Lot 18- $3,666,500
An Important and Monumental Gilt Bronze Figure of Buddha, Tibet, 14th Century
AUCTION RECORD FOR A TIBETAN BRONZE
Asian Art at Christie’s, September 2008, including a $3.7 million Buddha
The Fall 2008 Asian Art Week at Christie’s New York realized $51,142,538, the second highest total ever for Asian Art Week at Christie’s New York. An Important and Monumental Gilt Bronze Figure of Buddha, Tibet, 14th Century, sold for $3.65 million
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The Fall 2008 Asian Art Week at Christie’s New York realized $51,142,538, the secondhighest total ever for Asian Art Week at Christie’s New York. Christie’s led the week withthe Indian art sales when Masterpieces from the Zimmerman Family Collection, Masterpieces of HimalayanBronzes, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, and South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art totaled $26.8million. The Chinese Works of Art category with sales of Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the J&JCollection, Part V, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, and Masterworks of Ancient and Imperial Chinatotaled $19.3 million. Japanese and Korean Art achieved $5 million
The star piece was an important gilt bronze Figure of a Buddha, Tibet, 14th Century, which was sold for $3.65 million
Theow H. Tow, Deputy Chairman, Christie’s Americas and Asia comments, “Christie’sachieved the second highest total for Asian Art sales in New York this week, a testament to theunderlying strength of the Asian art market and the sales put together by Christie’s specialists. Asianart is truly an international collecting area. This season saw Asians in particular participating stronglyin all collecting categories, both classical and contemporary
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