Christie's Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art including property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections sale realized $53.7 million, selling 85% by lot and 92% by value. The top lot of the sale was a rare and finely cast gilt-bronze figure of Acuoye Guanyin, Dali Kingdom, Yunnan Province, 12th century, realizing $4 million, which set a world auction record for a gilt bronze figure from the Dali Kingdom.
Christie's Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art including property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections sale realized $53.7 million, selling 85% by lot and 92% by value. The top lot of the sale was a rare and finely cast gilt-bronze figure of Acuoye Guanyin, Dali Kingdom, Yunnan Province, 12th century, realizing $4 million, which set a world auction record for a gilt bronze figure from the Dali Kingdom.