Antiques of the Nguyen Dynasty are auctioned for tens of billions of dong

TT-Hue Provincial People’s Committee on April 1 said that the province has just approved in writing the policy of receiving two antiques donated by a corporation in Vietnam after winning the auction.

The Nguyen Dynasty mandarin’s hat was put on the Spanish auction floor Photo: Balclis

Previously, this group had sent a document to TT-Hue Provincial People’s Committee about the donation of two valuable Nguyen Dynasty antiques successfully auctioned by this business.

These antiques include mandarin hats of the Nguyen Dynasty, made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and Nhat Binh’s embroidered silk shirt, made in the 19th century.

It is expected that these antiques will be transported from Spain to Vietnam in early April 2022.

At the end of October 2021, many Hue cultural researchers as well as antique collectors felt surprised and regretful when the two Nguyen Dynasty antiques mentioned above were put on the auction floor by Balclis auction house (Spain). Auctionet.

After more than 10 bids, the Nguyen Dynasty mandarin hat was won by the representative of a Vietnamese corporation at the auction with an amount 1,200 times higher than the starting price.

Nhat Binh shirt with embroidered silk material, dating from the Nguyen Dynasty. Photo: Balclis

According to this business, realizing that these are antiques that receive special attention from public opinion, have great cultural and historical value, this business wishes to donate 2 antiques to the Provincial People’s Committee. TT-Hue for the purpose of preservation, storage and display.

Through this donation, the unit wishes to create positive impacts on culture – history, contributing a part to the comprehensive development of TT-Hue province.

After receiving the document from the donating enterprise, the Provincial People’s Committee assigns the relevant departments and agencies, based on their assigned functions and tasks, to coordinate with the donation unit to advise the Provincial People’s Committee to carry out legal procedures for receiving the donation. 2 antiques in accordance with current law.

It is known that if you include the purchase and tax, the cost of transporting the antiques to Vietnam, the value of these two antiques is up to about 35 billion VND.

Quang Thanh