Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Bodhisattva on Lotus Base tops $400K at Concept Art GalleryPITTSBURGH — Concept Art Gallery enjoyed a sensational result in its June 8 sale. Estimated at $300-$600, a Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze bodhisattva hammered for $330,000 ($402,600 with buyer’s premium). Complete sale results are available at LiveAuctioneers. The buyer will be hoping they have bought one of the celebrated series of bronzes cast in the imperial […]
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Portrait of a Child by Mary Beale leads our five auction highlightsPortrait of a Child by Mary Beale, $25,000 EDINBURGH, UK – Mary Beale (1633-1699) was one of only a small number of female artists working professionally in London in the 17th century. Born in Barrow, England, the daughter of a clergyman, she studied under the portraitist Sir Peter Lely and, as her reputation grew, by […]
Circa-1900 water wheel novelty clock featured at Cottone May 30-31GENESEO, NY — An ingenious timepiece requiring no springs but only gravity is a top lot at Cottone Auctions on Thursday, May 30, part of its two-day Art & Antiques and Antiques & Clocks sale May 30-31. The full catalogs are now available for review and bidding at LiveAuctioneers. Made of gilt bronze and resting […]