Mongolian Antiques

DENVER (AP) – A lawsuit in Denver’s U.S. District Court names a “fossilized Tyrannosaurus bataar skull” as the defendant. The legal maneuver essentially repatriates the skull, 67 million years after the dinosaur’s demise, as if it were a living, breathing Mongolian citizen. The giant oval skull with long razor teeth will soon join a worldwide […]

NEW YORK – Auctions at Showplace will celebrate Asia Week by presenting 280 lots from New York City-area estates on Sunday, March 20. Highlights include a pair of Indian Nandi sculptures, a large Mongolian censer, a Chinese Chang’e crane maiden scroll painting, a Southeast Asian Khmer torso and a pair of Chinese cloisonne fu lions. The […]

OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars is excited to offer fine art and design in its November 19 and 21 auctions, with curated works from European masters and American artists. Featured European artists will include Lorenzo Garbieri (Italian, 1580-1654), John Riley (British, 1646-1691) and Robert Antoine Pinchon (French, 1886-1943), while the early American highlights will showcase works […]