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RSS FeedsSuper Thangkas sail away at Bonhams Asian Art Week London sales
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14 may 2017 03:45:51

 
Super Thangkas sail away at Bonhams Asian Art Week London sales
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The international auctioneers Bonhams has announced more than £10m of Asian sales during Asia Week 2017. Its five sales made a total of £10,793,751. Among the highlights was the White Glove sale of The Jongen-Schleiper Collection of Fine Thangkas on 11 May in which every one of the 49 lots was sold. The top lot was an exceptionally rare complete set of thangkas of the Panchen Lamas of Tashilhunpo, circa 1835, estimated at £200,000 – 300,000 which sold for £551,000. The sale made a total of £2,181,250. Leading the Fine Chinese Art sale, also held on 11 May, was a rare and large silver-inlaid bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, inlaid He Chaozong seal mark, Qing Dynasty, which sold for an exceptional £851,000 after a tense bidding war. A very rare Imperial famille rose twelve-leaf screen from the Jiaqing period made £485,000 against an estimate of £100,000-150,000. The sale total was £4,831,025. In total the Chinese Art sales in


 
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