Nadeau’s Auction Gallery held it’s annual spring Asian Antiques auction on Sunday, March 28th at their Windsor, CT location. It was a highly successful event, offering over 400 lots.
Among the lots was a late Qing Dynasty white jade sculpture of a ram, which brought in $2250. A Qing Dynasty bronze incense burner sold for $2500, A QianLong Period large Yixing brush pot painted landscape by famous artist “YangJi Chu” went for $1000. Scroll painting of birds and flowers by famous artist “ZhangDaQian” sold at $1500. There was a painting by famous artist “XuBeiHong”, 52″ x 26” which sold for $1600. Two Oriental scrolls, one had characters and other with two panels with a galloping horse and characters sold for $5500.
A large Famille-Rose wild flower bottle vase, who’s body has scrolling vines and wild flowers continuing into lappet rings and wild flower bands around the neck went for $5000.
A second Famille Rose porcelain vase with nine peaches design and Guangxu mark, 19th Century took in $4500. A group lot included three Oriental paintings; one of peaches another of a blossoming tree and the third of potted plants sold at $6500. An Oriental framed and matted fan along with framed print of birds sold for $1100. The item to bring in the most was an embroidered blue silk dragon robe having nine five-claw dragons with couched gold-wrapped threads leaping amidst clouds, bats and other auspicious emblems, all above a hem of crusting waves with other auspicious objects and the lishui stripe, for $9500
All prices include a 15% buyers premium. Nadeau’s auction items are not only available for bid to those who attend the events live , but there is also worldwide participation through the website ArtFact, LLC. , who host all of Nadeau’s auctions online at www.artfactauctions.com.
Nadeau’s is currently accepting consignments for its annual fall antiques and fine art auction which already has a strong artist and for its annual New Years day auction which will feature a fine selection of important jewelry and Margolis and Fineberg furniture. Nadeau’s also conducts Monthly Saturday Auctions every three weeks. Next auction is Saturday June 12th at 10:00am.
Nadeau’s is located at 25 Meadow Rd. Windsor CT and can be reached at 860-246-2444, [email protected] or www.nadeausauction.com