HONG KONG.- Tiancheng International Auctioneer Limited held its inaugural auction in Hong Kong. The star lot of the sale, Monumental Head of Pierre de Wissant by Auguste Rodin, fetched HK$ 64,900,000 (US$8,327,254). The bronze head sculpture in colossal form was sold to an Asian private collector over the phone after intense bidding, the sold price is over three times of the pre-sale low estimate of 20 million Hong Kong dollars. “We are happy with the sale result today,” said Ingrid Lam, CEO of Tiancheng International. “It is our honour to present this museum quality Western work of art to Asian collectors at our inaugural auction. Quality art works with such historical significance, provenance and condition are highly sought-after by collectors. This large head of Pierre de Wissant is an outstanding example of Rodin’s work which captures the fear, pathos and courage of Pierre de Wissant in an expr