Asian Art

Our weekly selection from salerooms and dealerships.

The boom in all things Chinese does occasionally make one marvel as to how and why some material finished up in the West.

Sotheby’s spring Hong Kong auction series generated a grand total of HK$3.78bn (£367m) – the second highest in the company’s 46-year history in the territory – and a combined sell-through rate of 90%.

A rifle from the personal armoury of Tipu Sultan sold for £60,000 in Oxfordshire last week.

A 9th century gilt bronze figure bought at a Missouri garage sale and later appraised on PBS’ Antiques Roadshow was the toast of the New York Asia Week auctions.

Spring celebration in New York of the Asia’s art and antiques marks a landmark birthday.

A selection of highlights from auctions being held either as part of or timed to coincide with Asia Week New York.

At look at highlights from some of the dealer shows which are held as part of the Asia Week New York spring fest.

A monumental cloisonné vase – the previously missing element to a triptych made for the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago – sold for $110,000 (£85,000) in California.

Two fine examples of Meiji period cloisonné brought similar multi-estimate sums at regional auctions earlier this month.

A large bronze Cambodian ceremonial bell from the south-east Asian Bronze Age was the top-seller at the Peter Petrou: Tales of the Unexpected auction at Christie’s last week.

Historical weapons from the personal armoury of Tipu Sultan will be offered for sale in Oxfordshire in the spring.