International beat became the home of Chinese collectors

On November 11th, 2010, a warehouse in the Borough area of ​​London, England was crowded with Chinese people. They had arrived here for thousands of miles, all for the purpose of a Chinese Qing Dynasty Qianlong Pastel Porcelain Porcelain Bottle. Famous collector Jianmin Jian also arrived at the scene. According to Mr. Qiu’s memories, the auction site was in a warehouse on the outskirts of London, and the auction house was also a small auction house that was rarely seen. Many Chinese collectors arrived by car. It is said that almost all the auction sites are Chinese, and only Beijing buyers have come to more than 70 people. In the end, this Qing Qianlong Pastry Porcelain vase was sold at a price of 51.6 million pounds (approximately 550 million yuan), refreshing the record set by Huang Tingjian's calligraphy “Sai Chuan Ming” in June this year and becoming the latest in China’s most expensive. artwork.

Initially, the Qing Dynasty Qianlong pastel porcelain vases were not valued between 800,000 pounds and 1.2 million pounds. However, in the competition among Chinese buyers, prices soared. When they reached more than 30 million pounds, the son and son of the British mother and son who owned the Qianlong pastel porcelain vase collapsed on the spot and his mother burst into tears. A buyer from South China raised 42.5 million pounds, and in the end, Beijing buyers reached 51.6 million pounds. It is said that behind this buyer is a team of seven people, and the most expensive art in China is also here. At one moment there was a new benchmark.

Such auction scenes have frequently appeared in international large-scale auctions in recent years. According to Liu Xinhui, the famous auctioneer, “the current international venue is the home of Chinese collectors.” Chinese buyers have become the main force in the global auction market. In the auction held by Sotheby's and Christie's in Hong Kong, the world’s top two auction giants, 80 percent of Chinese artworks were bought by mainland Chinese buyers, and Hong Kong’s Sotheby’s autumn auction was the top ten for “Chinese Painting and Calligraphy”. Lots of auction items were bought by Asian buyers. Of the top ten auctions for Hong Kong's Christie's autumn auction “Modern and Contemporary Chinese Paintings”, 9 were bought by mainland Chinese buyers.

In the middle of the night of July 2, 2010, the 6-day Christie's Hong Kong Spring Auction 2010 was closed, with a total turnover of 2.29 billion Hong Kong dollars, which was the second highest turnover for Christie's in Hong Kong, second only to the spring auction of HK$2.4 billion in 2008. The highest record of history. Compared with last year's spring auction, it has grown by 114%, which is a 39% increase from last year's autumn auction. There were two auctions with a turnover rate of 100%, some auctions had more than 10 times the pre-spot estimate, and more than 50 world auction records were born.

On October 8th, a seven-day Hong Kong Sotheby’s autumn auction ended with an impressive turnover of HK$3 billion, which was more than the HK$1.99 billion turnover of the Hong Kong Sotheby’s Spring Auction. 10 billion, making a total of more than 2,800 auctions, significantly exceeding the estimated HK$1.6 billion before the auction. Refreshed the highest total transaction record in Hong Kong's previous auction. Among them, the “20th Century Chinese Art” special event totaled HK$137 million, the two “Contemporary Asian Art” auctions had a total turnover of HK$256 million, and the “Chinese Painting and Calligraphy” session refreshed Sotheby’s China with HK$470 million. The maximum turnover of permanent auctions for paintings and calligraphy; 6 auctions of “Chinese Porcelain and Crafts” totaled more than HK$1.6 billion. Hong Kong collector Zheng Yongzheng’s investment of “HK$250 million” was awarded to the “Longevity Festival” of Qing Qianlong, the pale yellow earth. The long-necked gourd bottle set a new record for world auctions of Chinese handicrafts and porcelain; Asian collectors spent HK$120 million to take over the Qing Emperor Qianlong Yubao's “Sintian Master” and Jiaolong Niu Baiyu, refreshing the world’s auction records for the Imperial Jade and White Jade. . Hong Kong’s Sotheby’s total turnover reached HK$5 billion in the year.

Records are constantly refreshing. On December 2nd, the Hong Kong Christie's Autumn Auctions closed with a total turnover of HK$3.23 billion, an increase of 41% from the same year's total turnover of HK$2.29 billion, and a 95% increase over the autumn auction of 2009. Autumn auctions have the highest total auction volume in the region. Buyers from Mainland China and Greater China buyers accounted for 42.3% and 80% of the total turnover respectively. In the "China Ancient", "Modern and Contemporary Painting" and "China 20th Century Art" special events, the purchasing power of Asian buyers was as high as 97% and 90% respectively. In addition, 91% of important Chinese porcelain and craftsmanship were collected by private Chinese buyers. Among them, the “Chinese Ancient Calligraphy and Painting” had a special turnover of more than HK$100 million, the “Modern and Contemporary Paintings of China” had a special turnover of 568 million Hong Kong dollars, and Fu Bingshi’s “Minhang” refreshed the global auction record of the artist’s work with HK$70.08 million. . Zhang Daqian’s “Bifeng Temple” was abandoned at a high price of HK$61.12 million, which was over 15 times the valuation; Hong Kong Christie’s autumn auction was the first major Chinese porcelain and crafts auction, with a total turnover of HK$1.13 billion, refreshing the turnover of this category in a single season. Records. Among them, the "Rou Ruhua-Gewo De Collection of Imperial Ceramics" auction rate of up to 100%, turnover of up to 120 million Hong Kong dollars. The “Shusi Shenshen Collection Fine Arts of the Court” set a turnover of HK$241 million. The top spot was a Shuangfeng Sacred Pearl Earlizer in Qing Emperor Qianlong, which was refreshed at HK$124 million. Lot auction records. The much-anticipated pair of Qing Emperor Yongzheng Imperial Silk Skull and Shuanghe Incense Burner were shot by Hong Kong collector Liu Yuxiong for HK$129 million, setting a world auction record for silk reeling art. In the “principal Chinese porcelain and craftsmanship” auction, the Qingzhengzhengqinghuahuatuo Bafangbianhu sold at a high price of HK$79.1 million. The turnover of Christie's Hong Kong in 2010 was HK$5.52 billion, which was more than double the total turnover of HK$2.72 billion in 2009.

If we say that on the international auction scene in 2010, European and American collectors bought Giacometti’s bronze sculpture "The Walking Man", Picasso's "Nude, Green Leaves and Busts," and Jasper John at a record-breaking price. The "Banner" and other heavy art, but the number of Chinese collectors and the overall combat strength is not to be underestimated.

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1.1 billion dollar tree "banner"?

On May 11, 2010, the US hedged tycoon Stephen Cohn skipped the auction and directly grabbed one of the most expensive paintings of the year through private transactions. He is said to have purchased $185 million to buy Jasper John's famous oil painting “Banner”. This transaction price hits the highest selling price record of the artist's works that have not yet passed away, and it also hits the auction price of modern art in 2010. Record.

Does Monet's "Water Lilies" not preserve value?

On June 23, Christie's London held a special exhibition of "Impressionism and Modern Art". Before the auction, Monet's masterpiece "Water Lilies" was unanimously favored. Allegedly, the biggest regret for the entire night was the Monet’s “Water Lilies”, which was valued at between US$ 45 million and US$ 60 million before the shooting. However, when the price of the work rose to 43.3 million U.S. dollars, the auction came to an abrupt end and the work with high artistic value was not taken over. It is said that no Chinese buyers were seen on the auction site.

"Water Lily" is an important work of Monet's artistic creation and is a typical theme of Monet's paintings. It fully reflects the artist's style characteristics and its artistic value is undeniable. However, at the moment when Europe is deeply in debt crisis, artworks may not be able to withstand the financial crisis.

550 million yuan to buy Qianlong pastel porcelain is patriotic?

On November 11th, a Qing dynasty pastel colored porcelain vase shot £51.6 million (approximately RMB550 million) in London, setting a new record for China’s most expensive art work. The British media wrote that the sky-high purchase of porcelain behind the Chinese people's "porcelain patriotism", and Chinese netizens believe that "the national treasures that had lost their families in the past, the current defeat of the family to buy back, the National Treasure will not be able to survive after the return." In an interview with the media, Xie Chensheng, honorary president of the Chinese Heritage Society, said: "This is not only patriotic but also unjustified."

What are the Lehman Brothers' properties?

The Lehman Brothers went bankrupt. More than 3,000 pieces of their collections had to be auctioned one by one to offset some of their debt. On September 15th, 2010, Christie's held the "Lehman Brothers: Works of Art and Art" auction in London. In addition to Lehman Brothers' collection of fine arts throughout Europe, Lehman Brothers is based in London, Canary Wharf office building company. Signs are also sold together.

Qianlong blue and white rouge red material Shuangfeng play beads

Long-eared flat pot of 124 million Hong Kong dollars

On December 1st, 2010, Hong Kong Christie's autumn auction “Miraculous Colors - Schus Depth Collection Palace Fine Arts” was sold for HK$240 million. Among them, the pre-shooting six-character descriptive book, the Qinglong Qiang Rouge red material Shuangfengxizhu Longgrain flat pot was sold for HK$124 million, setting a record for the world auction of blue-and-white crimson pots.

Qianlong Imperial Crafts “Four Seasons Flowers” ​​Picture

Paper bottles of HK$140 million

On October 7th, 2010, a piece of the “Qianyun Ruibat”, a piece of Qing Emperor Qianlong, was displayed in Autumn in Hong Kong by Sotheby's. “Caihua Tengrui – Dai Yunzhai Qing Palace Imperial Ceramic Collection In the special event, the auction started with 40 million Hong Kong dollars, after 31 rounds of auctions, and finally reached HK$140 million. Two of the telephone bidders started to compete with HK$62 million. After 15 bids, at the price of 99 million yuan, the third telephone bidder joined, and finally the fourth bidder bid for HK$125 million, plus commissions. The transaction price was as high as 140 million Hong Kong dollars, which refreshed the world auction record of Qing Dynasty porcelain bottles.