Fast forward to the last day of 2021.
This year, we felt the warm concern and strong support of our collectors and friends from all walks of life in an extraordinary way, and thanked every colleague in our big family for their dedication.
This year, Poly Auction achieved a total turnover of nearly 9.2 billion yuan, and jointly completed 28 online and offline auctions, continuing to consolidate the leading position of state-owned auction enterprises in the industry.
This year, we are grateful and our original intentions have not changed. As 2022 approaches, we share with you moments from the past year.
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We've been through it together
Colorful spring and autumn auctions
The total turnover of the spring auction is 4.473 billion yuan
5 lots of 100 million yuan
58 lots of more than 10 million yuan
Xu Yang's "Map of the Sacrifice of Captives in the Western Regions of Pingding" sold for 414 million yuan, breaking the record for the auction of ancient Chinese paintings and calligraphy in 2021.
Qingqianlong Imperial Color Carmine Rolling Road Carved Porcelain Hollow "There Is a Phoenix To Yi Hundred Birds and a Phoenix" Figure Double Ant Ear Big Turning Heart Bottle sold for 266 million yuan, breaking the world auction record of Chinese ceramics.
Qingqianlong Qingding supplemented the engraving of the duanshi Lanting TuTi silk full volume for 241.5 million yuan, becoming a well-deserved "king of silk".
Chen Danqing's Tibetan Group Paintings · "Shepherd" sold for 161 million yuan, setting a new record for the auction of artists' works.
The total turnover of the autumn auction is 3.36 billion yuan
1 lot of 100 million yuan
66 lots of more than 10 million yuan
In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the Huanghuali single-panel shelf several-type giant offerings were sold for 115 million yuan, setting a new world record for classical Chinese furniture auctions.
Four seasons of auctions are developing steadily
A total of 5 four-season auctions were held throughout the year, with 5763 lots and a total turnover of 207 million yuan.
Online auctions keep us closer
Poly online auction synchronous auction continues to help offline auctions, collectors through the network synchronous auction bidding turnover of more than 487 million yuan, of which, the spring auction of Huang Gui 's "Horse Training" by online buyers for 40.825 million yuan. The cumulative number of clicks on the autumn auction electronic catalogue and live broadcast exceeded 4.5 million.
In 2021, a total of 134 limited-time auctions were held on the online auction platform, with a total turnover of more than 150 million yuan, a cumulative number of views of more than 960,000 special auctions, and nearly 85,000 online bids.
We went to Shenzhen and held an auction
In the autumn of September, on the shores of Shenzhen Bay, we held the "Beijing Poly Auction 2021 (Shenzhen) Boutique Auction" and "Autumn Rare Special Exhibition". The total turnover of the auction was 402 million yuan. "Autumn Rare Special Exhibition" has been recognized and praised by industry experts and art lovers.
We work together with our subsidiaries
Throughout the year, Xiamen and Shandong subsidiaries held a total of 12 auctions online and offline, with a total turnover of 613 million yuan.
Our joint auction with Phillips has achieved a number of successes
In the Spring Auction, Beijing Poly Auction and Fxerous "Twentieth Century and Contemporary Art and Design" with a total turnover of HK$702 million, both special auctions were 100% sold, and the auction record of 17 artists was set.
In the autumn auction, the third joint presentation of "Twentieth Century and Contemporary Art and Design" had a total turnover of HK$670 million, and the highest price in the whole venue, Hard · Richter's Candlelight sold for HK$101 million, setting the highest price in a joint Auction of Western art by Poly and Phirtez.
We host professional exhibitions and academic events
This year, we held various exhibitions and academic activities such as "Hongli World I. - Qianlong Imperial Poetry Manuscripts, Lanting Tuti Silk Scrolls and Important Court Art Special Exhibition" and seminars, "Hongli World II - Lang Shining Painting "Pure Hui Emperor Guifei Oil Portrait" and 18th Century Shengqing Court Art Special Exhibition" and seminars, "Glad to Meet - Three Famous Relics of the Song and Yuan Dynasties" seminar and other exhibitions and academic activities, to dig deep into the cultural relics value, artistic value and market value of works of art.
We have achieved these awards
In the "2021 Art Summit - The Fifth Art Market Value List Awards Ceremony" jointly sponsored by Beijing Business Daily and Beijing Auction Industry Association, Beijing Poly Auction won the "Annual Industry Driving Force Auction Enterprise" award, "Yang Zhi MiGao - Ancient Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Night Show" won the "Annual Brand Value Auction Special" award, and Poly Auction and Fuliz "Twentieth Century and Contemporary Art and Design" won the "Annual Innovative Value Auction Special" award.
We continue to speak out, and live broadcasts help spread
This year, we continue to speak out through mainstream media, industry media, video media, industry associations, TV stations and other media in many fields, and at the same time put industry print media to attract self-media and traffic IP to join the publicity camp.
We grasped the advantages of live broadcasting, and held a total of 121 live broadcast activities throughout the year, with a cumulative number of viewers exceeding 10 million, and the number of single live broadcasts of the Spring Auction on the Douyin account exceeded 2.3 million. The "Beijing Poly 2021 Autumn Auction Appreciation Live Season" has attracted widespread attention from all walks of life and experts and scholars, and has achieved good communication between the academic community and the collection community.
These wonderful moments have come together for our 2021
Goodbye, 2021
Huazhang continues, thank you for having you!
Hello, 2022
Sail forward, the future can be expected!
Beijing Poly Auction wishes collectors around the world a Happy New Year!