Auction introduction: Christie’s Hong Kong is honoured to present one of the most important private European collections of Chinese art in our Spring auction- The Palmer Family Collection. Amassed from the late 19th to early 20th centuries across multiple generations, this collection truly demonstrates the passion and appreciation of art by the informed collectors, and it has been widely exhibited and published, from the landmark exhibition of Chinese Art at the Royal Academy in London in 1935, to other significant exhibitions held by world-renowned Oriental Ceramics Society in London. This sale comprises 63 lots that are representative of this remarkable collection, including examples of Imperial Qing porcelains, classic Ming blue and white porcelains, early ceramics, metalworks, painted enamels, and jade carvings.