Christie’s Hong KongHK$6.4B / US$835M ANNUAL RUNNING TOTAL FOR 2022
Third Highest On Record Exceeding Pre-Pandemic Level
HK$2.7B / US$349M
109% Hammer Above Low Estimate
21% New Buyers | 40% of New Buyers Were Millennials | 30% of Buyers Bought Online
15 AUCTION RECORDS SET AND 58 LOTS ACHIEVED OVER HK$10M
ACROSS ART & LUXURY
SINGLE-OWNER SALES OF PROMINENT PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
100% SOLD
PARTICIPATION FROM 51 COUNTRIES ACROSS 6 CONTINENTS
Bringing the Very Best Cross-Category Art and Luxury to Our Global Client Base
RECORD-BREAKING 30 MILLION VIEWERS WORLDWIDE
WATCHED THE AUCTION LIVESTREAMS
20th / 21st Century Art Achieved HK$3.4B / US$436M in 2022
Second Highest Annual Total for the Category at Christie’s Asia
| Autumn Auctions led by Joan Mitchel’s Untitled, which sold for HK$83,350,000 / US$10,720,227,
the debut of the Abstract Expressionist female artist at Christie’s Asia |
| 20th / 21st Century Art Day Sales achieved 146% hammer over low estimate,
with strong results for young and emerging artists |
| First-in-Asia sale dedicated to Marc Chagall 100% sold, with 192% hammer above low estimate |
| Strength of Christie’s curatorial approach demonstrated thorough diversity of artists from East and West |
3 Chinese Works of Art Live Auctions Achieved 171% Hammer Over Low Estimate,
with 58% of Lots Exceeding High Estimates
| Prominent single-owner collections 100% sold, including:
“The Chang Wei-Hwa Collection of Archaic Jades Part IV – The Qin and Han Period”
“Rich Golden Hues and Graceful Forms – Classical Chinese Furniture From The Tseng Collection”
“Important 17th Century Porcelain from the Butler Family Collection” |
Chinese Paintings
| Prominent single-owner collections 100% sold, including:
“Important Lin Fengmian Paintings From The Robert Chang Collection”
“Important Huang Binhong Paintings And Calligraphy From The Xicha’an Collection” |
Luxury Categories Reached HK$2B / US$258M for Second Consecutive Year
| All-time record year for Wine & Spirits, with a running total of HK$462M / US$60M |
| “Iconic Wines From Joseph Lau Parts I & II” totalled over HK$125M / US$16M,
with 204% hammer above low estimate |
| Handbags & Accessories achieved combined sale total of HK$140M / US$18M for 2022 in Asia –
the highest annual sale total ever for the category globally |
| Watches realised annual sale total of over HK$500M / US$69M for 2nd consecutive year at Christie’s Asia |
| Running total for “The Champion Collection” of watches, parts I-VI, over HK$316M / US$41M,
with 149% hammer above low estimate |
| “Magnificent Jewels Including the Collection of Rosamund Kwan” totalled HK$359,380,860 / US$46,222,488 |
Preview and Sales Drew Almost 10,000 Visitors,
Supplemented with 13 Hybrid Programmes by Christie’s Education
Notes To Editors
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