Our two-day premium auction features 782 stunning lots, many of museum quality, with 152 named provenances ranging from museum deaccessions to notable collectors, and from the intriguing to the illustrious. Among these are the last emperor of Vietnam, the personal physician of Puyi, the Commander of the German Marine for East Asia, the Deputy Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia, the Rockefeller and Rothschild families, Cardinal Neri Maria Corsini, the granddaughter of the Coca-Cola founder, noted artists Lindy Guinness, Lü Xiaguang and Zhou Shengli as well as historic dealerships Bluett, Spink, Rare Art, Vermeer & Griggs, Roger Keverne, Nicholas Grindley, Eileen Kershaw, Myrna Myers, Dr. Otto Burchard, only to name very few. On the first day of the auction, 409 lots will be offered, including Works of Art; Hardstones, Jades and Seals; Ceramics and Porcelain; and Snuff Bottles. The second day will see the remaining 373 lots fall under the hammer, including Bronzes and Sculptures; Organic Material and Furniture; Thangkas, Textiles and Paintings; and, last but not least, Buddhism and Hinduism.
Lot 329 - A YIXING ‘GONG CHUN’ TEAPOT AND COVER BY HUANG YULIN, LATE QING 晚清黃玉麟段泥樹癭“龔春”壺
Sold for €404
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 330 - A YIXING ‘BAMBOO AND PLUM BLOSSOM’ BRUSH HOLDER, QING 清代宜興紫砂梅竹筆筒
Sold for €430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 332 - A YIXING ‘PIG’ TEAPOT AND COVER, SIGNED WANG XIUHUA 王秀華宜興福豬茶壺
Sold for €506
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 333 - AN YIXING ‘FROG AND LOTUS’ TEAPOT AND COVER BY WANG YINCHUN (1897-1977) 王寅春宜興青蛙蓮蓬茶壺
Sold for €2,149
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 334 - A HEXAGONAL PEWTER-ENCASED AND JADE-INSET YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER, QING 清代宜興胎包錫鑲玉詩文茶壺
Sold for €1,390
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 335 - A YIXING ‘CHILONG’ WASHER, QING TO REPUBLIC PERIOD 清末民初宜興螭龍筆洗
Sold for €480
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 336 - A YIXING ‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ LOBED TEAPOT, REPUBLIC PERIOD 民國宜興菊花壺
Sold for €506
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 338 - A PALE CELADON JADE ‘BAT’ SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代青白玉蝙蝠紋鼻烟壺
Sold for €758
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 339 - A CELADON JADE ‘DOUBLE FISH’ SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代青玉雙魚形鼻烟壺
Sold for €1,643
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 340 - A PALE CELADON JADE PEAR-SHAPED SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代青玉鼻烟壺
Sold for €2,275
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 342 - A PALE CELADON JADE MELON-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代青白玉瓜瓞綿綿鼻烟壺
Sold for €1,896
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 343 - A YELLOW JADE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代黃玉輔首鼻烟壺
Sold for €2,022
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 345 - A CELADON JADE ‘INTEGRAL DISH’ SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代青玉雕鼻烟壺
Sold for €822
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 347 - A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代籽料鼻烟壺
Sold for €1,643
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 348 - A GREEN AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代青玉輔首耳鼻烟壺
Sold for €822
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 350 - A LARGE BLACK JADE PEBBLE-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代墨玉山子鼻烟壺
Sold for €4,298
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 351 - A CARVED JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代翡翠巧雕鼻烟壺
Sold for €2,528
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 352 - AN APPLE- AND EMERALD-GREEN JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE WITH MATCHING STOPPER, QING 清代翡翠鼻烟壺
Sold for €4,803
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 353 - AN APPLE-GREEN AND LAVENDER JADE SNUFF BOTTLE, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC 清末民初翠玉飄紫素面鼻烟壺
Sold for €2,275
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 354 - A RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE, ‘MASTER OF THE ROCKS’ SCHOOL, QING DYNASTY 清代蘇作留皮鼻烟壺
Sold for €2,781
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 356 - A LARGE YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代黃玉帶皮鼻烟壺
Sold for €1,896
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 357 - A PALE GRAY JADE ‘DRAGON’ SNUFF BOTTLE, LATE QING TO EARLY REPUBLIC 清末民初青灰色玉雲龍紋鼻烟壺
Sold for €2,022
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 358 - A GRAY JADEITE ‘DOUBLE CAT’ SNUFF BOTTLE, LATE QING TO EARLY REPUBLIC 清末民初墨白玉貓戯鼻烟壺
Sold for €2,402
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 359 - A 'MACARONI' AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代瑪瑙鼻烟壺
Sold for €569
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 360 - A FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代抱子石鼻煙壺
Sold for €632
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 362 - A LAPIS LAZULI SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代 青金石鼻烟壺
Sold for €506
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 363 - AN AGATE ‘JUJUBE AND PEANUT’ SNUFF BOTTLE, LATE QING TO EARLY REPUBLIC 清末民初瑪瑙棗生鼻烟壺
Sold for €1,390
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 364 - A SAPPHIRE SNUFF BOTTLE, POSSIBLY IMPERIAL, QING DYNASTY 清代藍寶石鼻烟壺, 或爲御制
Sold for €13,904
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 366 - A ‘HAIR CRYSTAL’ SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代發晶鼻烟壺
Sold for €1,138
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 368 - AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS ‘BOYS’ SNUFF BOTTLE, MIDDLE SCHOOL, DATED 1945 内畫嬰戯圖鼻烟壺,1945年
Sold for €2,781
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 369 - AN IMPERIAL ‘REALGAR’ SANDWICHED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH CENTURY 十八世紀御制仿雄黃料鼻烟壺
Sold for €2,149
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 370 - A ‘REALGAR’ GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代仿雄黃料鼻烟壺
Sold for €1,517
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 371 - A ‘REALGAR’ GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH CENTURY 十八世紀仿雄黃料鋪首銜環耳鼻烟壺
Sold for €1,390
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 372 - A SANDWICHED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代攪料鼻烟壺
Sold for €1,770
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 374 - A TRANSPARENT OLIVE-GREEN GLASS ‘TAOTIE’ SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代茶色料雷紋肩饕餮紋鼻烟壺
Sold for €2,022
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 375 - Ɏ AN AQUAMARINE GLASS ‘KUILONG’ SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代寶藍色料夔龍紋鼻烟壺
Sold for €948
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 376 - A CARVED ‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ TURQUOISE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代菊花紋綠松石色料輔首耳鼻烟壺
Sold for €1,011
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 377 - A SPECKLED TURQUOISE-BLUE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代綠松石色地紅紋料鼻烟壺
Sold for €758
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 378 - AN IMPERIAL YELLOW GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, QIANLONG MARK 乾隆款御制黃料鼻烟壺
Sold for €6,952
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 379 - AN IMPERIAL YELLOW GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 清代御制黃料素身鼻烟壺
Sold for €1,770
including Buyer's Premium