Christie's Asian Art Week totals US$37.2 million
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Christie's Asian Art Week totals US$37.2 million
A large cast and repousse gilt-bronze figure of eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara at $2,853,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2016.



NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s concluded its Spring Asian Art Week with a combined total of $37,239,438 (£25,724,757 /€33,046,995/ HK$288,779,460) achieved over four days of eight sales, March 15-18.

SALE RESULTS:
The Van der Wee Collection of Himalayan Paintings

March 15, 2016
Sale Total: $648,500 (USD)
The top lot for the sale was A PAINTING OF CHAKRASAMVARA AND VAJRAVARAHI at $545,000.

SALE RESULTS:
The Lahiri Collection: Indian and Himalayan Art, Ancient and Modern

March 15, 2016
Sale Total: $2,376,500 (USD)
The top lot for the sale was A FINE AND RARE SILVER-AND-COPPER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF MAITREYA, NORTHEAST INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY at $341,000.

SALE RESULTS:
Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art

March 16, 2016
Sale Total: $3,517,375 (USD)
The top lot for the sale was A SANDSTONE RELIEF OF DURGA MAHISHASURAMARDINI, INDIA, GUJARAPRATIHARA OR MADHYA PRADESH, LATE 8TH/EARLY 9TH CENTURY at $725,000.

SALE RESULTS:
The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part II

March 16, 2016
Sale Total: $989,750 (USD)
The top lot for the sale was A YELLOW JADE SNUFF BOTTLE at $62,500

SALE RESULTS:
Fine Chinese Paintings

March 16, 2016
Sale Total: $5,236,875 (USD)
The three top lots for the sale was WANG DUO (1592-1652) Cursive Script After Wang Xianzhi at $881,000.

SALE RESULTS:
Dongxi Studio- Important Chinese Jade and Hardstone Carvings from a Distinguished Private Collection

March 17, 2016
Sale Total: $3,729,812 (USD)
The top lot for the sale was A LARGE WELL-CARVED PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE CARVING OF QUINCE, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) at $485,000.

SALE RESULTS:
The Ian and Susan Wilson Collection of Scholar’s Objects

March 17, 2016
Sale Total: $2,243,625 (USD)
The top lot for the sale was LIU DAN (BORN 1953) Tai Hu Stone at $269,000.

SALE RESULTS:
Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art

March 18, 2016
Sale Total: $18,497,000 (USD)
The top lot for the sale was A LARGE CAST AND REPOUSSÉ GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF ELEVEN-HEADED AVALOKITESHVARA at $2,853,000.










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Christie's Asian Art Week totals US$37.2 million




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