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Spink expand in Hong Kong
21 November 2011SPINK have acquired Hong Kong-based Phila China, a philatelic auction house founded by Anna Lee.
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UK auctioneers forge Chinese links via epaiLive
07 November 2011A NEW live auction platform which will give UK auctioneers direct access to Chinese bidders has been launched in Beijing.
Stanley Gibbons expand into Asia
10 October 2011COLLECTABLES specialists Stanley Gibbons have opened a new office in Hong Kong in a bid to stake a claim in the Asian market for coins, military medals, stamps and historical documents.
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£35m scroll underlines strength of Chinese art market
06 June 2011IT took 50 bids and half an hour to auction this RMB370m (£35m) scroll, by Qi Baishi (1864-1957) at Beijing's China Guardian on May 22 – the latest demonstration of the breadth of mainland demand for modern Chinese paintings by the country's most acclaimed artists.
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Record Hong Kong series tackles non-payment issue
03 May 2011SOTHEBY’S latest Asian series represented an all-time high for the firm in Hong Kong.
Beijing auction house opens office in US
04 April 2011CHINA’s fourth largest auction house, the Beijing Council International Auction Company, have opened an office in the US with the aim of sourcing material to sell in mainland China.
China pushes UK art market into third place
14 March 2011CHINA has pushed the United Kingdom into third place as a player in the world art market and is now second only to the United States.
Lloyd Webber wine sale shows Far Eastern thirst
01 February 2011DEMAND for fine wines showed no sign of abating at the latest round of auctions in Hong Kong.
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Chinese works join highest ranks of world art market after record in Hong Kong series
22 October 2010THE world auction record for a Chinese ceramic of work of art toppled during Sotheby's latest week-long Asian sales series of classical, modern and contemporary Chinese art, watches, wine and jewellery in Hong Kong.
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Chinese up the stakes in war against fakes
20 September 2010EXPERIMENTAL technology designed to determine the age of ceramics by scientific means is now being put to use at the heart of the Chinese works of art trade.
Chinese set new standards for their auction houses
12 July 2010A SERIES of guidelines designed to encourage standard and proper practice in the fine art auction industry in China were unveiled on June 31. They are the first measures of their type since sales by auction were permitted to resume in the People’s Republic 23 years ago.
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Scroll sets record for Chinese work of art
14 June 2010BEIJING auctioneers Poly established a new milestone for Chinese art on June 3 selling a 38ft (15m) long calligraphic hand scroll by a Song Dynasty master for RMB390m ($57.4m) plus 12 per cent buyer's premium.
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Hong Kong sales enjoy the great bounce back
29 April 2010WHAT a difference a year can make. At the start of 2009 vendors shaken by the economic climate were reticent to consign to the major houses’ Hong Kong sales. But, a series of strong international Chinese sales during the latter half of last year restored market confidence.
China Guardian release record results
22 February 2010BEIJING-based auction house China Guardian has published record sales results for 2009.
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Hong Kong sales solid across the board
22 December 2009WHAT the latest Asian auction series in Hong Kong lacked in terms of headline-grabbing 18th century Imperial blockbusters, it more than made up for in solid performances across the board.
Compensation mooted as China changes tack over return of works of art
30 November 2009CHINA is to encourage the return of its cultural heritage by offering overseas collectors “reasonable compensation”.
Deutsche Bank to sponsor major Hong Kong art fair
23 November 2009DEUTSCHE Bank have signed a five-year deal to sponsor ART HK, the Hong Kong art fair which launched in 2008.
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Mainland Chinese buyers flex their muscles
19 October 2009SOTHEBY’S latest Hong Kong Asian series saw mainland Chinese buyers come of age in the field of Imperial Chinese art.
Beijing first for the-saleroom
07 September 2009ATG's www.the-saleroom.com launches the first live internet bidding sale in Beijing this Friday. The Seasonal Sale at Huachen Auctions offered an online catalogue in both English and Chinese via the-saleroom's online platform.
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Fake repeating clocks emerge on eBay
01 September 2009A NEW crop of fake carriage clocks, believed to be made in China, has appeared on eBay.
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