Editor’s Note
Phillips’ upcoming “New Now” auction in Hong Kong highlights both established and emerging artists, continuing its role as a key event for modern and contemporary art collectors.
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Hong Kong – New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art and Design
Starts at 13:00 HKT (14:00 JST)
https://www.phillips.com/auction/HK010325
This season, Phillips is honored to be selected as the auction partner for The 2025 Sovereign Asian Art Prize. Works by over 30 shortlisted artists from across Asia will be offered, with proceeds supporting underprivileged children in Hong Kong through the Sovereign Art Foundation.
Highlight Lots:
Ayako Rokkaku – Untitled, 2023 – Acrylic on canvas, triptych – Estimate: HK$2,400,000 – 3,000,000 / US$308,000 – 385,000
Issy Wood – Professional Help on Rye, 2020 – Oil on linen – Estimate: HK$800,000 – 1,200,000 / US$103,000 – 154,000
Friday, March 28, 2025
Hong Kong – EDITIONS
Starts at 14:00 HKT (15:00 JST)
https://www.phillips.com/auction/HK030125
Phillips is a global market leader in multiples (editions). On March 28, reflecting the growing interest in prints and editioned works among Asian collectors, Phillips will host its first-ever live auction in Asia dedicated exclusively to editions in Hong Kong. The sale features works by leading modern and contemporary artists including Salvador Dalí, Damien Hirst, KAWS, Banksy, and Yoshitomo Nara.
Highlight Lots:
Damien Hirst – The Virtues (H9), 2021 – Estimate: HK$600,000-800,000 / US$77,100-103,000
Yoshitomo Nara – Tell Me, 2014 – Estimate: HK$220,000-320,000 / US$28,300- 41,200
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Hong Kong – Jewels
Starts at 14:00 HKT (15:00 JST)
https://www.phillips.com/auction/HK060225
The Hong Kong Jewels auction on March 27 will present a curated selection of jewelry, focusing on rare colored stones and brilliant colored diamonds.
In addition to the live auction, Phillips will host the Hong Kong Jewels: Online Auction, open for bidding from March 21 to April 1. Highlights from The Geneva Jewels Auction: IV will also be on view.
March 19 – 26, 2025
Hong Kong – Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Hong Kong Sessions, Spring 2025
https://www.phillips.com/auctions/auction/HK080125
The Phillips Watches Online Auction, running from March 19 to 26, will feature exceptional timepieces from renowned watchmakers including Patek Philippe, Rolex, A. Lange & Söhne, and Richard Mille.
Watches from the auction will be on view at the Phillips Perpetual boutique in the Pedder Building, Central, from March 19 to 25. This will be followed by highlights from The Geneva Watch Auction: XXI and The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XX on view at the same boutique from March 28 to 30.
Highlight Lots:
Ruby and Diamond Bracelet – Rubies totalling 33.66 carats – Estimate: HK$4,700,000 – 6,700,000 / US$600,000 – 860,000
Richard Mille – RM35-02 Rafael Nadal Carbon TPT skeletonized wristwatch – Estimate: HK$1,000,000 – 2,000,000 / US$120,000 – 240,000
“Picasso & The Animal Kingdom”
March 13 – 30: 11:00-19:00; April 1 – 15: 10:00-18:00 (Closed March 31 & April 4)
Picasso
Phillips’ Hong Kong art month kicks off with “Picasso & The Animal Kingdom,” a selling exhibition exploring Pablo Picasso’s lifelong fascination with the animal kingdom. The exhibition, featuring paintings, works on paper, sculptures, ceramics, and multiples, highlights the artist’s exceptional ability to capture the essence of animals not merely as subjects, but as symbolic presences that reveal artistic vision and personal mythology, sources of inspiration, and metaphors.
Held from March 13 to April 15 at Phillips’ gallery in the West Kowloon Cultural District, adjacent to M+, the exhibition coincides with the museum’s special exhibition “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Picasso for Asia—A Conversation.”
Highlight Works:
Pablo Picasso – Taureau, 1957 – Bronze – Edition of 2
Pablo Picasso – Jeune Garçon nu à cheval, 1906 – Oil on canvas
Pablo Picasso – Canard pique-fleurs, 1951 – White earthenware
WEST KOWLOON
Location: GF, 1F & 3F, Phillips Asia Headquarters, WKCDA Tower, West Kowloon Cultural District, No. 8 Austin Road West, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Spring Auctions Preview (Modern & Contemporary Art, Editions and Jewels)
21-29 March: 11:00-19:00
Picasso & The Animal Kingdom (Selling Exhibition)
13-30 March: 11:00-19:00; 1-15 April: 10:00-18:00 (Closed on 31 March and 4 April)
CENTRAL
Location: Phillips Perpetual, 503, Pedder Arcade, 12 Pedder St, Central, Hong Kong
Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Hong Kong Sessions, Spring 2025
19 – 25 March: 11:00-19:00
Highlights from The Geneva Watch Auction: XXI and The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XX
28-30 March: 10:30-18:30