Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

Sale Overview

This autumn, Christie’s Hong Kong presents the Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art sale, offering over 140 lots spanning the Shang to the Qing dynasty and demonstrating the scope and richness of Chinese art. Highlights include a Yongle carved cinnabar lacquer ‘floral’ mallet vase, incised with a six-character Yongle mark; a superb Qianlong white jade lobed teapot; an impressive large Tang sancai-glazed vase from an important Asian private collection; and a rare Qianlong white glass overlaid with ruby-red glass tripod censer carved with floral scrolls, incised with a six-character Qianlong mark. The sale further features properties from several important private collections, including Ming and Qing porcelains from the Yidetang Collection, important works from the Sui Xing Cao Tang Retreat Collection spanning the Northern Qi to the Qing dynasty, and Chinese jades formerly in the collections of Luo Zhenyu and Riichi Ueno. The majority of lots in the sale have distinguished provenance, making this a rare opportunity for both scholarly study and collecting.

Special Notice
From June 2025, EU regulations 2019/880 and 2021/1079 introduce new licensing requirements and regulations relating to the import of cultural goods into the EU. We recommend clients check ahead of the sale whether the lot they wish to purchase and its import into the EU could be impacted by the regulations.

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Auction times

29 Oct 02:45 PM (HKT) Lots 1101-1244

Brought to you by

Marco Almeida (安偉達)

SVP, Senior International Specialist, Head of Department & Head of Private Sales | Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art

Marco Almeida is Senior Vice-President and Senior International Specialist, and Head of the Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Department at Christie’s Asia Pacific. He brings over two decades of experience in the auction industry, having begun his career in 2001 and joined Christie’s London in 2008. After several years in London, he relocated to Hong Kong to lead the department in 2021. In addition to his departmental role, Marco also heads private sales for the category across the region, driving sales and securing major consignments.

Marco specialises in Imperial porcelain and jade carvings from the Ming and Qing dynasties, and has been instrumental in bringing significant private collections to market. Notable sales include the Heveningham Hall Collection of Classical Chinese furniture (Hong Kong, 2021) and the Butler Collection of 17th-century porcelain (Hong Kong, 2022). Under his leadership, the department has achieved several 100% sold sales and secured market leadership in Hong Kong, including its strongest autumn season since 2017 in 2023.

Born in Brazil and educated in Europe, Marco is fluent in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian and Mandarin. He holds a Master’s degree in History of Art and Archaeology from SOAS, University of London.