Bisque Dolls - For more than 150 years, bisque dolls have been dressed in finery, sitting down to tea with their friends and loved ones. Now highly collectible, bisque dolls were originally purchased as toys some for as little as 10 cents. 1Earth Antiques Collectibles Appraisals

 

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Selling by Consignment
* Butterfields Auctions: accepting consignments
Bargaining at Estate Sales

See Tibetan Statues:
Peaceful Deities

Wrathful Deities
See Indian Statues:
Indian Statues

Tibetan Gods - beautiful statues HOT BUYING TIP - they are at the right price!

SHOPPING

African handcrafted objects, decor, and gifts.

African Art

IN OUR ASIAN SHOP:

Tibetan Peaceful Deities (thumbnails or text)
Tibetan Wrathful Deities
(thumbnails or text)

Tibet Thangka & Mandala Paintings

Indian Statues

Antique Asian Statues

PORCELAIN & CERAMICS

Our Opinion - Differences Between Chinese and Japanese Porcelain

Feature - Chinese Porcelain

Expert Tip - Japanese Pottery

Feature - Chinese Snuff Bottles

Feature - Japanese Netsuke: Sculpture in Miniature

Our Opinion - A Chinese Sculpture — Or Not?

 
Auctions Asia

 

We have 2 major Asian Art sales per year. Our next Asian Works of Art sale can be found at the Asian auction calendar .

Highlights from our last Fine Asian Works of Art sale:

  • * Record * Important blue & white dragon decorated porcelain jar, Korean, Choson Dynasty, 18th century, Estimate: $150/250,000 sold for $1,212,875
  • Pair of fine cloisonné enameled metal presentation vases with Imperial crests, Meiji Period, sealed Hattori, Estimate: $15/25,000 sold for $57,875
  • Fine gilt-bronze seated figure of Sakyamuni as a Royal Prince, Ming Dynasty, Estimate: $20/30,000 sold for $49,250
  • Anonymous, Peonies, 19th century, pair of large six-panel screens, ink, color, gold on paper, Estimate: $18/25,000 sold for $46,375
  • Pair of mixed wood horseshoe armchairs with mother-of-pearl and stone inlay, Late Qing Dynasty, Estimate: $3/5,000 sold for $26,250
Standing Avalokiteshvara,
big
17.5"  $950
Standing Avalokitesvara,
big
22"  $1100

Asian Works of Art - Catalogs

We encourage you to purchase a subscription  before the auction. 

You may also check back here soon to preview our online catalog which we post about 3 weeks before the sale. Browse the lots for the upcoming sale and place an absentee bid or sign up to phone bid. Please see bidding options for more information.

You may also sign-up on our mailing list to receive an email reminder closer to the time of the auction.

About the Asian Department

Represented in our auctions are Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Southeast Asian works of art including prints, paintings, screens, porcelains, ceramics, netsuke, inro, metalwork, jades, sculpture, scholar's objects, and furniture.

Fine Asian Works of Art Department's success in acquiring fresh private and institutional property for auction is demonstrated by the competitive bidding its offerings generate, especially from Pacific Rim buyers.

 





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Vajrapani,
big
16"  $700

Fine Asian
Works of Art