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China Daily | Updated: 2009-10-09 08:05
Emperor's throne sold
A rare Chinese emperor's throne was sold yesterday for HK$85.7 million ($11 million) at a Sotheby's sale in Hong Kong, breaking the auction record for a piece of Chinese furniture.
The imperial carved red sandalwood "dragon" throne of the Qianlong emperor (reigned 1735-96) was sold to a Shanghai-based Chinese buyer in the room, after rounds of bidding took the price well above the HK$20-30 million pre-sale estimate.
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