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- Estimate
- HK$100,000–HK$180,000 hammer ≈ $12,831–$23,095
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Art Day Sale , Hong Kong · 2 December 2021
- Dimensions
- 61.5 x 80.5 cm. (21 1⁄4 x 31 3⁄4 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3500359
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3500359 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3500359
Chen Cheng Mei, China Town Back Alley II. Christie's, 2 Dec 2021, lot 379. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3500359.
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Chen Cheng Mei, China Town Back Alley II. Christie's, 2 Dec 2021, lot 379. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3500359.
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From the same sale 20th Century Art Day Sale · Dec 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of a Lady | Luong Xuan Nhi | HK$800,000–HK$1,200,000 | |
| Enormità nell'infinito | Hsiao Chin | HK$700,000–HK$1,000,000 | |
| Composition | Lalan | HK$500,000–HK$800,000 | |
| Kage B (Shadow B) | Takeo Yamaguchi | HK$700,000–HK$1,000,000 | |
| Yo Ryn Kun | Kazuo Shiraga | HK$3,000,000–HK$5,000,000 | |
| Le Penseur (The Thinker) | Vu Cao Dam | HK$180,000–HK$280,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Cheng Mei | Singapore River | $19,324 | Christie's, May 2021 | |
| Chen Cheng Mei | Poet's Villa | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Cheong Soo Pieng | Abstract Landscape (Sunrise) | Aurora & Athena, Mar 2026 | ||
| Chen Cheng Mei | Vietnam | Christie's, May 2021 | ||
| Le Pho | Fleurs , c. 1969 | Freeman's | Hindman, Apr 2025 | ||
| Le Pho | Fleurs | Christie's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Mai Trung Thu | Mai Trung Thu 枚中栨 （梅忠恕） | Portrait de Mme N. N夫人的畫像 | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Chen Cheng Mei | Untitled | Bonhams, May 2023 |
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.