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Doyle will hold its two-day ‘Asian Works of Art’ auction on Wednesday, September 16, and Thursday, September 17, 2026, with each session beginning at 10am. The sale is scheduled during Asia Week New York and will be presented as a live auction. The listed location is Doyle New York, 175 East 87th Street.
The auction will offer arts from China, Japan and throughout Asia, including porcelains, bronzes, jades, snuff bottles, pottery, scholar’s objects, furniture and paintings from collections and estates. Part I, on September 16, comprises lots 1–275; Part II, on September 17, comprises lots 301–553.
Among the listed auction highlights is Lot 50, ‘A Rare and Exceptional Chinese Carved White Jade Plaque’, estimated at $80,000–$120,000. A Chinese Ming-style blue-and-white porcelain moon flask, bianhu, from the Estate of an Elegant Lady, carries an estimate of $20,000–$40,000. An exceptionally rare Chinese yellow-ground and underglaze-blue porcelain moon flask, baoyueping, from the Collection of a Distinguished Family from Westchester, is estimated at $15,000–$20,000.
Other listed works include a Chinese carved jadeite ‘sweetmeat’ set with silk and card stand, estimated at $3,000–$5,000; a pair of Chinese famille noire porcelain square vases from the Jade Dragon Collection, Ann Arbor, Michigan, estimated at $6,000–$8,000; and a large Chinese kesi silk panel, also estimated at $6,000–$8,000. A large Chinese blue-and-white porcelain bowl from the Wai & Sheila Szeto Collection has an estimate of $4,000–$6,000.
Lot 322, ‘A Large and Rare Tibetan Parcel Gilt Mixed Metal Alloy Figure of Tsangnyon Heruka’, from the 18th–19th century, is estimated at $50,000–$70,000.
The session further includes a large Japanese parcel giltwood figure of Juichi-men Kannon from the 19th century, estimated at $3,000–$5,000, and a Chinese carved agate knife handle and pierced gold scabbard of the Liao dynasty, from the Estate of a Chinese Art Collector, estimated at $7,000–$9,000.
Asian works from the Estate of Diane A. Nixon will be featured in the sale. Additional property from the estate will be offered in select auctions through the fall auction season.
The exhibition is scheduled from September 11 through 14, noon to 5pm each day. The listed location is Doyle New York, 175 East 87th Street.
A special preview of selections from the Estate of Rosamonde K’ung Hwang is planned during the Asia Week sales. The estate includes Chinese export and American silver, including a high-karat gold Chinese tea service comprising tea bowls, sauce dishes and chopstick rests. Property from the estate will be auctioned later in the fall.
