ASIAN ART
AUCTION
Wednesday 15 April 2026, from 10.00 a.m. (lots 1-300)
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Lot 11
Jar with cover
China, early 20th Century
Porcelain painted in cobalt blue with stylised vegetal arabesques, the lid surmounted by a crouching lion finial.
8.7 x 8.3 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 12
Group of seven cups
China, Qing dynasty, mid 18th Century
Porcelain painted with polychrome enamels and gold; each cup on one side features an European taste scene, depicting a lady and a Cupid within a Rococo-style foliate frame, while the other one displays a floral composition.
1.6 x 3.1 in.
Starting price: € 500
Lot 13
Bowl
China, Ming dynasty, Jiajing period
'Blue and white' porcelain, the exterior depicting children in various activities.
2.2 x 4.9 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 14
Three Buddhist lions
China, Qing dynasty, second half of the 17th century
Dehua glazed porcelain ('blanc de chine').
Restorations.
The highest 12.8 x 4.1 x 6.7 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 15
Two taoist immortals
China, Qing dynasty
Dehua porcelain ('blanc de chine'), the two deities depicted seated.
One restored.
8.5 x 3.7 x 2.8 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 16
Pair of cranes
China , Qing dynasty, 18th Century
Porcelain, the two birds standing on a rock.
Minor defects.
8.5 x 3 x 2.2 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 17
Pair of Puxian on elephant
China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period
Dehua porcelain ('blanc de chine'), the two bodhisattvas of benevolence (Samantabhadra in Sanskrit) seated on the back of an elephant, which in turn is supported by a semicircular plinth decorated on the front with a relief floral motif.
Restoration.
8.5 x 4.5 x 2.4 in.
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Starting price: € 200
Lot 18
Pair of vases
China, 20th Century
'Blue and white' porcelain, the decoration consisting of the character shou ("long life") on a floral ground, handles shaped as two crouching Buddhist lions facing each other.
16.9 x 7.9 in.
Starting price: € 150
Lot 19
Group of three bowls
China, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th Century
'Blue and white' porcelain, one from a later period.
Small defects.
The largest 2.3 x 5.5 in.
Starting price: € 150
Lot 20
Flask
China, Qing dynasty
'Blue and white' porcelain, decorated on the outside with geometric and floral motifs.
6.5 x 7.5 x 2.8 in.
The distinctive shape of this type of flask is a variation on the
kashkul vessels common in Islamic Asia. Chinese potters in
Jingdezhen produced them as early as
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Starting price: € 400