Wang Zhuangwei
A Soapstone Seal
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 791
15. Sep - 15. Sep 2016
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 791
15. Sep - 15. Sep 2016
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.200 USD
Price realised: 3.750 USD
Price realised: 3.750 USD
Description
Wang Zhuangwei 1909-1998
A SOAPSTONE SEAL
of rectangular form with square cross section, seal face reads bo gu shang jin cong wu suo hao, seal side inscribed Zhuangwei, dated gengyin (1950), summer
height 4.7 cm. 1 7/8 in.
A SOAPSTONE SEAL
of rectangular form with square cross section, seal face reads bo gu shang jin cong wu suo hao, seal side inscribed Zhuangwei, dated gengyin (1950), summer
height 4.7 cm. 1 7/8 in.
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work A Soapstone Seal by Wang Zhuangwei was worth USD 3,750.00 (€ 3,336.89) to a buyer in September 2016. This price was achieved in the auction Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 1,200.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Wang Zhuangwei - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Calligraphy In Running Script, which sold at auction in April 2015 for HKD 92,000.00 (€ 10,632.50).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit A Soapstone Seal von Wang Zhuangwei war einem Käufer im September 2016 USD 3.750,00 (€ 3.336,89) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.200,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Wang Zhuangwei mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Calligraphy In Running Script beobachtet, die im April 2015 für HKD 92.000,00 (€ 10.632,50) versteigert wurde.
Wang Zhuangwei - Auction history
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