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China Guardian has announced that it will celebrate its 20th birthday this year. Collectors from Toronto, New York and San Francisco will be invited to celebrate its anniversary. Established as an auction company in 1993, China Guardian hopes to prepare an elaborate event for its 2013 spring auction. 

China Guardian will also send senior experts to North America to collect items for the auction. The collection categories include: Chinese painting and calligraphy, porcelain, furniture, works of art, modern and contemporary arts and crafts, Chinese oil paintings and sculptures, rare books, stamps and coins.

As the earliest established comprehensive joint-stock auction company of art in mainland China, China Guardian was the first auction enterprise to be awarded the highest AAA grade qualification and was named as a trustworthy enterprise by government and commercial administrative departments.

By the end of 2012, China Guardian realized a total turnover of over 36 billion yuan. The artwork turnover was totaled more than 260,000, making it the auction enterprise with the highest total turnover in China.

In addition, China Guardian held the first auction in Hong Kong in October 2012,  realizing 455 million Hong Kong dollars. It became the first Mainland Chinese auction company to independently hold an overseas auction. China Guardian will commit to a long-term development in Hong Kong, and hold a spring and autumn auction every year.

According to China Guardian, a total of 22,695 units were traded in the 2012 spring auction, autumn auction, four quarterly auctions and Hong Kong’s first auction. The total turnover was 5.162 billion yuan. Items included Chinese paintings, calligraphy, porcelain, furniture, sculptures, rare books, stamps and coins, as well as watches and jewelry.

Highlights of the year include the Album after Song Masters (RMB 47.15 million), two classical Chinese painting albums from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), and contemporary painting Shaoshan (RMB 124.2 million) by Li Keran, a record high for the spring sale.

All thirty-five items from the Treasured Playthings from the Scholar's Studio - The Jiansong Ge Collection were sold, bringing in 120 million yuan. A zitan brush pot carved with a dragon, collected by the expert Wang Shixiang (1914-2009), was sold for 55.2 million yuan.

In addition, Revolutionary Ideals Tops All, an oil painting by Shen Yaoyi, was sold at 40.25 million yuan, a record price for a single work by the artist. The stamp Long Live Complete Victory of the Great Cultural Revolution sold for 7.3 million yuan, a record price for a single stamp in China.

In the category of porcelain, works of art and furniture, Imperial Jade-hilted Ceremonial Sabre and Scabbard from the Qing Dynasty realized 48.3 million yuan, and its contemporary, a famille-rose and gold line figure of Amitayus Buddha went for 10.8 million yuan.

As for the sale of rare books and scripts, a Class A national treasure, Ti Song Ban Tong Jian Zong Lei from the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) was sold at 13.8 million yuan. A seal engraved by Fu Baoshi brought in another 2.82 million yuan.

The modern and contemporary Chinese painting sale proved a huge success. Highlights included Album of Flowers and Landscape by Zhang Daqian (RMB 25.3 million), The View of The Xuan Wu Lake by Fu Baoshi (RMB 18.4 million), Auspicious Flowers by Qi Baishi (RMB 18.4 million), Landscape of Guizhou by Qian Songyuan (RMB 8.62 million), and Geese and Reeds by Tao Lengyue (RMB 5.75 million).

Consignment for 2013 China Guardian Spring Auction in North America

San Francisco, United States

Scopes of consignment: Chinese paintings and calligraphy; porcelain, furniture, works of art; modern and contemporary arts and crafts; Chinese oil paintings and sculptures; rare books, rubbings and manuscripts; coins and stamps.
Date: March 2 and 3           09:00-12:00            13:30-17:00
Location: San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront, Bayside Ballroom, 1800 Old Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA, 94010
E-mail: usoffice@cguardian.com
Tel: 212-308-8889; 626-823-7563

New York, United States

Scopes of consignment: Chinese paintings and calligraphy; porcelain, furniture, works of art; modern and contemporary arts and crafts; Chinese oil paintings and sculptures; rare books, rubbings and manuscripts; coins and stamps.
Date: February 23 and 24
Location: China Guardian New York Office, 505 Park Ave. (near 59th St.), 4th Floor, New York, NY 10022
E-mail: usoffice@cguardian.com
Reservation required.
Reservation Tel: 212-308-8889; 888-799-8830; 917-825-9038

Toronto, Canada

Scopes of consignment: Chinese paintings and calligraphy; porcelain, works of art.
Date: February 19 and 20
Location: Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel, 600 Highway 7 East Richmond Hill
E-mail: caoffice@cguardian.com
Reservation required.
Reservation Tel: 1-778-865-3308