Most Expensive Collectibles Sold on Sotheby’s October 2014

At the Beginning of the Month we search Sotheby’s Auction Results and Post the TOP 5 Auction Highlights that Sold for the highest price. This listing was one of the Top 5 sales at Sotheby’s month, we hope you enjoy this information as much as we enjoy posting it! Please make sure you come back periodically to see the Top Collectibles that Sold at Sotheby’s.

 

#1.Fancy Vivid Purple-Pink Diamond and Diamond Ring Sold for $17,778,247.
Description: “Centring on a pear-shaped fancy vivid purple-pink diamond weighing 8.41 carats, to a stylized mount pavé-set throughout with circular-cut diamonds, mounted in platinum, signed Sotheby’s Diamonds. Ring size: 5½”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#2. Magnificent Carved Celadon-Glazed ‘Dragon’ Jar, Seal Mark and Period of Qianlong Sold for $12,000,000.
Description: “Superbly potted with a generous well-rounded ovoid body gently rising from a tapered banded foot to a short waisted neck and lipped mouth, the exterior crisply carved overall in varying levels of relief with a wondrous and lively scene of two large five-clawed dragons, one in a dominant position, the other slightly subordinate, depicted writhing ferociously through flames and dense scrolling lingzhi-shaped clouds”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#3. La Beauté Antique By Zhang Daqian Sold for $ 8.5 Million.
Description: “Signed SHUJUN ZHANG YUAN, dated 1953, titled, and inscribed, Later inscribed again, signed DAQIAN JUSHI, and with a total of three seals of the artist ink and colour on paper, framed 135.2 by 57.5 cm. 53 1/8 by 22 5/8  in”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#4. Liu Xiaodong Disobeying the Rules Sold for $8.49 Million.
Description: “Signed in Pinyin and dated 1996; signed in Chinese and Pinyin, titled in Chinese and dated 1996 on the reverse, framed, oil on canvas, 180 by 230 cm.; 70⅞ by 90½ in”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#5.Magnificent, Fine and Extremely Rare Yellow-Ground ‘Yangcai’ Vase Sold for $7,379,953.
Description: Of elegant yuhuchun form, the swollen pear-shaped body rising gently to a waisted neck and flared mouth, the exterior intricately enamelled with an opulent design of large luxuriant flower heads, including stylised lotus, passiflora, anemone, lily, pomegranate, honeysuckle, iris, narcissus, rose, aster, peach blossom and morning glory, all delicately picked out in variegated tones of rose-pink, blue, green, yellow and white and reserved on a ground of brilliant lemon-yellow finely engraved in sgraffiato technique with a dense scroll of feathery arabesques, interrupted by a vivid blue-ground band at the shoulde.