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- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 9 October 2013
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Asian Decorative Arts, San Francisco · 9 October 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2102835
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ding Foyan, Calligraphic couplet. Bonhams, 9 Oct 2013, lot 3409. estimate $1,000–$1,500, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2102835.
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72% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 72%, 69% sold.
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Ding Foyan, Calligraphic couplet. Bonhams, 9 Oct 2013, lot 3409. estimate $1,000–$1,500, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2102835.
From the same sale Asian Decorative Arts · Oct 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A carved nephrite covered baluster vase | — | $800–$1,200 | |
| A large Han style reticulated nephrite plaque | — | $2,500–$4,000 | |
| A soapstone boulder | — | $800–$1,200 | |
| 19th century and Republic period | A group of six small cinnabar lacquer containers | $2,500–$4,000 | |
| Qing | A Mother-of-pearl Inlaid Lacquer Box | $1,500–$2,500 | |
| A cinnabar lacquer table screen | — | $2,500–$4,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ding Foyan | Calligraphic Couplet in Seal Script | $1,000 | Bonhams, Dec 2013 | |
| Pu Ru | Three Gibbons | Bonhams, Feb 2022 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | A Group of Four Landscape Paintings | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2021 | ||
| Ding Foyan | Calligraphy in Clerical Script | Christie's, May 2007 | ||
| Gao Jianfu | Couplet of Calligraphy in Cursive Script | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| Ma Jin | Horse by the Willow Tree | Bonhams, Oct 2019 | ||
| Pu Ru | Yuji Dancing with a Sword | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Ding Foyan | Calligraphy couplet in Seal Script | Bonhams, May 2018 |
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.