上次去古董店后,既然买不起,我也没有和老板联系。 老板耐不住寂寞,给我写了封信Just to let you know, there are 2 substantial sales of approximately 70 lots (& 10 lots later in the evening under a separate sale) of expensive huanghuali furniture (and a few pieces of zitan) at China Guardian Auction in Beijing on May 21, 2011 -- www.cguardian.com. Although the estimates are quite high, I expect that the average sale's price for each lot will exceed the high estimate by 35% -- about the same range that was achieved at China Guardian's November 2010 auction. All of the estimates can be seen on their website except for a Pair of Late Ming Huanghuali Yokeback Armchairs and a Late Ming Huanghuali Luohan Bed with plain railings and horsehoof feet (estimates on request). I can only assume these are the highest estimates in the sale. For the published estimates, there are about 3 lots in the US$ 759,000 to US$ 1.23 million range (RMB 5 to 8 million).
The prices quoted to you in my recent e-mail shall remain in effect until June 15, 2011. If the sale in Beijing is an overwhelming success, some of the pieces in our collection may be priced higher after that date.
看样子,黄花梨家具的价格主要靠拍卖会推上去。每年推2次。4年前,买对黄花梨的老四出头不过50000美元,现在35万都买不到了。这就是成功的炒作。 出书到拍卖会,循环几次就成了。 |