Day 1: Flagship Live Auction (lots 1-278) on Thursday, 17 October 2024, starting at 11 AM CET - Print Catalog Available
Day 2: Live Auction Online Catalog (lots 279-700) on Friday, 18 October 2024, starting at 11 AM CET - Catalog Online Only
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Galerie Zacke is thrilled to present a two-day live auction event showcasing 700 works of art from China, Southeast Asia, India, and beyond.
The flagship auction will take place on Day 1 of the sale (lots 1-278) and features an inspired selection of impressive pieces from notable collections. Highlights include an important white marble torso of Buddha Maitreya from the Tang dynasty (lot 38), a magnificent pair of Imperial zitan ‘elephant’ stands likely originating from the Forbidden City or Summer Palace (lot 89), and an extremely rare gold rain drum from the ancient kingdoms of Cham (lot 238).
The general auction will follow on Day 2 (lots 279-700), offering opportunities for both seasoned collectors and new bidders.
Museum Deaccessions include the Wou Lien-Pai Museum and the Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum.
Notable Collector’s Provenances include Sir Elton John; Kartika Soekarno-Seegers, the daughter of Sokarno; His Exalted Highness, the Nizam of Hyderabad, Osman Ali Khan (1886-1967); and Xu Yingkui (1830-1903), Viceroy of Min-Zhe, Guangzhou, China; as well as many prestigious names such as Alan and Simone Hartman, Onno Janssens, Dr. Johan Carl Kempe, Nellie and Basil Ionides, David Taylor, and Captain William Alexander ‘Bill’ Palmer CBE DL.
Historic Gallery and Dealership Provenances include Jules Speelman, Sam Bernstein, Jacques Barrère, Michael Goedhuis, Leonardo Vigorelli, Sydney L. Moss Ltd, Ralph M. Chait Galleries, Robert Kleiner, Roger Keverne Ltd, and Spink & Son.
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Viewing times
8-16 October 2024
Monday - Friday
10 AM - 6 PM
as well as by appointment
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Lot 3 - A TWO-TONE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS, LATE KANGXI TO EARLY QIANLONG PERIOD
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Lot 4 - A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A WINGED HERUKA AND CONSORT, TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
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Lot 5 - TWO GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF MAHASIDDHAS, TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
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Lot 6 - A PAIR OF COPPER REPOUSSÉ ‘BAJIXIANG’ KAPALAS AND COVERS, TIBET, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
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Lot 8 - A GILT AND INSCRIBED COPPER ALLOY STUPA, CHORTEN, 18TH CENTURY
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Lot 9 - A BLACK STONE CARVING OF GOPALA KRISHNA, NEPAL, 6TH-7TH CENTURY
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Lot 10 - A BRONZE FIGURE OF LOKANATHA AVALOKITESHVARA, PALA PERIOD
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Lot 11 - AN EARLY CAST IRON FIGURE OF TARA, NEPAL, 7TH-8TH CENTURY
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Lot 12 - A BRONZE FIGURE OF AKSHOBHYA, WESTERN TIBET, 13TH-14TH CENTURY
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Lot 13 - A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI, DEDICATED TO SONAM GYALTSEN, 15TH CENTURY
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Lot 14 - † A COPPER AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE OF VAJRAPANI, TIBET, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
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Lot 15 - A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA MAITREYA, TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
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Lot 16 - A RARE COPPER REPOUSSÉ PLAQUE OF VARAHI, 16TH CENTURY
Lot 18 - A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU AND GARUDA, NEPAL 16TH-17TH CENTURY
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Lot 19 - A LARGE WOOD MASK DEPICTING BHAIRAVA, NEPAL, 17TH CENTURY
Lot 20 - A PARCEL-GILT SILVER REPOUSSÉ MASK OF BHAIRAVA, NEPAL, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
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Lot 21 - Ɏ A RARE PARCEL-GILT AND LACQUERED ZITAN FIGURE OF TARA, BHUTAN, 17TH - 18TH CENTURY
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Lot 22 - A LARGE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
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Lot 23 - A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF THE ELEVEN-HEADED AVALOKITESHVARA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
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Lot 24 - A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA, TIBET, 17TH CENTURY
Lot 25 - † A LARGE COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF KSHITIGARBHA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
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Lot 26 - A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SIXTH PANCHEN LAMA, LOBZANG PALDEN YESHE
Lot 27 - THE FIFTH DALAI LAMA, NGAWANG LOBSANG GYATSO, TIBET, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Lot 28 - A RARE THANKGA DEPICTING DORJE DROLO, THE WRATHFUL MANIFESTATION OF PADMASAMBHAVA
Lot 29 - A SILK APPLIQUÉ THANGKA DEPICTING KSHETRAPALA, TIBET, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Lot 30 - ‘MANJUSHRI SEATED ON A LION’, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 31 - A THANGKA OF JE TSONGKHAPA AND 18 EPISODES FROM HIS LIFE, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Lot 32 - A LARGE NEWARI PAINTING OF THE COSMIC MAN, CENTRAL TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 33 - † A WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A BIXIE, HAN DYNASTY
Lot 34 - † A LIMESTONE HEAD OF BUDDHA, LATE NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 6TH CENTURY
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Lot 35 - † A PAINTED LIMESTONE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, NORTHERN QI DYNASTY
Lot 36 - A WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF MAITREYA, NORTHERN QI DYNASTY
Lot 37 - A LIMESTONE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA, NORTHERN QI DYNASTY
Lot 39 - † A PAINTED LIMESTONE FIGURE OF WILLOW GUANYIN, NORTHERN ZHOU-SUI DYNASTY
Lot 40 - A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF THE WILLOW BRANCH GUANYIN, SUI TO TANG DYNASTY
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Lot 41 - A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI ON A LION, SONG DYNASTY
Lot 42 - A LARGE AND RARE BRONZE HEAD OF GUANYIN, SONG DYNASTY OR EARLIER
Lot 43 - A MASSIVE AND RARE BRONZE HEAD OF GUANYIN, SONG DYNASTY OR EARLIER
Lot 45 - A CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF A LUOHAN, PROBABLY AMOGHAVAJRA (705-774), SONG TO YUAN DYNASTY
Lot 46 - A PAINTED AND CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF A SEATED BUDDHA, JIN DYNASTY
Lot 48 - A PAINTED AND GILT STUCCO TEMPLE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA, YUAN TO MING DYNASTY
Thursday,
17 October 2024,
11 am CET
Tibet &
Nepal
Sculptures,
Thangkas &
Buddhist Art
Lots 1-32
Ancient Kingdoms
of Thailand,
Myanmar,
Cambodia
& Vietnam
Indonesia &
Papua
New Guinea
Lots 214-237
Lots 238-243
Friday,
18 October 2024,
11 am CET
Tibet & Nepal
Sculptures,
Thangkas &
Buddhist Art
Lots
279-329