Lot 266 · Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art
poème sur soie (poem on silk)
Mai Trung Thu · poème sur soie (poem on silk)
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- Estimate
- HK$35,000–HK$55,000 hammer ≈ $4,513–$7,091
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Hong Kong · 3 October 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4510493
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mai Trung Thu, poème sur soie (poem on silk). Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2016, lot 266. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4510493.
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Mai Trung Thu, poème sur soie (poem on silk). Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2016, lot 266. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4510493.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art · Oct 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Beauties | Mai Trung Thu | HK$350,000–HK$550,000 | |
| Trois Jeunes Femmes avec un Enfant (Three Young Ladies with a Baby) | Vu Cao Dam | HK$150,000–HK$250,000 | |
| Untitled | Dipo Andy | HK$120,000–HK$180,000 | |
| Wood Carving | Cheong Soo Pieng | HK$500,000–HK$700,000 | |
| Nude | Maurice Menardeau | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| Untitled | Mochtar Apin | HK$55,000–HK$75,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mai Trung Thu | Portrait of Nicole Grilhault des Fontaines | $4,503 | Sotheby's, Apr 2017 | |
| Mai Trung Thu | Le printemps | Bonhams, Dec 2022 | ||
| Mai Trung Thu | Poème sur soie | Bonhams, May 2023 | ||
| Mai Trung Thu | Mai Trung Thu 枚中栨 （梅忠恕） | New year gathering 新年聚會 | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Mai Trung Thu | Children by the Balcony | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | ||
| Mai Trung Thu | ** Mai Trung Thu | Matsart, May 2023 | ||
| Mai Trung Thu | La Femme | Sotheby's, Oct 2006 | ||
| Mai Trung Thu | La Couture (Sewing) | Sotheby's, Oct 2011 |
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.