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THE MAGAZINE UPCOMING AUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL
Asia Week New York
Asia Week New York returns again this year, and promises even more delights with the largest
number of galleries taking part since its foundation. Over the course of nine days, the city will pay
tribute to Asian art, with the participation of no fewer than 43 international specialists, 5 leading
auction houses and 17 museums and Asian cultural institutions. With last year’s sales totalling
just under $200 M, this year is set to be a success too, with Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Bonhams
hosting multiple auctions to celebrate the event. Doyle New York and iGavel will also each
contribute a sale of assorted Asian artworks. With such an enormous selection to choose from,
Asia Week New York is a key event for Asian art enthusiasts. Here is our guide to the most
exciting and noteworthy sales of the week.
Ruyi Sceptre, white Jade
Qianlong/Jiaqing period,
1736-1820, l.39 cm.
Estimate: $200,000-300,000.
Amaya Collection
History will be made on 19 March with the auction of the Amaya
Collection, as it becomes the first-ever Sotheby’s evening sale of
modern and contemporary Indian art. The sale, featuring 43 works
from the Amrita Jhaveri collection estimated at a total of $7M, is a
testament to increasing market interest in modern Indian art.
Highlights will include Tyeb Mehta’s Untitled (oil on canvas
$800,000-1,200,000). In 2005, another of Mehta’s paintings
became the first contemporary Indian painting to breach the
million-dollar-mark at its Christie’s sale, so this work is sure to be
popular with bidders.