Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr Vietnamese Art Online Auction Totals $322,100
3 min read · 10 Jun 2026
Hoan Kiem Lake by Do Xuan Doan sold for $50,200. Image courtesy of Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr
A work by Do Xuan Doan was the headline sale at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr 'Vietnamese Art Online' auction on June 5-10 in Paris.
- The sale totaled $322,100 (EUR279,100), exceeding the pre-sale high estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 41 works sold totaling $322,100.
- Estimates totaled: $164,000 (low) and $261,700 (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 98% of the original 42 lots announced.
The star lot was: Do Xuan Doan, Hoan Kiem Lake (Undated), which sold for $50,200, 117% above its $23,100 low estimate. It has been traded twice in the past.
In the Rice Paddy by Tran Dinh Tho sold for $16,200 (402% above estimate). Image courtesy of Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr
The outperformer sold for 402% above its low estimate. Tran Dinh Tho, In the Rice Paddy (1994), sold for $16,200 ($3,231 low estimate). It has been traded once in the past.
- 25 works, or 61%, sold above their high estimate.
- 12 works, or 29%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 4 works, or 10%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
No sales had a guarantee.
Works that did not sell
1 work was bought-in: Hong Viet Dung, Flute player (Undated), estimated at $3,461 (low) to $5,769 (high). It has not been traded before.
Withdrawn before the sale
0 works were withdrawn
Terms and definitions
All results include the fees and premiums added to the price of a work of art when the auctioneer's hammer falls. Estimates, sale prices and totals are converted into US dollars. Sale prices are compared to the auction house’s low estimate, which do not include premiums.
Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.
Bought-in: If there are no bids for a work, or if bidding falls short of the reserve price, the lot is unsold or “bought-in”.
Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.
Premiums: Typically a sliding-scale of charges paid in addition to the hammer price by the buyer, plus any other fees.
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