The Oriental Art Department stands out for its broad and carefully curated selection of fine works of art, primarily Chinese, alongside significant Japanese and Southeast Asian pieces, achieving consistently outstanding auction results.
Among Chinese porcelains, notable auction highlights include two large Famille Verte porcelain potiches with covers dating from the 18th/19th century, sold for €87,500, a finely enamelled polychrome plaque decorated with Immortals, Qianlong period, 18th century, sold for €32,500, and an impressive Tianqiuping vase decorated with peaches and bats, bearing an apocryphal Qianlong mark, late Qing Dynasty, sold for €27,720. Also of particular importance is the rare Dehua porcelain Guanyin, standing on a lotus base and finely dressed and jewelled, late Qing Dynasty / Republic Period (1912–1949), sold for €27,500.
In the category of hardstone carvings, outstanding results were achieved by important jade works, including a large white jade moon flask with cover, sold for €75,600, a spinach-green jade Champion vase, sold for €23,940, and an 18th-century white and celadon jade plaque, carved on both sides with figures among pagodas and mountainous landscapes, sold for €23,750. Further highlights include a large grey mottled jade carving of a recumbent horse, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th century, sold for €16,250, and a grey-green mottled jade incense burner, 17th century, sold for €10,625.
Chinese and Asian bronzes also achieved remarkable results, led by a large gilt-bronze sculpture of Guanyin, seated on a lotus flower and hexagonal base, Ming Dynasty, 17th century, sold for €106,250. Other notable lots include a partially gilt bronze incense burner, chased in relief with dragons amid clouds, bearing an apocryphal Xuande mark, early Qing Dynasty, 17th century, sold for €56,250, and a bronze group with traces of gilded lacquer depicting Krishna Yamari, with three heads and six arms, seated on a mythical animal, Ming Dynasty, sold for €20,160.
Equally significant are the results achieved by coral carvings, including a coral sculpture of Guanyin standing on a rock with children, mounted on a malachite base, sold for €25,200, and a large coral sculpture carved with sages, children, flowering branches, fruits and cranes, sold for €17,500.
