Lot 278 · Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Day Sale
still life with bird cage
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- Estimate
- HK$30,000–HK$50,000 hammer ≈ $3,871–$6,452
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Day Sale, Hong Kong · 9 July 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4839784
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wee Shoo Leong, still life with bird cage. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2020, lot 278. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4839784.
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Wee Shoo Leong, still life with bird cage. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2020, lot 278. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4839784.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Day Sale · Jul 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| townscape | — | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| kiosky | Jigger Cruz | HK$60,000–HK$90,000 | |
| walking under the tree | Hendra Gunawan | HK$900,000–HK$1,500,000 | |
| formasi (formation) | — | HK$45,000–HK$55,000 | |
| latar abu-abu goresan emas (gray background with gold strokes) | Ahmad Sadali | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| sunflowers | Affandi | HK$1,000,000–HK$1,500,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wee Shoo Leong | urn with fruits | $4,777 | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 | |
| Wee Shoo Leong | Birdcage | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Wee Shoo Leong | Cage from China | Sotheby's, Apr 2014 | ||
| Wee Shoo Leong | prosperity | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Wee Shoo Leong | Listen To My Song | Sotheby's, Oct 2013 | ||
| Chen Wen Hsi | Gibbons on Branch | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2017 | ||
| Chen Wen Hsi | Sparrow | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | ||
| Wee Shoo Leong | my way | Sotheby's, Apr 2018 |
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.