After two days' intense bidding, 54th China Guardian Quarterly Auctions came to an end with a total turnover of 82.31 million yuan on June 25.
"E-BIDDING Jewellery and Watches" session totaled 1.74 million yuan. Other five sessions also recorded good performances, with "Porcelain" and "Jade and Works of Art" achieving high turnover rates of more than 90 percent with many lots breezing past their high estimates.
Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy
"In the busy auction season, we still collected many excellent works from our collector friends. Thank you for your support," said Xiao Yang, General Manager of Quarterly Auctions-Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy Department.
Quarterly Auctions-Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy Department this season organized the lots from the same collectors or the same artists in one sector, which turned in very good results. Ten sectors among the 30 achieved a turnover rate of 100 percent. The department will continue to organize the lots in this way due to the positive response.
"This time, we introduced fans to our collectors. It drew a lot of attention since the preview, and no doubt the lots in this sector sold well," Xiao said. Lots in one of the sectors, "Fans from Renmiaoxuan Studio", all sold out, totaling 1.69 million yuan.
"Modern and Contemporary Ink Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy" went through intense bidding, totaling 8.67 million yuan with a turnover rate of 74 percent.
Huang Binhong's Landscape, Calligraphy realized 575,000 yuan, Guo Yicong's Flowers 253,000 yuan, and Wang Xuetao, Liu Junqi's Grasshopper and Flowers, Calligraphy, 230,000 yuan.
Lot 793
Huang Binhong
Landscape, Calligraphy
Price Realized: RMB 575,000
Lot 804
Wang Xuetao, Liu Junqi
Grasshopper and Flowers, Calligraphy
Price Realized: RMB 230,000
Lot 942
Guo Yicong
Flowers
122×41 cm
Price Realized: RMB 253,000
Lot 940
Han Meilin
Cock
51×69 cm
Price Realized: RMB 161,000
"Classical Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy" session offered more than 500 lots this time. Lots from the same collectors were organized in one sector, like "Collections from Jingxuezhai Studio", "Paintings from Qinlianzhai Studio", "Paintings from Yulanxuan Studio" and so on. This form was welcomed by collectors. The session finally achieved a total turnover of 19.09 million yuan with a turnover rate of 75 percent.
Wu Zhen's Plum, Pine, Orchid and Bamboo went for 1.61 million yuan, Wen Zhengming's Character and Landscape fetched 1.01 million yuan, and Zou Yigui's Landscape 897,000 yuan.
Lot 1411
Wu Zhen
Plum, Pine, Orchid and Bamboo
35×477 cm
Price Realized: RMB 1,610,000
Lot 1101
Wen Zhengming
Character and Landscape
107×44 cm
Price Realized: RMB 1,012,000
Lot 1339
Zou Yigui
Landscape
32×358 cm
Price Realized: RMB 897,000
Lot 1452
Lang Shining
Birds and Pine
112×58 cm
Price Realized: RMB 805,000
Lot 1347
Anonymous
Character and Landscape
120×57 cm
Price Realized: RMB 356,500
Porcelain, Jade and Works of Art
More than 1,200 lots were included in this part. They fetched 20 million yuan with a high turnover rate of 93 percent. "Many lots sold much higher than their estimates, showing that the category has much potential in the market," Liu Yang, General Manager of Quarterly Auctions-Porcelain and Works of Art Department, said.
In the two-day auctions, many highlights emerged. A pair of Wucai bowls with dragon and phoenix patterns from the Qianlong Period of Qing Dynasty realized 460,000 yuan, a blue and white two-eared cup with flower patterns and wave mouth from the Yongzheng Period of Qing Dynasty 379,500 yuan, a Wucai bowl with dragon and phoenix patterns from the Kangxi Period of Qing Dynasty 345,000 yuan, and a pair of Jasper bowls from the Qianlong Period of Qing Dynasty 149,500 yuan, much higher than its estimate.
"Jade and Works of Art" gathered many kinds of jades, inkstones, bronze wares, enamel wares and bamboo and wood wares. The overall turnover rate of the session was as high as 90 percent, totaling 5.76 million yuan.
Lot 2410
Qianlong Period of Qing Dynasty
A pair of Wucai bowls with dragon and phoenix patterns
D 13
Price Realized: RMB 460,000
Lot 2401
Yongzheng Period of Qing Dynasty
Blue and white two-eared cup with flower patterns and wave mouth
L 11.7
Price Realized: RMB 379,500
Lot 2385
Kangxi Period of Qing Dynasty
A Wucai bowl with dragon and phoenix patterns
D 13.3
Price Realized: RMB 345,000
Lot 2239
The Republic of China
Light colorful porcelain square bottle with flower and bird patterns
Famille rose porcelain hanging panel with character and landscape patterns
H 32、34×23、19.8×11.6
Price Realized: RMB 310,500
Lot 2106
Qianlong Period of Qing Dynasty
Famille rose porcelain hanging panel with characters and landscapes patterns
70×52、56.5×40.2
Price Realized: RMB 264,500
Lot 2090
Kangxi Period of Qing Dynasty
Blue and white bowl with red dragon and clouds patterns
D 17.8
Price Realized: RMB 172,500
Lot 3074
Qianlong Period of Qing Dynasty
A pair of Jasper bowls
D 12
Price Realized: RMB 149,500
Lot 2127
Yongzheng Period of Qing Dynasty
Yellow and green porcelain bowl with cloud and crane patterns
D 15.2
Price Realized: RMB 138,000