Sotheby's Hong Kong Autumn Sales: Pink Star Diamond and Modern Art Lead
From October 2 to 9, 2022, Sotheby's held its Autumn Sales in Hong Kong, featuring a diverse array of art, jewelry, and photography aimed at both global and Asian collectors. A standout piece was the Williamson Pink Star, an 11.15-carat fancy vivid pink diamond ring, which fetched over HKD 453 million (approximately €60 million). During the Modern art evening auction on October 7, Sanyu's 'Branches' (1963) sold for HKD 86.7 million (€11 million), while Zao Wou-Ki's '15.02.65' (1965) brought in HKD 77.5 million (€10 million), and Picasso's 'Femme assise à la galette des roi' (1965) sold for over HKD 75 million (€10 million). Gerhard Richter's 'Abstraktes Bild' (1990) surpassed HKD 200 million (€26 million). These results suggest a stable market as the London and Paris auctions approach.
Key facts
- Sotheby's Autumn Sales in Hong Kong ran from October 2 to 9, 2022.
- The Williamson Pink Star diamond ring sold for over HKD 453 million (€60 million).
- Sanyu's 'Branches' (1963) achieved HKD 86.7 million (€11 million).
- Zao Wou-Ki's '15.02.65' (1965) reached HKD 77.5 million (€10 million).
- Pablo Picasso's 'Femme assise à la galette des roi' (1965) sold for over HKD 75 million (€10 million).
- Gerhard Richter's 'Abstraktes Bild' (1990) sold for over HKD 200 million (€26 million).
- Lucy Bull's 'Time Beads' (2019) sold for HKD 7.6 million (€1 million) from an estimate of HKD 800,000.
- María Berrío and Emily Mae Smith sold works for over ten times their low estimates.
Entities
Artists
- Zao Wou-Ki
- Sanyu
- Lee Pho
- Pablo Picasso
- Georges Mathieu
- Pierre Soulages
- Peter Doig
- Yayoi Kusama
- Christopher Wool
- Gerhard Richter
- Lucy Bull
- María Berrío
- Emily Mae Smith
- Louise Bonnet
Institutions
- Sotheby's
Locations
- Hong Kong
- London
- Paris