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.
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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.
Eastern Artifacts: Eastern art and culture inspire and excite collectors in the West
Asian art in any form offers a unique blend of the decorative and the functional. The richness of the materials and treatments utilized transforms even “everyday” objects into dazzling works of art. Among the myriad of items receiving this Cinderella treatment: bowls, vases, planters, chess sets, snuff bottles, rugs, robes, tapestries, tables, trays, jars,...
Georg Jensen sterling silver flatware could earn $10K at auction
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries' Spring 2012 Fine Art, Antiques & Asian Treasures Auction will offer a sumptuous collection of items representing more than three centuries of outstanding design.
Brush pot earns $17,500 at Asian art, antiques auction
With 500-plus lots of Asian arts and antiques examples, Bonhams Nov. 15 auction of Asian Decorative Arts in San Francisco earns more than $1.1 million. One of the many surprises included a late 18th/early 19th century brush pot that sold for $17,500 against a pre-sale estimate of $1,000 to $1,500.
Mainland Chinese buyers repatriate Asian porcelain, bronzes, and jades
>Get 26 issues of Antique Trader delivered for $26 >>Subscribe today! This finely carved coral branch from a Chinese artisan blew away all expectations, bringing $46,360. Photo courtesy Bonhams. Porcelain, bronzes, paintings and jades kept buyers active all day at Bonhams’ Asian Works of Art auction in San Francisco Aug. 30, 2011. As expected,...