Imperial Qing Porcelain from the Collections of Francis X. Schoonmaker and Job Male

Objects of Wonder: Chinese art from the Guennol Collection

Property from the Collection of Robin Bradley Martin

Chinese Furniture from the Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung

Marchant – Kangxi Porcelain

Ancient Bronzes

New York

This March, Sotheby’s Important Chinese Art auction will feature an impressive and diverse array of porcelains, early ceramics, jades, and furniture from important private and museum collections. Leading this sale is an exceptionally rare archaic jade ceremonial axe from the esteemed Guennol Collection; important huanghuali furniture from the personal collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung; and a large Qianlong period white jade ‘prunus and lingzhi’ vase and cover, previously in the collection of Aisin Gioro Puwei, Prince Gong. The sale also features a comprehensive selection of over sixty Kangxi porcelains from the renowned London dealer Marchant, as well as an exquisite group of rare imperial porcelains collected in the 1880s, being deaccessioned by a Northeastern Institution. Sale number: N11211

Senior Vice President | Head of Department

Angela McAteer

Senior Vice President | International Specialist and Head of Sale, Himalayan Art

Julian King

Assistant Vice President, Specialist

Hang Yin

Assistant Vice President, Specialist 

Louise Lui

Associate Specialist

Cindy Qi

Regional Sales Manager

Cara Zhuang

Online Sale Coordinator

Fiona Mu

Associate Cataloguer

Serina Wei

Pre-sale Coordinator

Rebecca Howard

Meet our Specialists

Live Auction: 20 March 2023 • 11:00 EDT • New York

Live Auction: 21 March 2023 • 09:00 EDT • New York

Live Auction: 21 March 2023 • 10:30 EDT • New York

Online Auction: 16–28 March 2023 •&nbsp;9:30 EDT •&nbsp;New York

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This March, Sotheby’s Important Chinese Art auction will feature an impressive and diverse array of porcelains, early ceramics, jades, and furniture from important private and museum collections. Leading this sale is an exceptionally rare archaic jade ceremonial axe from the esteemed Guennol Collection; important huanghuali furniture from the personal collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung; and a large Qianlong period white jade ‘prunus and lingzhi’ vase and cover, previously in the collection of Aisin Gioro Puwei, Prince Gong. The sale also features a comprehensive selection of over sixty Kangxi porcelains from the renowned London dealer Marchant, as well as an exquisite group of rare imperial porcelains collected in the 1880s, being deaccessioned by a Northeastern Institution.