# Cao Xu - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-30T17:24:41.893Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 100
- Lots with prices: 66
- First auction date: 2002-04-28
- Latest auction date: 2026-05-14
- Median realised price: $4,750
- Price range: $100 to $960,000

## Market Takeaway
Cao Xu shows solid auction liquidity with 96 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $4,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 1 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-02-26.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($4,500\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $650 and $87,500.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 34.4% (22 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 28.1% (18 sales)
- $10,000\+: 37.5% (24 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 1
- Previous 12 months sales: 7
- Recent 12 months median: $47,880
- Previous 12 months median: $400
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-02-26
- Days since latest sale: 357
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 19 lots
- Sotheby's: 8 lots
- Wensly Auctions: 8 lots
- William's Auctions, LLC: 8 lots
- Bonhams: 6 lots
- Mega International Auction: 6 lots
- China Arts Auction: 5 lots
- Golden State Auction Gallery: 4 lots
- Wichita Auctioneers: 4 lots
- Lauren Gallery: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-02-26 | XU CAO \(1899\-1961\). Ladies Reading. Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | Christie's | HK$47,880
2. 2024-12-27 | XU CAO, ATTRIBUTED TO, PLAYING WITH PARROTS | China Arts Auction | N/A
3. 2024-12-04 | Vertical Scroll of Ladies Picture by Xu Cao | Hotspot Auctions | $950
4. 2024-10-19 | XU CAO, THE WIND AND DUST CHIVALROUS COUPLE, HANGING SCROLL | Mega International Auction | $400
5. 2024-08-27 | XU CAO \(1899\-1961\). Zhong Kui. Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper 46.5 | Christie's | HK$37,800
6. 2024-08-10 | XU CAO, STORY, HANGING SCROLL | Mega International Auction | N/A
7. 2024-04-06 | XU CAO, LADY, VERTICAL SCROLL | Mega International Auction | N/A
8. 2024-03-14 | XU CAO SIGNED FEMALE FIGURE SCROLL PAINTING | Lauren Gallery | $200
9. 2023-12-07 | XU CAO \(1899\-1961\): THE BEAUTY XI SHI | Nagel Auction | €7,000
10. 2023-12-01 | XU CAO \(1899\-1961\) / WANG FU’AN \(1880\-1960\) \- Peddler / Calligraphy | Christie's | HK$252,000
11. 2023-11-28 | XU CAO, ATTRIBUTED TO, PLAYING WITH PARROTS | China Arts Auction | $700
12. 2023-11-10 | XU CAO SIGNED FEMALE FIGURE SCROLL PAINTING | Roswell Auctions | $750
13. 2023-07-20 | XU CAO, ATTRIBUTED TO, FAMALE SERVANT | China Arts Auction | N/A
14. 2023-07-20 | XU CAO, ATTRIBUTED TO, HAPPINESS | China Arts Auction | $1,100
15. 2023-06-30 | Xu Cao, Character Stories Hanging Scroll on Silk | Poway Auctioneers Inc. | N/A
16. 2023-05-26 | XU CAO SIGNED FEMALE FIGURE SCROLL PAINTING | Lauren Gallery | $2,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-xu-cao-signed-female-figure-scroll-painting-465-c-6544351b7c
17. 2023-04-08 | XU CAO \(1899\-1961\)\-CHINESE PAINTING | Tomikai Auction | ¥440,000
18. 2023-03-11 | LADIES PEACOCK LANDSCAPE SCROLL BY XU CAO | Mega International Auction | N/A
19. 2023-02-11 | XU CAO : PAINTING DRUMMING AND BANQUETING VERTICAL AXIS | Mega International Auction | $1,700
20. 2022-12-17 | XU CAO \(1899\-1961\) Xu Yansun Ink and Color on Paper | Luban Antique | $6,500
21. 2022-12-02 | XU CAO \(1899\-1961\) / SHAO ZHANG \(1872\-1953\) Three Legendary Knight Errants | Christie's | HK$277,200
22. 2022-10-06 | XU CAO\(1899\-1961\) \- Beauty | H&H Brother Auction House | SGD 500
23. 2022-09-01 | XU CAO \(1899\-1961\) Travel to the Red Cliff Fan leaf, mounted for framing, i | Christie's | HK$35,280
24. 2022-05-29 | XU CAO \(1899\-1961\) / YU BAOXUAN \(1875\-?\) Lady / Calligraphy Folding fan, in | Christie's | HK$37,800

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