Christie’s Liquid Gold Collection Hits HK$40.3 Million
Smashing all previous sales records.
Lot 356-Château d’Yquem
Christie’s Spring Finest and Rarest Wine Auction held over the weekend, on 29 May, 2010 broke all previous sales records by the auction house. Achieving a total sales of HK$40.3 million, it is Christie’s largest wine auction to date in Hong Kong.
The most significant sale was Lot 356 which consisted of 128 bottles and 40 magnums of Château d’Yquem that span three centuries, the largest collection of Château d’Yquem ever to come to auction. The lot sold to a European buyer for just over HK$8 million, making this the most valuable wine lot ever sold globally by Christie’s, and is the world auction record for Château d’Yquem- David Elswood, International Head of Wine for Christies.
Lot 356-Château d’Yquem
Competitive bidding between clients from Hong Kong, Mainland China and the Asia region have continued to position Hong Kong as the hub of fine wine sales for the region and the world.
Lot 219 and Lot 220
Highlights of lots sold at auction:
Lot 244 – La La Tâche, Vintage 1985, 12 bottles sold for HK$552,000
Lot 219 – 12 bottles of vintage 2000 of Château Lafite-Rothschild, Château Latour, Château Margaux, Château Mouton-Rothschild, Château Haut-Brion sold for HK$540,000
Lot 220 – 12 bottle of of vintage 2000 of Château Lafite-Rothschild, Château Latour, Château Margaux, Château Mouton-Rothschild, Château Haut-Brion sold for HK$504,000
Lot 236- 3 bottles of Romanée-Conti, Vintage 1990 sold for HK$504,000
Lot 228- Romanée-Conti, Vintage 1969, 6 magnums sold for HK$480,000
Lots 230- Romanée-Conti, Vintage 1978, 3 magnums sold for HK$456,000
Lot 9 – Château Lafite-Rothschild, Vintage 1982, 12 bottles sold for HK$420,000
Lot 244- La La Tâche, Vintage 1985
Photo source: Christie’s Images Ltd 2010
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