Lifetime Asian collection of world travelers debuts at Everard Feb. 13-14

17th- or 18th-century Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Buddha, estimated at $8,000-$12,000 at Everard Auctions.

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SAVANNAH, Ga. – Everard Auctions’ Winter Sale, scheduled for Tuesday, February 13 and Wednesday, February 14, includes Asian art and furniture from the Hilton Head Island estates of two well-traveled executives. Both South Carolina gentlemen kept meticulous records and retained receipts documenting the purchases made during their years of living abroad.

A pair of 17th-century yoke-back huanghuali side chairs with inset rattan seats is entered with a $10,000-$15,000 estimate. The duo is part of a collection of Qing huanghuali and hongmu furniture from the estate of a former GE executive and were bought in 1989 from Schoeni Fine Oriental Art in Hong Kong.

A set of four 18th-century Chinese kesi silk chair covers were purchased from Teresa Coleman Fine Arts in Hong Kong. Worked with auspicious flora and fauna, they would have been draped over chairs to protect them while not in use but are now offered framed with an estimate of $4,000-$6,000.

From the UBS executive’s estate comes a Ming dynasty Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Buddha — its provenance includes ownership by R. Laquerod, Zurich, in 1934 — and two works by the Lebanese artist Adel Saghir (1930-2020), among them the monumental 1979 Heavenly Bounty bought via Washington Place Artists Gallery, New York in 1980. Both pieces carry estimates of $8,000-$12,000 each.

Collectors of Savannah regional art seldom tire of the atmospheric paintings of Myrtle Jones (1913-2005), which typically depict scenes of everyday life in the region, including urban streetscapes, buildings, landscapes, and portraits of locals. Several good examples appear in the sale, including the acrylic-on-canvas Savannah City Hall and Factors Walk, estimated at $4,000-$6,000.

Also of regional interest is a watercolor displaying the artistic talents of the celebrated singer-songwriter Johnny Mercer (1909-1976). An inlet near Mercer’s hometown of Savannah is named Moon River as an homage to the classic song from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, for which he wrote the lyrics. The watercolor, dated 1948 and titled Woman Walking in the Rain, has an estimate of $800-$1,200.

The books and manuscript section includes John James Audubon’s classic seven-volume octavo edition of The Birds of America, from Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories. His magnum opus, The Birds of America, was first published between 1827 and 1839, and depicts dozens of detailed illustrations of North American avians. The 1856 printing, retaining all 500 hand-colored stone-lithograph plates, is estimated at $10,000-$15,000.
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Pair of 17th-century Chinese yoke-back huanghuali side chairs, estimated at $10,000-$15,000 at Everard Auctions.
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‘Omaggio a Picasso,’ a glass sculpture by Walter Furlan, estimated at $5,000-$7,000 at Everard Auctions.
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‘Woman Walking in the Rain,’ a 1948 watercolor by Johnny Mercer, estimated at $800-$1,200 at Everard Auctions.
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Adel Saghir, ‘Heavenly Bounty’, estimated at $8,000-$12,000 at Everard Auctions.
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17th- or 18th-century Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Buddha, estimated at $8,000-$12,000 at Everard Auctions.
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LA Lakers 1988 World Champions basketball signed by Jerry West, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Magic Johnson, estimated at $1,000-$1,500 at Everard Auctions.
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John James Audubon, ‘Birds of America, from Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories,’ 1856 octavo edition, estimated at $10,000-$15,000 at Everard Auctions.
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Classical Chinese furnishings steamrolled modest estimates to sell for six figures at Brunk

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Classical Chinese furniture deaccessioned from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts produced some sensational results at a dedicated Asian Art sale held by Brunk Auctions on October 19. The pieces had been given to the museum by collectors Price and Elaine Rogers in the late 20th century. Most had labels suggesting they had been bought in China in the 1950s.

A pair of stools fashioned in the revered Chinese hardwood huanghuali – probably in the late Ming period – raced away from an estimate of $1,500-$2,500 to hammer for $235,000 and sell for $300,800 with buyer’s premium.

Seats in China were ranked via a strict hierarchy. Chairs were most important and reserved for the master of the house and senior guests on formal occasions. Stools, which typically followed contemporaneous table designs, were used in more relaxed gatherings.

The design and construction of this pair suggest a 17th century date. According to a label affixed to one, they were purchased in China (Beijing) in 1953 from dealer Caroline Bieber and pictured in the influential 1948 book she co-authored with the American orientalist George Kates, Chinese Household Furniture.

Modest estimates on the Rogers collection furniture led to a number of similar results. Hammered at $120,000 and sold for $153,600 with buyer’s premium, many times the $5,000 top estimate, was a Qing huanghuali cupboard fitted with shelves and two drawers with paktong alloy hardware and a dragon carved serpentine skirt.

From the collection of a consignor described as “a Southern gentleman” were two late Ming or Qing ritual bronzes — a censer and an incense tool vase — made either for export to the Islamic market or for a Chinese mosque. They follow traditional local forms embellished with Arabic calligraphy. Like many bronzes of the 17th century and later, they have apocryphal marks for the Xuande emperor (1425-1435), the 5th ruler of the Ming dynasty, whose short reign was viewed as something of a golden era by subsequent generations. In particular, it was a time of relative prosperity for Islam in China, with many influential Muslim advisors, eunuchs and envoys serving in the imperial court.

Today, as many pieces have been lost or destroyed, these Islamic market wares are much admired among the Muslim Chinese community. Just how admired was seen when these two vessels, estimated at $600-$800, hammered at $230,000 and sold for $294,400 with buyer’s premium.

A baluster-form jar with a domed cover and gilt-on-turquoise decoration came by descent from Wilhelmine Kirby Waller. She was the granddaughter of Thomas Ellis Kirby, founding partner of the American Art Association, among the first dedicated fine art auction houses in the United States. The 11in high jar, with a red six-character Qianlong mark and probably of the period, had breaks and repairs to both sides of the flared lip. However, the winning bid of $85,000, which totaled $108,800 with buyer’s premium, was more than 10 times the low estimate.

A 7in cylindrical brush pot or bitong from the Transitional period with blue and white narrative decoration and incised anhua bands was estimated at $1,200-$1,800 and hammered for $9,500, or $12,160 with buyer’s premium, from a LiveAuctioneers bidder. Consigned by a vendor in California, it had a label for Elinor Gordon (1919-2009), the well-known Pennsylvania dealer in Chinese porcelain.
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Pair of Chinese carved huanghuali stools, which sold for $235,000 ($300,800 with buyer’s premium) at Brunk Auctions.
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Chinese paktong-mounted huanghuali cabinet, which sold for $120,000 ($153,600 with buyer’s premium) at Brunk Auctions.
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Two Chinese bronze vessels originally made for the Islamic market, which sold for $230,000 ($294,400 with buyer’s premium) at Brunk Auctions.
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Chinese lidded porcelain vessel, which sold for $85,000 ($108,800 with buyer’s premium) at Brunk Auctions.
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Chinese blue and white porcelain brush pot, which sold for $9,500 ($12,160 with buyer’s premium) at Brunk Auctions.
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‘Matisse of the East’ cache of art emerges at Freeman’s Oct. 18

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PHILADELPHIA — Nine works by Ding Yanyong (1902-1978), painted in the last years of his life for an American student, will be presented at Freeman’s auction of Asian Arts on Wednesday, October 18. The cache of ink and color on paper scrolls were given by the artist to the owner while she studied in Hong Kong in 1976. Estimates range from $1,500-$2,000 to $30,000-$50,000, with bidding available via LiveAuctioneers.

Ding Yanyong, the Chinese painter dubbed ‘the Matisse of the East’ for his blending of Eastern and Western styles, moved to Hong Kong in 1949 and remained there until his death in 1978. The consignor of these nine paintings was introduced to Ding by a friend and became one of his first western pupils. Ding gave her the Chinese sobriquet Meilan Nvdi (Beautiful Orchid), and this name appears as part of the dedication on several of the works up for sale.

The subject of the Eight Immortals is one the artist revisited in various compositions in the 1970s. The largest scroll in the group, at 4ft 6in by 2ft 3in, depicts them gathered together alongside the sealed inscription Meilan Nvdi and a bingchen year, equivalent to 1976. It has an estimate of $30,000-$50,000.

Also dated to 1976 is a 2ft 1in by 19in black ink sketch of an eagle together with a personal inscription and an estimate of $3,000-$5,000, while carrying an estimate of $5,000-$7,000 is a 2ft 3in by 18in colored scene depicting the main protagonists from the famous tale ‘Journey to the West’ – doubtless chosen by the artist as a suitable subject for his American student.

Earning the sale’s highest estimate, at $30,000-$50,000, is a pair of Qing dynasty continuous yoke-back armchairs made in the reverse hardwood huanghuali. One of the three main types of Chinese armchairs produced during the classic period, these are also colloquially known as a ‘Southern official’s hat’ chair or nanguanmaoyi. This pair were bought to the U.S. in 1937, on the eve of the second Japanese invasion of China, by a family who had settled in Shanghai five years earlier. While in China, they had acquired many pieces of traditional Chinese furniture.
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Ding Yanyong, ‘The Eight Immortals Gathering,’ estimated at $30,000-$50,000 at Freeman’s.
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Ding Yanyong, ‘Journey to the West,’ estimated at $5,000-$7,000 at Freeman’s.
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Ding Yanyong, ‘Eagle,’ estimated at $3,000-$5,000 at Freeman’s.
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Pair of Chinese Qing dynasty huanghuali continuous yoke-back armchairs (nanguanmaoyi), estimated at $30,000-$50,000 at Freeman’s.
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Japanese export silver four-piece dragon tea and coffee service with tray, estimated at $10,000-$15,000 at Freeman’s.
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Chinese huanghuali armchairs lead Asian selection at Freeman’s, Oct. 18

Pair of Chinese huanghuali yolk-back armchairs, estimated at $80,000-$120,000
Pair of Chinese huanghuali yolk-back armchairs, estimated at $80,000-$120,000
Pair of Chinese huanghuali yolk-back armchairs, estimated at $80,000-$120,000

PHILADELPHIA — Freeman’s will hold its next Asian Arts auction on Tuesday, October 18. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. Head of Freeman’s Asian Arts department Ben Farina said, “I am delighted that the sale is led by a pair of finely figured Chinese huanghuali yolk-back armchairs, a set expertly handcrafted in 17th/18th-century China.” The pair is offered with an estimate of $80,000-$120,000.

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Gallery Report: Loie Hollowell painting crests $1M at Clars

ATLANTA – At the beginning of every month, ACN columnist Ken Hall delivers top auction highlights from around the United States and across the wider world. Here’s the May 2022 edition of his Gallery Report. All prices include the buyer’s premium, except where noted.

Loie Hollowell painting, $1.05 million, Clars Auction Gallery

A painting by Loie Hollowell (American, b. 1983), titled Point of Entry (Blood-Orange Moon Over Orange Sac), sold for $1.05 million at a Modern + Contemporary Art + Design sale held March 25 by Clars Auction Gallery in Oakland, California. Also, a 1961 drawing by Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), titled Etudes VII (d’apres Manet), brought $150,000, and a double-sided oil on canvas painting by Maria-Mela Muter (Polish/French, 1876-1967) changed hands for $106,250.

Winchester cartridge board, CA$70,800, Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.

A Winchester cartridge board dating to circa 1884 sold for $70,800 in an online-only Petroliana & Advertising Auction held April 23 by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd., in New Hamburg, Canada. Also, a circa-1905 Carhartt’s Overalls single-sided porcelain corner sign achieved $25,960, and a Canadian Ford V8 dealer double-sided porcelain sign from the 1930s realized $15,340. Prices are in Canadian dollars.

Marble sculpture of a woman, $21,250, Ahlers & Ogletree

A classical early 20th-century Continental School semi-nude marble sculpture of a woman sold for $21,250 in a two-day Spring Estates & Collections auction held April 9-10 by Ahlers & Ogletree in Atlanta. Also, an Untitled Abstract oil painting by Syd Solomon (American, 1917-2004) realized $20,000, and an oil on canvas by Henri Hecht Maik (French, 1922-1993), titled Le Reveille du Hibou (The Awakening of the Owl), achieved $20,000.

Mickey and Minnie Mouse motorcycle, $222,000, Bertoia Auctions

A circa-1932 Tippco (Germany) Mickey and Minnie Mouse motorcycle tin wind-up toy sold for $222,000, a new world record auction price for any Disney toy, at the sale of the Monique Knowlton antique toy collection held March 11-12 by Bertoia Auctions in Vineland, N.J. Also, a Masudaya (Japan) Machine Man Robot made $72,000, and a Bandai (Japan) Flying Spaceman ‘Superman’ friction cycle in the original box rose to $57,600.

B. Prabha painting, $37,500, Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers

An oil on canvas by B. Prabha (India, 1933-2001), depicting three women dressed in white and yellow, sold for $37,500 at an auction held April 4 by Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers in Cranston, R.I. Also, a religious painting by Mahadev Dhurandhar (India, 1867-1944), depicting a man laying down his bow and arrows at the feet of Shiva, changed hands for $31,250.

Crystal ball casket magic apparatus, $36,000, Potter & Potter Auctions

Jonathan N. Hofzinser’s Crystal Ball Casket illusion, created circa 1860, sold for $36,000 at Part 2 of the Ken Klosterman magic collection held March 26 by Potter & Potter Auctions in Chicago. Also, a color lithograph from around 1920, titled Rostrum The Last Word in Magic, commanded $26,400; and Alexander’s Sawing a Woman in Half illusion, made by F.G. Thayer of Los Angeles in 1921, finished at $24,000.

Chinese food vessel, $487,500, Hindman

A Chinese archaic bronze ceremonial food vessel from the mid-Western Han dynasty sold for $487,500 at an auction of Chinese and Himalayan Works of Art held March 29 by Hindman in Chicago. Also, a semi-translucent apple green jadeite tripod censer and cover realized $287,500; a translucent grayish-celadon jadeite covered vase rang up $81,250; an archaistic bronze wine jar and cover garnered $40,625; and a carved yellow jade covered vase went for $20,000.

Wesco Model 212 gas pump, $38,400, Morphy Auctions

A West Coast Equipment Company (Wesco) Model #212 gas pump, professionally restored in Hancock Gasoline livery, sold for $38,400 at an Automobilia, Petroliana & Railroadiana auction held March 29-30 by Morphy Auctions in Denver, Pennsylvania. Also, a Buick Authorized Valve in Head neon porcelain sign in complete, original condition realized $27,600, and an Edsel Automobiles double-sided porcelain neon dealership sign went for $24,000.

Lincoln’s pocket knife, $519,000, Heritage Auctions

A custom pocket knife in its original presentation box, given to Abraham Lincoln on June 16, 1864 by Alfred B. Justice for attending the Great Central Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia, sold for $519,000 at a Lincoln and His Times Auction held Feb. 12-13 by Heritage Auctions in Dallas. Also, the key to Box No. 7 at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., where Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, earned $495,000; and a bust of Lincoln by Chicago artist Leonard Volk attained $399,000.

Cartier Art Deco desk clock, $359,100, Doyle

A circa-1925 Art Deco desk clock by Cartier sold for $359,100 at an Important Jewelry auction held April 12 by Doyle in New York City. Also, a natural pearl necklace with a platinum and Fancy Intense blue diamond clasp found a new owner for $226,800; a jade bead necklace with a gold clasp earned $201,600; a platinum and diamond ring slipped onto a new finger for $195,300; and an antique gold, sapphire and diamond horseshoe brooch changed hands for $138,600.

Huanghuali armchairs, $948,000, Freeman’s

A pair of Chinese huanghuali armchairs from the late Ming to Qing dynasty sold for $948,000 at an Asian Arts auction held April 13 by Freeman’s in Philadelphia. Also, two Chinese blue and white porcelain panels went for $403,200; a Chinese Qing dynasty famille rose-decorated Butterflies and Blossoms vase with the four-character Yongzheng mark achieved $189,000; and a Chinese Qing dynasty creamy-white jade carving of a bear realized $107,100.

Handwritten Beethoven letter, $251,240, RR Auction

A four-page letter handwritten by Ludwig van Beethoven, dated Sept. 24, 1815 and penned in German to his librettist, the court poet Friedrich Treitschke, sold for $251,240 in an online auction held April 13 by RR Auction in Boston. Also, a notice of insurance claim for Lee Harvey Oswald, a proof of death certificate obligating the insurance company to pay Oswald’s mother $863 for her son’s demise, brought $79,436; and a Marilyn Monroe-signed photograph, taken in 1953, earned $28,895.

Tom Brady rookie card, $4,800, Cordier Auctions

A 2000 Bowman Chrome Tom Brady rookie card #236, graded PSA 9, sold for $4,800 in sports card and comic book auctions held April 3 and April 10 by Cordier Auctions in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Also, a copy of Detective Comics #225, the first issue of Martian Manhunter (1955) hit $4,080; a copy of Detective Comics #233, the first issue of Batwoman (1956) brought $3,120; a 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente rookie card #164 made $3,360; and a 1980 Topps Baseball unopened wax box realized $2,250.

Popeye and Olive Oyl toy tank, $105,000, Milestone Auctions

A Linemar (Japan) battery-operated Popeye and Olive Oyl Tank with its original box sold for $105,000 at an Antique Toy Spectacular held April 9 by Milestone Auctions in Willoughby, Ohio. Also, a Linemar battery-operated Popeye and Row Boat with its original box earned $13,200; a Chein tin wind-up Popeye Overhead Puncher with its original box rang up $11,400; and a Chein tin wind-up Popeye Heavy Hitter with its original box rose to $11,400.

Saturn V digital computer memory module, $71,335, RR Auction

A Saturn V Launch Vehicle digital computer memory module sold for $71,335 in an online-only Space Exploration Auction held March 10-April 21 by RR Auction in Boston. Also, Gus Grissom’s prototype pressure suit from Project Gemini went for $64,850; Dave Scott’s Apollo 15-flown CSM update checklist achieved $58,885; Alan Shepard’s Project Mercury spacesuit glove changed hands for $43,923; and Jack Swigert’s Apollo 13-flown flag earned $52,878.

Hughie Lee-Smith painting, $365,000, Swann Auction Galleries

Aftermath, a circa-1960 painting by Hughie Lee-Smith (American, 1915-1999), sold for $365,000 – a new record for the artist – at an African American Art auction held March 31 by Swann Galleries in New York City. Also, a 1982 dry pigment work by Ed Clark, titled Spatial Image III, commanded $341,000; an untitled (Atmospheric Effects Series) acrylic on paper by Alma Thomas from 1971 made $209,000; and an untitled circa 1958-1959 oil painting by Beauford Delaney hit $137,000.

 

View top auction results on LiveAuctioneers here: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/pages/recent-auction-sales/

Wealth of Asian art and objects at Clars, April 24

Qing imperial porcelain Guangxu mark and period famille rose Three Rams bowl, est. $5,000-$7,000
Qing imperial porcelain Guangxu mark and period famille rose Three Rams bowl, est. $5,000-$7,000
Qing imperial porcelain Guangxu mark and period famille rose Three Rams bowl, est. $5,000-$7,000

OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery will offer a fine selection of Asian art and objects on Sunday, April 24. The sale will include Chinese antique porcelains, jade and stone carvings, furniture, Chinese paintings, embroidered works and other categories of Asian art. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Chinese cloisonne vase and huanghuali armchairs grace Freeman’s April 13 sale

Chinese gilt-repousse-embellished cloisonne vase, est. $40,000-$60,000
Chinese gilt-repousse-embellished cloisonne vase, est. $40,000-$60,000
Chinese gilt-repousse-embellished cloisonne vase, est. $40,000-$60,000

PHILADELPHIA — Freeman’s April 13 Asian Arts auction presents collectors of Chinese craftsmanship opportunities to add remarkable 17th- and 18th-century furniture and design objects to their collections. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Stephen Scott Young portrait, top-tier estate art to lead Everard’s Oct. 26-28 auction

Stephen Scott Young (American, b. 1957-), ‘Island Pearl,’ watercolor study, 12 3/8in square, signed and titled. Provenance: St. Augustine, Fla. Private collection; Barridoff Galleries (2007). Estimate $10,000-$15,000

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Considered by many to be the South’s finest online auction house, Everard Auctions & Appraisals combines traditional values and caring personal service with the latest Internet technology, making it a trusted choice within the art community worldwide. Everard’s next event, an October 26-28 Fall Southern Estates Auction, offers more than 900 lots of fine and decorative art from select sources in Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and beyond. Absentee bidding is now in progress via LiveAuctioneers, with live online bidding slated to begin at 10 am EDT on all three days of the auction series.

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Interior designers freshen decor by mixing styles

Carsons tufted chaise lounge in burnt orange. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers and Regency Auction House

NEW YORK – The freshest style in decor these days is … mixing styles.

Traditional and contemporary often work well together. Think abstract art with an overstuffed chaise, or an 18th century-style toile wallpaper with an ’80s-era lamp. The appeal is in the pleasing tension between the styles; sophisticated, artsy, yet livable.

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Chinese rosewood furniture earns worldwide audience

This Qing dynasty huanghuali double armchair brought $223,777 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2021 at Majestic Auction.
This Qing dynasty huanghuali double armchair brought $223,777 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2021 at Majestic Auction.
This exquisitely carved Qing dynasty huanghuali double armchair brought $223,777 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2021 at Majestic Auction in Toronto, Canada.

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.

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