24.05.12
:Kaminski Auctions offered buyers a three-day transaction of some 1,200 lots, of mostly Chinese material that saw some good prices and some probity buys at its December 8–10 auction. Buyers were noticeably special this time out and a number of lots were passed. Material from collections around the globe provided some appealing buying opportunities, and those who did participate were tickled pink.
A bronze vessel that was dated from the Warring States period, which ended with the reunification of China in 221 BC, came from a Florida store and generated the most interest when it sold for $30,420, while an Eighteenth or Nineteenth Century Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze shape that may represent Padmapani Avalokiteshvara seated on a double lotus throne came from a San Diego solicitation and realized $21,060.
An Eighteenth Century blue and white vase with a demure scrolling lotus, ruyi decoration and bearing a six-character Qianlong indicate was exceptional, selling for $15,210. A Nineteenth Century blue and pale bulbous vase with floral and ruyi decoration with a six-character see brought $11,700.
Source: Antiques and the Arts Online