HANDSOME CHINESE GILT-BRONZE BUDDHA FROM THE LATE 19th OR EARLY 20th CENTURY GAVELS FOR $143,000 AT ALDERFER AUCTION & APPRAISAL, NOV. 17th
The Buddha carried a pre-sale estimate of $ 3,000-$ 5,000 and was easily the auction’s top lot.
(HATFIELD, Pa.) – A handsome Chinese gilt-bronze seated Buddha statue, probably made in the late 19th or early 20th century and …
Chinese Furniture tops two-day auction at Bonhams in San Francisco
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San Francisco A group of fine Chinese furniture, formerly in the Collection of Eleanor Majors Carlisle – a pillar of San Francisco society at the turn of the 19th century, took the spotlight at Bonhams more than $ 12.8-million auction of Fine Asian Works of Art held December 20-21. The two-day sale offered up 900 lots, obtained from private collectors, estates and institutions throughout the United… RARE CHINESE EASTERN HAN DYNASTY SOLID NEPHRITE JADE BEAR (CIRCA 475 B.C.-220 A.D.), TOPS $8 MILLION AT ELITE DECORATIVE ARTS AUCTION, DEC. 10thThe bear was actually a bargain for the buyer, as the pre-sale estimate was $ 10-$ 20 million. Rich offerings of Chinese art fill two-day December auction at Bonhams in San Francisco
Bonhams is pleased to present enticing works of art in every category of collecting in its auctions of Fine Asian Works of Art and Asian Decorative Art to be held December 20-21. Together, these sales will put more than 900 objects on the auction block, obtained from private collectors, estates and institutions throughout the United States. The first day is devoted to the bi-annual auction of Fine Asian Works of Art at Bonhams…. Rich Offerings Of Chinese Art Fill Two-Day December Auction At Bonhams In San Francisco
The first day is devoted to the bi-annual auction of Fine Asian Works of Art at Bonhams…. |



