Johannes Goedaert's Auction Record Jumps 600%
3 min read · 27 Mar 2026
Flowers in a Chinese porcelain vase, with butterflies and other insects. Image courtesy of Christie's
Johannes Goedaert, Flowers in a Chinese porcelain vase, with butterflies and other insects (Undated) sold for $1.3m (HKD10.16m), more than two and a half times the low estimate at Christie's in Hong Kong on March 27. The oil on panel work has been traded 4 times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $1.12m, a 600% rise.
The previous record was set by Dune landscape near Middelburg peasant woman resting (Undated), which sold for $182,000 at Christie's on April 19, 1996.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 27, 2026 | Flowers in a Chinese porcelain vase, with butterflies and other insects | $1.3m | 614 % | Christie's | Hong Kong |
April 19, 1996 | Dune landscape near Middelburg peasant woman resting | $182,000 | 108 % | Christie's | London |
March 31, 1995 | Bouquet de roses dans un vase en verre sur un entablement | $87,300 | - | Tajan | Paris |
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