Sotheby’s auction of Chateau Mouton Rothschild in Hong Kong

willywng · 發表於 2015-2-4 13:04:01

(Bloomberg)

Chateau Mouton Rothschild auction
Strong demand by mainland buyers helped push sales to HK$31.8 million ($4.1 million), according to the data on the auction house’s website, smashing a presale high estimate of HK$20 million in a so-called white glove sale, meaning 100 percent of the lots found buyers.
15-litre Nebuchadnezzar
Another coveted lot was from the 2000 vintage featuring the ram on its label. Consisting of six standard-size bottles, six 1.5-liter magnums, a 5-liter jeroboam, a 6-liter imperial and a 15-liter nebuchadnezzar, it sold for HK$1.7 million, compared with a high estimate of HK$1.2 million.
The oldest bottle in the sale from 1870 sold for HK$392,000 more than three times its high estimate, setting a record for that particular vintage.