saw the police round up a group of foreigners and seize cash and assets that included luxury cars, watches, and handbags., the haul was worth more than $1 billion.
A 100per cent Bearbrick stands at 7cm tall, while the other sizes are 50per cent , 70per cent , 150per cent , 200per cent , 400per cent , 1000per cent and 4000per cent . The Pinel et Pinel x Cyril Kongo BE@RBRICK series was made in collaboration with street artist Cyril Kongo, Medicom Toy and Forward Fashion in Macao – each piece is “entirely made by hand” with 56 pieces of leather and coated canvas.Drawing on his 18-year expertise in collecting, Mr Wee said the pieces seized are likely authentic.
Mr Xu added that there are only 26 sets of the Pinel et Pinel x Cyril Kongo Bearbrick collection, with most collectors able to afford only one or two loose pieces from a set. This is the first time he has seen a complete set of eight in Singapore, estimating it to be worth about $380,000. A recent Coco Chanel 1000per cent Bearbrick at art and luxury auction house Christie’s saw a closing bid of HK$138,600 on April 20. The same item auctioned at Sotheby’s in September 2020 went for more than double that at HK$302,400.
The Qiu Tu Bearbrick by Chinese artist Yue Minjun went for about US$157,000 at an auction following its debut in 2008. PHOTO: YANG GALLERY A Bearbrick display at Raffles City Singapore in November 2021. PHOTO: FACEBOOK/CAPITALAND/ACTIONCITY/MEDICOM TOY