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Song dynasty washer brought a record $26.7 million at Sotheby's.

$26.7 Million Bowl Boosts Sotheby's Hong Kong Sales
Reuters - April 5th, 2012 17:25

Sotheby’s five-day Hong Kong spring auction series managed to rake in $316 million, despite tepid sales in some areas. A Song dynasty ceramic, a Ruyao bowl more than 900 years old, set an auction record at $26.7 million.

Jonathan Chanduvi, February Rain, 2012. Plaster and lacquer on wood 41.5” x 47.5”.

Transitions Works by Jonathan Chánduví
Release Date: 02 April 2012
Studio 323 New York is pleased to present Transitions, the debut exhibit of mixed media artist, Jonathan Chánduví. As a third generation antique restorer, Chánduví has been in the presence of fine art and artists his entire life. Chánduví learned his craft primarily through an extended ...

Lot 56: Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) Chinese Watercolour

Zhang Daqian to Headline 888 Auctions’ Asian Antiques & Estates
Release Date: 03 April 2012
Richmond Hill, ON – 888 Auctions will conduct an Asian Antiques & Estates auction on Thursday, April 26th. The 450 lot sale will be held at 888 Auctions’ saleroom gallery and will begin at 2 p.m. Eastern. The auction will showcase an enticing collection of Asian art and antiques ...

Portolan atlas of the world. ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM. [Venice, c. 1542-46]

IMPORTANT BOOKS, ATLASES, AND MANUSCRIPTS: CHRISTIE’S TO OFFER THE PRIVATE LIBRARY OF KENNETH NEBENZAHL
Release Date: 04 April 2012
New York- On April 10, Christie's New York will auction the private library of Kenneth Nebenzahl, renowned dealer, cartographic scholar and author from Chicago. Formed over the past fifty years, the collection includes some of the greatest rarities in the fields of cartography, exploration ...

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	GOMES ESTATE ATTRACTS STANDING ROOM ONLY CROWD Release Date: 03 April 2012 Dedham , MA- Never before has the Dedham gallery of Grogan and Company Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraisers been so alive and filled to capacity, as it was for the March 24th auction of property from the Estate of the Reverend Peter J. Gomes. The large collection of fine art, antiques ... Read more

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