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- Estimate
- HK$40,000–HK$60,000 hammer ≈ $5,161–$7,742
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Hong Kong · 12 June 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4829327
- Record
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U Ngwe Gaing, u ngwe gaing | yellow flowers. Sotheby's, 12 Jun 2020, lot 3040. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4829327.
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U Ngwe Gaing, u ngwe gaing | yellow flowers. Sotheby's, 12 Jun 2020, lot 3040. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4829327.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art · Jun 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| dullah | bunga (flower) | Dullah | HK$20,000–HK$30,000 | |
| henri chen kezhan | study of nature i | Henri Chen Kezhan | HK$10,000–HK$20,000 | |
| gerard pieter adolfs | marketvrouw vendeuse - java (javanese market vendor) | Gerard Pieter Adolfs | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| ernest dezentje and carel lodewijk dake ii | a pair of landscapes | — | HK$15,000–HK$20,000 | |
| chen wen hsi | (i) sketch of a craftsman (ii) sketch of a market vendor | Chen Wen Hsi | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| pierre dieulefils | photographs of tonkin, north vietnam, in a leathe… | Pierre Dieulefils | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U Ngwe Gaing | Burmese Dancer | $5,641 | Bonhams, Nov 2014 | |
| U Ngwe Gaing | U Ngwe Gaing 伍巍芥 | Buddha 佛像 | Sotheby's, Feb 2023 | ||
| U Ngwe Gaing | Burmese Lady | Bonhams, Nov 2014 | ||
| Chen Wen Hsi | Chen Wen Hsi 陳文希 | Cranes 鶴 | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| U Ngwe Gaing | dancer | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Chen Wen Hsi | Squirrels | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | ||
| U Ngwe Gaing | two monks in front of a temple | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Chen Wen Hsi | Heron | Bonhams, 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.