the-saleroom.com:The True Art to Buying Asian Art and Antiques

LONDON, May 18, 2011 - This month many any of the major auction houses, including Christie's,
Dreweatts, Dukes, Sworders, Chorley's and Woolley & Wallis, host their Asian
art sales. With www.the-saleroom.com buyers can search through the
numerous catalogues, view items of interest and often bid online for their
desired items, all with the click of their mouse. This time-saving website is
revolutionising the buying and selling of antique and vintage pieces.

Buying Asian art is becoming increasingly frenetic but thankfully
www.the-saleroom.com creates a one-stop shop, helping buyers to find
items to suit their taste (and budget). www.the-saleroom.com brings
together over 400 established bricks and mortar auction houses, lists over
150,000 lots and hosts over a 1,200 live auctions every year.

Below are two typical items up for sale tomorrow;

Chorley's auctioneers - 19th May - Lot 160: Pair of ivory, gilt bronze
and hard stone panels from Qing dynasty. Est. GBP150,000-GBP200,000;
preview.tinyurl.com/68dxzur

Chorley's auctioneers - 19th May - Lot 53: A Ming `Dragon` bowl,
double-encircled Zhengde four character mark and of the period, enamelled in
green with two five clawed dragons in pursuit of a flaming pearl. Est
GBP20,000 - 30,000; preview.tinyurl.com/5sq9bup

Searching for particular items on the site, such as popular jade marriage
bowls or boxes from the Kangxi period, is easy thanks to the freetext search
tool. Jon Peacock, E-Commerce Manager at ATG Media which manages
the-saleroom.com, states that searches for 'Chinese antiques' has increased
by 90% in the last year - a statistic which clearly illustrates the increase
in demand for Asian art and antiques.

In this increasingly competitive market buyers need to stay informed.
the-saleroom.com lists details of all sales and, using the site's online
Price Guide, buyers can research prices realised on items previously sold
through the website.

Register online now at www.the-saleroom.com and be part of the
Asian art revolution.

For further press information, please contact: Hugo Rawlins T +44(0)7974-260693 | hugo at rawlinsgeorge.co.uk; Lucinda George T +44(0)7774-885582 | Lucinda at rawlinsgeorge.co.uk