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- Estimate
- HK$300,000–HK$400,000 hammer ≈ $38,678–$51,571
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Chinese Art (Part II), Hong Kong · 7 October 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3684294
- Record
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Mao Yan, MY FRIEND. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2007, lot 696. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3684294.
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Mao Yan, MY FRIEND. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2007, lot 696. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3684294.
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From the same sale Contemporary Chinese Art (Part II) · Oct 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Li Dafang | HK$70,000–HK$100,000 | |
| Mao | Xue Song | HK$200,000–HK$250,000 | |
| Untitled | Yang Shaobin | HK$150,000–HK$200,000 | |
| Untitled | Wang Yi | HK$150,000–HK$250,000 | |
| Family Aspirations (Set of Two) | Weng Fen | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| White Open Scissors | Mao Xuhui | HK$320,000–HK$450,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mao Yan | Thomas | $137,312 | Phillips, Nov 2021 | |
| Mao Yan | Oval Portrait: Andrew | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Mao Yan | Andy | Christie's, May 2021 | ||
| Mao Yan | Samantha | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | ||
| Mao Yan | Oil painting studio No. 2 | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | ||
| Mao Yan | Portrait | Christie's, Oct 2014 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Untitled | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Mao Yan | Untitled (Jelmer Van Sijk Series) | Christie's, May 2017 |
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.