Phillips Hong Kong fall auctions realise HK$710 million
Graeme Thompson, Worldwide Head of Jewellery, Phillips, conducted the auction of Les Jardins de Giverny which fetched HK$20 million. Image courtesy of Phillips.
HONG KONG
.- Jonathan Crockett, Chairman, Asia, Phillips, said: Despite a challenging global environment in 2020, our fifth anniversary in Asia marked an outstanding year for Phillips, with auction sales in Hong Kong increasing by more than 24% over the previous year, to HK$1.18 billion/ US$152 million, and once again marking our best year in the region. Our Hong Kong Sales of 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design have consistently set new records for the category, with the Fall auction series seeing an 87% year-on-year increase and setting multiple world auction records. This season, we continued to see astonishing international participation in our Hong Kong Watch auction, with 1,600 bidders raising their paddles in the saleroom, over the phone and online, th