According to the official information of MILLON, an auction company founded in 1928 and headquartered in Paris (France), this time, the company will auction antiques of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945).
The auction organizer’s description information says that the size of the antique is 10.4cm high, the face is square (13.8cm x 13.7cm), and it weighs 10.78kg. The strap is molded in the shape of a winding dragon, head held high, eyes looking forward, steady posture. The dragon’s forehead is engraved with words, and the dragon’s dorsal fin and tail are erect. The four cast dragon legs clearly show the five claws.
It is known that the auction was organized by MILLON auction house at 11:00 a.m. on October 31, 2022 (Paris time). Nguyen Dynasty antiques are listed at a starting price of 2 to 3 million Euros (48,1 billion VND to 72,2 billion VND). The public announcement of the gold seal auction attracted the attention of domestic and international antique collectors.
It is known that this is one of the highly auctioned Vietnamese antiques in Vietnam. foreign. Previously, in October 2021, domestic and foreign antique enthusiasts were abuzz before the auction of a Nguyen Dynasty mandarin’s hat priced at 600,000 Euro (nearly 15 billion VND). The auction was organized by the Spanish house Balclis.
The hat comes with a gilded wooden box with carved patterns in quite new condition. From a starting price of 500 Euro (more than 12 million VND), after more than 10 payments, an anonymous antique collector was the winner and bought the antique for 600,000 Euro.
According to information from Forbes, the diamond-encrusted watch quickly sold for more than 5 million USD (more than 124 billion VND) on the first day of the auction. This price is double the Rolex Reference 4113 Split-Second Chronograph, the most expensive Rolex watch in the world ever sold in 2016. The auction took place in 8 minutes with 10 people coming to the venue to join 3 others. auction by phone.
King Bao Dai’s Rolex was once introduced as the “most valuable and favorite” watch. It is one of the “iconic” oyster shell models crafted by the Swiss watch manufacturer.
The watch case is equipped with a special waterproof feature. This is also the symbol of luxury Rolex watches. Among the 3 Rolex 6062 models with diamonds, only King Bao Dai’s was set with diamonds on even time frames.
King Bao Dai ordered the Rolex Reference 6062 watch in the spring in 1954 when he went to Geneva, Switzerland to participate in the peace negotiation conference in Indochina.
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