Auction houses Freeman’s and Lyon & Turnbull have teamed up to hold their inaugural Hong Kong auction on May 31 at Liang Yi Museum.On offer at the “Chinese Works of Art” auction will be around 150 curated lots of decorative art, including “porcelain, jade, bronze, lacquer, furniture, and early wares,” according to a joint press release from the two auctioneers.Among the exhibition highlights is one piece described as “the most important piece of porcelain to come out of the UK in the last decade,” the so-called “Thornhill Stem Cup,” which has an estimate of $2.8-5.8 million. Dating back to 1425-1435 during the reign of the Emperor Xuande of the Ming Dynasty, the 5-inch tall, blue-and-white cup had been in storage at Staffordshire University in the UK prior to 2016, when it was unearthed in order to be sold to fund a new home for the educational establishment’s increasingly valuable collection of Asian ceramics.Lyon & Turnbull has also chosen a blue-and-white Chenghua era (1464-1487) dish featuring a dragon as a key piece, which carries an estimate of $44,000-$72,000. Among the furniture and ceramics being offered by Freeman’s are a Song or Yuan dynasty (960-1368) red-brown, glazed teacup and saucer set on an ornately carved stand, valued at between $260,000-$515,000.“Chinese Works of Art” auction is scheduled for May 31 at Liang Yi Museum
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