Chairs used by President Hu Jintao and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge are among the 55 chairs used by international guests during the Beijing 2008 Opening and Closing Ceremonies to be auctioned off this weekend in Beijing.
Zhang Xu, manager of the Beijing Jiahe Auction House said, “they have got certificates from the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games to prove it”.
The 55 chairs to be put up for auction Saturday will have a minimum bid of 1,000 yuan ($147) each. Other furniture used during the 2008 Games, including sofas from VIP rooms, will also be sold.
Zhang said the auction requires a 3,000 yuan deposit for someone to take part in the bidding.
People’s Daily reports while Olympic torches, drums and bamboo scrolls used during the Opening Ceremony have been hot items in auction houses, Olympic furniture has not been selling as well.
