Asian Antiquities
亞洲古物
Asian Antiquities
HI 96740
ph: (808) 315-2919
ryates
News And Information,
asian art,
chinese painting,
chinese antiques,
The Asian Antiquities News and Information Page will Highlight important Information about what is happening here at Asian Antiquities as well as Discussions about Asian Art, Asian Antiques and Antiquities. We are looking at providing a platform to discuss Chinese Pottery and Porcelain as well as Chinese Painting, Chinese Bronze, Snuff Bottles and Japanese Netsuke. We will strive to make the information offered here informative and accurate. Respectfully R. Yates
Asian Art
There are those how ardently believe that "anything Chinese" will sell in this market, and while there may currently be ample reason to believe this, there are those of us in the Asian Art, Antiques and Antiquities business who still maintain that this is an unjustified myth. The recent sale by Sotheby's is a case in point. The much anticipated sale of the "Meiyintang collection" of Chinese Imperial porcelain I believe proves that there are limits to what can and will sell. The Meiyintang collection was of impeccable provenance and the porcelain was of the highest caliber, yet 30% of the lots went unsold and of those that sold privately after the sale, they sold for well below the pre-sale estimate.
Quality must always lead the way in the Art and Antiquities market, but it must always be closely followed by reasonable prices. For not all avid collectors are flush with money, and among those that are, they still do not wish to feel that they are being taken advantage of by the Grand Auction Houses and Dealers.
Notice!!!
Asian Antiquities is and always a Family owned and operated business. When you deal with us you will be dealing directly with us not a middleman or an employee. With Asian Antiquities you can be assured that you are being served by either me, my wife or my son and no one else.
Respectfully
Robert Yates
President
Asian Antiquities
