ASIAN ART
AUCTION
Wednesday 15 April 2026, from 10.00 a.m. (lots 1-300)
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Lot 276
Small chest
Morocco, 20th Century
Wooden structure covered with silver-plated metal sheet and semi-precious stone inlays.
Small defects.
9.6 x 13.8 x 9.4 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 277
Cross
Ethiopia, 20th Century
Brass with incised details, on a wooden base.
14.4 x 6.5 x 1.6 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 278
Group of four veil pendants, assrou n’swoul
Africa, 20th Century
Metal with incised details.
The largest 8 x 2.5 x 0.2 in.
This type of artefact was used by Tuareg women from various regions of Africa as a counterweight to the veil.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 125
Lot 279
Cross
Ethiopia, 20th Century
Brass with incised details, on a plexiglass base.
19.2 x 17.1 x 2.4 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 175
Lot 280
Pair of crosses
Ethiopia, 20th Century
Brass with incised details.
The largest 14.8 x 5.2 x 1.8 in.
Starting price: € 60 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 281
Group of six crosses
Ethiopia, 20th Century
Brass with incised details.
The largest 9 x 3.5 in.
Starting price: € 120 | Sold for : € 250
Lot 282
Group of five crosses
Ethiopia, 20th Century
Brass with incised details.
The largest 15.7 x 8.6 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 283
Elephant tusk
Democratic Republic of the Congo, before 1916
Elegantly carved ivory with figures and animals arranged horizontally along the entire length of the artefact.
4.7 x 47.2 x 4.3 in.
Lot accompanied by CITES certificate.
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.600
Lot 284
Garniture with mantel clock and two candlesticks
Congo and France, before 1916
The set consisting of three pieces, each made of hippopotamus tusks and a gilded bronze mount in Art Nouveau style.
Mantel clock 21.7 x 15.7 x 8.1 in.
Candlesticks 22.04 x 17.72 x 10.24 in.
Lot accompanied by CITES certificate.
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 700
Lot 285
Pair of candlesticks
Democratic Republic of the Congo and Europe, before 1916
Each piece consisting of a hippopotamus tusk supported by an Art Nouveau-style gilt-bronze mount.
16.1 x 6.9 x 6.9 in.
Lot accompanied by CITES certificate.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 286
Vessel
Democratic Republic of the Congo, before 1916
Wood with incised details.
3.1 x 9.3 x 8.7 in.
Starting price: € 300
Lot 287
Pelota player
Mexico, Pihuamo culture, 300 BC-600 AD
Earthenware.
15.9 x 7.1 x 3.9 in.
Starting price: € 50 | Sold for : € 500
Lot 288
Seated figure
Nicaragua, 800-1200 AD
Painted earthenware, the cape and the headdress with geometric motif.
19.7 x 8.7 x 5.5 in.
Starting price: € 50 | Sold for : € 550
Lot 289
Zoomorphic vessel
Peru, Chimu culture, 10th-15th Century
Ceramic, the globular body surmounted by a short cylindrical neck and painted with geometric motifs, one side of the shoulder with an animal's head and on the other corresponding side its tail.
15 x 11.8 x 15.7 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 1.300
Lot 290
Set of weights
Central America (?), 19th Century
Bronze, six pieces assembled in a nest, the largest one on the outside with a clasp.
1.6 x 2.8 x 2 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 291
Vase
Peru, Recuay culture, 1st-6th Century
Painted ceramic with a motif of parallel lines.
Restorations.
A similarly shaped but smaller vase, with a comparable geometric pattern, is in the Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri (inv. 471:1955).
13.4 x 10.6 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 292
Anthropomorphic vessel
Peru, Moche culture, 3rd-8th Century
Ceramic, the upper section modeled in relief with face and arms of a male figure.
8.1 x 5.3 x 4.5 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 275
Lot 294
Two seated figures
Brasil, Tapajonica culture, 10th-15th Century
Ceramic.
The largest 7.1 x 5.3 x 3.5 in.
The Tapajonic culture flourished in the pre-Columbian Brazilian Amazon, known primarily for its refined ceramic production characterized by profound ritual significance.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 295
Pyramid model
Peru, Moche culture, 200 B.C.-550 A.D.
Earthenware.
4.3 x 5.1 in.
Starting price: € 50 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 296
Water carrier
Costa Rica, 0-1500 A.D.
Earthenware.
4.7 x 3.7 x 4.9 in.
Starting price: € 50 | Sold for : € 275
Lot 297
Human figure
Mexico, Veracruz culture, 150 B.C.-750 A.D.
Earthenware with traces of painting.
7.1 x 4.3 x 1.6 in.
Starting price: € 50 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 298
Pregnant female figure
Mexico, Colima Culture, 300 B.C.-600 A.D.
Earthenware.
5.7 x 4.7 x 2.8 in.
Starting price: € 50 | Sold for : € 325
Lot 299
Group of two small plaques
Peru, 1100-1400 A.D.
Embossed copper, each depicting a figure with a feathered headdress.
4.3 x 4.9 in.
Starting price: € 50 | Sold for : € 50
Lot 300
Figure
Precolumbian style
Carved stone.
6.7 x 3 x 1.8 in.
Starting price: € 50 | Sold for : € 75