A Highly Important and Extremely Rare Ru Guanyao Brush Washer, Northern Song Dynasty. Lot sold for HK$294,287,500. World Auction Record for Chinese Ceramics. Photo: Sotheby's.

HONG KONG - A new world auction record for Chinese Ceramics was achieved in Hong Kong when an extraordinarily rare Ru guanyao brush washer sold for HK$294.3 million ($37.7million) after 20 minutes of tense bidding. Regarded as the most celebrated of all wares in the history of Chinese ceramics, the brush washer broke the previous record of HK$281.24 Million (US$36.05 Million) set in 2014 by a Ming Dynasty Chicken Cup. With eighteen auctions over five days, the Autumn Sale series achieved a grand total of HK$3.15 billion (US$404 million), a 42% increase in sales compared to one year ago, lifting Sotheby’s annual total for major auctions held in Hong Kong to the highest level since 2014. Top prices achieved spanned centuries and categories with sixteen auctions records established.

Lot 1422. Li Keran (1907-1989), Magnificent Mountains with Gushy Cascades,signed KERAN, dated 1978, titled, inscribed, and with four seals of the artist, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, 171 by 94 cm. 67⅜ by 37 in. Estimate Upon Request. Lot sold for HK$122,162,500. Photo: Sotheby's.

Lot 1017. Yun Gee (Zhu Yuanzhi), 1906-1963, Wheels: Industrial New York,executed in 1932, labels of Guggenheim Museum, New York, de Young Museum, San Francisco, and Brooklyn Museum affixed to the reverse, signed in Pinyin, oil on canvas, 214 by 122 cm; 84 1/4  by 48 in. Estimate 80,000,000 — 120,000,000 HKD. Lot sold for HK$105,287,500. New Auction Record for the Artist. Photo: Sotheby's.

Lot 1291. Fu Baoshi (1904-1965), Trekking over Mountains in Moonlight,signed FU BAOSHI, dated 1945, inscribed, and with a dedication. Signed again FU BAOSHI, dated 1945, with a dedication, and a total of eight seals of the artist, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, 177.8 by 57 cm. 70 by 22 3/8 in. Estimate Upon Request. Lot sold for HK$92,912,500. Photo: Sotheby's.

Very Rare and Impressive Ruby and Diamond Ring, Designed and Mounted by BHAGAT. Lot sold for HK$81,662,500. Photo: Sotheby's.

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Lot 3613. A Rare and Important Imperial White Jade and Cloisonne Enamel Ram-head Teapot and Cover. Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period. Lot sold for HK$75,475,000. Photo: Sotheby's.

An Extremely Fine and Rare Blue and White 'Bajixiang' Bowl and Cover. Marks and Period of Xuande. Lot sold for HK$51,287,500. Photo: Sotheby's.

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Lot 1065. Gerhard Richter, Abstraktes Bild (679-2). Lot sold for HK$49,037,500. Photo: Sotheby's.

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Kusama Yayoi, Untitled. Lot sold for HK$42,287,500. Photo: Sotheby's.

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Lot 2774. Zhang Yu (1277-1348), Letter to Boqing, signed Tianyu, with two collector's seals of Wang Shizhen (1526-1590) and one collector's seal of Zhang Congyu (1914-1963), ink on paper, framed, 27 by 23 cm. 10 5/8  by 9 in. Estimate 16,000,000 — 20,000,000HKD. Lot sold for HK$26,500,000. Photo: Sotheby's.

Lot 2343. Richard Mille. An Extremely Fine and Important Sapphire Tonneau-Form Skeletonised Tourbillon Wristwatch RM56-02 No 10/10, circa 2015. Lot sold for HK$14,500,000. Photo: Sotheby's.

Lot 1038. Anita Magsaysay – Ho (1914 - 2012), Mga Babaeng May Hawak Ng Mga Basket Ng Prutas (Women with Baskets and Fruits), signed and dated 1958, oil on canvas, 77 by 102 cm; 30 1/4  by 40 1/4  in. Estimate 5,000,000 — 7,000,000 HKD. Lot sold for HK$12,100,000. Photo: Sotheby's.

Lot 1004. Hsiao Chin (Xiao Qin), B. 1935, Dancing Lights 17,signed in Pinyin and Chinese, dated 1964, and titled on the reverse, acrylic on canvas, 130 by 160 cm; 51 1/8  by 63 in. Estimate 600,000 — 1,000,000 HKD. Lot sold for HK$5,980,000. New Auction Record for the Artist. Photo: Sotheby's.

Lot 805. Morita Shiryu (1912-1998), So - Wilderness, 1954. ink on paper laid on wooden board, 172.5 by 95.5 cm. Estimate: HK$1,200,000 — 2,200,000 / US$153,504 - 281,424. . Lot sold for HK$2,740,000. New Auction Record for the Artist. Photo: Sotheby's.

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Lot 804. Inoue Yuichi (Yu-Ichi), 1916-1985, Yume (Dream), painted in 1966, marked with one seal of the artist, ink on paper, framed, 125 by 218 cm; 49¼ by 86¾ in. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 HKD. Lot sold for HK$1,500,000. New Auction Record for the Artist. Photo: Sotheby's.

Romanée Conti 2005 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. Lot sold for HK$612,500. Photo: Sotheby's.