Antiques

Tobacco God carving to make up to $142,000
This Tobacco God carving is headlining a sale on March 14

Three Chinese bowl set sells for shock $84,000
The bowls were picked up for £1 each during the 1950s and 1960s

Chinese vase sells for shock $53,000 at UK auction
The tiny Chinese vase turned out to be an 18th century rarity

Ancient Egyptian woman figure to sell this week
The piece dates to the late Old Kingdom era of ancient Egypt

Soviet era Russian plate sells for $216,000
The plate bears the legend ‘Workers of the World, Unite’

Ancient Greek Hermaphroditos figure to auction
The figure of Hermaphroditos has male and female characteristics

100th anniversary of Russian revolution marked with auction
Sotheby’s is to auction ceramics made in Soviet Russia in the 1920s and 1930s

1930 Baird Televisor to sell for up to $20,000
The 1930 Baird Televisor is the world’s first commercial TV

Northern Song Ru porcelain smashes Chinese record
Ru porcelain is celebrated for the quality of its glaze