$1M+ Asian Art Auction announces Heritage Auctions` return to New York `Asia Week`
(Artdaily.org)

Eager collectors drove the sale price for a pair of Wang Dafan Porcelain and Hardwood Table Screens, Republic Period, circa 1912-1949 to $150,000 to claim top-lot honors in Heritage Auctions’ Asian Art auction Sept. 11 in New York. The total sale from the auction was $1,166,232. Multiple bidders pursued the Wang Dafan table screens in an event that marked the return to New York-based “Asia Week.” “The extraordinary lots in this auction really celebrated our return to New York for ‘Asia Week,’” Heritage Auctions Asian Art Director Richard Cervantes said. “The collectors in this auction clearly understood the importance of Wang Dafan for his work as a painter and with porcelain, prompting the aggressive bidding on the table screens.” An Exceptional Pair of Chinese Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Court Chairs with Peony and Landscape Motifs, Qing Dynasty,