Antiques

Chinese Guanyin statue brings $231,500 to Frank Marshall
A Cheshire auction house has sold a six-foot, 300lb statue of the Chinese bodhisattva Guanyin

Central Persian Sultanabad carpet up 212% in Bonhams auction
Bonhams' sale dedicated to fine oriental rugs was led by a central Persian carpet from Sultanabad

Chinese jadeite brush pot up 233% in Ambassador Petri auction
The collection of a Swedish ambassador is led by a finely carved Chinese jadeite brush pot

Imperial Chinese dragon moonflask will auction at Bonhams
Will an imperial Chinese dragon moonflask make $1.2m on November 7?

Elizabethan oak chair auctions with 181% increase on estimate
An Elizabethan oak chair auctions at Bonhams with a 181% increase on estimate for $34,500

George II mahogany desk auctions for $90,000
A George II mahogany desk drawn from Trelissick house has auctioned for $90,000 at Bonhams

San Francisco Antiques Show sets art deco theme for 2013
The San Francisco Fall Antiques Show's theme ties in with the 80th year since the end of prohibition

Mahogany half tester bed brings $30,000 to Green Gables auction
A youth-size mahogany half tester bed led among furniture from a Tennessee mansion

Trelissick House Chinese vase auctions with 237% increase
Rare Chinese vase highlights Bonhams' Trelissick House auction, bringing $517,500

Adell Venus' miniatures collection realises $750,000 at Hindmann
The Adell Venus collection encompasses miniature dolls, antiques and books

1920s hunting drinks set to auction for $46,000 among gentlemen's luxuries
Christie's auction of Gentlemen's Luxury Accessories stars a 1920s hunting drinks set

Tang dynasty sancai horses to headline Sotheby's auction
A pair of Tang dynasty sancai-glazed horses star in the two-day September sale