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- Estimate
- HK$200,000–HK$300,000 hammer ≈ $25,603–$38,405
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 2 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4598428
- Record
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Fan Zeng, Scholar by the Butterflies. Sotheby's, 2 Oct 2017, lot 1414. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4598428.
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Fan Zeng, Scholar by the Butterflies. Sotheby's, 2 Oct 2017, lot 1414. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4598428.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Oct 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu | Huang Jie | HK$35,000–HK$50,000 | |
| Boating by the Willows | Deng Fen | HK$100,000–HK$150,000 | |
| Girl Musing at Fallen Petals | Feng Zikai | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| Chrysanthemums by the Stream | Yao Hua | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| Residences in Autumn Mountains | Xiao Xun | HK$200,000–HK$300,000 | |
| Calligraphy Couplet in Kaishu | Zhu Zumou | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fan Zeng | Beauty with Peach and Calligraphy (two works) | $32,500 | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2022 | |
| Fan Zeng | Bodhidharma | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Fan Zeng | Everyone is Happy / Calligraphy | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Fan Zeng | Zhong Kui, 2000 | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Fan Zeng | figure | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Fan Zeng | Buying Wine | Christie's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Fan Zeng | Zhong Kui | Christie's, May 2019 | ||
| Fan Zeng | Immortal and Crane | Christie's, Mar 2019 |
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.