Asian art

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  Indonesia - Nias:  Ancestor figure "adu zatua"

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  Provenance

  Alex Ultee, Voorburg, The Netherlands Family owned for 100 years. Ultee’s grandfather worked as a medical doctor on Sumatra from 1916 to 1936.

  Sold EUR 10,000
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  Japan:  Merchants chest "choba dansu", Meiji period, late 19th century

  Sold EUR 4,000
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  Sino-Tibetan:  Bodhisattva "Avalokiteshvara"

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  Provenance

  Ludwig Leicher, Berlin, Germany

  Sold EUR 13,000
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  Japan:  Samurai armour "tõsei gusoku", Edo period (1603-1868)

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  Provenance

  Private Collection, Kyoto, Japan · Galerie Espace Quatre (Laurence Souksi & Frantz Fray), Paris, France · Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2013)

  Sold EUR 4,500
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  Indonesia - South Nias:  Rare megalithic ancestor figure "gowe ni’oniha", 2nd half 19th century

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  Provenance

  Emile Deletaille, Brussels, Belgium (1998)

  Sold EUR 8,000
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  Philippines - Ifugao:  Female "bulul"

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  Provenance

  Bernhard J. Orten, Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany

  Sold EUR 12,000

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