Asian Art
Koller Auctions is one of the leading auction houses in Europe in the field of Asian Art. The origins of this department go back more than 50 years: in the 1970s and 1980s, Antoinette Koller and Berti Aschmann were pioneers in the field, developing the Koller name as a brand for auctions of high-quality works of Asian art, with a focus on China, Tibet and Nepal.
In the first decade of the current century, new Chinese collectors began to seek out objects from their cultural heritage that had been acquired by occidental collectors during the 19th and 20th centuries, initiating a boom which continues to this day. We serve these clients from our representative office in Beijing, and we also regularly exhibit the highlights of our auctions in Hong Kong, and more recently in Beijing as well.
Excellent contacts with important East Asian collectors have enabled us to realise top prices such as 2.8 million Swiss francs for a gilded Pancaraksha goddess from Tibet, 1.2 million Swiss francs for an imperial bronze bell from the Qianlong period, over 500,000 Swiss francs for a carved jade plaque from the 18th century, and 4.8 million Swiss francs for a large 17th-century incense burner.
In addition, our auctions offer works of art from Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, India and Persia. Some highlights from these regions include a Japanese bronze vase by Shoami Katsuyoshi (CHF 48 000), a set of four rare 19th-century Korean paintings (CHF 415 000), a Thai bronze Buddha from the U-Thong period (CHF 175 000), a Basohli miniature of Krishna Govardhanadhara (CHF 205 000) and an inlaid bronze candlestick from Khorasan (CHF 290 000).
Regi Preiswerk, our specialist and department head for Asian Art, will be pleased to appraise and value your objects in view of a possible auction consignment.
Our auctions for Asian Art are held in June and December. Consignments are accepted until late March and mid-September.
Next Auctions
8 December 2026.
ibid online only: 8 December 2026
If you wish to consign to one of our auctions, we will value your artworks free of charge. Please send us photos if possible, or call us. We will arrange an appointment to view your property at your home or in one of our offices in Zurich, Geneva, Florence, Munich or Düsseldorf. You will then receive our auction estimates so that you can make your decision.
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Appraisal Events
Munich / Salzburg
10 & 11 February / 8 & 9 September
Düsseldorf / Rhineland
24 February
Düsseldorf / Benelux
31 August & 1 September
Ticino
15 & 16 September
Romandy
21 & 22 September
To make an appointment with our specialists, please contact the department or your local representative.
SELECTED RESULTS Asian Art
A MONUMENTAL SCHIST HEAD OF BUDDHA
CHF 287 500
A STANDING BODHISATTVA
CHF 56 250
A PORTRAIT OF A JESUIT PRIEST
CHF 55 000
A LARGE PICHVAI OF SHRINATHJI
CHF 27 500
A LARGE CORAL CARVING
CHF 137 500
A RARE SMALL GUAN-TYPE PEAR-SHAPED VASE
CHF 97 500
A PAIR OF SIX-PANEL SCREENS
CHF 25 000
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861): 52 SHEETS OF THE SEICHU GISHIDEN SERIES
CHF 32 500
AN EXCELLENT BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
CHF 100 000
A NETSUKE OF A TIGER AND CUB BY OKAKOTO.
CHF 11 875