Asian & Indian art from "The Collection of Walter and Nesta Spink" highlight Moran's 2-day Traditional Collector sale!
LOS ANGELES, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- John Moran Auctioneers is pleased to present the highly-anticipated 2-day sale, The Traditional Collector: Featuring The Collection of Walter and Nesta Spink taking place Tuesday, April 9th & Wednesday, April 10th, 2024, at 12:00pm PDT. The auction will include fine and decorative art, furnishings, tableware, lighting, clocks, and 176 lots of Asian and Southeast Asian works from private collections, beginning with property from Walter and Nesta Spink—two highly respected figures in the world of art history, academia, and collecting. Walter's scholarly focus on early Buddhist art and architecture, particularly at the Ajanta Caves in western India, reshaped our understanding of these ancient sites.
- The auction will include fine and decorative art, furnishings, tableware, lighting, clocks, and 176 lots of Asian and Southeast Asian works from private collections, beginning with property from Walter and Nesta Spink—two highly respected figures in the world of art history, academia, and collecting.
- Walter's scholarly focus on early Buddhist art and architecture, particularly at the Ajanta Caves in western India, reshaped our understanding of these ancient sites.
- Day one will include 176 lots of Asian and Southeast Asian works from private collections.
- Coming from the 5th/6th century from Óc Eo Region, Vietnam is lot 1002, a buff sandstone figure of Kubera, valued at $20,000-30,000.