HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong Autumn Sales 2014 will take place from 4 to 8 October at Hall 3, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Exceptional objects encompassing Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Fine Chinese Paintings, Contemporary Literati – Contemporary Ink Paintings, 20th Century Chinese Art, Contemporary Asian Art, Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, Jewellery, Watches and Wines will be offered.
Selected highlights will be showcased in travelling exhibitions in Jakarta (29 - 31 August), Shanghai (4 - 5 September), Beijing (7 - 8 September), Singapore (12 - 13 September), Taipei (20 - 21 September) and Kaohsiung (23 - 24 September), followed by a public exhibition of all properties on offer at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 3 to 7 October.
AUCTION CALENDAR AND HIGHLIGHTS^ (in chronological order)
WINE｜4 OCTOBER
Finest & Rarest Wines
Including a Magnificent Selection of Henri Jayer Magnums from the Exceptional Cellar of James H. Clark & The Romanée Conti Superlot
This highly focused auction estimated at HK$35 – 50 million / US$4.5 – 6.4 million* includes two spectacular collections of Burgundy. The first highlight is a sophisticated selection of the legendary Henri Jayer magnums from the exceptional cellar of James H. Clark, founder of Netscape Communications Corporation. Of the 67 magnums offered, 19 are the extremely rare Vosne-Romanée, Cros Parantoux 1990. Another highlight is the 114-bottle Romanée-Conti Superlot (6 bottles per vintage from 1992 to 2010) estimated at HK$9 – 14 million / US$1.2 – 1.8 million, making it the most valuable wine auction lot ever offered.
• Henri Jayer, Vosne-Romanée, Cros Parantoux 1990 (6 magnums)
Est. HK$850,000 – 1.4 million / US$110,000 – 180,000
• 114-bottle Romanée-Conti Superlot (6 bottles per vintage from 1992 to 2010)
Est. HK$9 – 14 million / US$1.2 – 1.8 million
MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ASIAN ART – EVENING SALE｜5 OCTOBER
Displaying an array of seminal works, this sale includes 14.12.62, an important work by Zao Wou-Ki in the 1960s, and Liu Wei’s We Love Nature, never before seen on the auction market. These works are joined by others from artists who have shaped Southeast Asian art, including Lee Man Fong’s Bali Life.
20th Century Chinese Art
• Zao Wou-Ki (1920 – 2013) 14.12.62 1962 Oil on canvas, 130 x 97 cm Est. HK$12 – 18 million / US$1.5 – 2.3 million
• Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010) The Qianling Mountains 1972 Oil on board, 46 x 46 cm Est. HK$4 – 6 million / US$513,000 – 769,000
• Chang Shuhong (1904-1994), Artist’s Family after the Bombing in Chunking Circa 1938 – 1942 Oil on canvas, 79 x 63.8 cm Est. HK$2.5 – 3.5 million / US$321,000 – 449,000
Contemporary Asian Art
• Liu Wei (b. 1965) We Love Nature 1999 Oil on canvas, 149.5 x 149.5 cm Est. HK$4.8 – 6 million / US$615,000 – 769,000
• Yoshitomo Nara & Hiroshi Sugito (b. 1959 and b. 1970) Marianne 2004 Acrylic on canvas, 66 x 60 cm Est. HK$3 – 4 million / US$385,000 – 513,000
• Jia Aili (b. 1979) Wasteland Series No.1 2009 Oil on canvas, 209.4 x 270.7 cm Est. HK$3.2 – 4 million / US$410,000 – 513,000
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings
• Lee Man Fong (1913 – 1988) Bali Life 1974 Oil on canvas, 82.5 x 184 cm Estimate upon request
• Anita Magsaysay-Ho (b. 1914) Paghuhuli Ng Mga Manok (Catching Chickens) 1962 Oil on canvas, 102 x 132 cm Est. HK$5 – 8 million / US$641,000 – 1 million
• Sudjana Kerton (1922 – 1994) Kaki Lima (Street Vendors) 1978 Oil on canvas, 120 x 150 cm Est. HK$ 2.8 million – 4.5 million / US$359,000 – 577,000
20TH CENTURY CHINESE ART DAY SALE｜6 OCTOBER
• Guan Liang (1900 – 1986) Still Life Oil on canvas, 39.9 x 49.5 cm Est. HK$1.5 – 2.5 million / US$192,000 – 321,000
• Shiy De-Jinn (1923 – 1981) After the Night Rain 1963 Oil on canvas, 77 x 56.2 cm Est. HK$600,000 – 800,000 / US$77,000 – 103,000
• Yan Wenliang (1893 – 1988) Sunset at the River Bank Oil on canvas mounted on board 51.8 x 65.5 cm Est. HK$400,000 – 600,000 / US$51,000 – 77,000
CONTEMPORARY ASIAN ART DAY SALE｜6 OCTOBER
• Xu Bing (b. 1955) Bird Language (3 works) 2003 Brass and copper birdcage composed of English and square word calligraphy, gravel and sound-activated toy birds Each around 25 x 25 x 28 cm Est. HK$1.5 – 2.5 million / US$192,000 – 321,000
• Liu Wei (b. 1965) Rock 2007 Oil on canvas 170 x 150 cm Est. HK$3.8 – 4.5 million / US$487,000 – 577,000
• Zhao Zhao (b. 1982) How 2014 Dismantled wooden Buddha sculpture wrapped in gold leaf, arranged into 258 geometric shapes, nine photos, one video Various dimensions Est. HK$1.8 – 2.2 million / US$231,000 – 282,000
MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY SOUTHEAST ASIAN PAINTINGS DAY SALE｜ 6 OCTOBER
• Hendra Gunawan (1918 – 1983) Potret Diri dan Anak (Self- Portrait with Child) 1978 Oil on canvas, 149 x 95 cm Est. HK$800,000 – 1.5 million / US$103,000 – 192,000
• Cheong Soo Pieng (1917 – 1983) Riverside 1976 Oil on canvas, 82 x 101.5 cm Est. HK$480,000 – 680,000 / US$62,000 – 87,000
• Arin Dwihartanto Sunaryo (b. 1978) CMYK Bucket Splash 2011 Pigmented resin mounted on wood, in 4 parts (quadriptych) Each: 168 x 169 cm (4); Overall: 168 x 676 cm Est. HK$280,000 – 380,000 / US$36,000 – 49,000
CONTEMPORARY LITERATI: LANDSCAPES IN MIND｜6 OCTOBER
Early-17th-century painter and art critic Dong Qichang penned the concept of “mountains of the mind” to emphasise the individual expression in painting, as well as direct focus on the spirit of the brush and ink medium. Contemporary Literati: Landscapes in Mind features 20th-century artists’ works that pursue this aesthetic vision of innovation and conceptual framework.
• Liu Guosong (Liu Kuo-sung) (b. 1932) A Clear Mirror Between 1977 Ink and colour on paper 143.5 x 79.6 cm Est. HK$300,000 – 400,000 / US$38,000 – 51,000
• Zhou Luyun (Irene Chou) (1924 – 2011) Shan Shui II 1985 Ink and colour on paper 124 x 68 cm Est. HK$120,000 – $160,000 / US$15,000 – 21,000
• Zeng Youhe (Tseng Yuho) (b. 1924) Waterfall Circa 1990s Acrylic on paper 60.5 x 120 cm Est. HK$100,000 – $150,000 / US$13,000 – 19,000
FINE CHINESE PAINTINGS｜7 OCTOBER
• Zhang Daqian (1899 – 1983) La Beauté Antique 1953 Ink and colour on paper, framed 135.2 x 57.5 cm Estimate upon request
• Yu Fei’an (1889 – 1959) Geese by the Pond Ink and colour on paper, framed 112.2 x 46.7 cm Est. HK$700,000 – 900,000 / US$90,000 – 115,000
• Qi Baishi (1864 – 1957) Eagle on the Pine Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll 170 x 47.8 cm Est. HK$6 – 8 million / US$769,000 – 1 million
MAGNIFICENT JEWELS & JADEITE｜7 OCTOBER
• The Imperial Kashmir A 17.16-Carat Step-Cut Kashmir Sapphire And Diamond Ring Est. HK$22 – 28 million / US$2.8 – 3.6 million
• Formerly In The Collection Of Mary, Duchess Of Roxburghe A Pair of Antique Burmese Ruby And Diamond Earrings Weighing 6.80 And 6.70 Carats, Late 19th Century Est. HK$22 – 28 million / US$2.8 – 3.6 million
• A 35.72-Carat Step-Cut Colombian Emerald Est. HK$32 – 38 million / US$4 – 4.8 million
IMPORTANT WATCHES｜8 OCTOBER
• Patek Philippe A Fine, Rare And Important Platinum Automatic Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch With Cathedral Gongs, Moon-Phases And Leap Year Indicators Ref. 5074P Circa 2012 Est. HK$4 – 5 million / US$510,000 – 640,000
• Greubel Forsey A Unique Platinum Double Tourbillon Wristwatch With 72-Hour Power Reserve Indication And Custom- Made Indexes Double Tourbillon 30° Circa 2012 Est. HK$2 – 2.8 million / US$260,000 – 360,000
• Patek Philippe A Very Fine And Rare Platinum Automatic Astronomical Wristwatch With Date, Sky Chart, Phases And Position Of The Moon And Time Of Meridian Passage Of Sirius And The Moon Ref. 6102P Celestial With Date Circa 2013 Est. HK$1.7 – 2.3 million / US$220,000 – 290,000
FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART｜8 OCTOBER
The Chunzaizhai Collection – A Xuande ‘Fish’ Stemcup
The superb Xuande stemcup from the Chunzaizhai Collection is the only example of this particular type and size ever to come to the market. This abstract design of three fish testifies to both the innovative approach to painting at the Imperial kilns in Jingdezhen and the technical progress in the firing of the copper-red, a notoriously fickle pigment. This piece has an illustrious history, having come to the market for the first time at Sotheby’s in 1956 from the collection of Allen J. Mercher, and since spent two decades in the Chang Foundation in Taipei.
• An Important And Fine Copper-Red ‘Fish’ Stemcup Mark And Period Of Xuande 8.8 cm Expected to fetch in excess of HK$40 million / US$5.1 million
The Baoyizhai Collection of Chinese Lacquer, Part 2
Ming (1368-1644) emperors typically commissioned their own porcelains and relegated wares from previous reigns to storage. However, as carved lacquer was far more precious and laborious to recreate, this teabowl stand passed from ruler to ruler: produced for the Hongwu Emperor (r.1368-98), it was appropriated by the Yongle Emperor (r. 1403-24), whose reign mark was thinly engraved, before the Xuande Emperor (r. 1426-35) had his magnificent gilded mark carved on top.
• An Exceptional Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Bowl-Stand Ming Dynasty, Hongwu Period, Yongle And Xuande Marks 21.4 cm Est. HK$10 – 15 million / US$1.3 – 1.9 million
Later Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Ulrich Hausmann
Passionately collected over 45 years by the German architect Ulrich Hausmann, the Wei Liao Qing Yuan is the definitive collection of later Chinese bronzes. Encompassing all the major categories, the sale includes incense burners, archaistic vessels, water droppers, hand warmers and religious figures, reflecting the refined taste of the official scholar elite from the Song to Qing dynasties.
• A Gold-Splashed Tripod Incense Burner, Liding Ming Dynasty 17.5 cm Est. HK$500,000 – 600,000 / US$64,000 – 77,000
• A Bronze Dragon-Handled Vase Yuan / Early Ming Dynasty 28 cm Est. HK$40,000 – 60,000 / US$5,000 – 8,000
• A Bronze ‘Duck’ Water Dropper Late Ming Dynasty 6 cm Est. HK$40,000 – 60,000 / US$5,000 – 8,000
• A Gold And Silver Inlaid Bronze Incense Burner, Liding Song Dynasty 19 cm Est. HK$300,000 – 500,000 / US$38,000 – 64,000
Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
The autumn sale will feature important ceramics and works of art from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including a blue and white moonflask illustrating the exquisite yet exotic taste of the Yongle period, a fine pair of doucai bowls deftly painted with ripe auspicious peaches, as well as an archaistic jade ceremonial blade accompanied by a poem by the Qianlong Emperor (r. 1736 – 95).
• A Fine And Rare Pair Of Doucai ‘Peach’ Bowls Marks And Period Of Kangxi 14.6 cm Est. HK$8 – 10 million / US$1 – 1.3 million
• An Outstanding Blue And White Moonflask Ming Dynasty, Yongle Period 29 cm Est. HK$14 – 18 million / US$1.8 – 2.3 million
• A White Jade Imperially Inscribed Ceremonial Blade Mark And Period Of Qianlong 18.1 cm Est. HK$8 – 10 million / US$1 – 1.3 million
