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.
Current auctions
Asian Art: Himalaya, China
Auction 17. June 2025, 10.00 AM
Koller Zurich A213AS
Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia
Auction 17. June 2025, 03.00 PM
Koller Zurich A213AS
Next Auctions
17 June 2025. Catalogues online ca. 16 May.
ibid online only: 18 June 2025, Catalogue online 4 June.
25 November 2025. Would you like to sell Asian Art in our November auction? Contact us before mid- September for a free, no-obligations valuation.
ibid online only: 26 November 2025, Catalogue online 12 November.
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
Geneva / Western Switzerland
6 & 7 February / 21 & 22 August
Düsseldorf / Rhineland
19 February / 5 September
Munich
20 February / 28 & 29 August
Hamburg
10 September
To make an appointment with our specialists, please contact the department or your local representative.
SELECTED RESULTS Asian Art
VU CAO DAM (1908–2000).
CHF 55 000
A DRAGON PEI.
CHF 67 500
A PAIR OF MAGNIFICENT HASEGAWA SCHOOL SCREENS.
CHF 150 000
LIN FENGMIAN (1900–1991).
CHF 375 000
MAI TRUNG THU (1906–1980).
CHF 100 000
A FINE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF THE STANDING AVALOKITESHVARA.
CHF 68 750
A LANDSCAPE PAINTING BY ZHANG DAQIAN (1899–1983).
CHF 106 250
QI BAISHI (1864–1957).
CHF 40 000
A SMALL COPPER RED GLAZED VASE.
CHF 106 250
A GREY SCHIST FIGURE OF BUDDHA.
CHF 33 240