Also announcing highlights from the December Asian Art Sales at Bonhams Los Angeles
 
Los Angeles––Bonhams appoints Hannah Thompson as the West Coast Head of Asian Art, based in Los Angeles. Working with a team of experienced Asian art specialists across the US led by Dessa Goddard, Hannah will assume responsibility for managing Bonhams Asian Art department in Los Angeles, including client development, business getting, appraisal, selling strategies and operations.
 
Hannah brings to Bonhams extensive experience in both commercial and academic sectors of the art world, having held positions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Palace Museum Taipei, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the University of California Berkeley. She was most recently Chinese Works of Art specialist for Sotheby's.
 
Dessa Goddard, US Head, Asian Art Group, commented: "I am very pleased to welcome Hannah to spearhead our Los Angeles saleroom, where we hold around 6 Asian art sales a year. Her experience will be invaluable as we continue to expand our offering on the West Coast."
 
Hannah Thompson added: "I'm delighted to be joining Bonhams. The Asian Art Department has an enviable reputation, and I look forward to adding my knowledge and enthusiasm to what is already a very strong team."
 
Bonhams global Asian art sales in 2021 will conclude with two final sales in Los Angeles on 16 and 17 December, featuring a diverse line-up of furniture, paintings, ceramics, porcelains, jade carvings, bronze, and textiles. Highlights include:
 

Lot 84: A pair of white jade wine cups
18th/19th century
Estimate: US$20,000–30,000
 
 
Lot 34: A Fine Blue and White Brushpot, Bitong 
Kangxi period
Estimate: US$15,000–25,000
 

Lot 77: A large spinach-green jade 'carp' washer 
Qing dynasty, 19th/20th century
Estimate: US$8,000–10,000
 

Lot 41: An Archaic Bronze Vessel, Gui 
Western Zhou period, 9th/8th century BCE
Estimate: US$7,000–10,000
 
 
Lot 135: Anonymous (17th century) Manjusri and Samantabhadra 
Estimate: US$20,000–30,000