Live Auction
16-17 April 2026 at 11 AM CET
Day 1: Lots 1-277 (Print Catalog) | Day 2: Lots 278-692 (Online Catalog)
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. Learn more.
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8 - 15 April 2026
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AUCTION OVERVIEW LOTS
Lot 97 - A GILT-BRONZE VOTIVE STELE OF A MAITREYA TRIAD, NORTHERN QI DYNASTY
Lot 98 - A VERY LARGE SILVERED ‘PHOENIX AND BIRDS’ OCTAFOIL BRONZE MIRROR, TANG DYNASTY
Lot 99 - † A GILT-BRONZE 'RECUMBENT LION' PAPERWEIGHT, XUANDE MARK AND PERIOD (1425-1435)
Lot 100 - A RARE AND IMPORTANT BRONZE TEMPLE BELL BY HU WENMING, MING DYNASTY
Lot 101 - A HU WENMING ‘LOTUS’ BRONZE CENSER (GUI), HEAVILY CAST (1.5 KG), MING DYNASTY
Lot 102 - A HU WENMING PARCEL-GILT BRONZE ‘BUDDHIST LIONS’ CENSER, GUI, MING DYNASTY
Lot 103 - A HU WENMING PARCEL-GILT BRONZE ‘TEN MYTHICAL BEASTS’ CENSER, GUI, MING DYNASTY
Lot 104 - A HU WENMING PARCEL-GILT BRONZE CENSER WITH A FEIYU (FLYING FISH-DRAGON), MING DYNASTY
Lot 105 - A HU WENMING PARCEL-GILT ‘LINGZHI & LOTUS’ BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER, MING DYNASTY
Lot 106 - AN IMPERIAL RUBY-INSET GOLD REPOUSSÉ HAT FINIAL, YUAN TO EARLY MING DYNASTY
Lot 107 - A FINE ‘PHOENIX-HEAD’ BRONZE CENSER, XUANDE MARK, MING DYNASTY
Lot 108 - A RARE GILT-SPLASHED ‘TAOTIE’ BRONZE AMPHORA VASE, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Lot 109 - A RARE AND MASSIVE (70 CM) ARCHAISTIC BEAST-FORM VESSEL, YI, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Lot 110 - THE UNIQUE 'IAN FINER' 13-TARGET ARROW VASE, TOUHU, MING DYNASTY
Lot 111 - A GILT-BRONZE ‘PHOENIX’ TRIPOD CENSER, 18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
Lot 112 - AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE ELEVEN-TIERED DARK GREEN JADE CONG, LIANGZHU CULTURE
Lot 113 - † A LARGE AND RARE SEVEN-TIERED JADE CONG, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE
Lot 115 - † A YELLOW JADE CONG, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE
Lot 116 - A PALE GREEN JADE BEAD ORNAMENT, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE
Lot 117 - † ONE OF THE LARGEST EVER FOUND JADE DISKS, BI, QIJIA CULTURE, 74 CM DIAMETER
Lot 118 - † AN ARCHAIC WHITE JADE ‘HUMANOID’ PENDANT, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, HONGSHAN CULTURE
Lot 119 - † A FINE MOTTLED GREEN JADE CEREMONIAL DAGGER, GE, LATE SHANG DYNASTY
Lot 121 - † A GREEN AND RUSSET JADE ‘HUMAN AND BIRD’ CEREMONIAL BLADE, WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
Lot 122 - † A WHITE JADE ‘DOUBLE-DRAGON’ PENDANT, HUANG, LATE EASTERN ZHOU-EARLY WESTERN HAN
Lot 124 - A PALE CELADON JADE ‘TULU’ VESSEL AND COVER, CHINA, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Lot 125 - A SUPERBLY CARVED WHITE JADE ‘SCHOLARS’ BOULDER, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 126 - THE PRIESTLEY–FERRARO ‘SEVEN BUDDHAS OF THE PAST’ JADE BOWL, QIANLONG PERIOD
Lot 127 - A LARGE WHITE JADE FIGURE OF AN ELEPHANT AND A BOY, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 129 - † A SUPERB ‘LIANJIANGHUANG’ SOAPSTONE CARVING OF FIVE CHILONG, 17TH CENTURY
Lot 130 - † A SUPERB 22K GOLD-MOUNTED AGATE BOWL, YONGZHENG DYNASTY OR EARLIER
Lot 131 - † AN IMPERIAL ROSE QUARTZ TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER, QIANLONG PERIOD
Lot 132 - † AN OUTSTANDING TURQUOISE ‘THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER’ VASE AND COVER, QIANLONG PERIOD
Lot 133 - A RARE BLACK AND WHITE JADE ‘QILIN & BOOK’ SNUFF BOTTLE, SUZHOU SCHOOL, 1750-1830
Lot 134 - AN INSCRIBED BLACK AND WHITE JADE ‘HORSES’ SNUFF BOTTLE, SUZHOU SCHOOL, 1740-1860
Lot 135 - A LARGE NEOLITHIC PAINTED POTTERY JAR, MAJIAYAO CULTURE, CIRCA 2500-2000 BC
Lot 137 - A LARGE PAINTED POTTERY ‘RAM’ VESSEL, ZUN, HAN DYNASTY
Lot 138 - A RARE PAINTED POTTERY ‘TARGET’ BASIN, PAN, HAN DYNASTY
Lot 139 - A LARGE POTTERY FIGURE OF A TOMB SHAMAN, SICHUAN, HAN DYNASTY
Lot 141 - A LARGE SANCAI GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A FERGHANA HORSE, TANG DYNASTY
Lot 142 - A RARE SANCAI SPLASHED POTTERY FIGURE OF A RAM, TANG DYNASTY
Lot 144 - A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED BACTRIAN CAMEL, TANG DYNASTY
Lots 100-105
Lots 112-134
Lots 180-191
Lots 251-262
Lots
266-274
Lots 275-276
Lot 277
Friday,
17 April
11 am CET
Tibet &
Nepal
Sculptures,
Thangkas &
Buddhist Art
Lots
278-344
Lots 40-54
Lots
444-456
Lots
457-528
Lots
529-558
Lots 559-577
Lots 578-611
Lots
631-689