Bonjour Paris! (Well… by now, it’s more like au revoir , Paris) In early June, I was finally able to return to one of my favourite cities in the world - Paris. It had been two years since my last visit, and once again, the trip was timed to coincide with the Printemps Asiatique Paris festivities. As many of you know, the international Asian art auction calendar kicks off every year in September and wraps up in June. This circuit primarily focuses on Chinese art and antiques

Surprisingly, one of the major cities in the world with a renowned Asian art museum I never visited is San Francisco. Despite my...

I can’t believe another Asia Week New York has come to an end! For those who have been following my blog over the past few years, you’ll...

I hope everyone had a very Happy New Year and that 2025 is off to a good start! For the past few weeks I was able to take a bit of a...

October 6th marked the last day you can visit the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art in New York's Chelsea neighbourhood. This was a sad...

I hope everyone is having a pleasant summer! I have been in British Columbia for the past few weeks sourcing Asian art items for my next...

This past May I attended the Spring Asian Art in London events for about 12 days. Even though the Spring edition of Asian Art in London...

The April 2024 edition of my Heffel Asian art online sale was a great success and I'd like to thank all those who were involved once more...

I hope everyone is looking for the Christmas holidays! I just got back from a long trip to East Asia where I was in Hong Kong for 8 days....

I just got back home from another round of Asian Art in London ! London is definitely one of my favourite places to visit and it gets...

I'm back from Paris now! This was a such a wonderful trip to one of the world's most famous cities. I haven't visited Paris since 2016...

This past Asia Week in New York saw strong prices across the board for Chinese works of art including Chinese porcelain and ceramics,...

In early March I did a whirlwind tour of East Asia! This was my first time back to the region since before the pandemic, and over a 14...

This is my first post for 2023 and I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas break and Happy New Year! During the holidays I was in the...

I'm really having a blast during my trip to London! Not only am I enjoying the Asia Week in London events with all the auction previews...

And that wraps up another New York Asia Week! The last couple of months has been wonderful for the Asian art market, even a resurgence of...

I hope everyone is having a nice summer! For me, the summer months are always busy as I am preparing for the upcoming fall Asian art...

Back in May I was able to visit London England for the first time in almost 3 years! This was an extremely exciting trip for me because I...

Last month I had the pleasure of visiting London for the first time in almost three years! Even though I resumed traveling...

It's been a very busy March! During the beginning of the month, I was finishing up various Asian art appraisal projects while also...