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Lightning in a Bottle: Tremont Auctions' Bistany Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles
The heyday for Chinese snuff bottles occurred during the Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911). During this time, it was illegal to smoke tobacco, but it was permissible to use snuff, or finely powdered tobacco, to combat illnesses like colds, headaches, and tummy troubles. Elaborately decorated palm-sized vessels had stoppers with…
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Lark Mason Associates Sale of Asian, Ancient and Ethnographic Works of Art Achieves $932,045 on iGavelAuctions.com
New York: The three-session online sale of rare works of Asian art presented by Lark Mason Associates, on iGavelAuctions.com, concluded on November 3rd, and rang up $932,045.00 in sales including buyer’s premium. “The series of sales exceeded expectations and showed the market to be remarkably resilient, boding well for the…
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Exceptional Results From Bonhams Asia Week Sales In New York
99% sold by value across all three sales, totalling US$5.5 million Ode to the Sound of Autumn by Pu Ru, sold for US$201,975. New York – Bonhams concluded its auctions for Asia Week New York this autumn, which included The Joan and Ted Dorf Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles and Archer Rings on September 19, Chinese Works…
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Mainland China and U.S. Collectors Catapult Lark Mason Associates Sale of Asian, Ancient and Ethnographic Works of Art to $1,744,570 on iGavelAuction.com
A Qing white jade vase, associated with the Kangxi/Yongzheng period with archaistic straps in imitation of archaic bronze vessels of the Western Zhou period New York: The two-session sale of rare Chinese 18th century cloisonné, huanghuali furniture, snuff bottles and archaic jades presented by Lark Mason Associates–which closed on April 27th…
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Converse Auctions will hold an online-only Important Chinese New Year Antique Auction, 315 lots, Saturday, December 26th
The auction will feature exquisite jade carvings, porcelain, paintings, jewelry, bronze Buddhas, scholars’ items, fine furniture, snuff bottles and seals. Rare 19th century French rolling ball waterwheel clock, almost identical to one in Palace Museum in the Forbidden City in Beijing, housed in a gilded bronze case (est. $3,000-$5,000). PAOLI,…
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Doyle to auction Asian works of art on July 23
Chinese Flambe Glazed Porcelain Meiping, Qianlong Seal Mark and of the Period. Height 12 inches. Est. $12,000-15,000. NEW YORK, NY.-Doyle’s Asian Works of Art auction on Thursday, July 23 at 10am will present the arts of China, Japan and Southeast Asia from the Neolithic Period through the 20th century. Highlights include…
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Quinn’s to launch summer auction lineup with online-only Fine & Decorative Arts Auction, June 27
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Quinn’s Auction Galleries will welcome the summer season with an online-only Fine & Decorative Arts Auction on Saturday, June 27, starting at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. The sale includes a fine selection of Asian, American, European and Modern artworks, with selections by Merton Simpson, Dale Chihuly,…
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Michaan's sale features Escher, rare snuff bottles and porcelains, fine furniture and a Kashmir sapphire
Maurits Cornelis Escher (Dutch 1898-1972) Convex and Concave (Hol en Bol). Lithograph. Estimate: $10,000 / 15,000. ALAMEDA, CA.-Michaan’s Auctions continues to serve the international community of buyers and sellers, sustaining the momentum created by many years of successful auction events. The Alameda, California auction gallery reopens this month. On Friday, June…
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Fine Art & European Decorative Arts go up for bid at Turner Auctions + Appraisals on Saturday, April 25
Masami Teraoka (1936). Title/Subject: Namiyo at Hanauma Bay, 1985. Medium: Print-Multiple, Lithograph in colors. Size image: 24 3/4" x 36". Size frame: 34" x 45". Created: 1985. Condition: Good. Estimate $1,500 - $2,500. SAN FRANCISCO, CA.-Turner Auctions + Appraisals presents Fine Art & European Decorative Arts on Saturday, April 25, 2020.…
