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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Monday, May 23, 2011

A rare pair of famille rose 'melon' teapots and covers, with iron-red Qianlong seal marks, sold for £1,341,600 at Bonhams.

Imperial Chinese antiques spike London auction results
Bloomberg - May 23rd, 2011 03:46

London auction results in mid-May were boosted 180 percent by a growing demand among buyers for Chinese Imperial pieces. A record 58 million pounds ($93.9 million) was achieved in the sale series, almost three times the 20.6 million pounds total last May, according to Bloomberg. Bonhams alone achieved £21,473,200 with four Asian art sales, including a record total of £16.9m (with 95% sold by value) for Chinese art at the Knightsbridge auction salesroom. The top lot was a pair of famille ...

Sino-Tibetan Porcelain Bodhisattva sold for $44,650

Chinese Ivories Bring Fireworks at Cowan's
Release Date: 21 May 2011
CINCINNATI - Cowan's May 21 Spring Fine and Decorative Art Auction was hailed a success as a grouping of 80 lots of Chinese decorative arts in the auction sold for significantly higher than their pre-auction estimates. Sales of these Chinese decorative arts, totaling just over $378,500, ...

18th and early 19th century American furniture are highlights of dealers George & Debbie Spieker of North Hampton, NH, at the New Hampshire Antiques Show.

What's Old is New Again: 54th Annual New Hampshire Antiques Show, “Best Show of Its Kind in New England,” Set for Aug. 11-13
Release Date: 20 May 2011
Design bloggers declared 2011 a year to prove that what's old is new again. Katie Armour, author of The Neo-Traditionalist blog, says, "It's time to celebrate the classics": namely, timeless furnishings and accessories. Designers and ...

(e)merge ART FAIR NOW ACCEPTING GALLERY & ARTIST APPLICATIONS – ANNOUNCES GALLERY & ARTIST VETTING COMMITTEES – LAUNCHES MAPPING THE WORLD OF EMERGING ART PROJECT
Release Date: 04 May 2011
(e)merge, a new, vetted art fair focused on emerging artists and galleries with emerging art, announces it is now accepting applications from galleries, nonprofits and artists without gallery representation. The Fair will take place September 22-25, 2011, at the Morris Lapidus-designed Capitol ...

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