Live Auction
16-17 April 2026 at 11 AM CET
Day 1: Lots 1-277 (Print Catalog) | Day 2: Lots 278-692 (Online Catalog)
AUCTION OVERVIEW LOTS
Galerie Zacke is honored to present a major two-day live auction event, featuring 692 works of art from China, India, Southeast Asia, and beyond.
The highlight is our flagship live auction on Day 1 (lots 1-277), showcasing masterpieces of exceptional rarity and provenance. Among them are a monumental and unique gilt-copper head of Buddha, Tibet, 14th century, from the personal collection of Ulrich von Schroeder; an absolutely perfect green-glazed ‘dragon’ bowl, Kangxi mark and period, from the collection of J. J. Lally; one of the largest ever found jade disks, bi, Qijia culture, 74 cm diameter, authenticated by Dr. Gu Fang, collection of Lord Anthony Jacobs, London; a monumental and highly important Sichuan pottery horse, Han dynasty, at a staggering height of 156 cm and a diagonal of over 200 cm, the largest ever recorded from this group, from the Weisbrod collection and TL tested by Oxford Authentication; and the monumental and highly important ‘Kienzle’ stucco statue of Buddha, Gandhara, circa 3rd–5th century, the largest recorded example of its type, rescued during the Taliban advance in 1994.
Day 2 (lots 278-692) continues with our general auction, offering seasoned collectors and new bidders alike an opportunity to enhance their collections.
Museum Deaccessions include the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Germany; the Wou Lien-Pai Museum, United Kingdom; the Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum, Hungary; the Royal Asian Art Society, Netherlands; and the Tibethaus Kulturstiftung, Frankfurt.
Notable Collector’s Provenances include the Ulrich von Schroeder Collection; the collection of Lord Anthony Jacobs; the Princess of Swat, Begum Bakht Zeba Bibi; John Pierpont Morgan; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, last Shah of Iran; Roger Soame Jenyns; Dr. Horst Kienzle and the Kienzle Family Collection; the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection; Solomon Adler; Sir Elijah Impey; the Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection; Armand Trampitsch; Berta Zuckerkandl-Szeps; and Baroness Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza.
Historic Gallery and Dealership Provenances include Jules Speelman, London; Galerie Christian Deydier, Paris and Hong Kong; J. J. Lally, New York; C. T. Loo , New York; John Eskenazi, London; S. Marchant & Son, London; Robert Rousset, Paris; Marcel Nies Oriental Art, Antwerp; Vanderven Oriental Art, s’ Hertogenbosch; Schoeni Oriental Art, Hong Kong; Ben Janssens, London; Weisbrod Chinese Art, Toronto & New York; Alvin Lo, Hong Kong; and Spink & Son, London.
| Museum Deaccessions Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Radevormwald, Germany The Wou Lien-Pai Museum, United Kingdom The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum, Budapest, Hungary The Royal Asian Art Society, Netherlands, bequeathed by Erik Maten and Hans van der Veer, Deventer, Netherlands Tibethaus Kulturstiftung, Frankfurt, Germany Historic Gallery and Dealership Provenances Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, USA Alvin Lo, Hong Kong ArtHistorical Ltd., London, United Kingdom Asher Eskenazi, Paris, France Becker Antiques, Amsterdam, Netherlands Ben Janssens Oriental Art, London, UK Bertrand de Lavergne, Paris, France Beurdeley & Cie, Paris, France Brian Harkins, London, United Kingdom Bruno Cooper Works of Art, Norwich, UK Chris Ng, K & Soon Ltd., Hong Kong Chinese Arts & Crafts, Hong Kong Colette Chan’s Asian Art, Taipei, Taiwan Collet’s Chinese Gallery, London, UK Deborah Ashencaen and Gennady Leonov Himalayan Art Dr. Gerald Weisbrod and Michael B. Weisbrod, Weisbrod Chinese Art, New York and Toronto E. & J. Frankel Ltd., New York, USA |
Edwin “Ed” Hardy, San Francisco, California, USA Farah Massart, Famarte, Belgium Fleurdelys Antiquités, Laurence Paul, London, UK Frank Caro (1904–1980), C. T. Loo Chinese Art, New York, USA Galerie Christian Deydier, Paris and HK Galerie Claude Jongen, Belgium Galerie Michael Herrfurth, Asian Art, Germany Galerie Peter Hardt, Radevormwald, Germany Galerie Vandermeersch, Paris, France Galerie von Schroeder, Zurich, Switzerland Gallery De Ruimte, Netherlands Gerard Hawthorn Ltd., London, UK Gordon Reece Gallery, London, UK Gustaaf & Godfried Wauters, Belgium H. R. N. Norton, London, UK Hardt & Sons, New York, USA Het Magazijn, Ghent, Belgium J.A.N. Fine Art, London, UK Jacques Barrère, Paris, France James J. Lally, New York, USA John Eskenazi Ltd., London, United Kingdom John Sparks Ltd., London, United Kingdom Jonathan Tucker & Antonia Tozer Asian Art, London, UK Jules Speelman Asian Art, London, UK Lam & Co. Antiquities, Hong Kong Lawrence B. “Larry” Salander, New York, USA Leonardo Vigorelli, Bergamo, Italy Lothar Heubel, Cologne, Germany |
Maison L. Wannieck, Paris, France Mallett Antiques, London, UK Marcel Nies Oriental Art, Antwerp, Belgium Martin Doustar, Brussels, Belgium Michael Barber Fine Asian Art, Chicago, USA Oriental Arts & Crafts, Hong Kong Paola d’Alatri and Howard Wei, Wei Asian Art, Brussels, Belgium Paul Champkins Oriental Art, London, UK Paul Rutten, Galerie Annapurna, Netherlands Peter Kemp Antiques, London, UK Phillip Cha, Chicago, USA Priestley & Ferraro Chinese Art, London, UK Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, USA Raymond G. & Marsha Vargas Handley, Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, USA Richfield Antiques, New York, USA Robert Hall, Northumberland, UK Robert Rousset, Compagnie de la Chine et des Indes, Paris, France Robyn Turner Gallery, LA, California, USA |
S. Marchant & Son, London, UK Schoeni Fine Oriental Art, Hong Kong Sen Shu Tey, Tokyo, Japan Spink & Son Ltd., London, UK Susan Chen (d. 2014), The Sze Yuan Tang Collection, Hong Kong Susan Page, United Kingdom The Chinese Porcelain Company, USA Throckmorton Fine Art, New York, USA Treasures Gallery, Hong Kong Vanderven Oriental Art, Netherlands Weber & Bläuer, Lugano, Switzerland Yuen Bo Hin, Hong Kong Continued below |
| Private Estates and Collection Provenances A. John Lippitt (1928–2019), Hampshire, UK Alain Finard, Paris, France André Gué, France Armand Trampitsch (1890–1970), Paris, France Asbjørn Hansen (born 1955), Denmark Auguste & Gabriel Jouveau-Dubreuil, Paris, France Baroness Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza C. Roger Moss, OBE (1936–2020), UK Carl Krotch, Chicago, USA Darwin Freeman, USA David Taylor (1876–1958), Belfast, Northern Ireland De Poortere Collection, Belgium Doris Lässer Stillwater, Zurich, Switzerland Dorothy “Dee” Torbert Brink (1921–2021), Laguna Hills, California, & Ellison Torbert, USA Douglas Arbittier, MD, MBA Dr. Andreas Lindner, Germany Dr. Helmut Ploog (1940–2024), Munich Dr. Herbert Stepic, Vienna, Austria Dr. Horst Kienzle, Germany Dr. J. Gilbert and Cora McAllister (1904–1993) Dr. Jean Moreaux (d. 2012), Paris, France Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884–1967), Sweden Dr. Kai-Torsten Hohn, Dresden, Germany Dr. Norbert Deuchert, Heidelberg, Germany Dr. Wou Kiuan (1910–1997), UK E. Lloyd Noakes (1925–2008), California, USA Edgar (1880–1972) and Hedwig Worch (1893–1987) Edward A. “Ted” & Anne Wrangham, UK |
Emil Zuckerkandl and Berta Zuckerkandl-Szeps (1864–1945), Vienna, Austria Erik Martin Månsson, Sweden Ernst Arthur Voretzsch, Germany Evelyn Annenberg Hall (1911–2005) and William Jaffe (1907–1972), USA Father Akerboom, Missionarii Sacratissimi Cordis Jesu (MSC) François Antonovich, Paris, France Françoise Leroy-Laveissère, France General Prosper Clément de Grandprey (1851–1932), France Georg Luitpold Hartl, Munich, Germany Georg Weishaupt, Germany Gerard and Elvina Hawthorn, Hampshire, United Kingdom Gert Mosler, Netherlands George C. T. Wan, New York, USA Guy (1949–2025) and Olivier Maréchal (born 1973), Belgium Harry Beyer Collection, Germany Heinrich Georg Johann “Hans” Harms (1906–1975) & Eva Harms (1905–1998) Henry M. Knight (d. 1971), Amsterdam, Netherlands Ian Finer, The Finder Collection, UK |
Jac Hoogerbrugge, Netherlands Jacques Cortecero, Netherlands Jacques Grosbusch, Luxembourg James A. “Jim” Davidson (1908–1994), Melbourne, Australia Jean-Marc Andral, Belgium Jeffrey P. Stamen, The Jie Rui Tang Collection John Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), NY, USA John W. Allen, United Kingdom Julian Cerne (1938–2023), Slovenia The Kleykamp Family, Netherlands Laurent Malmezat, France Lazar Brodsky (1848–1904), Kiev,Ukraine Liu Shu (1759–1816), China Lord Anthony Jacobs (1931–2014), London, UK and Palm Beach, Florida, USA Louis Auguste de Bourmont, Belgium Major Curtis (1917–1975) & Alberta Marie Young Quisenberry, Texas, USA Marla M. Kosec (born 1956), West Palm Beach, Florida, USA Marie Louise Alexienne Vanleew, Belgium Michael and Ingrid Kelly, Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA Michael Phillips (born 1943), USA Mme Barbieux and Eric Dieu, France Mme Leblanc, Paris, France Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980), last Shah of Iran Mr & Mrs Bannister, UK Mrs Jeannoty, Belgium Naomi Lindstrom (1924–2014), USA Nicholas John Squire (1949–2024), UK Nitta Muneichi (1912–2006), Property from the Nitta Group Collection |
Norbert Bück and Béatrice Bück-Hennebelle, Mersch, Luxembourg Paolo (1943–2022) and Enrico Bertuzzi, Italy Paul Anavian, New York, USA Peter and Mary White, UK Peter Kienzle-Hardt (born 1946), Germany Philippe Solvit, Paris, France Pierluigi and Celestina C., Milan, Italy Prema Goet, UK Princess of Swat, Begum Bakht Zeba Bibi Professor Richard Steiskal-Paur, Vienna, Austria R. de Geblaine Collection, Germany R. M. Collection, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium René van Dijk, Delft, Netherlands René, Camille (1950–2018) & Robert Mines, Luxembourg Robert Hafter (d. 2024), Switzerland Robert Kuo, RenLu Collection, LA, USA Roger Soame Jenyns (1904–1976), UK RR Collection, Belgium S. van der Velden, Delft, Netherlands Sir Elijah Impey (1732–1809), India Solomon Adler (1909–1994), UK Suzanne Henriette Marguerite Braley, Monaco The Chasseloup-Laubat Family Collection, Prosper de Chasseloup-Laubat (1805–1873) The Feng-Chun Ma Collection, Netherlands The James & Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, USA The Joan and Robert Rowland Collection, Melbourne, Australia The Kienzle Family Collection, Germany The Mark and Elizabeth Harding Collection, Kimberley, South Africa The Reginald (1898–1970) and Lena (d. 1981) Palmer Collection The Samuel & Esther Sarick Collection, Canada The Ulrich von Schroeder Collection, Switzerland Theodosia Dawes Bond Thornton, Canada Thomas R. Vaughan (1908–1979), USA Volker Schneider, Germany Wallee Padungsiriseti, Bangkok, Thailand Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, USA Yvette Starck, Luxembourg |
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