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.
Lot 59 - AN INSCRIBED RITUAL WINE BRONZE VESSEL AND COVER, HU, MID-EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
Sold for €9,750
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 60 - A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, HU, WARRING STATES PERIOD
Sold for €4,940
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 61 - A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE ‘TIGER’ FERRULE, WARRING STATES PERIOD
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 62 - A GOLD, SILVER AND TURQUOISE INLAID BRONZE GARMENT HOOK, DAIGOU, EASTERN ZHOU PERIOD
Sold for €11,700
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 63 - AN IMPORTANT GOLD AND TURQUOISE-INLAID BRONZE BELT HOOK, WARRING STATES PERIOD
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 64 - A PAIR OF SILVERED BRONZE ‘BEAR’ WEIGHTS, WESTERN HAN DYNASTY
Sold for €7,800
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 65 - A RARE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL AND COVER, LIAN, WESTERN HAN DYNASTY
Sold for €8,450
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 68 - A SILVER ‘MYTHICAL BEASTS’ TRIPOD JAR AND COVER, TANG DYNASTY
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 69 - A PARCEL-GILT SILVER ‘BIRDS’ STEM CUP, TANG DYNASTY
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 70 - A SILVER ‘BIRDS AND FLOWERS’ BOX AND COVER, TANG DYNASTY
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 71 - A SILVER ‘MYTHICAL BEASTS’ BOX AND COVER, TANG DYNASTY
Sold for €3,640
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 72 - A RARE ‘LION AND GRAPEVINE’ SILVER-INSET BRONZE MIRROR, TANG DYNASTY
Sold for €4,420
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 73 - AN UNUSUAL ‘CHILONG’ BRONZE VASE, LATE MING DYNASTY
Sold for €10,400
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 74 - AN ‘IMPERIAL TRIBUTE’ TWO-TONE GOLD AND SILVER SNUFF BOX, QIANLONG PERIOD
Sold for €23,400
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 77 - † AN ‘IMPERIAL TRIBUTE’ MOTHER-OF-PEARL ‘EROTIC’ SNUFF BOX, QIANLONG PERIOD
Sold for €6,435
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 79 - A GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASE, MEIPING, MING DYNASTY
Sold for €7,800
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 80 - A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ-INSET GILT-BRONZE WALL VASES, QIANLONG PERIOD
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 81 - A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'TAOTIE' TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER, QIANLONG PERIOD
Sold for €23,400
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 83 - A LARGE CANTON ENAMEL ‘SCHOLARS’ DISH, QIANLONG PERIOD
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 84 - A PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE ‘DUTCHMEN’ VASES, SAWASA WARE, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Sold for €10,400
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 85 - A SUPERB CINNABAR AND OCHRE LACQUER TRAY DEPICTING FOREIGN TRIBUTE BEARERS, MING DYNASTY
Sold for €13,000
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 86 - A THREE-COLORED LACQUER ‘LYCHEE’ BOX AND COVER, 18TH CENTURY
Sold for €4,680
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 91 - A LARGE TAIHU SCHOLAR’S ROCK, 1.07 METERS HIGH, QING DYNASTY OR EARLIER
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 92 - A FINE TIANHUANG ‘MYTHICAL BEAST’ SEAL, QING DYNASTY
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 93 - A RARE HAIR CRYSTAL CARVING OF A CAT, 18TH CENTURY
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 94 - A ‘FU HAO TYPE’ JADE CARVING OF A KNEELING HUMAN FIGURE, SHANG DYNASTY
Sold for €19,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 96 - A SHIJIAHE-TYPE JADE PENDANT IN THE FORM OF A HEAD, WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY OR EARLIER
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 97 - AN UNUSUAL JADE PENDANT IN THE FORM OF A MYSTICAL HEAD, SHIJIAHE CULTURE
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 98 - AN EXCEPTIONAL JADE PENDANT OF A STANDING HUMAN FIGURE, SHANG DYNASTY
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 100 - A ‘TAOTIE’ CYLINDRICAL JADE BEAD, LATE SHANG TO EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
Sold for €2,456
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 101 - A CONG-FORM JADE BEAD DEPCITING A BIRD, WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
Sold for €3,584
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 105 - A PAIR OF PALE BROWN AND WHITE JADE ‘ELEPHANT’ FIGURES, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Sold for €7,150
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 106 - A FINE AND RARE WHITE JADE ‘HEHE ERXIAN’ GROUP, 18TH CENTURY
Sold for €10,400
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 107 - Ɏ A YELLOW JADE ARCHAISTIC ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ EWER, GONG, QIANLONG PERIOD
Sold for €19,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 108 - A PALE CELADON JADE WATER POT WITH INTEGRAL STAND, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Sold for €6,380
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 109 - A WHITE JADE AND GILT SILVER 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' EWER
Sold for €13,000
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 111 - A MUGHAL-STYLE PALE CELADON JADE EWER AND COVER, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for €7,800
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 115 - A FINE OPENWORK WHITE JADE PENDANT, 18TH CENTURY
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 117 - A SUPERB EMERALD-GREEN ‘SPLASHED’ JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE, 1780-1880
Sold for €3,640
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 118 - A CAMEO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE WITH A HAWK BENEATH A FULL MOON, 1730-1850
Sold for €4,160
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 119 - A CAMEO AGATE ‘MONKEY AND BEE’ SNUFF BOTTLE, FENGHOU, SUZHOU SCHOOL
Sold for €4,680
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 121 - AN IMPERIAL FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE, JIAQING MARK AND PERIOD
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 127 - A BLACK PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A PREGNANT SOW, HAN DYNASTY
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium