Chinese blue-and-white porcelain collecting guide
When it comes to Chinese ceramics, not all blues are the same. Here’s our guide to the different shades that collectors should look out for
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The Birth of Venus, N.Y.C., 1982
Price realised USD 9,375
Estimate
USD 5,000 – USD 7,000
Estimates do not reflect the final hammer price and do not include buyer's premium, and applicable taxes or artist's resale right. Please see Section D of the Conditions of Sale for full details.
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JOEL-PETER WITKIN (B. 1939)
Closed: 13 Dec 2010
The Birth of Venus, N.Y.C., 1982
Price realised USD 9,375
Price realised USD 9,375
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Lot 93
MERRY ALPERN (B. 1955)
Selected images from the series, From the Window, 1994
EstimateUSD 4,000 – USD 6,000
Price realisedUSD 4,750
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Lot 94
E. J. BELLOCQ (1873-1949)
Nude on Chaise, New Orleans, c. 1911-1913
EstimateUSD 2,500 – USD 3,500
Price realisedUSD 2,750
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Lot 95
MITCH EPSTEIN (B. 1952)
Office Door, 2000
EstimateUSD 5,000 – USD 7,000
Price realisedUSD 5,625
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Lot 96
WILLIAM EGGLESTON (B. 1939)
English Rose, 1986
EstimateUSD 5,000 – USD 7,000
Price realisedUSD 5,250
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Lot 97
HENRY WESSEL (B. 1942)
Real Estate Photograph, No. 91117, 1991
EstimateUSD 3,000 – USD 5,000
Price realisedUSD 1,875
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Lot 98
TSENG KWONG CHI (1950-1990)
#28C, Monument Valley, AZ, 1987
EstimateUSD 3,000 – USD 5,000
Price realisedUSD 875
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Lot 101
DAVID BAILEY (B. 1938)
John Lennon, 1960s
EstimateUSD 3,000 – USD 5,000
Price realisedUSD 4,000
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Lot 103
ARTHUR ROTHSTEIN (1915-1985)
Dust is too much for the son of a farmer in Cimarron Co., Okla., 1933
EstimateUSD 2,000 – USD 3,000
Price realisedUSD 3,625
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Lot 104
LEONARD FREED (1929-2006)
Harlem (Hydrant), New York City, 1963
EstimateUSD 2,000 – USD 3,000
Price realisedUSD 3,250
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Lot 106
HELMUT NEWTON (1920-2004)
Woman and Cadillac, Hollywood, 1987
EstimateUSD 7,000 – USD 9,000
Price realisedUSD 6,875