It isn’t everyday that a 900-year old artefact goes under the hammer. So when a Chinese bowl. which is that rare comes up for auction, there will be several buyers; after all it is a part of their long living dynasty. Put up at the Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong, an anonymous bidder paid a staggering $27 million for the bowl from the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) which was estimated at $10 million.
One of just 79 piecees left in the world, the hammer came down after 8 bidders competed for a good 15 minutes for the flower-shaped bowl. Sotheby's adds that the bowl is "arguably the most desirable piece of Ru official ware remaining in private hands"
No comments:
Post a Comment