Lally sold about 80 percent of the jade collection, with buyers from China purchasing about 40 percent of the items, including a jade necklace from the Zhou Dynasty that went for a sum in the low six figures.
"It's come back down to Earth," said Lally. "After two to three decades of euphoria, we have a much more mature market where people are indeed more price-sensitive." (Reporting by Elizabeth Dilts; Editing by Sandra Maler)