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In Pursuit of Refinement – A Legacy of the YC Chen Collection Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, Sale #3216 [All sold prices include buyer‟s premium]

67 lots sold Total: HK$214,753,750 / US$27,789,135 / £ 18,597,675 / €21,733,080 100% sold by lot 67 lots offered HK$1 = US$0.1294 / £0.0866 / €0.1012 100% sold by value Estimate Lot Description Price Realised Buyer (HK$) An Exceptionally Fine and Rare Pair of Ruby-Red HK$43,550,000 Ground Famille Rose Vases 8,000,000 - US$5,635,370 Hong Kong 1922 12,000,000 £ 3,771,430 Private Qianlong Iron-Red Six-Character Seal Marks and of €4,407,260 The Period (1736 - 1795) A Magnificent and Very Rare Pair of Large Imperial HK$37,950,000 Zitan Corner-Leg Altar Tables, Tiaozhuo 8,000,000 - US$4,910,730 1952 Asian Private 10,000,000 £ 3,286,470 Qianlong/Jiaqing periods (1736 - 1820) €3,840,540

A Rare Blue and White „Sanskrit‟ Inscribed Bell HK$15,550,000 800,000 - US$2,012,170 1937 Asian Trade Qianlong Four-Character Seal Mark and of The 1,200,000 £ 1,346,630 Period (1736 - 1795) €1,573,660

A Superb Flambe-Glazed Compressed Bottle Vase HK$10,230,000 1,800,000 - US$1,323,762 1901 Asian Private Yongzheng Impressed Four-Character Seal Mark 2,500,000 £ 885,918 and of The Period (1723 - 1735) €1,035,276

HK$9,030,000 A Fine Early Ming Blue and White Vase, 4,000,000 - US$1,168,482 1930 Asian Trade 6,000,000 £ 781,998 Yongle Period (1403 - 1425) €913,836

A Rare Pair of Finely Carved Zitan Square Corner- HK$9,030,000 Leg Tables, Fangzhuo 5,000,000 - US$1,168,482 1953 Asian Private 8,000,000 £ 781,998 Qing Dynasty, Late 18th / 19th Century €913,836

A Rare Early Ming Blue and White Lianzi Bowl HK$7,470,000 600,000 - US$966,618 1931 Asian Trade Xuande Six-Character Mark within Double-Circles 800,000 £ 646,902 and of The Period (1426 - 1435) €755,964

A Fine Guan-Type Glazed Compressed Globular HK$7,230,000 Vase 1,800,000 - US$935,562 1902 Asian Private 2,500,000 £ 626,118 Qianlong Six-Character Seal Mark and of The €731,676 Period (1736 - 1795)

A Very Rare Ming-Style Blue and White Vase, HK$4,230,000 Yuhuchunping 1,800,000 - US$547,362 1936 Asian Trade 2,500,000 £ 366,318 Qing Dynasty, 18th Century €428,076

A Rare Pair of Hardstone Embellished Zitan- HK$4,230,000 Veneered Double-Gourd Shaped Wall Panels 800,000 - US$547,362 1958 Asian Trade 1,200,000 £ 366,318 Qing Dynasty, Late 18th /19th Century €428,076

The Yiqingge Collection of Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, Sale #3220 [All sold prices include buyer‟s premium]

27 lots sold Total: HK$41,532,500 / US$5,374,306 / £ 3,596,715 / €4,203,089 75% sold by lot 36 lots offered HK$1 = US$0.1294 / £0.0866 / €0.1012 82% sold by value Estimate Lot Description Price Realised Buyer (HK$) A Rare Pair of Famille Rose 'Flowers and Peaches' Jars HK$8,430,000 and Covers 5,000,000 - US$1,090,842 2025 Asian Trade 8,000,000 £ 730,038 Daoguang Six-Character Iron-Red Seal Marks And €853,116 Of The Period (1821-1850) A Very Rare Pair of Porcelain-Inlaid Calligraphic HK$6,030,000 Panels 1,800,000 - US$780,282 2012 Asian Trade 2,500,000 £ 522,198 Qing Dynasty, 18th Century, Signed Tang Ying €610,236 A Very Rare Lime-Green-Ground Famille Rose Bottle HK$3,630,000 Vase, Yuhuchunping 2,600,000 - US$469,722 2026 Asian Trade 3,500,000 £ 314,358 Jiaqing Iron-Red Six-Character Seal Mark and of The €367,356 Period (1796-1820) A Pair of Ruby-Ground Famille Rose „Medallion‟ HK$2,670,000 Bowls 1,800,000 - US$345,498 2027 Asian Private 2,500,000 £ 231,222 Daoguang Six-Character Seal Marks and of The €270,204 Period (1821-1850) Two Famille Rose And Grisaille-Decorated „Winter HK$2,430,000 Landscape‟ Vases 800,000 - US$314,442 2034 Asian Trade 1,000,000 £ 210,438 Republic period, Dated to 1933 €245,916

A Very Rare Green-Enamelled „Dragon‟ Bottle Vase HK$2,310,000 1,000,000 - US$298,914 2028 Asian Private Daoguang Iron-Red Six-Character Seal Mark and of 1,500,000 £ 200,046 The Period (1821-1850) €233,772

A Rare „Oil-Spot‟ Black-Glazed Conical HK$1,950,000 Bowl 800,000 - US$252,330 2002 Asian Trade 1,200,000 £ 168,870 (960-1279) €197,340

A Fine Coral-Ground Famille Verte „Boys‟ Bowl HK$1,830,000 600,000 - US$236,802 2024 Asian Private Jiaqing Six-Character Seal Mark And Of The Period 800,000 £ 158,478 (1796-1820) €185,196

HK$1,590,000 A Very Rare Jizhou Meiping 600,000 - US$205,746 2001 Asian Private 800,000 £ 137,694 Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) €160,908 A Very Rare Underglaze-Red Water Pot HK$1,590,000 600,000 - US$205,746 2014 Asian Private Qianlong Six-Character Seal Mark And Of The 800,000 £ 137,694 Period (1736-1795) €160,908

A Very Rare Carved Turquoise-Enamelled Bowl HK$1,590,000 700,000 - US$205,746 2021 Asian Private Yongzheng Six-Character Mark Within Double 900,000 £ 137,694 Circles And Of The Period (1723-1735) €160,908

Reverence and Perfection – Magnificent Imperial Cloisonné Enamels from a Private European Collection Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, Sale #3217 [All sold prices include buyer‟s premium]

21 lots sold Total: HK$26,517,500 / US$3,431,365 / £ 2,296,416 / €2,683,571 81% sold by lot 26 lots offered HK$1 = US$0.1294 / £0.0866 / €0.1012 60% sold by value Estimate Lot Description Price Realised Buyer (HK$) A Rare and Important Pair of Imperial Cloisonné HK$5,550,000 Enamel „Dragon‟ Vases, Fanggu 5,000,000 - US$718,170 2061 Asian Trade 7,000,000 £ 480,630 Qianlong Incised Four-Character Marks within Double- €561,660 Squares and of The Period (1736 - 1795) A Superb Cloisonné Enamel Archaistic Censer and HK$3,630,000 Cover, Fangding 4,000,000 - US$469,722 2058 Asian Private 6,000,000 £ 314,358 Qianlong period (1736 - 1795) €367,356

A Very Rare Imperial Champleve and Gilt-Bronze HK$3,150,000 Archaistic Vase, Hu 2,500,000 - US$407,610 European 2068 3,500,000 £ 272,790 Private Qianlong period (1736 - 1795) €318,780

A Rare Imperial Cloisonné Enamel Archaistic Vase HK$2,670,000 800,000 - US$345,498 2052 Asian Trade Qianlong Incised Four-Character Mark Within Double- 1,500,000 £ 231,222 Squares and of The Period (1736 - 1795) €270,204

HK$1,950,000 A Large Cloisonné Enamel „Lotus‟ Vase 2,000,000 - US$252,330 2071 Asian Trade 3,000,000 £ 168,870 Qianlong period (1736 - 1795) €197,340

HK$1,710,000 A Rare Cloisonné Enamel „Squirrel and Grape‟ Vase, Hu 1,000,000 - US$221,274 2063 Asian Trade 1,500,000 £ 148,086 Kangxi period (1662 - 1722) €173,052

HK$870,000 A Rare Large Cloisonné Enamel Vase, Hu 1,000,000 - US$112,578 2062 Asian Trade 1,500,000 £ 75,342 Qianlong period (1736 - 1795) €88,044 A Pair of Imperial Miniature Cloisonné Enamel Gu HK$750,000 Vases 600,000 - US$97,050 Hong Kong 2060 800,000 £ 64,950 Private Qianlong Incised Four-Character Marks within Double- €75,900 Squares and of The Period (1736 - 1795) A Rare Imperial Cloisonné Enamel Circular Box And HK$687,500 Cover 600,000 - US$88,963 2069 Asian Private 800,000 £ 59,538 Qianlong Period (1736 - 1795) €69,575

HK$687,500 A Rare Closionné Enamel „Landscape‟ Square Vase, 700,000 - US$88,963 2075 Asian Trade 900,000 £ 59,538 Qianlong period (1736 - 1795) €69,575 The Imperial Sale & Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, Sale #3213 [All sold prices include buyer‟s premium]

159 lots sold Total: HK$ 302,002,500 / US$ 39,079,124 / £ 26,153,417 / € 30,562,653 62% sold by lot 258 lots offered HK$1 = US$0.1294 / £0.0866 / €0.1012 73% sold by value Estimate Lot Description Price Realised Buyer (HK$) An Important And Very Rare Archaic Bronze Wine HK$37,950,000 Littleton & Vessel, You 9,000,000 - US$4,910,730 2172 Hennessy 12,000,000 £ 3,286,470 Asian Art Late Shang Dynasty, 12th-11th Century BC €3,840,540 An Important and Rare Large Finely Cast Archaic Bronze HK$22,270,000 Ritual Wine Vessel, Zun 5,000,000 - US$2,881,738 2171 Asian Private 8,000,000 £ 1,928,582 Late Shang Dynasty, Anyang, 13th-11th Century BC €2,253,724 A Fine And Very Rare Famille Rose And Underglaze-Blue HK$14,430,000 Decorated „Pomegranate‟ Meiping 4,000,000 - US$1,867,242 Hong Kong 2123 6,000,000 £ 1,249,638 Private Qianlong Six-Character Seal Mark And Of The Period €1,460,316 (1736-1795) HK$13,830,000 A Very Rare Longquan Vase and Cover, Meiping 12,000,000 - US$1,789,602 2239 Asian Trade 15,000,000 £ 1,197,678 , 14th/15th Century €1,399,596 A Very Rare Imperial Painted-Glass Inset and Gilt HK$11,430,000 Lacquer Decorated Five-Fold Screen 6,000,000 - US$1,479,042 2142 Asian Trade 8,000,000 £ 989,838 Yongzheng period (1723-1735) €1,156,716 An Extremely Rare Flambe-Glazed Vase, Hu HK$9,630,000 3,800,000 - US$1,246,122 2107 Asian Private Yongzheng Impressed Four-Character Seal Mark And Of 5,500,000 £ 833,958 The Period (1723-1735) €974,556 A Magnificent Famille Rose „Hundred Deer‟ Vase, Hu HK$9,630,000 8,000,000 - US$1,246,122 Hong Kong 2124 Qianlong Six-Character Seal Mark and of The Period 12,000,000 £ 833,958 Private (1736-1795) €974,556 A Fine And Extremely Rare „Butterfly‟ Dish HK$8,070,000 3,000,000 - US$1,044,258 2112 Asian Trade Yongzheng Six-Character Mark Within Double Circles 4,000,000 £ 698,862 And Of The Period (1723-1735) €816,684 A Fine Inscribed and Enamelled „Autumn Pavilion‟ HK$7,830,000 Mallet-Shaped Vase 6,000,000 - US$1,013,202 Hong Kong 2125 8,000,000 £ 678,078 Private Qianlong period (1736-1795) €792,396 HK$7,230,000 A Rare Bronze Tripod Food Vessel, Li 3,000,000 - US$935,562 2170 Asian Private 4,000,000 £ 626,118 Early Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th Century BC €731,676

Hong Kong – The spring season‟s four sales of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on Wednesday, May 29 achieved HK$584,806,250 (US$75,673,929), and sold in excess of 71% by lot and 81% by value.

Chi Fan Tsang, Specialist Head of Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, said, “The YC Chen Collection, which was 100% sold and quadrupled the pre-sale estimate, has again proved that great works with respected provenance continue to generate huge interest and demand from collectors. The Yiqingge Collection, The Imperial Cloisonné Collection, and The Imperial Sale saw strong results, ranging from rare archaic bronze wine vessels, notably you, sold for HK$37,950,000/US$4,910,730; a very rare famille rose „pomegranate‟ meiping sold for HK$14,430,000/US$1,867,242; to a rare large huanghuali floor screen, zuoping, which sold for HK$3,150,000/US$407,610, and a rare Jian ware „oil-spot‟ conical bowl from the Song dynasty sold for HK$1,950,000/US$252,330.”

Images & top ten results can be downloaded here: In Pursuit of Refinement - A Legacy of the YC Chen Collection (Sale 3216) http://cshk.myftp.org/2013%20Spring%20Christie's%20Hong%20Kong%20Auctions/WOA/Results/YC_Chen_Sale321 6/Images/ The Yiqingge Collection of Chinese Ceramics (Sale 3220) http://cshk.myftp.org/2013%20Spring%20Christie's%20Hong%20Kong%20Auctions/WOA/Results/Yiqingge_Sale3220 /Images/ Reverence and Perfection - Magnificent Imperial Cloisonné Enamels from a Private European Collection (Sale 3217) http://cshk.myftp.org/2013%20Spring%20Christie's%20Hong%20Kong%20Auctions/WOA/Results/CloisonneEnamel_ Sale3217/Images/ The Imperial Sale Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Sale 3213) http://cshk.myftp.org/2013%20Spring%20Christie's%20Hong%20Kong%20Auctions/WOA/Results/ImperialSale&VO_ Sale3213/Images/

To view the full auction results: In Pursuit of Refinement - A Legacy of the YC Chen Collection (Sale 3216) http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/salebrowse.aspx?intSaleid=24306&viewType=list The Yiqingge Collection of Chinese Ceramics (Sale 3220) http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/salebrowse.aspx?intSaleid=24527&viewType=list Reverence and Perfection - Magnificent Imperial Cloisonné Enamels from a Private European Collection (Sale 3217) http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/salebrowse.aspx?intSaleid=24524&viewType=list The Imperial Sale Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Sale 3213) http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/salebrowse.aspx?intSaleid=24304&viewType=list