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- Estimate
- HK$40,000–HK$60,000 hammer ≈ $5,107–$7,661
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern & Contemporary Art, Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place · 25 May 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-084199
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jimmy Liao, Last melody of a butterfly. Bonhams, 25 May 2025, lot 26. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-084199.
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Jimmy Liao, Last melody of a butterfly. Bonhams, 25 May 2025, lot 26. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-084199.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| On Cloud Mountains 2003 | Li Chen | HK$950,000–HK$1,200,000 | |
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| Fortune 2001 | Pang Maokun | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 |
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