13cm Bowl Sold For Record Breaking 248 Crore In Hong-Kong
By: Priyanka Maheshwari Thu, 02 Nov 2017 3:54:56
The Bowl of Song Dynesty of China, was sold in Hong-kong on November,01. The amount on which it is sold is a record breaking one.
The man purchased it for 38 million dollar or we can say 248 crores in Indian currency. The name of buyer is not yet reveled.
Auction house Sotheby said that these rare Chinese dishes were sold in a 20-minute bid. Some people bid on the phone and among the bidders was also in the auction room.
The size of this small vessel is 13 centimeters and it is blue-green. The importance of the bowl can also be estimated from the initial bid of $ 10.2 million.
Auctioneer buyer was not present in the auction room. He bidding on the phone
Nicholas Cow, chief of Chinese artifacts in the auction house Sotheby's, described this vessel as exceptionally rare.
Earlier in 2014, a liquor cup of China's Ming Dynasty period was sold at a record price of $ 36 million. Its buyer businessman Li Yixian was.
It is said that among the list of the richest people in China, Lee Li Yikiyan used to run a taxi at some point of time.
