Asian art sale total triples low estimate
- March 22, 2010 22:24
Asia Week in New York began with a robust $3 million auction at Doyle New York on Monday. The pre-sale expectation for the auction was $946,150-$1,375,950.
The top lot was a 6-inch tall Chinese jadeite incense burner which sold for over $1 million to a buyer from China. The estimate was modest at $6,000 to $8,000.
Two Chinese celadon jade table screens sold for nearly $200,000. One of the screens shows a scholar viewing a mountainous landscape while the other depicts bats circling around a fruit tree.