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
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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Viewing times
8-16 October 2024
Monday - Friday
10 AM - 6 PM
as well as by appointment
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Lot 481 - A PALE CELADON JADE ‘LIU HAI AND TOAD’ SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 482 - A WHITE JADE ‘CHILONG’ SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 483 - A SHADOW AGATE ‘HAWK’ SNUFF BOTTLE, OFFICIAL SCHOOL, MID-QING DYNASTY
Lot 484 - A SHADOW AGATE ‘PAINTING SCHOLAR’ SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY
Lot 485 - A SUPERB AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE, PROBABLY IMPERIAL, OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1750-1850
Lot 486 - A FINE AGATE ‘BUDDHIST LION’ MINIATURE SNUFF BOTTLE, 1840-1920
Lot 487 - A GILT-DECORATED AND RETICULATED SOAPSTONE SNUFF BOTTLE, MID-QING DYNASTY
Lot 488 - A CARVED AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE, MID 18TH TO EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Lot 489 - A SMALL SILVER-MOUNTED AND CARVED AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE, 1750-1820
Lot 490 - Ɏ A CORAL ‘BAMBOO AND LINGZHI’ SNUFF BOTTLE, MID-QING DYNASTY
Lot 491 - AN IMPERIAL YELLOW GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 1730-1860
Lot 492 - AN IMPERIAL BLACK OVERLAY PINK GLASS ‘CHILONG’ SNUFF BOTTLE, MID-QING DYNASTY
Lot 493 - A RARE 'THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER' OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, KANGXI MARK, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 494 - A RUBY-RED OVERLAY ‘MYTHICAL PROCESSION’ GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 1750-1850
Lot 495 - A ‘REALGAR’ SANDWICHED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 1750-1850
Lot 496 - A SANDWICHED RED AND GREEN SPLASHED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, MID-QING DYNASTY
Lot 497 - A CARAMEL GLASS ‘SHOU’ SNUFF BOTTLE, c. 1760-1820
Lot 498 - AN ENAMELED AND CARVED GLASS ‘MAGPIE AND PRUNUS’ SNUFF BOTTLE, REPUBLIC PERIOD
Lot 500 - A MOLDED AND ENAMELED ‘SUBDUING THE DRAGON’ PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
Lot 502 - A COPPER-RED AND UNDERGLAZE-BLUE ‘FIVE MONKEYS’ SNUFF BOTTLE
Lot 503 - A BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL ‘LINGZHI’ PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 504 - A PAINTING OF SHAKYAMUNI SURROUNDED BY BODHISATTVAS AND DISCIPLES, SONG TO MING DYNASTY
Lot 506 - AN ALBUM WITH 7 “SCHOLARS” PAINTINGS BY GU LUO (1763-1837), DATED 1837
Lot 507 - ‘LADY WITH PIPA’, BY GU LUO (1763-1837)
Lot 508 - ‘PRECIOUS OFFERINGS TO A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL’, QING DYNASTY
Lot 509 - ‘TWO SCHOLARS PLAYING WEIQI’, LATER QING DYNASTY TO EARLY REPUBLIC PERIOD
Lot 510 - ‘SCHOLAR IN MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE’, BY WU HUFAN (1894-1968), 吳湖帆
Lot 511 - HUANG JUNBI (1868-1991): ‘LIVING BY THE STREAM’
Lot 512 - LEE MAN FONG (1913-1988): ‘FARMER GIRL’
Lot 513 - AN IMPERIAL ‘SIX DRAGONS’ SILK BROCADE FRAGMENT, MING DYNASTY
Lot 514 - A LARGE PEKING WOOL ‘ONE HUNDRED BIRDS WORSHIPPING THE PHOENIX’ CARPET, LATE QING DYNASTY
Lot 515 - A LADY’S INFORMAL SILK AND DAMASK ROBE, CHANGYI
Lot 516 - A PAINTED GRAY POTTERY HORSE HEAD, HAN DYNASTY
Lot 517 - A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A DOG, HAN DYNASTY
Lot 518 - A SICHUAN POTTERY FIGURE OF A MALE GUARDIAN DOG, HAN DYNASTY
Lot 519 - A RARE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN LION, TANG DYNASTY
Lot 520 - A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A BACTRIAN CAMEL, TANG DYNASTY
Lot 521 - A LARGE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A PRANCING ARABIAN HORSE, TANG DYNASTY
Lot 522 - † A RARE ‘HORSE AND GROOM’ PAINTED POTTERY GROUP, TANG DYNASTY
Lot 523 - A LARGE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY, TANG DYNASTY
Lot 524 - A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY, TANG DYNASTY
Lot 525 - A PAIR OF FIGURAL POTTERY TILES DEPICTING ATLANTES, XI XIA DYNASTY
Lot 526 - A POLYCHROME STUCCO FRESCO FRAGMENT, LATE MING DYNASTY
Lot 527 - A PAINTED POTTERY JAR, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, MAJIAYAO CULTURE
Lot 528 - A SMALL PAINTED POTTERY JAR, MAJIAYAO CULTURE
Thursday,
17 October 2024,
11 am CET
Tibet &
Nepal
Sculptures,
Thangkas &
Buddhist Art
Lots 1-32
Ancient Kingdoms
of Thailand,
Myanmar,
Cambodia
& Vietnam
Indonesia &
Papua
New Guinea
Lots 214-237
Lots 238-243
Friday,
18 October 2024,
11 am CET
Tibet & Nepal
Sculptures,
Thangkas &
Buddhist Art
Lots
279-329