Elite Choice » sapphires http://elitechoice.org Best of the breed Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:53:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Ming-Dynasty Gold Vessel May Fetch $7.7 million at Sotheby’s http://elitechoice.org/2008/03/28/ming-dynasty-gold-vessel-may-fetch-77-million-at-sotheby%e2%80%99s/ http://elitechoice.org/2008/03/28/ming-dynasty-gold-vessel-may-fetch-77-million-at-sotheby%e2%80%99s/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:10:08 +0000 Zolamarquis http://elitechoice.org/2008/03/28/ming-dynasty-gold-vessel-may-fetch-77-million-at-sotheby%e2%80%99s/ Ming Dynasty bowl

Melted down is not a painting but an antique bowl that have reached the auction block. This gold Ming Dynasty bowl is anticipated to sell off for $30,000, which is almost two-fold of its estimated price around four years ago. Sotheby’s disclosed that at a scheduled Hong Kong auction on 11 April, this masterpiece w would be inviting bids not less than HK$60 million ($7.7 million). Emblazoned with dragons and fitted pearls, turquoise, rubies and sapphires, the three-legged vessel is bejeweled with 1.3 kilograms of 18K gold, which makes it the highlight of Sotheby’s auction amongst 25 other gold and precious-metal objects. Total auction value expected to be generated from this New York-based auction is d HK$100 million.

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