Chinese hardwood furniture has been on buoyant form in recent years, enjoying a boom in prices.
A centrepiece of one of Christie’s seven AWNY auctions is the 86-lot ensemble of works from the collection of Marie Theresa L Virata.
Ceramics, Japanese screens, carpets and works of art all feature, but the main focus is a group of classical Chinese furniture which was assembled with advice from the celebrated dealer Robert Hatfield Ellsworth.