This heavily carved Chinese spinach jade rosewood tablescreen stands 32 inches high. It is estimated at $20,000-$25,000. I.M. Chait Gallery/Auctioneers images
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – I.M. Chait Gallery/Auctioneers will present 500 lots of Asian and international fine arts on Sunday, May 31 – at an earlier 11 a.m. Pacific start time.
LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.
Highly anticipated is a rare and important Chinese early Yaozhou celadon glazed and carved ewer, which is estimated at $50,000-$70,000.
A pair of tall Tang Dynasty sancai glazed pottery lokapalas could sell for $15,000-$20,000.
A finely carved and polished, antique Chinese carved rock crystal quartz covered urn, 12 inches high, carries an $8,0900-$10,000 estimate.
An important and large Chinese huanghuali wood canopy bed measures 96 inches high. It is estimated at $50,000-$60,000.
Also offered will be an East Coast collection of Chinese ceramics including Ming and Qing Dynasty; antique Tibetan items including Mandalas and furniture and shrines from an Orange County, Calif., collection; together with Sino Tibetan bronzes from a Virginia collection; aelection of fine Chinese snuff bottles in jade, agate, porcelain and glass from a seasoned Oregonian collector; important rock crystal covered urn from a Japanese collection; together with scholar’s objects in carved jade and wood; and much more.
For details contact I.M. Chait Gallery / Auctioneers by phone at 310-285-0182 or via email at chait@chait.com.
