'For my favourites in the sale, it'd have to be ink paintings from the Fine Chinese Painting section (traditional ink) and Chinese Contemporary Art Part 1 (abstract art), which is inspired by the ink traditions. I was especially interested in the Vermilion Pavilion Collection belonging to Fei Cheng-wu (1911-2000) and Chang Chien-ying (1909-2003), who were expatriate artists living in London from 1946 until their deaths. Their collection consists of many fine paintings that were given as gifts to Fei and Chang, who were friends with these artists. There are excellent works by Xu Beihong, Fu Baoshi and Zhang Daqian, the giants of 20th century Chinese painting. Among them is a rare album of 10 leaves by Fu Baoshi. The collection is particular meaningful to me because Fei and Chang were friends of my father the late C.Y. Tung.

'I remember talking to Chang Chien-ying on the phone in 2002, but unfortunately never got a chance to meet her, although I do know her paintings as well as her husband Fei Cheng-wu's. Sotheby's put out a beautiful catalogue commemorating the outstanding artists of their generation and their collection.'

Dominique Perregaux

Art dealer, collector and owner of Art Statements gallery

'After reviewing the list of works to be auctioned, none of the pieces I have seen strikes me as being of exceptional quality, or even simply interesting enough to attract my attention.

'The big names and the usual suspects of the Chinese contemporary art bubble, Fang Lijun, Zeng Fanzhi, Yue Minjun, Zhang Xiaogang, are there, but none of their works is inspiring - if they ever were, actually.

'But if I really have to come up with something there's one piece I would consider bidding for, which is Lot 1617: Zhao Wuji's Composition.

'I'm not an expert on Zhao Wuji, but I have been outsourcing and selling a few of his paintings to my clients. So, I know a bit about the artist. I find this black-and-white ink on paper interesting because the artist is more known for using strong, bright splashes of colours when he paints with oil, and for more sketchy and somehow straight-line scribbles when painting with ink.

'So, to have an abstract ink on paper, black and white, which has not that much of these little scribble lines, but, instead, expresses the same explosion of power that his oil paintings do is quite remarkable. The price isn't cheap for an ink on paper, but is still in a reasonable investment range for such an artist. Especially if we compare it with the silly prices reached by some paintings, sketches and lithography done by some of the so-called Cynic Realists, who have much, much less intrinsic artistic value than Zhao Wuji.'

Tuyet Nguyet

Collector and founder of Arts of Asia magazine.

'My favourite is the Shakyamuni Buddha, with mark and period of Yongle. This is the largest one. I would have bought this at HK$60 million myself because it's the most beautiful and the rarest of the rarest - and it has the mark of the Yongle. Another piece is the standing figure of Maitreya. It's very rare to have a standing Lord Buddha like that. I think its estimated value was HK$8 million to HK$10 million. If it were of the lower estimate, again, I would have liked to buy it. For about US$1 million, for that quality of workmanship, if you take a good look at the unique robe ... I don't remember seeing this piece before and it's very special and rare.'

Andy Hei Kaochiang

Collector and founder of Fine Chinese Antique Furniture & Works of Art

'My personal favourite is Shi Lu's Mother and Daughter in the Fine Chinese Paintings category. I've always liked this artist - probably because my taste is influenced by my father, an art dealer, who discovered him in the early 1980s. Not many people knew who Shi was then. Although he has sound traditional Chinese ink techniques and belongs to the Chang'an School, his style is unique. Many find his paintings too abstract and hard to understand. Shi was known as the Van Gogh of China. He wasn't influenced by western paintings though, and he built his techniques firmly on traditional Chinese ink. His subjects can be unusual. Some critics have speculated that he may have suffered from some mental illness, the result of having lived through the Cultural Revolution.

'I've bought Shi paintings before, so this is something that I may consider adding to my collection. The price isn't expensive by today's standard. He may not be well-known, but having looked at his paintings for so many years I've grown rather fond of his works.'

Sotheby's Hong Kong autumn sales ends tomorrow