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- Estimate
- HK$70,000–HK$90,000 hammer ≈ $9,025–$11,604
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 4 October 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4511897
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Gao Jianfu, Calligraphy Couplet in Caoshu. Sotheby's, 4 Oct 2016, lot 1242. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4511897.
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Gao Jianfu, Calligraphy Couplet in Caoshu. Sotheby's, 4 Oct 2016, lot 1242. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4511897.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Oct 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camellia and Butterfly; Calligraphy | Yu Fei'an | HK$250,000–HK$350,000 | |
| Herdboy Under Plum Blossoms | Li Keran | HK$600,000–HK$800,000 | |
| Lotus in the Pond | Pu Ru | HK$120,000–HK$150,000 | |
| Plum Blossoms | Zhang Daqian | HK$350,000–HK$500,000 | |
| Poem in Xingshu | He Shaoji | HK$35,000–HK$50,000 | |
| Flying Geese by the Reeds | Lin Fengmian | HK$400,000–HK$600,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gao Jianfu | 高劍父、楊善深 金菊翠竹圖 | Gao Jianfu (1879-1951); Yang Shanshen (1913- | $16,058 | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | |
| Gao Jianfu | Five-Character Calligraphic Couplet in Cursive Script | Christie's, Aug 2026 | ||
| Gao Jianfu | Flower | Christie's, Jun 2015 | ||
| Gao Jianfu | Landscape | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2022 | ||
| Gao Jianfu | Five-character Calligraphic Couplet in Cursive Script | Christie's, Aug 2023 | ||
| Gao Jianfu | Calligraphy – The Studio of Happiness | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Gao Jianfu | Lotus Pond | Christie's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Gao Jianfu | 高劍父 草書七言聯 | Gao Jianfu, Calligraphy Couplet in Caoshu | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 |
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.