The most expensive Gandhara art sold at auction is Buddha Triad and was sold by Eco Ring Holdings (China) at $6,630,000 (£4,892,170 / €5,869,460) which was auctioned at Christie’s in New York, USA, on 23 September 2020.
The auction was held as part of Asian Art Week 2020. The Buddha Triad was a gray schist relief triad of Buddha Shakyamuni with Bodhisattvas. The art piece was estimated to be dated from the 3rd-4th century CE.
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History of Auctioneering
The most expensive seal sold at auction was sold for $22,000,000 (£17,595,777) and was bought by an anonymous buyer (China) in Paris, France, on 14 December 2016. The seal had once belonged to one of China’s longest serving emperors, Qianlong (1735-1796) of the Qing dynasty, who owned 1,800 of them. According to the auction house, the seal was acquired by a French naval doctor during a trip to China in the 19th century, after which it remained in his family.
Country: France
Year: 2106
Date: December 14
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/456051-most-expensive-seal-sold-at-auction