Explore our three-day Asian Art Discoveries auction, unfolding over two days of live auctions followed by one day of timed auction. In total, the sale features over 2,000 antiques and collectibles from Japan, China, and beyond, including many items with no or low reserves. Whether you’re new to collecting or in search of a hidden treasure, you’re sure to find something special.
Live Auctions
Day 1: Thursday, 22 January, at 11 AM CET
Lots 1-762: Japanese Works of Art - Part 1
Day 2: Friday, 23 January, at 11 AM CET
Lots 763 -1072: Himalayan & Chinese Works of Art
Lots 1073-1408: Japanese Works of Art - Part 2
Lots 1409-1538: Korean, Indian & Southeast Asian Works of Art
Timed Auction (separate registration required)
Day 3: Saturday, 24 January
Lots 1539 -2150: No Reserve Timed Auction – Starting Prices Up to 250 Euros
Bidding starts on Thursday, 1 January, and lots start closing at 11 AM on Saturday, 24 January
Lot 764 - A LOT WITH FOUR MIXED-METAL RITUAL IMPLEMENTS, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for €715
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 766 - A FOLDABLE GILT- AND RED-LACQUERED ALTAR TABLE, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for €520
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 772 - A BRONZE FIGURE OF JAMBHALA WITH MONGOOSE, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for €585
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 777 - A PHALLIC DARK STONE LINGAM, HIMALAYAN REGIONS, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
Sold for €520
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 790 - A FINE EMBROIDERED SILK GAUZE INFORMAL LADY'S ROBE, CHANGYI, LATE QING DYNASTY
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 800 - A VERY LARGE (481 CM) EMBROIDERED RED SILK BANNER WITH COURTLY SCENES, REPUBLIC PERIOD
Sold for €2,860
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 801 - A LOT WITH THREE NINGXIA WOOL COVERS, QING DYNASTY
Sold for €650
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 802 - A NINGXIA ‘DRAGON’ WOOL CARPET, LATE QING DYNASTY
Sold for €1,170
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 804 - ‘PORTRAIT OF MISS EMILY S. SMITH’, REVERSE GLASS PAINTING, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Sold for €650
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 806 - A SCROLL PAINTING OF BO LE WITH HORSES, AFTER ZHAO MENGFU (1254-1322)
Sold for €585
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 811 - A SCROLL PAINTING OF A MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE, AFTER WEN ZHENGMING
Sold for €1,040
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 815 - A FAN-SHAPED PAINTING ALBUM WITH 101 DIFFERENT INSECTS, FIRST HALF OF 20TH CENTURY
Sold for €2,860
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 816 - LUO QIXIN: MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE, MOUNTED AS A HANGING SCROLL
Sold for €650
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 818 - ZHAO SHAO ANG: A PAINTING OF A BEATLE AND BAMBOO, c. 1950s
Sold for €455
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 821 - WU GUANZHONG (1919-2010): 'PARROTS (II)', DATED 1990
Sold for €4,160
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 824 - A POLYCHROME STUCCO FRESCO FRAGMENT, YUAN TO MING DYNASTY
Sold for €4,160
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 825 - AN ORDOS ‘TWIN YAK’ BRONZE BELT PLAQUE, 2ND-1ST CENTURY BC
Sold for €910
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 826 - A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A WOMAN, WESTERN HAN DYNASTY
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 829 - A GILT-BRONZE ‘BUDDHIST LION’ SMALL CENSER AND COVER, MING DYNASTY
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 833 - A BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER WITH MATCHING LOTUS STAND AND COVER, QING DYNASTY
Sold for €1,170
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 839 - A BRONZE ‘DRAGON’ HANDWARMER WITH OPENWORK COVER, 1900s
Sold for €650
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 840 - AN AMUSING BRONZE GROUP OF A MONKEY RIDING A CAMEL, LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIOD
Sold for €1,040
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 841 - AN ARCHAISTIC GOLD AND SILVER INLAID ‘MYTHICAL BIRD’ BRONZE CENSER
Sold for €455
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 864 - A FINE INLAID HARDWOOD ‘LOTUS BUD’ BOX, QING DYNASTY
Sold for €650
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 866 - A CARVED MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID WOOD BOX AND COVER, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for €650
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 867 - A CINNABAR LACQUER ‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ BOX AND COVER, QING DYNASTY
Sold for €455
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 872 - A RED OVERLAY TRANSLUCENT GLASS ‘BATS’ DOUBLE-GOURD VASE, c. 1920s
Sold for €390
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 878 - A SILVER ‘FOLIATE’ BOWL, QING DYNASTY (1644-1912)
Sold for €1,170
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 882 - AN UNUSUAL AND LARGE ‘NINE PEACHES’ CLOISONNE BOX
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 886 - A LARGE PALE GREEN JADE DISK (BI), LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE
Sold for €1,560
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 887 - † A GREEN JADE DISK (BI), LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE
Sold for €2,574
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 888 - A DARK GREEN JADE DISK (BI), LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 889 - A RUSSET JADE ‘PIG-DRAGON’ (ZHULONG), NEOLITHIC PERIOD, HONGSHAN CULTURE
Sold for €1,690
including Buyer's Premium