Asian Art

In the proud tradition of UK provincial auction houses, the 2000-lot, three-day sale at Mitchells (20% buyer’s premium) offered a world of artefacts from way beyond its Lakeland base of Cockermouth.

A late 19th century gold bone-handled Arab dagger was hammered down at £4100 at the inaugural sale of Knightsbridge auction house Kings Russell (22% buyer’s premium).

Pook & Pook’s next American and International sale in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, on May 4 will feature a selection of Chinese export porcelain.

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.