Sotheby`s Asia Week auctions achieve $37.4 million in New York, up 10% over 2018
(Artdaily.org)

Sotheby’s bi-annual Asia Week sale series in New York concluded this weekend, with 900+ works sold for a total of $37.4 million – exceeding the series’ high estimate of $33.7 million. Comprising works across seven auctions and spanning 4,000 years of history, Asia Week was highlighted by an exceptional selection of Chinese Art originally gifted from Florence and Herbert Irving to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a magnificent handscroll in cursive script by Zhu Yunming, which achieved $1.6 million and was the top selling lot of the week. Below is a description of the exceptional art and collections that drove these results. Angela McAteer, Sotheby’s Head of Chinese Works of Art Department in New York, commented: “We are very pleased with the results of this season’s Asia Weeks auctions.