Asian Art Auction Week is Coming to New York
Posted on Sep 1 - Filed Under Antiquities, Arts, Miscellaneous | Comments
Christie’s will be holding an Asian Art Week event in New York from September 15 through 18.
The following collections will go on the block:
- Masterpieces of Himalayan Bronzes
- Masterpieces from the Zimmerman Family Collection
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the J&J Collection - Part 5
- Masterworks of Ancient and Imperial China
- Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
- Japanese and Korean Art
Many items are expected to sell in the million dollar price range and we will be covering the event as it unfolds during the week.
“Apple Blossom” table lamp by Tiffany Studios ($932,500)
Posted on Jun 15 - Filed Under Antiquities | Comments
The table lamp by Tiffany Studios which is believed to have been designed by Clara Driscoll was bought yesterday for $932,500 (over 3 times the pre-auction estimates). It was sold as part of Sotheby’s “Important 20th Century Design” auction in New York.
Another Tiffany Studios lamp, the “Wisteria” pictured below, demanded high hammer price as well. It was sold for $602,500
About Tiffany Studios:
Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18, 1848 – January 17, 1933) was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass and is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements. Tiffany was affiliated with a prestigious collaborative of designers known as the Associated Artists which included Lockwood de Forest, Candace Wheeler, and Samuel Colman. Tiffany designed stained glass windows and lamps, glass mosaics, blown glass, ceramics, jewelry, enamels and metalwork. More about Tiffany Studios at Wikipedia
Final Day at Sotheby’s Russian Arts event
Posted on Jun 12 - Filed Under Antiquities | Comments
The closing day at Sotheby’s Russian Art auction series in London yielded the following million dollar sales:
A FABERGÉ JEWELLED VARI-COLOURED GOLD AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL CARNET, WORKMASTER MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST. PETERSBURG, 1899-1903 - Sold for 541,250 GBP (~$1,052,352)
Bronze Sculpture of Angaja ($1,123,385)
Posted on Jun 11 - Filed Under Antiquities | Comments
The 51 centimeter high bronze sculpture was bought today for €720,500 (~$1,123,385)
From the lot’s note:
“The Sanskrit meaning of arhat is ‘he who is worthy’. They are considered as free, happy, wise and good company for human beings. They are perfect saints and have reached the eight-fold path and can bestow perfection on others. Actually the arhat state foregoes the bodhisattva-hood in order to show others the way. They were disciples of Buddha Shakyamuni during his lifetime and became patriarchs after his passing away, were entrusted to guard his teachings in times of social decay, religious decline and to spread his teachings abroad.”
Ptolemaic Period Basalt Bust sold way above pre-acution price ($1,082,500)
Posted on Jun 6 - Filed Under Antiquities | Comments
This 305-30 B.C (ptolemaic period) basalt bust of a queen or goddess had a pre-auction estimate of $40,000-$60,000 and was sold yesterday in New York way over that range. The hammer price with buyer’s premium was $1,082,500
From the lot’s description:
“Wearing a pleated and fringed garment leaving her right shoulder bare, long tripartite wig of echeloned triangular curls falling to the top of the rectangular back pillar, and fragmentary uraeus, a hole on top of the head for insertion of the missing crown, her idealized youthful face with recessed almond-shaped eyes and long cosmetic lines.”
Read more on Sotheby’s lot details page
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