Rare Chinese vessel in Kent house
A rare and sacred Chinese bronze water vessel, made up to 3,500 years ago and taken by British troops from
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Pair of Chinese millefleurs vases in Dorset sale
A pair of antique Chinese millefleurs vases that was shipped to Britain during World War II is to go under the hammer in Dorset next month
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Antique censer beats estimate in Surrey sale
A fine antique Satsuma twin-handled censer and cover sold for more than 11 times its low estimate at a recent auction in Surrey
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Asian art dominates Cotswolds sale
Asian art dominated Cirencester auction house Moore Allen & Innocent’s recent sale, with the top lot a cinnabar lacquered box and scent bottle beating its estimate
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Chinese bowls bring Christmas windfall
A Midlands couple is celebrating an ‘absolutely amazing’ Christmas windfall after three small Chinese bowls they thought might fund a new stair carpet made thousands
Read moreLooted censer steals the show
Chinese works of art were in demand at a recent Kent sale, with a Chinese imperial bronze censer, looted from the emperor’s Summer Palace in the 19th century, doubling its estimate
Read moreHuanghuali chairs top Bonhams Chinese Art sale
A set of four Huanghuali folding chairs has achieved the top result in Bonhams Fine Chinese Art sale, selling for over £5 million
Read moreAgatha Christie’s missing notebook in Hong Kong fair
A fascinating notebook that belonged to the ‘Queen of Crime’, Agatha Christie, is set to attract much interest at Hong Kong’s China in Print Fair later this month
Read more300-year-old porcelain cups sell for £1.9 Million
Sotheby’s in London has sold a rare pair of exquisite famille-rose decorated cups from the Yongzheng period for £1.9 million
Read moreMeiji vases highlight of Bonhams sale
A fine pair of cloisonné-enamel baluster vases is one of the highlights of Bonhams Fine Japanese Art sale in London next month
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