Lot 198 · Important Chinese Art
19Th Century
AN ALOESWOOD 'LOTUS' RUYI SCEPTRE · head is carved as a lotus blossom, a bud and a seedpod
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $10,397–$15,595
- Result
- upcoming — 3 November 2020
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important Chinese Art, London · 3 November 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3594770
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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AN ALOESWOOD 'LOTUS' RUYI SCEPTRE, 19TH CENTURY. Christie's, 3 Nov 2020, lot 198. estimate £8,000–£12,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3594770.
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89% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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AN ALOESWOOD 'LOTUS' RUYI SCEPTRE, 19TH CENTURY. Christie's, 3 Nov 2020, lot 198. estimate £8,000–£12,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3594770.
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| Waterfall | Fu Baoshi | £140,000–£180,000 | |
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| Late Shang Dynasty, Anyang, 12Th-11Th Century Bc | A VERY RARE JADE HALBERD BLADE WITH TURQUOISE-INLAID BRONZE SHAFT, GE | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Late Shang Dynasty, Circa 1200 B.c. | A FINE GREYISH-GREEN JADE HALBERD BLADE, GE | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Neolithic Period, Qijia Culture, Circa 2050-1700 B.c. | A GREYISH-GREEN JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE, DAO | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Late Shang-Early Western Zhou Dynasty, Circa 1000 B.c. | A FINE GREYISH-GREEN JADE AXE, QI | £15,000–£20,000 |