The trade in looted artefacts in Hong Kong began over a century ago, when such items were sold on Hollywood Road. Experts say Hong Kong’s busy port and set of rules protecting buyers of illicit pieces have allowed this trade to continue. “If you want to buy looted antiquities, Hong Kong is one of the best places in the world to do it,” says Steven Gallagher, associate dean of the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Law.
News & Events
Hong Kong, el paraíso del contrabando de antigüedades… que China quiere aprovechar
PEKÍN PONE FRENO A LOS CAZATESOROS httpss://www.elconfidencial.com/mundo/2017-10-30/hong-kong-paraiso-contrabando-antiguedades_1466468/ Rodeado de esculturas de feroces dioses budistas, mercaderes de la ruta de la Seda y voluptuosas cortesanas de la dinastía Tang, el propietario de uno de los numerosos anticuarios de Hollywood Road, una de las calles más antiguas de Hong Kong, enseña con orgullo su colección. “La mayoría de piezas […]
Spring Schedule: Upcoming Antiques Classes & Talks
Register for the upcoming spring 2012 classes on Chinese & Tibetan antiques, porcelain, textiles and more.
Join our Chinese antiques discussion group on facebook!
Connect with like minds! Learn and Appreciate. Share knowledge. Join us on facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Chineseantiquefurniture/
New Course: learn about collecting Chinese antiques, ceramics, Tibetan art, textiles and chinese furniture.
This fall of 2011, Roger Schwendeman and Chris Buckley, both specialists in China Antiques, will be conducting a unique series of classes on Chinese Antiques. These sessions are intended to provide pointers for negotiating the maze/minefield that is the Beijing antique market and for finding genuine items of good quality. The first sessions begin on Friday 23rd September 2011 starting with antique furniture related topics.
Private Sale – Unique Beijing Hutong Shopping Experience
Please mark your calendars! Merci de marquer vos agendas ! La Maison Taupe will be opening its shopping doors once more for two days of carefully chosen selections of rare and unusual antiques, folk art, furniture, bags, accessories and children’s cashmere in the idyllic surroundings of a downtown courtyard house. For two days only, enjoy a […]