Cinnabar lacquer multi-tier stacking box and cover offered with a cloisonné teapot and circular dish – $19,000 (£14,400) at Nye & Company.
£1 = $1.32
A consignment of items from the Long Island home of the de Forest family provided many of the best-sellers in a two-day auction held by Nye & Company (25% buyer’s premium) in Bloomfield, New Jersey.