Antique large-scale model trains, jukeboxes, and 18th century Chinese pottery, are among the lots of an eclectic auction April 24, at Sterling Associates. Read More +
Tag Archives: Asian art
Japanese prints and ivories tell a story of collecting
A new exhibit at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Art, set to open March 30, 2013, explores noted Japanese artwork of the first decade of the 20th century. Read More +
Qing Dynasty jade carving may earn up to $100,000
Kaminski Auctions will host its next Fine Asian Art and Antiques Auction, starting at 10 a.m. March 30, at 117 Elliot St., Beverly, Mass. One of the items garnering the most pre-auction excitement is a large carved jade piece. Read More +
Firm preparing for its largest-ever Asian sale
18th – 19th century lotus form rhinoceros horn libation cup is expected to command top dollar (upwards of $150,000) during Elite Decorative Arts May 16-19 sale. Read More +
Asia Week chair announces record setting participation
Asia Week participants are set to take over New York with brilliant pieces from 44 galleries from across the globe, as the event gets underway March 15. Read More +
Weekly Antiques Auction & Show Ads: Jan. 5, 2013 – Feb. 27, 2013
There’s a lot happening in the antiques and collectibles community these days, and this is a great place to see what our advertisers have going on. Read More +
Rare rhino horn libation cup goes under the gavel in Maine Jan. 30
According to Woburn-based Jim Callahan, director of Asian Arts and a regular on PBS’ “Antiques Roadshow” since 1996, “Both of these treasures are exceptional and absolute rarities. I have been a student, connoisseur, and appraiser of fine Asian Arts for over 40 years and have never seen anything like the rhinoceros horn libation cup. Its form and subject until now were unknown. Read More +
Fong’s ‘Young Woman With Junk Boat’ sails to $9,440 at estate sale
Sales highlights were seen in every major category of Michaan’s Dec. 2, 2012, estate auction. An oil painting by Indonesian artist Lee Man Fong brought the highest dollar amount of the day. “Young Woman with Junk Boat” sold for $9,440, surpassing its low estimate of $8,000. Read More +
White jadeite Guan Yin stands to earn $350K in Florida auction
What’s fast shaping up as one of the best, highest-grossing Asian sales ever for Elite Decorative Arts is planned for the weekend of Nov. 10-11, 2012, in Boynton Beach, Fla. Read More +
Bonhams offers first Samurai-themed auction
Bonhams Arts of the Samurai sale, Oct. 16, 2012 in New York features 200 examples of Samurai armor, helmets, swords, sword fittings and folding screens at a range of price points. One key lot is a Myochin iron eccentrically shaped helmet (kawari kabuto), by Myochin Muneyasu, dated 1789. Read More +