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Chinese Antiques

A Last Week at the Auction SPECIAL EDITION


Over the past 3 seasons of Last Week at the Auction I’ve been telling you, Chinese Antiques are taking the auction world by storm. I could literally do an episode every week based on that genre alone, but typically I try to give you a more well-rounded general glimpse in to what’s going on out there. But for now and today’s post, I just want to share a quick visual primer as to what I have been talking about and what to look for. Seeing is believing.


Here’s what I’d like to call CHINESE ANTIQUES, Last Week at the Auction Special Edition.


Oh….and yeah, All of these results are real and from just these past few months.

Chinese Blue & White Dragon Vase

$1,300,000

Kelmscott's Fine Art Auction - Plano TX



Chinese Burl Wood Brush Pot

$19,000

Lakeridge Auctioneers - Toronto ON



Chinese Cloisonné Dragon & Phoenix Censor

$320,000

Anders Auction - Brooklyn NY



Chinese Jade Bracelet and Pendant

$22,000

Cowan's - Cincinnati OH



Chinese Porcelain Peking Bottle Vase

$2,500

Lauren Auctions - Roswell GA




Early Chinese Bronze of Wenchang Wang

$13,000

John McInnis - Amesbury MA



Chinese Center Table

$9,000

Hindman - West Palm Beach FL



Chinese Cinnabar Round Covered Table Box

$60,000

Greenwich Auction - Stamford CT



Chinese Carved Rosewood Dragon Cabinet

$6,000

Great Gatsby - Atlanta GA

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Plaque

$470,000

Freemans - Philadelphia PA



A Chinese Hardwood Folding Hardwood Chair

$28,000

Right Spot Auctions - New York City NY



Chinese Robe

$8,500

Right Spot Auctions - New York City NY

Chinese Red Coral on Stand

$350,000

Bid It Auction - Marietta GA



Cinnabar Table Screen

$90,000

IM Chait - Beverly Hills CA


Chinese Gilt Splashed Bronze Tripod Censer

$9,000

Revere Auction - St Paul MN



Chinese Hand Painted Plaque

$82,000

Abington Auction - Fort Lauderdale FL



Jiaqing Famille Rose Amphora Vase

$32,500

Lauren Auctions - Roswell GA



Qing Dynasty Coin

$1,200,000

Calif Auction - San Diego CA

Set of 12 Floral Chinese Vases

$450,000

Cardale Auctioneers - Flushing NY



Thangka of Buddha Gathering

$9,500

Portland Antique Gallery - Portland OR



Three Chinese Carved and Gilt Wood Buddha

$20,000

William Smith - Sarasota FL



Set of 12 Kangxi Famille Rose Wine Cups

$4,750

Lauren Auctions - Roswell GA



Famille Rose Yellow Ground Dragon Vase

$11,375,000

Bellaire's Auction - Hacienda Hts CA



Set of 4 Enameled Chinese Bird Plaques

$310,000

Linwoods Auction - San Gabriel CA



Chinese Wood Foo Dogs

$30,000

Joshua Kodner - Dania Beach FL



Chinese Underglaze Red Porcelain Water Coupe

$410,000

Michaan's - Alameda CA


Pair Chinese Export Porcelain Jardinières

$7,500

Roland Auctioneers - Glen Cove NY



Chinese Rosewood Box

$32,500

Empire Auction House - Flushing NY


Chinese Huanghuali Brush Pot

$15,000

Mount Bonnell Auction Gallery - Austin TX


Chinese Rosewood and Inlaid Sofa

$10,000

Bridgewater Auction - Pennington NJ


White Jade Carved Incense Burner

$65,000

Roswell Auctions - Roswell GA



Hetian Jade Snuff Bottle

$37,500

Cardale - Great Neck NY



Zitan Wood Inlaid Twelve-Panel Screen

$285,000

Golden State Auction Gallery - San Francisco CA



White Jade Guan Yin Ornament

$150,000

Cardale Auctioneers - Great Neck NY


Chinese Ruyi Gold Gilt Jade Scepter

$90,000

Ross Auction Co - Chillicothe OH



A Bronze Gilded Buddha Statue of Zongkaba

$380,000

Annie's Auction House - El Monte CA


Those are all nuts, right…wow, but I do want to warn you, there are a lot of reproductions out there. You have to develop an eye for the real deal. You'll win some and you'll lose some. That's the price of the education in this business. Keep in mind, some of these values are for some of the finest examples. But….keep watching those sales and if you are not sure, but you see a deal, buy it. Sometimes you just have to trust your gut.


The fact is this....Chinese is hot, and whether you make $50 or $500k there is a lot of potential for nice profits. Gaining a little more knowledge in this area could pay huge dividends. I hope this post illustrates that.


So again, I am Josh Levine….i hope you got something out of that and would love if you would subscribe to the channel…it’s free and doesn’t hurt a bit. Please leave a thumbs up, post you comments and share with a friend. Now get out there and tell me what treasures you find.


Until next time…


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