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- Estimate
- HK$120,000–HK$160,000 hammer ≈ $15,470–$20,627
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Chinese Contemporary Art, Hong Kong · 8 April 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3407654
- Record
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Mao Yan, self-portrait of thomas. Sotheby's, 8 Apr 2006, lot 568. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3407654.
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Mao Yan, self-portrait of thomas. Sotheby's, 8 Apr 2006, lot 568. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3407654.
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From the same sale Chinese Contemporary Art · Apr 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calligraphy Transformation series | Chen Yinpi | HK$500,000–HK$600,000 | |
| The Great Wall | Yan Wenliang | HK$800,000–HK$1,000,000 | |
| Happy Splash | Gao Yu | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| Seaside View of Qingdao | Qin Xuanfu | HK$100,000–HK$120,000 | |
| Taichi series | Zhu Ming | HK$500,000–HK$600,000 | |
| Square Word Calligraphy | Xu Bing | HK$350,000–HK$450,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mao Yan | Portrait | $65,399 | Christie's, Oct 2014 | |
| Mao Yan | Small Portrait of Thomas No.1 | Phillips, Nov 2021 | ||
| Mao Yan | Thomas | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | ||
| Mao Yan | Andy | Christie's, May 2021 | ||
| Mao Yan | Newborn No.1 | Christie's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Mao Yan | magazine girl | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 | ||
| Mao Yan | Portrait of Thomas No.5 | Sotheby's, Apr 2007 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Infinity Nets (WR; YBL; & YOR) | Christie's, Apr 2022 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.