Bonhams Concludes Peter and Mary White Chinese Art Auction

Bonhams concluded its auction, A Life in Ceramics: The Peter and Mary White Collection of Chinese Art, Part IV, realizing £208,205. The sale achieved a 100% sell-through rate. Among the featured lots, A RARE POLYCHROME DECORATED 'EQUESTRIENNE' DISH Ming Dynasty, 16th century carried an estimate of £3,000 to £5,000. AN ENAMELLED 'BOYS' BOWL FOR THE JAPANESE MARKET Chongzhen had an estimate of £1,500 to £2,000, while A BLUE AND WHITE 'MONKS CAP' EWER Yuan Dynasty carried an estimate of £1,200 to £1,500. Year to date, Bonhams has realized £9,125,168 with an 82.4% sell-through rate. This auction ranks as Bonhams's #17 sale of 20 concluded this year. The house's overall year-to-date total stands at $18,496,614. In the wider design category, which is led by Phillips, a total of $14,215,007 has been realized this year with an average 86.8% sell-through rate.