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I.M. Chait sale Feb. 21 features items gifted by Middle Eastern ruler

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
Lot 460 - Three large antique Omani transport pottery jars. The largest is 28 inches high. I.M. Chait image
Lot 460 – Three large antique Omani transport pottery jars. The largest is 28 inches high. I.M. Chait image

 

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Antique Omani pottery and jewelry from the collection of Louisa Montague, a former tourism director, and gifted by Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qassimi, ruler of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, will be sold to the highest bidders at an I.M. Chait Gallery auction Feb. 21.

  • Also featured at I.M. Chait’s Asian arts, antiques and estates auction will be:
  • Han, Yuan and Ming dynasty glazed pottery bowls from a Los Angeles collection;
  • Numerous Chinese ink and color on paper scrolls depicting landscapes and figures;
  • Easter Island Moai carved wood ancestral figures;
  • Chinese scholar table items, including seals, ink stones, seal-paste boxes, brush pots and washers made from wood, porcelain, jade and hardstone.

 

Lot 527 - Vintage bronze lamp having a glass and stone shade. I.M. Chait image
Lot 527 – Vintage bronze lamp having a glass and stone shade. I.M. Chait image

 

Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.com.

For details contact I.M. Chait Gallery / Auctioneers by phone at 310-285-0182 or via email at chait@chait.com.

 

View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.