NEW YORK – Doyle‘s Asian Works of Art auction on Monday, September 20 at 10am Eastern time will offer the arts of China, Japan and elsewhere throughout Asia dating from the Neolithic period through the 20th century. Showcased will be bronzes, jades, snuff bottles, porcelains, pottery, scholar’s objects and paintings from prominent collections and estates. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
LINCOLN PARK, N.J. – Willow Auction House is proud to present its September Great Estates Fall Curated Auction. Taking place on September 23 at noon Eastern time, the sale features more than 200 lots. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
BETHEL, Maine (AP) – A Maine museum is playing host to a chunk of rock it said is the largest intact Mars rock on Earth.
DALLAS — Dallas Auction Gallery achieved strong results in Texas and Western art in their September 8 Fine and Decorative Art Auction. The sale featured a large selection of important fine art from Texas estates, including that of a premier Austin homebuilder and art collector, Bill Milburn; Dallas art collectors Sam and Helga Feldman; and the estate of art collector Walter Stein, a cousin of Gertrude Stein.Continue reading
NEW YORK – On September 18, Gianguan Auctions will hold a sale of Important Chinese Works of Art and Paintings, featuring traditional and contemporary master paintings, carved jades, fine ceramics, Yixing teapots, bronze and Buddhist sculptures. The online auction will start at 10 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.Continue reading
NEW YORK — Long before Europeans perfected making fine china from clay, Chinese artisans mined kaolin (white clay) to create beautiful wares. Examples of their exquisite work were first imported from China to Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries and were well received. By the time trade routes fully opened up in the 16th century, China was exporting items made specifically for Western audiences. None of those items were more desirable than Chinese Export armorial porcelain – wares bearing coats of arms.