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Antiques Week in Philadelphia Starts Today

Written by admin on April 17, 2010 – 12:04 am -

By Karla Klein Albertson Inquirer Antiques Columnist The past is always with us in Philadelphia, but Antiques Week, beginning Friday, is an unmatched opportunity for collectors to examine the best furniture and decorative arts of previous centuries. So many experts on hand, so many specialties to explore - enjoy the feast. The Philadelphia Antiques Show, now held at the Navy Yard, started it all 49 years ago. Antiques Week has been greatly enhanced by the ongoing 23d Street Armory Antiques Show and the excellent spring Americana sale at Freeman's. Museums display great things, but at these events, serious collectors can look over, under, and into museum-quality antiques. And ask questions to their heart's content. Start shopping Friday morning... more


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Skinner to offer million-dollar jade collection Oct. 17-18

Written by admin on October 13, 2009 – 3:49 am -

WRITTEN BY AUCTION HOUSE PR Image courtesy Skinner Inc. BOSTON - Skinner Inc. will conduct a two-day auction of Asian works of art on Oct. 17-18 at its Boston gallery, with Internet live bidding provided by LiveAuctioneers.com. The highlight of the sale is an extensive collection of jades that includes four pieces previously appraised by Skinner's James Callahan at a taping of PBS Television's Antiques Roadshow. The event marked the first million-dollar appraisal in the show's history. The consignor acquired the collection from her father who brought the items while stationed in China during the 1930s and 1940s as a military liaison. The collection is crowned by a circa-1774 Imperial jade bowl from the Qianlong reign. It was crafted for... more


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Asian antique sales rocket in New York

Written by admin on October 2, 2009 – 12:23 am -

By WENDY MOONAN Special to The Japan Times NEW YORK — Any trends in the American market for Asian antiques were eclipsed by Asia Week in New York last month when, suddenly, the appetite for Chinese art and antiques could not be sated. For five days, the market went from healthy and vibrant to hotter than the surface of the sun. The dollar may be weak, and America may be in a recession, but there was a lot of what can only be called "irrational exuberance" — and money spent — particularly at the auction houses. "They were not the best sales in terms of merchandise, but they were the best sales ever in terms of prices," said Richard Littleton of Littleton & Hennessy, dealers in Chinese art and antiquities in New York and London. Conor... more


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The diversity of Asian antiques

Written by admin on September 28, 2009 – 4:08 am -

Asian style is as diverse as the continent that inspires it. From ornate Chinese chests to casual Burmese chairs, Asian-inspired design offers a range of styles that can be incorporated into any interior. Asia, the world's largest continent, includes countries as culturally different as Iran, Pakistan and Indonesia; but, when most people think of Asian design, they think Oriental decor, specifically Japanese inspired Zen-like interiors. "There are so many different Asian styles and they are all unique, just as English, French and Italian are different styles," said Mary Arnold, who, along with her husband, Joe Arnold, owns McLean-based East & Beyond LTD, which sells Chinese, Japanese and Korean antiques. Japanese design uses natural materials,... more


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Asian Antiques Week

Written by admin on September 17, 2009 – 10:47 pm -

Not only US economy need China to keep buying debt that helped alleviate the burden, but also auction houses enjoyed a soothing week when large quantity of Asian antiques are auctioned this week including Freeman’s, Doyle, Bonhams, Christie’s and Sotheby’s. Apparently there is no accident in the sensational sale of the QianLong procelain vase at Doyle. Today comes the good news from Sotheby’s. From Art Daily News: Sotheby’s autumn auction season in New York kicked off this morning with a sale of Fine Chinese Furniture, Works of Art and Carpets from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, which brought $4,615,054 and tripled the presale estimate of $1/1.5 million. The sale was 95.4% sold by lot and 99.5% sold by value and was led by A Rare... more


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Asian Antiques and the Economy

Written by admin on September 6, 2009 – 5:54 am -

With such an awesome economic crisis worldwide, many of us naturally wonder how this is affecting the antique and art market. This is a question that understandably concerns all collectors who might be considering buying or selling. But history has shown that whenever the financial economy has been really bad, whether caused by recession, or inflation, fine quality rare antiques have not only retained value but have remained in very high demand. The Asian antique market, as well as other good quality antiques and works of art, during financial slumps have tended to remain safe and even continued to increase in value. The antique auction rooms have reported, that so far, they continue to be very busy. There has always been and probably always... more


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