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Bonhams Previews Asia Week at Its Georgetown Salon

By Robert Devaney • May 3, 2012 0 1488

Art expert Evangelia Lilly Papaioannou and Martin Gammon, managing director for Bonhams in the Mid-Atlantic region, stand in front of Qi Baishi’s “Rabbits and Sweet Osmanthus.” | Robert Devaney

In tune with D.C.’s cherry blossoms, Bonhams Auctioneers and Appraisers held a preview of some of the art, ranging from Japan and China to Southeast Asia, being shown at Asia Week in New York at its Washington office on M Street in Georgetown March 8. Martin Gammon, who heads up the D.C. and Mid-Atlantic division, welcomed art lovers and a few Sackler Gallery trustees to the first highlights preview and reception at his Bonhams office.

: Art expert Evangelia Lilly Papaioannou and Martin Gammon, managing director for Bonhams in the Mid-Atlantic region, stand in front of Qi Baishi’s “Rabbits and Sweet Osmanthus.” | Robert Devaney