The online auction house Auctionata has set a new world record for an Asian work of art sold in an online auction. In its 259th auction ‘Important Asian Art’, on June 20, which was broadcast online via livestream, a rare enamel, ivory-mounted and paste-set musical and automaton clock from the late 18th century was sold for 3.37 million euros (including buyer’s premium). This makes it the highest auction result in Germany in 2015 and the most expensive object that Auctionata has sold since the start of its livestream auctions in May 2013. The rare masterpiece of Chinese clock-making stems from the Guangzhou workshop and was offered for a starting price of 300,000 euros. Overall, the clock attracted more than 1,000 interested auction participants from 35 countries. After a fierce 10 minute bidding battle between 6 bidders from Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and New York, the museum-quality

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