Asian Art

Asian art specialist Francesca Galloway has left her Dover Street, London, premises of 16 years as she considers new directions for the business and other interests.

This 18th century Chinese export reverse-painted mirror in a period gilt frame took a five-figure sum at auction.

A spate of businesses taking stock and personal collections to the saleroom reflects wider changes in the market

A strong performer in the Anthony du Boulay (1929-2022) sale at Duke’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Dorchester was this 10in (24.5cm) enamelled chinoisierie milchglas vase.

Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch made a series of sales to US museums at the recent edition of Asia Week New York (March 15-30).

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

Grosvenor Gallery is holding an exhibition of works by Indian Modernist Sayed Raza (1922-2016) to coincide with the release of the second volume of the artist’s catalogue raisonné and his retrospective at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

Items sold at auction show how Jesuit expertise helped China to gain technological skill for enamelling

Headlining Sotheby’s Asia Week New York line up is the 23-lot single-owner auction Celestial Colors. The Cadle Family Collection of Chinese Monochromes.

Three online sales make up the Asia Week New York programme presented by Lark Mason Associates via the iGavel Auctions platform.

A once neglected aspect of the silver market received a showpiece sale in February. ATG reports on the Stewart collection of Anglo-Indian silver from the Raj period.

Christie’s celebrates Asia Week New York with eight auctions: five live and three online

Bonhams will offer two single-owner collections as part of its programme for Asia Week New York.

For Asia Week New York, Heritage will offer a collection of Japanese woodblock prints, cloisonné, Chinese textiles, Tibetan bronzes, jades and other items.

Spotted sitting among modern pottery on the windowsill of a small cottage, a meiping porcelain vase with ‘robin’s egg’ blue glaze was the plum piece.

Estimated at a mere £20-40, this Islamic brass bowl on a later associated stand sold for £11,000 at Taylors (25% buyer’s premium) in Montrose.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a Qianlong bowl returning to auction after more than 15 years.

Paintings dominated the sale of contents of Meldon Park, Northumberland, but furniture going abroad also made a significant contribution.

What makes a good antiques dealer?

Around 26 specialist dealers are taking part in the 2023 edition of Asia Week New York (AWNY) from March 16-24.