Lot 635 · The Reverend Richard Fabian Collection of Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy II
A Travelling Circus
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- Estimate
- HK$100,000–HK$150,000 hammer ≈ $12,901–$19,351
- Result
- upcoming — 30 November 2020
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The Reverend Richard Fabian Collection of Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy II, Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place · 30 November 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-664907
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-664907 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-664907
Ye Qianyu, A Travelling Circus. Bonhams, 30 Nov 2020, lot 635. estimate HK$100,000–HK$150,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-664907.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
71% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 72%, 69% sold.
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Ye Qianyu, A Travelling Circus. Bonhams, 30 Nov 2020, lot 635. estimate HK$100,000–HK$150,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-664907.
From the same sale The Reverend Richard Fabian Collection of Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy II · Nov 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhu Angzhi (1764-after 1841) Blue and Green Landscape in the style of… | Zhu Angzhi | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| Calligraphy Couplet in Clerical Script | Yi Bingshou | HK$800,000–HK$1,200,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Small Seal Script | Wu Xizai | HK$200,000–HK$300,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Clerical Script, 1881 | Xu Sangeng | HK$400,000–HK$600,000 | |
| Rock, Cypress and Chrysanthemum, 1873 | Zhou Xian | HK$150,000–HK$220,000 | |
| Landscapes, 1895 | Wu Dacheng | HK$120,000–HK$150,000 |
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| Ye Qianyu | Dance | Christie's, Apr 2026 |
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.