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- The Tale Of The White Snake
Hon-Chew Hee
The Tale Of The White Snake
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 HKD
Price realised: 400.000 HKD
Price realised: 400.000 HKD
Description
Hon-Chew Hee (Xu Hanchao)
1905-1993
THE TALE OF THE WHITE SNAKE
signed in pinyin
executed in 1975.
oil on canvas
60.7 by 91.2 cm. 23 7/8 by 35 7/8 in.
Private Asian Collection
1905-1993
THE TALE OF THE WHITE SNAKE
signed in pinyin
executed in 1975.
oil on canvas
60.7 by 91.2 cm. 23 7/8 by 35 7/8 in.
Private Asian Collection
Upper estimate price exceeded by 33 %.
In October 2013 Sothebys in Hong Kong held the auction 20th Century Chinese Art, which included the work The Tale Of The White Snake by Hon Chew Hee. The »bidding war« ended at HKD 400,000.00 (€ 37,957.92), 33% above the upper estimate. Other works by Hon Chew Hee have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of HKD 812,500.00 (€ 75,567.77) in April 2014 for the work Weaving Shop.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 33 % übertroffen
Im Oktober 2013 führte Sothebys in Hong Kong die Auktion 20th Century Chinese Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Tale Of The White Snake von Hon Chew Hee zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von HKD 400.000,00 (€ 37.957,92) und damit 33% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Hon Chew Hee haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von HKD 812.500,00 (€ 75.567,77) im April 2014 für die Arbeit Weaving Shop beobachtet.