via Vietnam Express, 31 October 2022: The auction of the gold seal once owned by King Minh Mang has been deferred to later this week after an intervention by the Vietnamese government.
French auction house Millon has deferred the auction of Nguyen Dynasty King Minh Mang’s 11-kg gold seal to Nov. 11 following the Vietnamese government’s intervention.
The postponement from the original date of Oct. 31 was made at the commencement of the Vietnam Art Sales session at Millon in Paris at 5 p.m. (Hanoi time).
“Due to the strong interest of the Vietnamese State for lot 101 gold seal of Emperor Minh Mang, we postpone the sale of this piece to Thursday, November 10, 2022 at noon,” the auction house stated on its website.
Source: French house defers auction of 11-kg gold seal of Vietnamese king – VnExpress International
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