PHILADELPHIA — Kamelot Auctions is having its annual Garden Sale on May 18 and also May 20. It will feature a carefully curated collection of garden and architectural antiques from across the globe, and will include an assortment of designs and styles to complete any outdoor paradise. Bidding will commence at 10 am Eastern time on May 18. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
PARIS – Piasa will hold its Africa & Modern & Contemporary Art sale on May 19. For the first time in the context of a contemporary African art sale in Paris, this auction will present the work of two major African American artists: Beauford Delaney, the great African American painter of the post-war period, and Kehinde Wiley, a rising figure on the other side of the Atlantic who, among other achievements, painted the famous portrait of American President Barack Obama that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK — While elmwood may be the most common wood used in Chinese furniture, hardwoods such as rosewood are sought after. The two most coveted forms of Chinese rosewood furniture are zitan and huanghuali, and their beauty is widely admired.