Exciting pieces of antique furniture, fine art and modern decor brought out the bidders during Litchfield County Auctions’ Winter Antiques & Modern Auction. Read More +
Chinese rock crystal vase carves out $12,000
Tag Archives: Chinese art
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 +
19th-century Russian silver kovsh may fetch upwards of $15K at sale
An oil painting with an estimate of $125,000 – $135,000, and a 16th century French novel are among the highlights of a Feb. 2 and 3 sale at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Read More +
Metropolitan Museum examines Chinese Garden theme in special exhibit
An exhibition exploring the rich interactions between pictorial and garden arts in China across more than 1,000 years will be on view Aug. 18, 2012, through Jan. 6, 2013, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Read More +
Consignment discovery earns $338K at Asian art, antiques auction
A group of fine Chinese furniture took the spotlight at a $12.8-million auction of fine Asian works of art Dec. 20-21. A rare pair of zitan and hongmu recessed leg altar tables, 18th/19th century, from the Carlisle estate soared to $2,714,500 against fierce bidding. Read More +
New Orleans-made derringer gun discovered in fresh-to-market antiques auction
More than 1,100 lots of mostly fresh-to-the-market items – including a Civil War Whitworth sharpshooter’s rifle and a New Orleans-made percussion cap derringer gun – will be sold on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 by Crescent City Auction Gallery. Read More +
Carved jadeite pieces among expected top Asian arts earners
Nearly 600 lots of top-quality Chinese carvings and works of art will be sold at auction Nov. 19, 2011 by Elite Decorative Arts. “We’re starting the auction in the evening rather than the early afternoon to accommodate the Chinese audience, which we expect will be substantial,” said Scott Cieckiewicz of Elite Decorative Arts. Read More +
Sales total $1.1 million at inaugural Asian art and antiques auction
Cowan’s is calling its first antiques auction dedicated solely to Asian Art “a huge success” with sales coming in at $1,116,846.25. Read More +