 USD
Price realised: 11.250 USD
Description
Hua Shikui 1863-1941
COUPLET IN REGULAR SCRIPT
signed Shikui, dated xinwei (1931), the second lunar month, with two seals of the artist, hua shi kui yin, bai jie sheng
ink on paper
143 by 38.7 cm. 56 1/4 by 15 1/4 in. (2)
COUPLET IN REGULAR SCRIPT
signed Shikui, dated xinwei (1931), the second lunar month, with two seals of the artist, hua shi kui yin, bai jie sheng
ink on paper
143 by 38.7 cm. 56 1/4 by 15 1/4 in. (2)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 61 %.
The work Couplet In Regular Script by Hua Shikui was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in March 2014. It achieved a price of USD 11,250.00 (€ 8,165.78), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 61%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Hua Shikui - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Calligraphy Couplet In Regular Script, which sold at auction in March 2015 for USD 32,500.00 (€ 30,257.89).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 61 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Couplet In Regular Script von Hua Shikui kam im März 2014 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 11.250,00 (€ 8.165,78) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 61%. Für andere Arbeiten von Hua Shikui mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Calligraphy Couplet In Regular Script beobachtet, die im März 2015 für USD 32.500,00 (€ 30.257,89) versteigert wurde.
Hua Shikui - Auction history
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