Christie’s presents Superb Jade Carvings from an Important European Collection, a sale of 36 lustrous jades from the collection of a European connoisseur on September 15 at 2 pm. This exceptional group was formed over the past fifty years and focuses…
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A 16th century Iznik bottle flask from a private Belgian collection with an interesting history linking it to current events in Egypt is one of the top items in Bonhams next sale of Indian and Islamic art on October 4th. The flask comes from the family…
Sotheby’s London announced that it will offer Sir Henry “Chips” Channon’s 25 feet long, mirrored dining table and three sets of double doors from his celebrated rococo dining room at 5 Belgrave Square. The spectacular table (estimated at £5,00…
Resembling a storyline from TV’s ‘Lovejoy’, the recent discovery of a West Midlands house crammed with rare and valuable treasures from the orient is the stuff of dreams for any Auctioneer.
It all started with a phone call to Richard Winterton Au…
With the Chinese economy still keeping its art market as red-hot as ever, all eyes are on Bonhams & Butterfields’ Asian Decorative Art sale in San Francisco on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 10 a.m. With fresh material and conservative estimate…
Sotheby’s African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art auctions in New York brought a combined total of $21,846,692, well over the high estimate (total est. $8.3/12.6 million).* The single owner sale of the Robert Rubin Collection of African Art fetched $11,742,188, many multiples of the pre-sale estimate (est. $2.5/3.9 million) and was 94% sold-by-lot. [Read More]
Greek, Roman and Etruscan art and sculptures can be found in the Altes Museum. The thematically arranged exhibition includes stone sculptures, clay and bronze figures, friezes, vases, gold jewellery and silverware. Three information displays provide details on additional topics such as Greek myths, ancient city culture and the archaeological sites investigated by [Read More]
The Washington State History Museum presents WRAPPED! The Search for the Essential Mummy, on display through September 11, 2011. Wrapped! The Search for the Essential Mummy takes visitors on a journey into the ancient beliefs and traditions that answer the ageless questions: “Why do mummies exist?” and “What can ancient objects tell [Read More]
Sotheby’s New York Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art sale, on 23 March 2011, will offer superb examples of Chinese painting, jades, furniture, ceramics and other works of art. The 200 lot sale will be part of the Asia Week series of auctions at Sotheby’s New York. The highlight of the [Read More]
Sotheby Indian & Southeast Asian Works of Art sale on 24 March in New York will be led by a spectacular 10th century Khmer Koh Ker period Athlete from a European private collection (est. $2/3 million). Acquired by the original owner over 40 years ago, the figure is mate to the Koh [Read More]
The Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and the University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art present “Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan,” a major new traveling exhibition that combines majestic sixth-century Chinese Buddhist sculpture and 3-D imaging technology to tell the compelling story of one of the most [Read More]
Grogan and Company will host their first auction of the 2011 season on Sunday, February 13th at 12 noon. Comprised of American and European Paintings, Prints and Sculpture, 18th and 19th century Furniture and Decorations, Silver, Jewelry and Oriental Rugs and Carpets, the auction will aslo include property three important estates and [Read More]
In late spring 2011, over 150 items from Bolton Museum’s ancient Egyptian collection will be travelling to Taiwan to begin a tour of China and neighbouring regions. This tour is being arranged for China Media Times by United Exhibits Group, whose headquarters are in Copenhagen. The tour will last about 2 years. [Read More]
Mummies of the World, the largest traveling exhibition ever assembled, is currently at the Milwaukee Public Museum until May 30, 2011, when it will head to the Northeast and then make it’s way throughout museums in the U.S. Featuring 150 never-before-seen real human and animal mummies from Asia, Oceania, Europe, Egypt and [Read More]