TWO-DAY AUCTION: Fine Asian Art, Buddhism and Hinduism

TWO-DAY AUCTION: Fine Asian Art, Buddhism and Hinduism

Day 1: Flagship Live Auction (lots 1-278) on Thursday, 17 October 2024, starting at 11 AM CET - Print Catalog Available

Day 2: Live Auction Online Catalog (lots 279-700) on Friday, 18 October 2024, starting at 11 AM CET - Catalog Online Only

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Galerie Zacke is thrilled to present a two-day live auction event showcasing 700 works of art from China, Southeast Asia, India, and beyond.

The flagship auction will take place on Day 1 of the sale (lots 1-278) and features an inspired selection of impressive pieces from notable collections. Highlights include an important white marble torso of Buddha Maitreya from the Tang dynasty (lot 38), a magnificent pair of Imperial zitan ‘elephant’ stands likely originating from the Forbidden City or Summer Palace (lot 89), and an extremely rare gold rain drum from the ancient kingdoms of Cham (lot 238).

The general auction will follow on Day 2 (lots 279-700), offering opportunities for both seasoned collectors and new bidders.

Museum Deaccessions include the Wou Lien-Pai Museum and the Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum.

Notable Collector’s Provenances include Sir Elton John; Kartika Soekarno-Seegers, the daughter of Sokarno; His Exalted Highness, the Nizam of Hyderabad, Osman Ali Khan (1886-1967); and Xu Yingkui (1830-1903), Viceroy of Min-Zhe, Guangzhou, China; as well as many prestigious names such as Alan and Simone Hartman, Onno Janssens, Dr. Johan Carl Kempe, Nellie and Basil Ionides, David Taylor, and Captain William Alexander ‘Bill’ Palmer CBE DL.

Historic Gallery and Dealership Provenances include Jules Speelman, Sam Bernstein, Jacques Barrère, Michael Goedhuis, Leonardo Vigorelli, Sydney L. Moss Ltd, Ralph M. Chait Galleries, Robert Kleiner, Roger Keverne Ltd, and Spink & Son.

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Lot 1 - A PARCEL-GILT SILVER REPOUSSÉ GAU DEPICTING EKADASHAMUKHA AVALOKITESHVARA, TIBET, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Lot 1 - A PARCEL-GILT SILVER REPOUSSÉ GAU DEPICTING EKADASHAMUKHA AVALOKITESHVARA, TIBET, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Sold for €2,860

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 2 - A MINIATURE GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SARASVATI, ATTRIBUTED TO CHÖYING DORJE AND HIS ATELIER, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY

Lot 2 - A MINIATURE GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SARASVATI, ATTRIBUTED TO CHÖYING DORJE AND HIS ATELIER, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY

Sold for €5,850

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 3 - A TWO-TONE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS, LATE KANGXI TO EARLY QIANLONG PERIOD

Lot 3 - A TWO-TONE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS, LATE KANGXI TO EARLY QIANLONG PERIOD

Sold for €6,500

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 4 - A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A WINGED HERUKA AND CONSORT, TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

Lot 4 - A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A WINGED HERUKA AND CONSORT, TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

Sold for €7,800

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 7 - A LARGE AND INSCRIBED BRONZE VOTIVE PLAQUE, DEPICTING CHAKRASAMVARA IN UNION WITH VAJRAYOGINI

Lot 7 - A LARGE AND INSCRIBED BRONZE VOTIVE PLAQUE, DEPICTING CHAKRASAMVARA IN UNION WITH VAJRAYOGINI

Sold for €7,800

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 8 - A GILT AND INSCRIBED COPPER ALLOY STUPA, CHORTEN, 18TH CENTURY

Lot 8 - A GILT AND INSCRIBED COPPER ALLOY STUPA, CHORTEN, 18TH CENTURY

Sold for €3,900

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 11 - AN EARLY CAST IRON FIGURE OF TARA, NEPAL, 7TH-8TH CENTURY

Lot 11 - AN EARLY CAST IRON FIGURE OF TARA, NEPAL, 7TH-8TH CENTURY

Sold for €4,420

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 12 - A BRONZE FIGURE OF AKSHOBHYA, WESTERN TIBET, 13TH-14TH CENTURY

Lot 12 - A BRONZE FIGURE OF AKSHOBHYA, WESTERN TIBET, 13TH-14TH CENTURY

Sold for €4,420

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 13 - A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI, DEDICATED TO SONAM GYALTSEN, 15TH CENTURY

Lot 13 - A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI, DEDICATED TO SONAM GYALTSEN, 15TH CENTURY

Sold for €49,400

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 14 - A COPPER AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE OF VAJRAPANI, TIBET, 15TH-16TH CENTURY

Lot 14 - † A COPPER AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE OF VAJRAPANI, TIBET, 15TH-16TH CENTURY

Sold for €25,740

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 15 - A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA MAITREYA, TIBET, 16TH CENTURY

Lot 15 - A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA MAITREYA, TIBET, 16TH CENTURY

Sold for €23,400

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 16 - A RARE COPPER REPOUSSÉ PLAQUE OF VARAHI, 16TH CENTURY

Lot 16 - A RARE COPPER REPOUSSÉ PLAQUE OF VARAHI, 16TH CENTURY

Sold for €2,340

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 17 - A RARE TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FRAGMENT WITH EIGHT HEADS OF AVALOKITESHVARA SAHASRABHUJA EKADASAMUKHA, 16TH CENTURY

Lot 17 - A RARE TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FRAGMENT WITH EIGHT HEADS OF AVALOKITESHVARA SAHASRABHUJA EKADASAMUKHA, 16TH CENTURY

Sold for €7,800

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 18 - A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU AND GARUDA, NEPAL 16TH-17TH CENTURY

Lot 18 - A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU AND GARUDA, NEPAL 16TH-17TH CENTURY

Sold for €10,400

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 19 - A LARGE WOOD MASK DEPICTING BHAIRAVA, NEPAL, 17TH CENTURY

Lot 19 - A LARGE WOOD MASK DEPICTING BHAIRAVA, NEPAL, 17TH CENTURY

Sold for €3,120

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 20 - A PARCEL-GILT SILVER REPOUSSÉ MASK OF BHAIRAVA, NEPAL, 16TH-17TH CENTURY

Lot 20 - A PARCEL-GILT SILVER REPOUSSÉ MASK OF BHAIRAVA, NEPAL, 16TH-17TH CENTURY

Sold for €3,120

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 22 - A LARGE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Lot 22 - A LARGE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Sold for €20,800

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 23 - A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF THE ELEVEN-HEADED AVALOKITESHVARA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Lot 23 - A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF THE ELEVEN-HEADED AVALOKITESHVARA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Sold for €13,000

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 24 - A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA, TIBET, 17TH CENTURY

Lot 24 - A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA, TIBET, 17TH CENTURY

Sold for €3,900

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 25 - A LARGE COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF KSHITIGARBHA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Lot 25 - A LARGE COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF KSHITIGARBHA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Sold for €31,200

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 26 - A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SIXTH PANCHEN LAMA, LOBZANG PALDEN YESHE

Lot 26 - A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SIXTH PANCHEN LAMA, LOBZANG PALDEN YESHE

Sold for €11,700

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 27 - THE FIFTH DALAI LAMA, NGAWANG LOBSANG GYATSO, TIBET, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Lot 27 - THE FIFTH DALAI LAMA, NGAWANG LOBSANG GYATSO, TIBET, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Sold for €6,500

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 28 - A RARE THANKGA DEPICTING DORJE DROLO, THE WRATHFUL MANIFESTATION OF PADMASAMBHAVA

Lot 28 - A RARE THANKGA DEPICTING DORJE DROLO, THE WRATHFUL MANIFESTATION OF PADMASAMBHAVA

Sold for €5,200

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 30 - ‘MANJUSHRI SEATED ON A LION’, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Lot 30 - ‘MANJUSHRI SEATED ON A LION’, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Sold for €1,560

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 31 - A THANGKA OF JE TSONGKHAPA AND 18 EPISODES FROM HIS LIFE, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

Lot 31 - A THANGKA OF JE TSONGKHAPA AND 18 EPISODES FROM HIS LIFE, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

Sold for €4,940

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 32 - A LARGE NEWARI PAINTING OF THE COSMIC MAN, CENTRAL TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

Lot 32 - A LARGE NEWARI PAINTING OF THE COSMIC MAN, CENTRAL TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

Sold for €6,500

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 33 - A WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A BIXIE, HAN DYNASTY

Lot 33 - A WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A BIXIE, HAN DYNASTY

Sold for €33,800

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 34 - A LIMESTONE HEAD OF BUDDHA, LATE NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 6TH CENTURY

Lot 34 - A LIMESTONE HEAD OF BUDDHA, LATE NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 6TH CENTURY

Sold for €6,500

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 35 - A PAINTED LIMESTONE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, NORTHERN QI DYNASTY

Lot 35 - A PAINTED LIMESTONE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, NORTHERN QI DYNASTY

Sold for €21,450

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 36 - A WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF MAITREYA, NORTHERN QI DYNASTY

Lot 36 - A WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF MAITREYA, NORTHERN QI DYNASTY

Sold for €7,800

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 39 - A PAINTED LIMESTONE FIGURE OF WILLOW GUANYIN, NORTHERN ZHOU-SUI DYNASTY

Lot 39 - A PAINTED LIMESTONE FIGURE OF WILLOW GUANYIN, NORTHERN ZHOU-SUI DYNASTY

Sold for €26,000

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 40 - A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF THE WILLOW BRANCH GUANYIN, SUI TO TANG DYNASTY

Lot 40 - A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF THE WILLOW BRANCH GUANYIN, SUI TO TANG DYNASTY

Sold for €3,900

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 41 - A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI ON A LION, SONG DYNASTY

Lot 41 - A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI ON A LION, SONG DYNASTY

Sold for €7,150

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 42 - A LARGE AND RARE BRONZE HEAD OF GUANYIN, SONG DYNASTY OR EARLIER

Lot 42 - A LARGE AND RARE BRONZE HEAD OF GUANYIN, SONG DYNASTY OR EARLIER

Sold for €4,160

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 43 - A MASSIVE AND RARE BRONZE HEAD OF GUANYIN, SONG DYNASTY OR EARLIER

Lot 43 - A MASSIVE AND RARE BRONZE HEAD OF GUANYIN, SONG DYNASTY OR EARLIER

Sold for €9,100

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 44 - A MONUMENTAL AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE GILT AND PAINTED SANDSTONE HEAD OF GUANYIN, NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY

Lot 44 - A MONUMENTAL AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE GILT AND PAINTED SANDSTONE HEAD OF GUANYIN, NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY

Sold for €28,600

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 45 - A CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF A LUOHAN, PROBABLY AMOGHAVAJRA (705-774), SONG TO YUAN DYNASTY

Lot 45 - A CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF A LUOHAN, PROBABLY AMOGHAVAJRA (705-774), SONG TO YUAN DYNASTY

Sold for €9,100

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 47 - A RARE EARLY-MING GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI, YONGLE INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD

Lot 47 - A RARE EARLY-MING GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI, YONGLE INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD

Sold for €71,500

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 48 - A PAINTED AND GILT STUCCO TEMPLE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA, YUAN TO MING DYNASTY

Lot 48 - A PAINTED AND GILT STUCCO TEMPLE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA, YUAN TO MING DYNASTY

Sold for €6,500

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 49 - A LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, MING DYNASTY

Lot 49 - A LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, MING DYNASTY

Sold for €52,000

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 50 - A GILT LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF WENSHU (MANJUSHRI) ON A LION, MING DYNASTY

Lot 50 - A GILT LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF WENSHU (MANJUSHRI) ON A LION, MING DYNASTY

Sold for €14,300

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 51 - A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SHANCAI TONGZI (SUDHANA), MING DYNASTY

Lot 51 - A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SHANCAI TONGZI (SUDHANA), MING DYNASTY

Sold for €2,080

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 52 - A BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, MING DYNASTY

Lot 52 - A BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, MING DYNASTY

Sold for €6,500

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 53 - A LARGE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, SIGNED SHISOU

Lot 53 - A LARGE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, SIGNED SHISOU

Sold for €13,000

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 55 - A RARE AND IMPORTANT BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD VESSEL, JIA, SHANG DYNASTY

Lot 55 - A RARE AND IMPORTANT BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD VESSEL, JIA, SHANG DYNASTY

Sold for €20,800

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 56 - A RARE AND IMPORTANT ARCHAIC BRONZE AXE, YUE, SHANG DYNASTY, LATE ANYANG PERIOD

Lot 56 - A RARE AND IMPORTANT ARCHAIC BRONZE AXE, YUE, SHANG DYNASTY, LATE ANYANG PERIOD

Sold for €9,750

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 57 - AN IMPRESSIVE BRONZE ‘BIRD OF PREY’ ROYAL STANDARD FINIAL, EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY

Lot 57 - AN IMPRESSIVE BRONZE ‘BIRD OF PREY’ ROYAL STANDARD FINIAL, EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY

Sold for €19,500

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 58 - AN ARCHAIC BRONZE DRAGON-HEAD TERMINAL, EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY

Lot 58 - AN ARCHAIC BRONZE DRAGON-HEAD TERMINAL, EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY

Sold for €2,080

including Buyer's Premium