Although there were no huge prices and the 415 entries averaged just over £250 a lot, the biggest money was paid for a Korean blue and white vase decorated with a pair of phoenix flying through clouds, Choson dynasty, 161/2in (41.9cm), consigned from the trade.
With all the uncertainty surrounding the dating of Korean ceramics, its ex-Cleveland Museum Collection provenance gave the trade buyer a degree of assurance and it sold at £8000 – despite some old damage.
Museum provenance adds attraction to Korean jar
Bonhams & Brooks (15/10% buyer’s premium) held their Far Eastern Works of Art on May 30, a couple of weeks earlier than the other main auction houses.
