Chinese works hit seven-figure sums in Salisbury

HELPED by the boom in Chinese works of art, UK regional salerooms continue to rewrite the record books. Following the £43m vase at Bainbridges of Ruislip, Salisbury auctioneers Woolley & Wallis posted two more seven-figure sums for jades.

At their sale on November 17, they took £3.2m for an exceptional Qianlong carving of a recumbent dee…

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