ASIAN ART
AUCTION
Wednesday 15 April 2026, from 10.00 a.m. (lots 1-300)
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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
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
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
Lot 274
Pair of heads
Nigeria, Beni, 20th Century
Carved wood.
22.4 x 6.7 x 7.9 in.
Starting price: € 100
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
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
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
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