FWA is pleased to partner with The Art Fellas, Bonhams and CAIA to bring you this exclusive lecture on Chinese Ceramics, by world-renowned authority on this subject, Mr Colin Sheaf, Chairman of Bonhams Group and Bonhams Asia. Mr Colin Sheaf is one of the two Protection Trustees of the Percival David Foundation and will explore the development of different segments of the Chinese ceramics art market. An overview of the history of the Chinese ceramics market and the different tastes including three distinct categories will be discussed, alongside a presentation giving examples of the various ceramics. The evolution of today’s market trend for Imperial 18th century wares will also be examined – giving audience members insight on why prices are what they are. To round up the lecture, key elements to consider if intending to invest will be reviewed. 

About Colin D. Sheaf 
Deputy Chairman of Bonhams Group, Chairman of Bonhams Asia, Head of Asian Art at Bonhams

Colin Sheaf has been Head of Asian Art at Bonhams since 2001. He has had a distinguished 37-year career in the auction industry after reading Modern History at Worcester College Oxford. 

A world authority on Asian ceramics and Chinese Art he directs Asian Art specialist teams on four continents, holding sales in London, Hong Kong, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. One of his many career highlights remains the unequalled sale he organised in 1986, the ‘Nanking Cargo’.  Salvaged from the 'Geldermalsen', a homeward-bound Dutch East India merchant ship sunk in 1752, the unique cargo of some 150,000 pieces of ‘new’ Chinese Export porcelain and gold was 100% sold, during five days of auction, for a world record total in excess of £10 million. 

Since 2005, as Chairman of Bonham’s Asia he has led Bonham’s drive into the Asian art market, establishing the company’s new auction business in Hong Kong in January 2007 and opening a dedicated saleroom there in 2014.  

Colin Sheaf 
A magnificent famille rose turquoise-ground vase, Qianlong mark and of the period, sold for 9 million pounds, Bonhams 2011

THE ART FELLAS
FWA thanks The Art Fellas for their generous sponsorship of venue & food and beverage.

The Art Fellas represents a diverse roster of artists who make up the tapestry of varied voices across the ever-expanding spectrum of both emerging and established art from Singapore, Indonesia and China. In a world surging towards the future, Asia has undergone tremendous change. The artists whom we work with, often display an interesting juxtaposition between both long running and new innovations in tradition, ideas and techniques.
  
Our founders Mr. Cruz Phua and Mr. Daniel Fong started out initially as art enthusiasts, but were burdened by an urgent desire to create a structure and platform whereby Artists, Collectors, Investors and Industry Stakeholders could properly synergize to ensure the longevity of sustainable artistic output from the creative voices of our time, an ongoing challenge which has impacted much of the art world in the region despite new practices and the increased surge of interest in the arts.

RSVP Details: 

Members:
FWA members attend free of charge. Please login on the website before registering.

Institutional Members: 
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Guests:
Guests pay $30 to attend. 

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