Chinese screen banishes New Year blues
Getting the New Year off to a good start at Addisons of Barnard Castle, County Durham, a 20th century blue and white porcelain table screen by the renowned Chinese ceramic artist Wang Bu (1898-1968) improved upon an estimate of just £130-150 to sell for £34,300.
Wang Bu, the son of Wang Xiuging, a popular porcelain painter during the reigns of Tongzhi and Guang…