CHINESE & HIMALAYAN ART
28 June 2022 - 10:00 am
ADAM’S ARE THRILLED TO PRESENT PRINTEMPS ASIATIQUE #1 & #2, TWO UNIQUE CURATED PREMIUM AUCTIONS WITH ∓1000 LOTS WITH NUMEROUS NAMED PROVENANCES
[PRINTEMPS ASIATIQUE #1 - FINE ARTS FROM CHINA & HIMALAYA]
PREVIEWED IN PARIS AT ‘THE PAGODA FAIR’ AS PART OF ‘PARIS ASIA WEEK’:
- 48, rue de Courcelles / 75008 Paris, France;
- Wednesday 8th to Sunday 12th June, 11AM-7PM, night opening June 9th until 10PM.
An event of Paris Asia Week, the Pagoda Fair will feature masterpieces from a short-listed selection of dealers and auction houses (7 in total). The fair is named after the exceptional venue in which it takes place: the Pagoda of C.T. LOO (Ching Tsai Loo, 1880-1957) (the number 1 Asian art and antiques dealer of the 20th century), an outstanding Chinese-style building overlooking Monceau park in the 17th district.
Introduction:
For seasoned collectors of Asian Art, provenance plays a key role, dictating the difference between a lot of minor interest and one that cannot be ignored. ADAM’S is thrilled to present a Fine Chinese and Himalayan Art auction with pieces originating from several important collections.
Amidst the notable consignments in the sale: a collection of Chinese antiques from the estate of Mr. Carlos Alfredo Tornquist Altgelt (1885-1953); a major collection of Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze sculptures, including an eleven-headed Avalokitesvara dating to 18th century, from Mr. Juan Carlos Katzenstein (1925-2018), who served as an Ambassador to the « Holy See », i.e. the governing body for the Vatican and the Catholic Church; a selection of items from Señor Jorge Casares, Buenos Aires, Argentina, a reputed ornithologist born in a wealthy landowning family, also a relative of the renowned Argentinian fiction author Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914-1999) and a fellow of W.H. Hudson (1921-1982), an Argentinian-borned British Naturalist and Ornithologist; an important famille rose palette ‘Hundred Birds Courting the Phoenix’ vase, once the property of Baron Sir Duncan Orr-Lewis, a Canadian industrialist and businessman; a large collection of jade carvings, including a major melon-shaped linked box dating to 18th century, to make collectors green with envy etc,
Previews:
Paris: 48, rue de Courcelles, 17th district:
- Wednesday June 8th to Sunday June 12th: 11AM-7PM;
- Thursday June 9th, night opening until 10PM.
Dublin: @ADAM’S
- Friday 24th & Monday 27th: 11AM to 5PM;
- Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th: 1PM to 5PM.
Part 1 Auction:
- Tuesday 28th June: 10AM;
- Lots 1- 293.
Lot 287
A LARGE AND COMPOUND 'DRAGON, PHOENIX AND HUNDRED BOYS' EMBROIDERED YELLOW SILK PANEL / WALL HANGING
China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
The upper...
Lot 203
A PARCEL SILVER-GILT ‘PLUM’ CRICKET BOX AND COVER
CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The cover and the body of the cricket box is decorated with...
Lot 251
A PEWTER GLOBE-FORM INKWELL
CHINA, SWATOW, CIRCA 1900-1940
The globe is engraved with views of the continents and the countries.
H: 18,5 cm
Note:...
Lot 193A
A PAIR OF PALACE-SIZE CELADON-GLAZED TWO-HANDLED PORCELAIN VASES
APOCRYPHAL MARK OF EMPEROR YONGZHENG
CHINA, POSSIBLY REPUBLIC / MINGUO PERIOD
Of...
Lot 258
A FINE ENAMEL ON COPPER PHOENIX AND MANDARIN DUCKS’ JARDINIERE OR PLANTER
BY THE WORKSHOP OR COMPANY XUYANJI 许燕记
CHINA, GUANGDONG, LATE...
Lot 235
A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER ‘DRAGON’ FOUR-PIECE (4) OPIUM SET
CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
It is composed of four (4) pieces: an oval...
Lot 289
A EMBROIDERED SILK XIAPE OR COURT WAISTCOAT
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Made of dark night blue silk. The front and the back bears a rank...
Lot 190
A VERY FINELY PAINTED FAMILLE ROSE POSSIBLY ‘ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER’ PORCELAIN VASE OF LANTERN SHAPE
CHINA, POSSIBLY REPUBLIC / MINGUO...
Lot 28
A JADE EMBELLISHED WOOD ALTAR SCREEN OR TABLE SCREEN
CHINA, QING DYNASTY
It is composed of two parts, the base or stand, with four short legs, and...
Lot 290
***WITHDRAWN***
AN EMBROIDERED SILK ‘TIGER’ RANK BADGE
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Of square shape. It is embroidered in vivid...
Lot 154
A BLUE AND WHITE 'LADIES AND FLOWERS' PORCELAIN BOWL
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, POSSIBLY KANGXI PERIOD
It rests on a short unglazed ring foot and has a...
Lot 228
A PLUM-SHAPED LACQUER ‘LOTUS’ LACQUER INCENSE STAND, XIANGJI
CHINA, QING DYNASTY
Of pentalobe and elegant fluid form, it rests on five cabriole...