Amesbury, MA, USA, February 20, 2023 — An Asian Collections Auction featuring the personal private collection of Dr. Allan Bezan of Chestnut Hill, Mass., plus other prominent estates from greater Boston, will be held on Saturday, February 25th, starting at 10 am Eastern time, by John McInnis Auctioneers. This will be a timed online auction, with bidding offered exclusively on LiveAuctioneers.com.
The catalog is packed with nearly 700 lots of Japanese and Chinese items, to include fine art, fine furniture, porcelains, bronzes, ceramics, snuff bottles and more. All items will be sold to the highest bidder without reserves, and all lots will have a modest opening bid of ten dollars. Lots 1-250 will comprise the Japanese collection; lots 275-680 will comprise the Chinese collection.
The expected top lot of the auction actually isn’t Asian at all. It’s a last-minute consignment that John McInnis Auctioneers simply had to fold into the catalog: a dazzling GIA-certified 7.53-ct. diamond set in an 18kt gold mount, the center diamond round brilliant cut (or European cut), boasting VS2 clarity, S-T color grade range and VS2 clarity. It’s a size 7 (est. $15,000-$30,000).
The following items are highlights from the Chinese collection:
Chinese furniture will feature a pair of 18th century hardwood (possibly zitan) “official’s hat” yoke back armchairs with ogee splat carved in low relief and with bat, tassel and various other geometric patterns, the legs supported by stepped stretchers (est. $5,000-$10,000); and a 19th century Chinese console table, the top set with a huanghuali center panel (est. $4,000-$6,000).
To learn more about John McInnis Auctioneers and the online-only February 25th Asian Collections Auction, please visit www.mcinnisauctions.com.
