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Sotheby’s HK autumn sales achieved over US$411 million, the second highest total ever

HONG KONG.- Patti Wong, Chairman of Sotheby’s Asia, said: “Following on from our strong Hong Kong sale series this past Spring, Sotheby’s international network has been extraordinarily successful in sourcing some remarkable collections across a range of categories from around the world – from Europe comes the second part of one of the world’s great private collections of Imperial porcelain, Fine Chinese Paintings and 20th Chinese Oils from English, European and American collections built up over different periods during the past 50 years, Contemporary Asian Art from the Collection of Belgian Baron Guy Ullens, and wine from a truly extraordinary cellar in America. Over the past six days in the now truly international marketplace of Hong Kong, collectors from all over Asia, in particular Greater China, and from around the world, some established collectors and some new to our business, have co