Notable Sales

Waddington’s is privileged to offer exceptional items in all our auctions.

While many of our notable sales have achieved record-breaking prices, we are also pleased to share items that are noteworthy for equally important reasons such as emerging talent, genres, exquisite craftsmanship, cultural importance or rarity and uniqueness.

After Fu Baoshi

MOUNTAINOUS RIVER LANDSCAPE

December 02, 2013

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

Realised: $807,500

Rare Ming-Style Blue and White Vase, Meiping, Qianlong Mark and Period (1736-1795)

December 05, 2011

Estimate $150,000-$250,000

Realised: $692,500

A Pair of Chinese Export Reverse Painted Mirrors, 18th Century

December 06, 2018

Estimate $20,000-$30,000

Realised: $132,000

Le Pho

黎譜 (1907-2001) 花油彩画布

May 20, 2021

Estimate $70,000-$90,000

Realised: $144,000

A Blue and White and Iron-Red Decorated Square Vase, Qianlong Mark, Mid 20th Century

December 02, 2021

Estimate $800-$1,200

Realised: $132,000

A Large Cloisonné Enameled and Gilt Bronze-Inlaid Double-Gourd Vase, 18th/19th Century

June 09, 2022

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $348,000

An Imperial-Style Famille Rose Enameled Glass Snuff Bottle, Mid 20th Century

June 29, 2023

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $102,750

A Small White Jade Figure of an Apsara, Yuan Dynasty or Later

元或更晚白玉洒金皮飞天像

November 21, 2024

Estimate $6,000-$8,000

Realised: $122,750

A Blackstone Stele of Avalokiteshvara, Bihar, Pala Period, 9th/10th Century

印度比哈尔邦九/十世纪帕拉时期黑岩观音碑塑

July 18, 2024

Estimate $10,000-$15,000

Realised: $25,000

A Brass Altar of Lakshmi Narayana, Gujarat/Himachal Pradesh, 12th Century

印度十二世纪古吉拉特邦/喜马偕尔邦黄铜拉克什米·纳拉扬神坛

July 18, 2024

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $29,880

A Large Polychrome Stucco ‘Celestial Maiden’ Fresco Fragment, Yuan-Ming Dynasty (1279-1644)

元/明灰泥彩绘天女图壁画局部

July 18, 2024

Estimate $6,000-$8,000

Realised: $38,100

A Small Blue and White Soft-Paste Porcelain Bottle Vase, Yongzheng Period (1723-1735)

清雍正浆胎缠枝花卉纹投壶式瓶

November 21, 2024

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $14,080

A Rare Yellow Jade Bowl, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century

April 11, 2024

Estimate $20,000-$30,000

Realised: $72,750

A Chinese Agarwood ‘Eight Immortals’ Ruyi Sceptre, 19th Century

清十九世纪沉香木雕'八仙'纹如意

April 11, 2024

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $19,680

A Mother-of-Pearl and Hardstone Inlaid Zitan Box and Cover, 18th Century

清中期紫檀嵌宝'五伦图'盖盒

April 11, 2024

Estimate $6,000-$8,000

Realised: $10,455

Yabu Meizan (1853-1934)

A Rare Satsuma 'Noh Masks' Dish, Late 19th/Early 20th Century

April 11, 2024

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $12,300

A Large Bronze Figure of Parvati, South India, 18th Century

April 11, 2024

Estimate $1,500-$2,000

Realised: $9,840

Four Copper-Red Blue and White Snuff Bottles, 18th-19th Century

清十八至十九世纪青花釉里红烟壶一组四件

April 11, 2024

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

Realised: $9,225

A Finely Carved White and Brownish-Yellow Russet Jade Rhyton (Gong), Song/Yuan Dynasty (960-1368)

June 29, 2023

Estimate $8,000-$12,000

Realised: $27,060

A Set of Four ‘Gu-Family’ Embroidered Satin and Pearlwork ‘Four Gentlemen’ Silk Panels, 18th Century

June 29, 2023

Estimate $15,000-$25,000

Realised: $36,750

The ‘Fu Yi’ You, Shang-Yin Dynasty, Anyang Phase, 11th Century BC

December 07, 2023

Estimate $60,000-$80,000

Realised: $54,750

An Imperial Parcel Gilt Copper Alloy Figure of Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi, Qianlong Mark and Period (1736-1795)

June 29, 2023

Estimate $15,000-$20,000

Realised: $29,520

An Impressive Large Gilt-Copper and Cloisonné Caparisoned Elephant and Stand, Qianlong-Jiaqing Period (1736-1820)

清乾隆/嘉庆(1736-1820) 鎏金铜胎掐丝珐琅嵌宝'太平有象'摆件

June 09, 2022

Estimate $30,000-$50,000

Realised: $66,000

A Large Blue and White ‘Birds and Pine’ Vase, Early to Mid 20th Century

民国时期青花'苍鹰劲松'纹纸槌大瓶

October 21, 2021

Estimate $600-$800

Realised: $90,000

A Rare White Jade ‘Dragon’ Plaque, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)

元白玉高浮透雕穿花龙纹蹀躞

September 28, 2023

Estimate $20,000-$30,000

Realised: $96,750

Utagawa Hiroshige

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Asakusa tanbo Torinomachi mode (Asakusa Ricefields and Torinomachi Festival), Dated 1857

December 08, 2022

Estimate $10,000-$15,000

Realised: $20,400

A Dark Celadon Jade Imperial ‘Book Cover’ Plaque, Qianlong Period, 18th Century

清乾隆「慎德念功」青玉填金双龙纹册页

December 08, 2022

Estimate $6,000-$8,000

Realised: $43,200

A Rare Yellow-Ground Doucai ‘Dragon’ Dish, Kangxi Mark and of the Period (1662-1722)

清康熙罕见黄地斗彩云龙戏珠纹盘双圈六字楷书款

June 29, 2023

Estimate $10,000-$20,000

Realised: $51,150

A Famille Rose Enamelled White Glass ‘Flower Basket’ Snuff Bottle, Guyue Xuan Mark, Qianlong Period, Circa 1775-1795

清乾隆御制矾红'古月轩'款料胎画珐琅雕'花蓝形'鼻烟壶

September 28, 2023

Estimate $8,000-$12,000

Realised: $48,750

Walasse Ting

Three Women

June 20, 2019

Estimate $28,000-$35,000

Realised: $49,200

Attributed to Wang Qi

A Famille Rose Porcelain Plaque

June 12, 2017

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

Realised: $72,000

Attributed to Wang Qi

A Famille Rose Porcelain Plaque

June 12, 2017

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

Realised: $66,000

A Complete One Hundred and Twenty Piece Set of Canton Enamel Dinner Wares for Twelve, Late Qing Dynasty, Daoguang-Guangxu Period (1821-1908)

June 09, 2022

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $90,000

A Pale Grey and Black Jade ‘Dragon and Phoenix’ Two-Part Belt Buckle, Ming Dynasty

May 20, 2021

Estimate $1,000-$2,000

Realised: $20,400

A Finely Carved Pair of Cinnabar Lacquer ‘Dragon’ Horseshoe Armchairs, Mid 20th Century

December 02, 2021

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $9,000

A Silver and Copper Inlaid Bronze Buddha, Tibet, 14th Century

October 21, 2021

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $15,600

A Chinese Bronze Censer, Cover and Stand, 20th Century

August 26, 2021

Estimate $400-$600

Realised: $28,800

An Ivory Netsuke of a Baku, Signed Kaigyokusai Masatsugu, Edo/Meiji Period, 19th Century

May 20, 2021

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

Realised: $21,600

A Pair of Large Sancai-Glazed Dragon-Form Roof Tiles, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

May 20, 2021

Estimate $20,000-$30,000

Realised: $40,800

A Finely Carved Celadon and Russet Jade ‘Landscape’ Boulder, 18th Century

December 02, 2021

Estimate $10,000-$15,000

Realised: $18,000

A Ge-Type Lobed Dish, Yuan/Ming Dynasty

May 20, 2021

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $60,000

Zhang Shuqi (1901-1957), Bird, Butterfly, and Peony

张书旂 (1900-1957) 杞菊延年设色纸本镜框

October 29, 2020

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $8,400

Gilt Bronze Figure of Vairocana, Qing Dynasty

清铜鎏金大日如来坐像

October 29, 2020

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $13,200

A Gilt Bronze Figure of Vajrapani, Nepal, 15th Century or Later

December 05, 2019

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

Realised: $14,400

Chinese Export Reverse Painted Mirrors, 18th Century

十八世紀外銷人物風景玻璃畫一套兩件

December 06, 2018

Estimate $20,000-$30,000

Realised: $132,000

Ju Ming

Taichi Series - Swing Kick

June 14, 2018

Estimate $120,000-$180,000

Realised: $120,000

Attributed to Wang Qi

A Famille Rose Porcelain Plaque

June 12, 2017

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

Realised: $72,000

Embroidered Summer Gauze Court Robe

19th/20th Century

December 04, 2017

Estimate $2,500-$2,800

Realised: $14,400

An Imitation-Bronze Porcelain Censer, Yongzheng Mark

April 02, 2020

Estimate $600-$800

Realised: $10,800

A Group of Fourteen Hardstone Snuff Bottles

April 02, 2020

Estimate $600-$800

Realised: $7,800

A Massive Carved Zitan Five-Drawer Coffer Table, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century

December 05, 2019

Estimate $15,000-$20,000

Realised: $40,800

Large Pale Celadon Jade Carved Ruyi Sceptre

Jiaqing Period (1796-1820)

December 02, 2013

Estimate $30,000-$50,000

Realised: $347,500

Manner of Zhang Daqian

LANDSCAPE

December 02, 2013

Estimate $800-$1,200

Realised: $94,500