# Zhifo Chen - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T10:04:59.855Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 74
- Lots with prices: 33
- First auction date: 2005-10-24
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-03
- Median realised price: $5,000
- Price range: $100 to $350,000

## Market Takeaway
Zhifo Chen shows solid auction liquidity with 74 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $5,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 8 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-03.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($5,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,000 and $110,000.
- 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: 18.2% (6 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 33.3% (11 sales)
- $10,000\+: 48.5% (16 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 8
- Previous 12 months sales: 2
- Recent 12 months median: $1,000
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-03
- Days since latest sale: 46
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Mega International Auction: 25 lots
- Bonhams: 22 lots
- China Arts Auction: 9 lots
- Christie's: 5 lots
- Sotheby's: 3 lots
- William's Auctions, LLC: 3 lots
- Aste Boetto SRL: 1 lots
- Golden State Auction Gallery: 1 lots
- H&H Brother Auction House: 1 lots
- Lauren Gallery: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-12-21 | CHEN ZHIFO, BUTTERFLIES FLOWERS SCROLL | Mega International Auction | N/A
2. 2026-01-03 | CHEN ZHIFO 陳之佛 FRAMED BIRDS PAINTING | Lauren Gallery | $1,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chen-zhifo-framed-birds-painting-450-c-9cdcc5b529
3. 2025-10-28 | CHEN ZHIFO \(1899\-1962\) Hibiscus and Beautiful Birds | Bonhams | HK$110,000
4. 2025-09-16 | CHEN ZHIFO \(1899\-1962\) Flowers of the Four Seasons, 1948 \(4\) | Bonhams | N/A
5. 2025-06-28 | CHEN ZHIFO, MANDARIN DUCK SCROLL | Mega International Auction | $1,000
6. 2025-06-28 | CHEN ZHIFO, FLOWER AND BIRD SCROLL | Mega International Auction | N/A
7. 2025-05-03 | CHEN ZHIFO, HAND PAINTING WILLOW A FLOCK OF DUCK SCROLL | Mega International Auction | $1,000
8. 2025-05-03 | CHEN ZHIFO, HAND PAINTING FLOWER AND BIRD SCROLL | Mega International Auction | $1,000
9. 2025-04-29 | CHEN ZHIFO \(1896\-1962\) Two Birds on Branch in the Snowy Night | Bonhams | HK$60,000
10. 2024-11-30 | CHEN ZHIFO, ATTRIBUTED TO, CHRYSANTHEMUM AND PIGEON | China Arts Auction | N/A
11. 2023-12-30 | Chen Zhifo\(1896\-1962\), | Golden State Auction Gallery | $500
12. 2023-12-28 | CHEN ZHIFO, ATTRIBUTED TO, AUTUMN AND CHRYSANTHEMUM | China Arts Auction | N/A
13. 2023-09-26 | OGGETTISTICA | Aste Boetto SRL | €5,000
14. 2023-08-07 | Chen Zhifo, Attributed to, Chinese Pigeon Painting on paper, Hanging scroll | China Arts Auction | $1,500
15. 2023-06-18 | CHEN ZHIFO \(1896\-1962\)\-CHINESE PAINTING | Tomikai Auction | ¥200,000
16. 2023-06-09 | Chen zhifo,Attributed to,Autumn chrysanthemum | China Arts Auction | N/A
17. 2023-04-27 | Chen Zhifo, Attributed to, Peacock | China Arts Auction | $1,300
18. 2023-04-22 | BIRDS FLOWERS SCROLL BY CHEN ZHIFO | Mega International Auction | $900
19. 2023-04-22 | FLOWERS SCROLL BY CHEN ZHIFO | Mega International Auction | N/A
20. 2023-04-22 | MANDARINS LOTUS FLOWERS SCROLL BY CHEN ZHIFO | Mega International Auction | N/A
21. 2023-04-22 | BIRDS FLOWERS SCROLL BY CHEN ZHIFO | Mega International Auction | N/A
22. 2023-04-22 | AUSPICIOUS CHICKEN BAMBOOS SCROLL BY CHEN ZHIFO | Mega International Auction | N/A
23. 2023-02-11 | BIRDS FLOWERS BIG SCROLL BY CHEN ZHIFO | Mega International Auction | N/A
24. 2023-02-11 | BIRDS FLOWERS BIG SCROLL BY CHEN ZHIFO | Mega International Auction | N/A

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