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A Ming dynasty porcelain vase sold for HK$167.8 million ($21.6 million) including buyer's premium, at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong.

Sotheby's Six-Day Hong Kong Series Raises $411 Million
Businessweek - October 7th, 2011 02:36

A week of auctions held by Sotheby's in Hong Kong netted a total of HK$3.2 billion ($411.3 million) with selective buyers competing to record levels for blue-chip art, rare gems, and Chinese ceramics.

Johnny Swing Nickel Couch, Sold for $99,200

Rago's October 20th/21st C. Design Sale Brings $3.39 Million. Johnny Swing Nickel Couch Sells for $99,200
Release Date: 06 October 2011
Rago Arts and Auction Center’s 20th /21st C. Design sale brought $3.39 million, on October 1 & 2, 2011. “The sale was solid almost throughout, with particular interest in contemporary glass, American 20th century ceramics, and American craft furniture by Nakashima and Powell. The ...

Bhisma and Yudhisthira Discuss the Issue of Trust Mughal, ca. 1598-1600

ART OF THE PAST PRESENTS "BY BRUSH AND CHISEL" DURING ASIAN ART IN LONDON
Release Date: 05 October 2011
Art of the Past, one of the leading galleries which specializes in fine art and antiquities from South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, and Islam, is pleased to announce its debut exhibition, By Brush and Chisel, during Asian Art in London which opens on November 3 to12, at Gallery 8, 8 ...

Andrew Ellicott, Plan of the City of Washington in the Territory of Columbia. Philadelphia, 1792. Image courtesy of Harvard Map Collection.

“Toward a National Cartography: American Mapmaking, 1782-1800”
Release Date: 06 October 2011
SOUTHAMPTON, MA – Boston Rare Maps, one of the country’s premier specialist dealers in rare and unusual antique maps, presents AmericanMapmaking.com, a virtual online exhibition of antique American maps from the late 18th Century. Originally hosted at the Harvard Map Collection, Toward a ...

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	Addison Gallery of American Art Re-opens with 5 New Exhibitions Release Date: 07 October 2011 On October 8, the Addison Gallery of American Art, affiliated with Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass, will once again welcome the public after an extended summer closure for the restoration of its historic glass roof. In celebration of the reopening and of the museum's ... Read more

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