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 434 - A GILT-BRONZE BOMBÉ-FORM TRIPOD CENSER WITH MATCHING STAND, 17TH CENTURY 十七世紀銅鎏金橋耳三足爐
Sold for €2,149
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 435 - AN ARCHAISTIC PARCEL-GILT BRONZE JARLET BY HU WENMING, LATE MING 明末胡文明款局部鎏金銅罐
Sold for €6,952
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 436 - A GILT BRONZE WINE VESSEL, BIANHU, HAN DYNASTY 漢代鎏金扁壺
Sold for €16,432
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 437 - AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE GUI-FORM CENSER, QING DYNASTY 清代簋形爐
Sold for €6,952
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 438 - A LARGE ‘KUI XING’ BRONZE CENSER AND COVER, 17TH-18TH CENTURY 十七至十八世紀魁星香爐
Sold for €16,432
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 439 - A PAIR OF MASSIVE ‘BUDDHIST LION’ BRONZE CENSERS, 17TH CENTURY 十七世紀一對佛獅銅爐
Sold for €3,539
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 441 - A PARCEL-GILT AND SILVER-INLAID ‘CARDINAL POINTS’ VASE, HU, MING DYNASTY 明代錯金銀雙耳壺
Sold for €3,034
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 442 - A ‘YUTANG QINGWAN’ GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE BOMBÉ CENSER, 17TH CENTURY 十七世紀“玉堂清玩”款灑金雙耳銅香爐
Sold for €20,224
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 443 - A GILT BRONZE ‘PEACH AND BAT’ WASHER, QIANLONG 乾隆福壽桃形筆洗
Sold for €3,034
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 444 - A LARGE AND MASSIVE IRON TEMPLE BELL, LATE MING TO EARLY QING DYNASTY 明末清初大型鐡鐘
Sold for €3,792
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 446 - A ROCK CRYSTAL MASK OF A CROWNED BHAIRAVA, 18TH CENTURY 十八世紀水晶加冕陪臚面具
Sold for €4,803
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 447 - A MASSIVE AND FIERCE BRONZE MASK OF BHAIRAVA, 18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER 十八世紀或更早陪臚銅面具
Sold for €3,792
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 448 - A CARVED OPENWORK ROCK CRYSTAL MASK OF BHAIRAVA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY 十八至十九世紀水晶雕刻陪臚頭像
Sold for €1,201
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 449 - A ROCK CRYSTAL CONCH SHELL, 17TH-18TH CENTURY 十七至十八世紀水晶海螺
Sold for €1,264
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 450 - A SINO-TIBETAN BLACK STONE FIGURE OF PANJARANATA MAHAKALA, 17TH CENTURY 十七世紀漢藏黑石大黑天像
Sold for €2,022
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 451 - A PARCEL-GILT SILVER REPOUSSÉ STEM-BOWL AND COVER, QING 清代葵瓣式鎏金捶揲銀蓋盞
Sold for €2,781
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 452 - A TIBETAN GEMSTONE-SET SILK CROWN OF A LAMA, MID-19TH CENTURY 十九世紀中期西藏喇嘛嵌寳僧帽
Sold for €1,390
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 454 - A GILT COPPER REPOUSSÉ PANEL OF MAITREYA, 14TH-16TH CENTURY 十四至十六世紀銅鎏金鎚疊彌勒佛飾板
Sold for €2,781
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 455 - A GILT COPPER FRIEZE OF APSARAS, 16TH-17TH CENTURY 十六至十七世紀銅鎏金飛天女神銅屏
Sold for €11,376
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 456 - A BRONZE AND IRON PHURBA, 17TH CENTURY OR EARLIER 十七世紀或更早浦爾巴鉄銅合金金剛鐝
Sold for €1,896
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 457 - A SILVER REPOUSSÉ BUTTER LAMP, 19TH CENTURY 十九世紀鎚揲銀酥油燈
Sold for €1,074
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 458 - A PARCEL-GILT AND SILVERED ‘AMITAYUS THANGKA’ VOTIVE PLAQUE 銅鎏金虆絲嵌寶石阿彌陀佛挂屏
Sold for €8,216
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 460 - A LARGE GILT-COPPER REPOUSSÉ RELIEF OF MAHAKALA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY 十八至十九世紀大型銅鎏鎚揲大黑天飾板
Sold for €3,286
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 461 - A TIBETAN WOOD RELIEF WITH WRATHFUL DEITIES, 16TH-18TH CENTURY 十六至十八世紀西藏木雕大黑天
Sold for €1,011
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 462 - A CARVED AND GILT HARDWOOD MANUSCRIPT COVER, 14TH-15TH CENTURY 十四至十五世紀木雕金漆經書封面
Sold for €4,045
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 463 - A TIBETAN-CHINESE SHAGREEN AND LACQUERED WOOD SADDLE WITH IRON FITTINGS, QING 清代漢藏鮫皮漆木馬鞍
Sold for €3,034
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 464 - A DARK GRAY STONE HEAD OF BUDDHA, NORTHERN QI - TANG DYNASTY 北齊至唐代石佛頭
Sold for €16,432
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 465 - A SANDSTONE HEAD OF A LUOHAN, MING DYNASTY 明代砂岩羅漢頭像
Sold for €2,402
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 466 - A GILT-LACQUERED WOOD HEAD OF BUDAI, MING 明代鎏金漆木雕布袋頭像
Sold for €7,584
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 467 - A GILT AND LACQUERED LARGE WOOD FIGURE OF A DIGNITARY, JIAJING 嘉靖大型鎏金漆彩尊者木像
Sold for €12,640
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 468 - A LIMESTONE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, QING DYNASTY 清代石灰岩觀音像
Sold for €2,022
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 469 - A WHITE-VEINED ‘LINGBI’ BLACK SCHOLAR’S ROCK, QING DYNASTY 清代靈璧文人石
Sold for €3,792
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 471 - A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS, KANGXI 康熙銅鎏金嵌寳無量壽佛坐像
Sold for €16,432
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 472 - A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, EARLY QING 清代早期銅鎏金釋迦牟尼
Sold for €3,286
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 473 - A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF PADMAPANI, 17TH-18TH CENTURY 十七至十八世紀銅鎏金蓮花手菩薩像
Sold for €1,264
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 474 - A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, QING DYNASTY 清代銅鎏金釋迦牟尼像
Sold for €6,320
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 475 - A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, 15TH CENTURY 十五世紀銅鎏金釋迦牟尼像
Sold for €25,280
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 476 - A BRONZE PORTRAIT FIGURE OF A LAMA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY 十七至十八世紀喇嘛銅像
Sold for €8,848
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 479 - A TIBETAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI 西藏铜鎏金文殊菩萨坐莲像
Sold for €2,022
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 480 - A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS, QING 清代漢藏銅鎏金觀音像
Sold for €3,286
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 482 - A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRADHARA AND CONSORT, EARLY QING 清初銅鎏金多杰羌佛與其佛母
Sold for €3,034
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 483 - A LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A LAMA, 16TH-17TH CENTURY 十六至十七世紀銅鎏金喇嘛像
Sold for €11,376
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 484 - A BRONZE FIGURE OF PALDEN LHAMO, QING DYNASTY 清代青銅吉祥天母像
Sold for €822
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 485 - A BRONZE FRAGMENT OF RATNASAMBHAVA, 14th CENTURY 十四世紀寶生佛銅像碎片
Sold for €822
including Buyer's Premium