I.M. Chait’s Sept. 20 auction strong on Asian, African, Pre-Columbian art

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Family-owned I.M. Chait is a West Coast auction house with roots deeply planted in the Asian art specialty. Founder Isadore M. Chait is a world-renowned authority on the art and cultural objects of China and other Asian nations, and his 40 years of hand-on experience guides each and every auction conducted under the I.M. Chait banner. Each carefully curated sale is filled with rare, beautiful and fascinating pieces. Their September 20 auction, with absentee and Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers, is no exception.

Among the categories featured in the auction are:

• Meso and South American Pre -Columbian stone carvings, including figures, yoke, basin and fine metates from a San Bernardino, Calif., collector

• Central African Chowke Chihongo wood mask with braided hair; together with a tall West African Sande Sowo wood mask

• Shang, Zhou and Han-style bronze ritual food and wine vessels from Pasadena and Scottsdale collections

• Buddhist prayer necklaces and bracelets made of copal, coral lotus seed, etc.; together with jadeite pendants, rings and bracelets

• Numerous Chinese porcelain bowls and vases, including: Famille Rose, Famille Verte, Flambé, Blue and White and etc. from a Portland collector

Following is a sampling of highlights from the sale.

A Korean stoneware ewer:

Three Chinese scrolls:

Chinese jadeite carving:

Chinese daybed:

Chinese hu vase:

 

The auction will begin at 11 a.m. Pacific Time / 2 p.m. Eastern Time. Bid absentee or live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers.

For questions about any item in the sale, call 310-285-0182 or tollfree 800-775-5020, email chait@chait.com.

 

View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.