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A rare painting by Italian missionary and Qing dynasty court painter Giuseppe Castiglione sold for nearly HK$180 million ($23 million) at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong, setting a record for the artist.
The painting, titled Gathering of Two Auspicious Signs, debuted at a May 5 auction. After opening at HK$140 million and hammering at HK$152 million, a telephone bidder represented by Nicolas Chow, chairman of Sotheby’s Asia, acquired it for HK$179.9 million, including the buyer’s premium.
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