Asian antiques kick off Kaminski Auctions’ holiday sale Dec. 11

Sino-Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of Yamantaka and Vajravetali. Kaminski Auctions image
Sino-Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of Yamantaka and Vajravetali. Kaminski Auctions image

 

BEVERLY, Mass. – Kaminski Auctions will host it annual holiday auction on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016 featuring a two-session sale commencing with fine Asian art and antiques starting at 10 a.m. Eastern followed by jewelry and fine art. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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I.M. Chait Gallery laden with Asian treasures for Dec. 10-11 auction

Chinese carved jade figure of Guanyin holding an elaborate ruyi scepter and standing within a boulder-form border, 11 3/4 inches high. Estimate: $2,500-$3,500. I.M. Chait Gallery/Auctioneers image
Chinese carved jade figure of Guanyin holding an elaborate ruyi scepter and standing within a boulder-form border, 11 3/4 inches high. Estimate: $2,500-$3,500. I.M. Chait Gallery/Auctioneers image

 

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – I.M. Chait Gallery/Auctioneers will hold a major auction of Asian arts and estate items on Dec. 10-11. This special two-day sale will feature an extensive array of Chinese jade and hardstone pieces, including small carvings, vessels, jewelry and figural groups. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Belle Époque painters headline Heritage Auctions’ European art sale Dec. 7

Louis Marie de Schryver (French, 1862-1942), ‘Paris - La rue du Havre,’ 1893, oil on canvas, 29 x 36 1/2 inches (73.7 x 92.7 cm), signed and dated lower right: ‘Louis De Schryver / 1893.’ Heritage Auctions image
Louis Marie de Schryver (French, 1862-1942), ‘Paris – La rue du Havre,’ 1893, oil on canvas, 29 x 36 1/2 inches (73.7 x 92.7 cm), signed and dated lower right: ‘Louis De Schryver / 1893.’ Heritage Auctions image

 

DALLAS – The vitality and excitement of Belle Époque, with its emphasis on elegance and fashion, modernity, urbanization, consumerism, color and creativity, is expressed in a host of masterworks by a fine array of blue-chip artists represented in Heritage Auctions’ Fine European Art Auction Dec. 7 in Dallas. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Buddhist art objects achieve stellar prices at John Moran auction

One of many Asian objects from the Estate of Andrew F. Chandler to exceed expectations, this large-scale giltwood figure of Amida Buddha brought $22,800. John Moran Auctioneers image
One of many Asian objects from the Estate of Andrew F. Chandler to exceed expectations, this large-scale giltwood figure of Amida Buddha brought $22,800. John Moran Auctioneers image

 

MONROVIA, Calif. – Moran’s Nov. 15 Decorative Art Auction offered buyers a wide array of property from which to choose. The evening’s top-performing lots were all carved giltwood Japanese Buddhist figures, likely owing to both the exceptional quality of the pieces on offer as well as to the conservative auction estimates Moran’s assigned. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.

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