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Chinese paper scroll, 'Parrots in Branches,' Chinese ink and colors on paper scroll, 29 x 15 inches. Estimate: $400-$500. I.M. Chait Gallery /Auctioneers image.

I.M. Chait auction Oct. 21 draws Asian art from across US

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf

Chinese paper scroll, 'Parrots in Branches,' Chinese ink and colors on paper scroll, 29 x 15 inches. Estimate: $400-$500. I.M. Chait Gallery /Auctioneers image.

Chinese paper scroll, ‘Parrots in Branches,’ Chinese ink and colors on paper scroll, 29 x 15 inches. Estimate: $400-$500. I.M. Chait Gallery /Auctioneers image.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – I.M. Chait Gallery / Auctioneers will conduct an Asian arts, antiques and estates auction on Sunday, Oct. 21, beginning at 11 a.m. PDT. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding. The sale will consist of nearly 600 lots.

Featured will be:

  • Japanese, Sino-Tibetan and Southeast Asian antiques and artworks from a Pasadena, Calif., collection;
  • Numerous Chinese scrolls and fans from California, New York and Georgia collections; some purchased at Sotheby Parke-Bernet;
  • Chinese antiques including; ceramics, ivories, jades, scholars objects, snuff bottles and textiles from an important Midwest estate;
  • African wood carvings from Florida and New York collections; and
  • A collection of Japanese ivories, satsumas and other antiques from an important Beverly Hills estate.

For details phone 310-285-0182.

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.

ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

Chinese carved and polychrome ivory cabbage, 13 1/2 inches long, wood stand. Estimate $1,200-$1,500. I.M. Chait Gallery /Auctioneers image.

Chinese carved and polychrome ivory cabbage, 13 1/2 inches long, wood stand. Estimate $1,200-$1,500. I.M. Chait Gallery /Auctioneers image.

Collection of various carved ivory animals, 5 1/4 inches long (largest). Estimate: $600-$900. I.M. Chait Gallery /Auctioneers image.

Collection of various carved ivory animals, 5 1/4 inches long (largest). Estimate: $600-$900. I.M. Chait Gallery /Auctioneers image.

Old ivory whale's tooth, in original unpolished form, 5 inches long. Estimate: $200-$300. I.M. Chait Gallery /Auctioneers image.

Old ivory whale’s tooth, in original unpolished form, 5 inches long. Estimate: $200-$300. I.M. Chait Gallery /Auctioneers image.

Colorful Chinese hand scroll on silk depicting a large continuous landscape with mountains, dwellings and waterscapes, inscription and seals, 266 inches long. Estimate: $1,500-$2,000. I.M. Chait Gallery /Auctioneers image.

Colorful Chinese hand scroll on silk depicting a large continuous landscape with mountains, dwellings and waterscapes, inscription and seals, 266 inches long. Estimate: $1,500-$2,000. I.M. Chait Gallery /Auctioneers image.