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- Estimate
- HK$40,000–HK$60,000 hammer ≈ $5,121–$7,682
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art , Hong Kong · 1 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4596833
- Record
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Wee Shoo Leong, Birdcage. Sotheby's, 1 Oct 2017, lot 372. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4596833.
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Wee Shoo Leong, Birdcage. Sotheby's, 1 Oct 2017, lot 372. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4596833.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art · Oct 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bali Landscape | Arie Smit | HK$60,000–HK$90,000 | |
| Les Fleurs dans un Vase (Flowers in a Vase) | Le Pho | HK$60,000–HK$90,000 | |
| Rice Terraces | Cesar Buenaventura | HK$50,000–HK$70,000 | |
| Seascape | Fernando Cueto Amorsolo | HK$240,000–HK$350,000 | |
| The New Year | Goh Beng Kwan | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| Buffaloes | Tay Bak Koi | HK$140,000–HK$250,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wee Shoo Leong | Still life of a bird cage | $6,433 | Sotheby's, Apr 2017 | |
| Wee Shoo Leong | still life with bird cage | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Wee Shoo Leong | prosperity | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Wee Shoo Leong | Cage from China | Sotheby's, Apr 2014 | ||
| Wee Shoo Leong | urn with fruits | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 | ||
| Chen Wen Hsi | Squirrels, Sparrows | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Wee Shoo Leong | my way | Sotheby's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Wee Shoo Leong | Roses/ Cage With Cups And Flowers | Sotheby's, Oct 2013 |
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.