Embroidery
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NEWBURY, U.K. – A circular silk badge of the type worn by a Ming dynasty emperor, discovered by chance during a free valuation day at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions, sold for £16,120 ($26,429) on Dec. 2. Known as a kesi, or “cut silk,” the embroidery was among items taken to a valuation day at Dreweatts […]
BEVERLY, Mass. – With over 600 lots, the Fine Asian Arts and Antiques Auction at Kaminski on June 22 saw the successful sale of a wide variety of Chinese objects, including ivory, jade, bronze, porcelain, silk and hardwood pieces—all selling with an 81 percent pass rate. LiveAuctioneers.com provided Internet live bidding. While a few high […]
Yonezawa Atom Jet Friction Race Car WILLOUGHBY, OH – Released in 1954, Yonezawa’s Atom Jet friction race car is one of the largest lithographed-tin toys made in postwar Japan for the export market. Measuring nearly 30in in length, the toy rides on rubber tires and has a noise generator when pushed along the floor. It […]
HUDSON, N.Y. – For those who had not yet drunk their fill of the Ann and Gordon Getty collection, there was a chance to imbibe once last time on March 1. A day later than planned, Stair Galleries sold the final 340 lots under the poetic title A Confluence of 19th and 20th Century Design. Results […]