Gianguan Auctions

Biography

With two thriving primary locations in New York and Hong Kong, Gianguan Auctions has proudly catered to a cosmopolitan audience of both seasoned and new collectors for over a decade. Hosting four annual auctions at the historic Lefcourt Building on Madison Avenue in New York, Gianguan Auctions features fine selections of Chinese and Asian works of art, often boasting significant collections of traditional paintings and calligraphy, in addition to porcelain, jade, and bronze highlights, and more, dating from the Song Dynasty to contemporary periods. To date, the auction house has partnered with Invaluable.com for 25 auctions, with each auction displaying over 300 lots of noteworthy Chinese and Asian Art.

Gianguan Auctions has achieved many notable sales and records, including that of Wu Changshuo’s “Ju Shi,” which realized $370,000; Shi Tao’s “Shi Shu Hua San Jue,” which brought in $3,946,000; Zheng He’s calligraphy of Buddhist sutra, which sold for $14 million; and H. H. Dorje Chang Buddha III’s “Ink Lotus,” which garnered $16.5 million (at $1.65 million per square foot) at auction.

Services & Staff

Directed by the illustrious Kwong Lum, who was appointed to the position of Chief Consultant by Beijing’s National Museum Appraisal Center, Gianguan Auctions offers the expertise of its accomplished group of specialists in attaining maximum exposure for its clientele in the international marketplace. Selections for auction may be submitted directly to Gianguan Auctions’ team of experts for valuation and consignment, through this link. Additionally, pre-sale viewings are open to the public in New York, prior to each auction, and catalogues are available for purchase or online perusal before each auction in question.

Follow Them Online

Gianguan Auctions maintains a comprehensive website, with access to press and auction highlights, a schedule of past and present auctions, details about services rendered, an auction house e-newsletter, and more, all of which may be accessed here. One may also email the auction house directly with any inquiries.