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Richmond Hill, Ont – 888 Auctions is proud to present its Chinese Antiques & Asian Works of Art sale on 24 May 2012 featuring traditional paintings, ceramics and bronze cloisonné pieces, jade and Tianhuang stone carvings, and exceptional rhinoceros horn carvings. A truly rare find can be found in 888 Auction’s first summer sale of the year at Lot 268. Dating back to the 17th or 18th Century, the lotus cup is shaped in the form of a lotus pad and rests delicately on a signed horn ...

  Richmond Hill, ON – 888 Auctions will conduct an Asian Antiques & Estates auction on Thursday, April 26th. The 450 lot sale will be held at 888 Auctions’ saleroom gallery and will begin at 2 p.m. Eastern. The auction will showcase an enticing collection of Asian art and antiques including but not limited to paintings, porcelains, bronze cast Buddhist deities, finely carved zitan furniture, and Tianhuang and jade stone carvings. Items have been meticulously selected for their ...

RICHMOND HILL, Ontario – 888 Auctions is proud to launch its spring auction season by featuring a wonderful collection of Chinese arts with its Spring Chinese Estates sale Thursday, March 29th, 2012. Comprising 444 lots, the auction will feature a couple of quality standout pieces that boast some exceptional provenance. With the prices achieves by the Zhang Daqian painting in 888’s January auction, collectors will be pleased to find additional paintings fresh to the market and of high ...

Richmond Hill, ON – 888 Auctions is proud to highlight fine Chinese ceramics in its February 23 Chinese Antiques and Estates sale. For those on the lookout for great value and exceptional quality, do not hesitate in previewing the 476 lot sale. With high estimates ranging from $200 to $60,000, bidders from all spectrums of the Asian art collecting field will be pleased to find there is something for everyone. The sale will be composed of jade and shoushan stone carvings; Chinese ...

Richmond Hill, ON – 888 Auctions concluded its first auction of the year January 12th, featuring sales of fine Chinese Paintings & Asian Works of Art with a triumphant total of $717,180. The sale, comprising 598 lots, witnessed robust participation from around the world.   Collectors bid enthusiastically for works by Zhang Daqian and Li Kuchan, as 96% of the 49 lots sold in the Classical Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy. In all, the category alone achieved ...

  Richmond Hill, ON – After a successful year in 2011, 888 Auctions is prepared to usher in the new year with its first sale, Chinese Paintings and Asian Works of Art, Thursday, January 12th, 2012. Comprised of over 550 lots, the auction will showcase an enticing collection of Asian art and antiques including but not limited to paintings, porcelains, bronze cast Buddhist deities, fine furniture, ivory, jade and shoushan carvings. Items have been meticulously selected for their fine ...

Richmond Hill, ON – 888 Auctions concluded a very successful 2011 calendar year with a bang as its evening auction Imperial Chinese Jades and Works of Art brought in $302,579. Bidders from over 18 countries competed feverishly over the offering of 576 lots comprising Chinese ceramics, jade and shoushan stone carvings, and bronze-cast deities. Although most of the focus was fixed on the important finely carved jades in the auction, bidders did not have to wait long to whet their ...

  888 Auctions' November 24th Sale to Showcase Important 18th Century Imperial White Jade Seal Richmond Hill, ON – On November 24, 888 Auctions presents Imperial Chinese Jades and Works of Art. The sale will provide an excellent opportunity for collectors and connoisseurs of Asian Art to acquire finely carved imperial Hetian jade, dynastic porcelains, gilt bronze cast Sino-Tibetan deities, and vintage wine. Highlighting the sale will be a rare and important 18th Century imperial white jade ...

Richmond Hill, Ont - Anchored by an excellent group of fine Chinese ceramics, meticulously casted bronze ware, and a superb collection of finely carved jade and Shoushan stone items, 888 Auctions' concluded its evening auction Chinese Ceramics and Asian Works of Art with a total of $619, 707.   The demand for Asian art seemed unhindered by the hard global economic downturn as the action on the floor, over the phone, and on the internet churned out bids at a fast and furious pace far into ...

Richmond Hill, Ont –888 Auctions concluded Part II of Asian Art on Saturday, 10 September as it realized over $168,000. With a vast array of Asian art on display, the evening was primed to be an exciting and remarkable. The evening began with Chinese traditional paintings selling at a remarkably consistent sell-through rate of over 80%. Most notably, Lot 257B, a Qi Baishi Watercolor on Paper Hanging Scroll featuring butterfly and cicada fetched $2,420. That set off a series of remarkable ...

  Richmond Hill, Ont - Following the success of Asian Art Part I,  888 Auctions is proud to offer Part II on Saturday, 10 September 2011 featuring precious jewelery; traditional Asian furniture; a prized collection of ivory, bone, and horn carvings; and a unique collection of Natural History items. In addition, collectors and connoisseurs of fine Asian paintings will be pleased to find an eclectic and extensive collection of Fine Art Traditional Asian Paintings. Most notably, the auction ...