It isn’t everyday that a 900-year old artefact goes under the hammer. The 900-year old Rare Chinese Porcelain Bowl, Ruyao Washer was only estimated to be sold at about $10 million from previous speculations, but an anonymous bidder paid a staggering $26.7 million for Chinese Northern Song Dynasty ceramics Ruyao Washer (960-1127). The price sets a new record for [...]
7 October 2011 
Diamond Prices Set World Records at Sotheby’s Jewels Sale
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Global auctioneers Sotheby’s sold $411 million worth of Asian and Chinese art, jewelry, wine and watches in its six day Asian sales in Hong Kong. Chinese bidders pushed prices of diamonds and Ming porcelain to records at a Hong Kong auction, as wealthy Asians poured money into an investment class that’s centuries old amid volatile global [...]
18 July 2011 
Casino Mogul Steve Wynn Buys $12.8 Million Chinese Vases
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Hotel and casino magnate Steve Wynn of Wynn Resorts recently acquired an ultra-rare set of Four Empire Ormolu-mounted Chinese Porcelain Baluster Vases to grace his newest resort in China’s gambling mecca of Macau. The company announced on Friday that they shelled out $12,757,227 for four of the stunning porcelain vases last Thursday, July 7, from a private [...]
30 May 2011 
Hong Kong Kicks off Big-money Auction Series
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Visitors look at artwork at an auction preview in Hong Kong (AFP, Mike Clarke) (Hong Kong) – A series of auctions of high-end goods from fine wine to Imperial Chinese ceramics goes into full swing this weekend in Hong Kong, as the city challenges the dominance of New York and London. The multi-million-dollar auctions are [...]
12 November 2010 
Suburban Family’s Old Chinese Vase Fetches $83 Million
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A Chinese vase discovered during a routine clear-out of a bungalow in northwest London has sold at auction for a record £51 million ($83 million), leaving the sellers flabbergasted. A vase that sat, little-noticed, in a modest suburban home has become one of the most expensive Asian artworks ever sold, and underlined the rapid rise [...]
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