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- Estimate
- HK$60,000–HK$80,000 hammer ≈ $7,742–$10,322
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 6 October 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4397264
- Record
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Xu Lele, Drinker. Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2015, lot 1209. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4397264.
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Xu Lele, Drinker. Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2015, lot 1209. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4397264.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Oct 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gourds | Zhu Qizhan | HK$120,000–HK$180,000 | |
| Calligraphy | Li Keran | HK$120,000–HK$180,000 | |
| Sword Dance | Lin Fengmian | HK$180,000–HK$250,000 | |
| Releasing the Crane; Cleansing the Horse | Xu Lele | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| Carps | Tao Lengyue | HK$180,000–HK$250,000 | |
| Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu | Wu Gan | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xu Lele | Winter | $12,087 | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | |
| Xu Lele | Fairy from the Stars | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Xu Lele | 徐樂樂 〈世說新語〉故事 | Xu Lele, Ancient Scholars | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Xu Lele | Dozing under the Banana Tree | Sotheby's, Oct 2009 | ||
| Pu Ru | Scholar, 1931 | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Pu Ru | 溥儒 自作詩〈讀詩感興〉| Pu Ru, Poem in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Xu Lele | Fisher and Drunkard | Sotheby's, Apr 2011 | ||
| Xu Lele | bathing nudes (set of two works) | Sotheby's, Oct 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.