Chiswick Auctions: Chinese Industrial Revolutionary Art and Literature
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Chinese Industrial Revolutionary Art and Literature | Total Sales (GBP) | 47,288.00 |
| Auction Date | February 29, 2024 - February 29, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 64,230.00 |
| Sale Number | #22924 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 86,980.00 |
| Total Lots | 109 | ||
| Sold Lots | 62 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 169,180.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 56.88% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 232,230.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 47 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 20.36% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Mao Tse-Tung | Mao Tse-Tung: Quotations of Chairman Mao, [Little Red Book] |
1963 | GBP 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 7,500.00 |
| 82 | Archive of Dong Hongjian Woodcut Prints |
late 1950's-early 1990's | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 7,500.00 | |
| 105 | Photo Albums, 2 albums with approx. 100 contemporary images of Mao and other ruling members of the Chinese Communist Party |
1966 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 4,500.00 | |
| 14 | Mao Tse-Tung | Mao Tse Tung: Quotations of Chairman Mao |
n.d. 1964. | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 2,500.00 |
| 16 | Mao Tse-Tung | Mao Tse-Tung: Quotations of Chairman Mao |
1964 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 2,500.00 |
| 13 | Liao Chengzhi, ed. | CHINA |
1959 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,000.00 |
| 54 | Poster: "Portrait of a Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and an Alternate Member of the Central Committee" |
1950's | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,375.00 | |
| 53 | Poster: 54th Anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising . . . Uphold the True Spirit of the Irish Revolution! Uphold Great Marxism-Leninism-Mao Tsetung Thought! |
1970 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,250.00 | |
| 21 | Mao Tse-Tung | Mao Tse-Tung: Quotations of Chairman Mao |
1964-05-01 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 1,000.00 |
| 22 | Mao Tse-Tung | Mao Tse-Tung: Quotations of Chairman Mao |
1964 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 1,000.00 |
| 23 | Mao Tse-Tung | Mao Tse-Tung: Quotations of Chairman Mao, ("Mao Zhuxi Yulu") [Abridged] |
1964 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 1,000.00 |
| 110 | Chen Bol Un Yao | The Sun Rises from the Hand |
1998 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 688.00 |
| 18 | Mao Tse-Tung | Mao Tse-Tung: Quotations of Chairman Mao |
1965 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 625.00 |
| 63 | Chinese Propaganda and Anti-Imperialist Cartoon Books |
1946 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 625.00 | |
| 76 | Tractor Factory -- Original |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 625.00 | ||
| 41 | A Collection of Posters |
n.d. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 600.00 | |
| 51 | Posters: 'Resolutely defeat the anti-party group' |
1976 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 600.00 | |
| 61 | The Interflow of Commodities |
GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 575.00 | ||
| 43 | A Collection of Posters |
1977 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 550.00 | |
| 42 | A Collection of Posters |
n.d | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 525.00 | |
| 19 | Mao Tse-Tung | Mao Tse-Tung: Quotations of Chairman Mao |
1965 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 500.00 |
| 30 | Original Government Proclamation Against Participants of the 4th June Democracy Protest in Tiananmen Square |
1989 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 500.00 | |
| 44 | Poster: Chinese Propaganda Poster Protesting Vietnam war, 1964 |
1964 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 500.00 | |
| 72 | Chairman Mao -- Portrait. |
1949 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 500.00 | |
| 50 | A Collection of Posters |
GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 425.00 |
