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Sotheby’s Expects Up to $55 Million in Qing Dynasty Auction

Steven | September 3, 2008

Reuters reports on the upcoming Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong of the treasures of a Chinese Emperor: A singular collection of imperial treasures once owned by China’s powerful Qianlong emperor including jade dragon seals, military scrolls and a sword will be offered by Sotheby’s this autumn in its Hong Kong sale. Sotheby’s “Legacies of Imperial [...]