THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH, PART I, REALIZES US$61.1 MILLION
- NEW YORK, New York
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- March 18, 2015
THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH, PART I, REALIZES US$61.1 MILLION
- Achieves Four World Auction Records
- First-Ever Evening Sale of Asian Art at Christie's New York
- 490 Registrants From 24 Countries
- 15 Lots Over $1 Million, 2 Lots Over $5 Million
SERIES OF AUCTIONS CONTINUE FROM MARCH 18 TO 21
ONLINE-ONLY SALES BEGIN MARCH 18 TO 27
Total: US$61,107,500/£40,942,025/€57,441,050/ HKD$472,360,975/ CN¥378,255,425
Top Lot: Lot 41 | An Extremely Rare And Important Set Of Four Huanghuali Horseshoe-Back Armchairs, Quanyi, China, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century | Price Realized: $9,685,000
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR HUANGHUALI FURNITURE
10270x400_c.jpg "Published Egyptian New Kingdom (latter 18th Dynasty, reign of Thutmose IV to Amenhotep III) polychrome stone panel wall painting from tomb of Neb-Amun (TT90) in Thebes, circa 1401-1353 BCE. Panel size: 12in wide x 11.125in high. Custom stand included. First time at auction. Estimate $15,000-$22,500")
