ASIAN ART
AUCTION
Wednesday 15 April 2026, from 10.00 a.m. (lots 1-300)
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Lot 251
Buddha
Thailand, 19th Century
Gilt-bronze, the deity sitting with legs crossed in the dhyanasana position, the left hand in the lap with the palm facing upwards, the right hand touching the ground in the bhumisparsha mudra, the wide robe decorated in relief with stylised floral motifs.
27.4 x 18.9 x
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Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 2.800
Lot 252
Buddha
Burma, early 20th Century
Carved and gilt-wood with glass inserts, the standing deity wearing a flowing robe; wooden base.
35.8 x 16.4 x 11.8 in.
including the lamp
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 253
Head of Buddha
Thailand, 19th Century
Bronze, the face with features that convey serenity.
9.4 x 5.1 x 5.9 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 250
Lot 254
Set of opium weights
Burma, 19th Century
Bronze, eight duck-shaped pieces.
The largest 2.5 x 1.6 x 2 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 255
Puppet
Giava, early 20th Century
Painted leather and wood.
26.6 x 10.2 x 0.8 in.
This type of puppet is used in wayang kulit, the traditional Javanese shadow theater.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 256
Box with cover
Burma, 20th Century
Lacquered wood, carved in the shape of a pumpkin, with removable stem.
8.3 x 12.6 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 257
Group of four miniatures
Persia, 20th Century
Ink and colors on paper, within wooden frames and protective glass.
The largest two 9.6 x 6.6 in.
Starting price: € 150
Lot 258
Carpet
Turkey, Hereke, 20th Century
Fabric, the center with a flowering tree with birds, enclosed within floral borders.
Carpet 48.4 x 28.7 in.
Frame 57.1 x 37.4 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 650
Lot 259
Carpet
Turkey, Hereke, 20th Century
Fabric, depicting a tree in the centre, around which birds fly and animals graze, the scene surrounded by a floral frieze.
Carpet 58.3 x 32.7 in.
Frame 66.7 x 40.9 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 950
Lot 260
Pair of silver small bowls
Iran, 20th Century
The outer rim with relief decoration of floral motifs, in the centre of the bottom of both coins with portrait of Amhad Shah Qajar (1898-1930) and crowned lion within a garland.
0.8 x 2.8 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 261
Bowl
Iran (?), 11th-12th Century
Glazed ceramic, the upper rim with five pronounced lobes.
Defects.
2.8 x 5.5 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 262
Bowl
Iran, 12th-13th Century
Painted and glazed ceramic, the inner part decorated with circles.
Defects.
2.4 x 6.3 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 263
Bowl
Iran, 12th-13th Century
Glazed ceramic with blue streaks along the rim, partially legible provenance label.
Defects.
2.2 x 5.9 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 264
Bowl
Iran, 11th-13th Century
Green glazed ceramic, along the inner rim a band with geometric motif.
Defects.
2.2 x 5.3 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 325
Lot 265
Ewer
Iran, 13th Century
Glazed ceramic, turquoise ground and blue decoration, handle on one side between mouth and body.
Defects.
7.5 x 5.5 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 266
Bowl
Iran, 12th-13th Century
Blue-glazed ceramic.
Defects.
3 x 6.9 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 375
Lot 267
Bowl
Iran, 10th-11th Century
Glazed ceramic with incised stylized floral decoration.
Restorations.
2.6 x 6.9 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 268
Jar
Probably Raqqa, 13th-14th Century
Ceramic with green-turquoise glaze, the upper part of the body with grooves, ring-shaped handles on the rim of the mouth.
5.7 x 7.3 x 7.1 in.
Starting price: € 400
Lot 269
Ewer
Iran, 12th-13th Century
Blue-glazed pottery, handle between mouth and shoulder.
Defects.
8.7 x 6.3 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 1.100
Lot 270
Bowl
Iran, 12th-13th Century
Turquoise glazed ceramics, painted in black with stylized floral decoration.
Defects.
1.7 x 6.5 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 350
Lot 271
Bowl
Iraq, Abbasid dynasty, 10th Century
Painted and glazed ceramic in shades of green, with a mythological animal on a geometric carpet in the upper surface, the exterior of the wall with circles decoration, an inscription in Arabic characters on the base.
Restorations.
2.6 x 9.1 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 950
Lot 272
Jug
Iran, Kashan, late 12th-early 13th Century
Black-glazed ceramic with an elegant and synthetic geometric decoration in green enamel, ear-shaped handle between the shoulder and the mouth.
Restorations.
5.3 x 5.1 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 273
Reliquary figure
Gabon, Kota, 20th Century
Wood covered with copper plates and wire.
19.7 x 6.3 x 3.9 in.
This type of artifact exemplifies the extraordinary modernity of African art, with its abstraction providing countless inspirations for 20th-Century artists.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 274
Pair of heads
Nigeria, Beni, 20th Century
Carved wood.
22.4 x 6.7 x 7.9 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 275
Pair of silver bangles
Northern Africa (?), 20th Century
With embossed floral motifs.
The largest 3 x 3.1 x 3.1 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 150