拍賣現(xiàn)場
Nicolas Chow with Throne
香港蘇富比今早拍賣清乾隆御制紫檀木雕八寶云蝠紋「水波云龍」寶座，現(xiàn)場競投氣氛非常激烈，由第一口價1,300萬港元開始競投，期間一位現(xiàn)場競投者由2,000萬叫價至3,000萬，哄動一時；到6,000萬，另一電話投標者才加入與之爭相競投。經(jīng)過15口叫價后，最終由該名現(xiàn)場買家以7,600萬成功投得，加上買家傭金，成交價高達HK$ 85,780,000/US$11,068,193，遠超高估價（3,000萬港元/385萬美元），打破中國家具世界拍賣紀錄。整個競投過程緊湊，持續(xù)約10分鐘，共有36口叫價。
蘇富比中國藝術(shù)部國際主管仇國仕表示：「此寶座為皇權(quán)之象征，至今已引起世界各地的資深收藏家高度關(guān)注，稱得上為歷年來最上乘之御制家具，其打破中國家具世界拍賣紀錄，實至名歸。」
Today at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Autumn Sale 2009, an outstanding Imperial carved zitan ‘dragon’ throne of Qianlong period was sold for HK$85,780,000/US$11,068,193 to a bidder in the room, breaking the world auction record for any Chinese furniture.
Bidding opened at HK$13 million, quickly reaching HK$20 million, when a bidder in the room shouted out a bid of HK$30 million. The frenzied bidding continued for some time, with a new bidder over the telephone joining the competition at HK$60 million. After a total of 36 furious bids which lasted for a tension-filled ten minutes, the throne was eventually sold for an astonishing hammer price of HK$76 million (HK$85 million including buyer’s premium), far exceeding the high estimate of HK$30 million/ US$3.9 Million *.
Nicolas Chow, Sotheby’s International Head of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, commented after this morning’s sale, “This throne was literally the seat of Imperial power, and this has aroused enormous interest among discerning collectors from around the world. As the finest piece of Imperial furniture to come to the market in decade, it is appropriate that it has now broken the world auction record for Chinese furniture.
【編輯：虹汐】
