Asian Works Of Art Preview Ahead Of iGavel Online Sales

Set of three Chinese polychrome stucco lohans, Song/Yuan dynasty, height of each 24 inches ($40/60,000).

NEW YORK CITY — Lark Mason, founder and president of Lark Mason Associates, has announced that more than 500 lots of Asian art will be up for bidding on iGavelauctions.com in a series of online sales that go live on April 3 and close on April

17. The works of art span 3,000 years of material, from the Western Zhou dynasty to the late Qing dynasty. A selection of works are currently on view at the iGavel Auctions salesroom at 227 East 120th Street until March 24.

The sale series includes an array of Chinese jade carvings, ancient bronzes and works from the Qing dynasty and earlier. Of particular note are several collections formed during the post-World War II period, including a large Chinese bronze censer embellished with gold and with silver-wire inlaid Shou symbols, Buddhist lions and auspicious symbols.

Said Lark Mason, “Rarely do so many works from collections formed at an early date enter the marketplace. We are delighted to present more than 500 lots, which will be on view during Asia Week New York, and will be shown by appointment only in our New Braunfels, Texas, salesroom.”

Chinese archaic bronze food vessel, Ding, early Western Zhou dynasty, 9-3/8 inches high ($80/120,000).

Pale celadon jade tapir-form vessel, Qing dynasty, Eighteenth Century, 5 inches long ($80/120,000).

The second sale of Asian, ancient and ethnographic works of art from iGavel Associate sellers will take place April 5–19. Among the top offerings are a large Yungang sandstone head of Buddha, Northern Wei dynasty, 17 inches high ($100/150,000); a pale celadon jade tapir-form vessel, Qing dynasty, Eighteenth Century, 5 inches long ($80/120,000); a Chinese archaic bronze food vessel, ding, early Western Zhou dynasty, 9-3/8 inches ($80/120,000); Chinese carved zitan altar table, Republic/Twentieth Century, 75-7/8 inches long ($60/90,000); Chinese celadon jade bamboo brush pot, Qing dynasty, 4 inches high ($60/80,000); and a set of three Chinese polychrome stucco lohans, Song/Yuan dynasty, 24 inches high each ($40/60,000). Additional highlights are 12 archaic Chinese bronze mirrors, Warring States to Tang dynasty, 9¼ inches diameter ($30/50,000); Chen Chi, City View, colored ink, three-panel screen, 6 feet 10¾ inches high ($10/15,000); and a Chinese archaic-style gold and silverwire inlaid bronze wine vessel, Qing dynasty, 14 inches high ($7/10,000).

For additional information, www.larkmasonassociates.comor www.igavel.com or 212-289-5524.