Freeman’s Sell First Part Of Lehman Brothers Art Collection For US$1.35 Million

Geo | November 2, 2009

Roy Lichtenstein

Freeman’s auctioneers announced recently it sold  the first part of the multi-million dollar art collection of the former global financial services firm, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LBHI) in Philadelphia for US$1.35 million, double the original estimate for this part of the collection. Anne Henry, Vice-President of Modern and Contemporary Works of Art at Freeman’s said, [...]

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Antique Imitation of Chinese Porcelain – A Case Study

Sun | November 2, 2009

Qing Dynasty Covered Urn from Midwest Auction Galleries

It is a tradition in Chinese culture that artisans of later generations imitate earlier works as part of the learning process. In Chinese, “Lao Fang” means imitation made before 1911 when Republic of China was founded, and “Min Guo Fang” are those made during the regime of the Chinese Nationalist Party. These are NOT, by [...]

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