Our private collection will be auctioned at Veilinggebouw De Zwaan, Amsterdam.
With mixed feelings, but above all with great enthusiasm, we share that a selection from our private collection will soon be auctioned at Veilinggebouw De Zwaan in Amsterdam.
Items from our collection (the Van der Waals collection) are marked with a collector's sticker:
From **20 May to 3 June**, these carefully curated objects will go under the hammer. These are items that we have acquired over the years with great care and passion; objects with character, history, and appeal.
This is a special moment for us. Not only because we are saying goodbye to a large part of our collection, but also because these pieces can now find their way to new collectors who will enjoy them as much as we have.
The auction can be followed online and offers a great opportunity to acquire special objects with a strong provenance. They can be found at the De Zwaan auction site and also among others Invaluable.
For convenience, below is a list of items with a link for each item to the item on the De Zwaan and Invaluable sites.
View all the lots from our private collection that will soon be auctioned below:
1062 – Neo-Gothic gilded metal church candlestick, circa 1920; Executed in two tiers, space for ten candles
1780 – Delft, polychrome painted earthenware plaque, 18th century; Executed with Chinoiserie scenes of figures at a pavilion, birds and flowers.
1786 – Fürstenberg, five porcelain shaped pieces, Commedia dell'Arte figures, 20th century; comprising Scaramuz, Columbine, Pierrot, Capitano and Pantalone. All modelled after von Feilner. Four with original boxes.
1833 – France, pair of blue and white earthenware jugs, 19th century; decorated with painted scenes of figures in landscapes, with a crowned coat of arms in the centre. Pewter mounts.
1859 – Wedgwood, earthenware bowl, 'Fairyland' pattern, circa 1920; executed with lustre glaze, painted decoration of elves playing leapfrog.
1925 – Probably England, dark patinated bronze inkwell, Regency, circa 1800, shell-shaped with cover supported by three dolphins.
1933 – France, gilt-bronze bust, 'La Nuit', designed by Virgile Morey (1831-1895); placed on a Griotte rouge base with title plaque.
1938 – Louis Emile Cana (1843-1895), a bronze bowl with a hunting scene in high relief, 19th century. Centrally, two hunting dogs are surrounded by a landscape with prey animals, supported on three volute-shaped legs crowned with wolves. Signed.
1994 – Central Europe, a pair of carved and polychrome painted oak beam fragments, 17th century; both depicting grotesques with articulated tongues.
2082 – Giuseppe Speluzzi (1827-1890), pair of blackened wood low stools, circa 1870;
Executed with carved decoration of fantasy figures on the corner posts in Renaissance style. Underside marked with a round plaque Giu Speluzzi Milano. h. 37 cm, diam. 63 cm
2366 – Germany, limewood carved sculpture depicting the Lamb of God, circa 1900
Seated on a Bible with seals
2582 – France, iridescent pressed glass dish, J. Landier, circa 1935; executed with a pattern of lines containing bubbles. Signed J. Landier, France.
2810 – China, a blue and white porcelain bowl, late Ming dynasty (1368-1644), the exterior painted with ducks in a lotus pond, the interior with a kylin surrounded by a band of flying horses at the rim (minor firing flaws)
2815 – China, a blue and white Transitional 'Kraak porselein' dish, mid-17th century, painted with a dignitary and his attendant, surrounded by panels of seated scholars and flowers
2816 – China, a blue and white Transitional 'Kraak porselein' dish, mid 17th century, painted with a dignitary and his attendant surrounded by panels of go-players and stylised flowers
2818 – China, a blue and white 'kraak porcelain' 'lion' dish, Wanli period (1573–1619), painted in bright cobalt tones with a star-shaped central panel enclosing a lion, surrounded by medallions featuring emblems, flowers and peaches (some frit on the rim, as might be expected)
2819 – China, a blue and white porcelain plate, Kangxi period (1662-1722), painted with peonies, the rim with shaped panels of flowers and rabbits (hairline glaze crack and rim frits)
2828 – China, a blue and white porcelain two-handled sugar-bowl and cover, 18th-19th century, the sides decorated with pavilions in a river landscape (minor chip to the rim of the base, some wear)
2834 – A famille verte porcelain 'dragon' bowl from China, 20th century. The interior is painted with a fierce dragon holding a pearl and emerging from crashing waves, with an apocryphal Kangxi mark to the base (some iron spots).
2840 – A polychrome porcelain 'goldfish' dish from China, Qianlong period (1736-1795), painted with swimming goldfish amidst waterweeds, the rim decorated with overglaze blue floral sprays within a spearhead border.
2841 – A blue and white porcelain serving dish from China, dating to the Qianlong period (1736-1795), decorated with pavilions and a pagoda set within an expansive river landscape.
2850 – China, a collection of 'monkey and deer' cups and saucers, Xianfeng period (1851-1861), comprising seven cups and thirteen saucers and a later cup and saucer, each painted with a monkey seated in a pine tree looking at a deer below holding a spray of lingzhi fungus, each with an iron-red mark to the base (condition report upon request)
2851 – China, a set of six famille rose porcelain cups and saucers, circa 1900, painted with a bird in flight above a blossoming peony (in good overall condition)
2877 – China, a set of four and a single porcelain saucer, c. 1900, the set painted with a lady in a wheelbarrow, a horse and attendants, the single saucer with figures in a landscape
2878 – China, a large Dehua figure of Budai, 20th century, the deity is shown seated on a lotus throne, his robes exposing his full belly, wearing a beaded necklace and holding a ruyi-sceptre, children clambering over his sides, the reverse with apocryphal seal mark and Dehua double-gourd mark
2879 – China, a Blanc de Chine figure of Guanyin, 20th century, seated on a lotus throne dressed in long flowing robes, headdress with figure of Buddha and necklace, her right hand in vitarkamudra, the reverse with two apocryphal blind marks (in good overall condition)
2907 – China, two blue and white porcelain bowls, Kangxi period (1662-1722), each variously painted with flowers and a band of rabbits (frits)
2908 – A pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain plates, Kangxi period (1662-1722), each painted with flowers and modelled with petal-shaped floral panels (some frits).
2909 – China, a blue and white porcelain plate, 19th century, painted with a lady at a table in a garden, the rim with Kraak-style panels
2912 – China, an 'Amsterdams Bont' porcelain 'cherry-pickers' cup and saucer, early 18th century, moulded with a sculpted rim and finely painted with a variation on the cherry-pickers theme
2913 – A set of three export porcelain 'cherry-picker' cups and saucers from China, 18th century. Each is painted with a lady catching cherries tossed down at her by a man standing on a ladder, with a basket, another gentleman, and a dog beside her (one cup and one saucer with hairlines, wear).
2914 – A set of six 18th-century 'Amsterdams Bont' porcelain 'cherry-picker' bowls from China, overdecorated with a man on a ladder picking cherries from a tree (some minor frits).
2916 – China, a collection of café-au-lait glazed porcelain, Qianlong period (1736-1795), comprising a pair of bowls and covers, a set of three teabowls and a small bowl, each with floral famille rose and iron-red panels on an even brown ground (one cover with a chip, the bowl with a hairline crack, minor damages as may be expected).
2917 – China, a pair of famille rose porcelain deep plates, Qianlong period (1736-1795), modelled with a shaped rim and painted with cranes near a pine tree, a fort in the background (rim frits and some minor grazed chips)
2918 – China, a pair of famille rose porcelain Mandarin pattern plates, Qianlong period (1736-1795), finely painted with a gentleman and a boy with a falcon before a window with a lady, the rim with a floral border (one with faint hairline, some small rim nicks)
2919 – China, a pair of famille rose Mandarin pattern plates, 18th century, painted with figures and a small dog at a table near a pavilion in a garden (one with rim repair and associated hairline crack)
2932 – A famille verte porcelain 'Arbour' plate from China, from the Qianlong period (1736-1795), after a design by Cornelis Pronk. It is painted with a lady and attendant seated under a gazebo in a garden, surrounded by children. The rim has roundels of fruit, flowers, and butterflies. (In good condition)
2933 – China, a set of three Imari porcelain 'Dame au Parasol' plates after a design by Cornelis Pronk, Qianlong period (1736-1795), painted with an attendant holding a parasol for a lady feeding water fowl, the rims with panels of ladies and fowl (minor rim frits, one with glaze crack)
2935 – China, four assorted Canton famille rose porcelain plates, 18th century, decorated with figures by a riverside (one with hairlines and rim chips)
2936 – China, a pair of famille rose porcelain plates, 19th century, painted with chrysanthemum, peony and bamboo
2937 – A famille rose porcelain basin from China, dating to the 20th century. The interior is painted with children seated on a mythical beast, surrounded by ladies and boys at the well. The base has an apocryphal Daoguang mark. There is a hairline crack to the base.
2938 – China, a pair of famille rose porcelain leaf-shaped trays, 18th century, painted with a lady and attendant in a lush flower-filled garden (one small hairline crack, frit).
2939 – A 20th-century Chinese famille rose porcelain vase with a turquoise ground, decorated with roundels of dragons amidst scrolls on an incised turquoise ground, with an apocryphal Qianlong seal mark to the base.
2948 – China, a pair of sancai-glazed parrots, 19th century, each on a rockwork base and with feathers and tails detailed in aubergine, yellow and green glazes, the beaks and paws painted orange (one with faint hairline to base, minor frits)
2949 – A famille rose 'boy and gourd' saucer from China, dating to the 19th century. It is decorated with a boy resting on a branch bearing fruit and flowers, accompanied by butterflies. The base is marked with a peach and a bat.
2950 – China, a pair of turquoise-glazed model parrots, 19th century, each standing on a rockwork base (one with small infilled frits and the other with a frit to the base)
2951 – China, a famille rose bowl and cover decorated with a phoenix, 19th century, painted with a phoenix seated on rockwork in a flower garden.
2952 – China, a pair of famille rose 'phoenix' saucers, 19th century, each painted with two phoenix in flight and large peony blooms with a pomegranate at the centre, the base with an apocryphal Chenghua mark (minor frits)
2955 – China, a pair of blue and white Ko-sometsuke bowls, first half 17th century, painted with galloping horses with a hill in the backdrop (minor frits)
2958 – China, a set of three blue and white porcelain dishes, 18th century, each painted with ladies and a boy in an abundant flower garden (one with two hairlines, all with small frits)
2959 – China, a set of six blue and white teacups and saucers, 18th century, moulded with shaped sides and painted with a central pagoda surrounded by panels of peach and finger citron (two teacups with hairlines, one saucer with rim frit and two saucers with small chips to the footrim)
2960 – China, a pair of Canton blue and white porcelain serving dishes, circa 1800, each of oblong shape and painted with pagodas in a river landscape
2961 – China, a blue and white porcelain serving dish, Qianlong period (1736-1795), of rectangular shape and painted with figures crossing a bridge towards an island with a pagoda in an extensive riverscape
2962 – China, a set of six blue and white porcelain plates, 18th century, each painted with a pavilion in a river landscape (some small hairlines, frits and chips)
2963 – China, a large blue and white porcelain 'Cuckoo in the House' dish, late 18th century, painted with a bird in a house and one flying above, the rim with panels of pine and bamboo (two rim frits)
2964 – China, three blue and white porcelain 'Cuckoo in the House' saucers, late 18th century, each painted with the pattern of a bird in a house and one flying above, comprising a pair of deep saucers and a single one (one small rim chip)
2965 – China, a set of five and two small blue and white saucer plates, 18th century, the set of five painted with a pair of cranes above a pagoda and the two saucer plates with a variation on the 'Cuckoo in the House' theme (minor rim frits and nicks)
2967 – China, a pair of iron-red, gilt and grisaille saucers, Qianlong period (1736-1795), painted with an amorous couple surrounded by flowers at the rim (one with small nick to the rim)
2970 – China, a set of six blue and white porcelain 'Romance of the Western Chamber' plates, 18th century, painted with a scene from the well-known story where Yingying passes the garden to hear Zhang playing the qin (one with hairline, some rim frits)
diam. 22.8 cm
3405 – China, a gilt-bronze model of a deer, 19th century, in recumbent position with a lingzhi in its mouth and a branch with three peaches on its back (one ear re-attached)
3420 – China, a cloisonné 'dragon' dish, c. 1900, the interior inlaid with a front-facing dragon, the base with a four-character mark
3701 – Thailand, a gilt-bronze figure of Buddha, Rattanakosin period, late 19th century, standing in abhayamudra wearing a detailed necklace and crown
4024 – Japan, white-glazed porcelain okimono of a pair of rabbits, 19th/20th century, mark to base
4029 – Japan, a pair of large blue and white porcelain jardinières, Edo/Meiji period, 19th century, each decorated with phoenixes in flight above moulded geometrical panels
4033 – Japan, a set of three Imari porcelain bowls, Meiji period (1868-1912), with ribbed sides and decorated with panels enclosing flowers and geometrical patterns, with roundels of phoenixes and dragons, the interior with a phoenix, the base with apocryphal Chenghua mark (some wear)
4034 – Japan, two Imari Namban ‘Black Ship’ dishes, circa 1820-1850; one decorated with fan-shaped panels of black ships, the other with panels of black ships and Dutchmen encircling a dragon roundel
4042 – A Japanese Imari Namban 'Black Ship' bowl, circa 1820-1850, painted with Dutchmen and black ships surrounding a medallion enclosing another black ship, the base with an apocryphal Chinese Chenghua mark.
4047 – Japan, two sets of five verte-Imari porcelain Namban bowls and covers, c. 1820-1850, one set painted with Black Ships and Dutchmen, the other with panels of figures and flowers (minor wear) 32
4050 – Japan, large cloisonné enamel dish, Meiji period (1868-1912), inlaid in coloured enamels and copper wire with a hawk perched in a blossoming prunus, the rim with a composite flower and bird band
4052 – Japan, a set of five blue and white porcelain Namban bowls and covers, ca. 1820-1850, each decorated with a Dutchman in a garden and a ship to the interior
4053 – Japan, a set of four Imari porcelain teacups and saucers, 18th century, painted with floral panels on a gilt and iron-red floral ground
4054 – Japan, eight blue and white porcelain 'Wu Shuang Pu' cups and nine saucers, 19th century, decorated in the Chinese style with figures and inscriptions from the book of the Peerless Heroes, the bases with six-character marks (some minor frits)
4055 – Japan, a collection of Imari porcelain 'Namban black ship' plates, c. 1820-1850, each painted with Dutchmen and black ships on a diaper floral ground, comprising seven saucers in various sizes and a cup and saucer (some wear)
4056 – Japan, a collection of *verte-Imari* porcelain 'Namban black ship' porcelain, circa 1820-1850, each painted with Dutchmen and black ships, comprising two dishes, a saucer and a bowl and cover (some wear)
4138 – Japan, a bronze model of a tiger, Meiji period (1868-1912), modelled in a crouching position with detailed fur and inlaid eyes, signed. l. 70 cm
4859 – Peru, Chancay, standing priest figure, 1200-1400 AD.
5001 – Nigeria, Yoruba, a pair of twin figures, Ibeji; male and female.
5013 – Borneo, East Kalimantan, eight standing Dayak amulet figures.
5014 – Borneo, East Kalimantan, three Dayak standing amulet figures; herewith a Central Kalimantan, Ngaju amulet, shaped as a feline.
5025 – Nigeria, Yoruba, Eshu staff, (restored)
5059 – Papua, Asmat, Otsjanep, a carved canoe with two ancestor figures
5060 – Papua, Asmat, a prow ornament, showing a seated ancestor figure and a hornbill bird.
5061 – New Ireland, a painted wooden funeral Malangan mask, with pierced eyes set with shell and a mouth, two birds flanking the nostrils, two raised ears, a plant fibre headdress, and polychrome pigments.
5114 – Papua New Guinea, Ramu, Kominimung, shield, with orange, black and white pigments.
5120 – Papua New Guinea, Washkuk Hills, a Kwoma head.
5121 – Borneo, Kalimantan, Dayak, hampatong.
5145 – P.N. Guinea, Massim, a lime spatula topped with a carved anthropomorphic figure.
5148 – Greenland, Inuit, model kayak, showing a kayak covered in animal skin, several accessories on top and in the centre a figure clad in animal skin.
5168 – Angola, Chokwe, pig mask. with red pigments, plant fibre netting and textile bands.
5360 – Nigeria, Ibo, standing male protective figure with an elongated forehead, torso and bent legs. The forehead with engraved geometrical lines and fine scarification on the belly. Weathered with a grey-brown patina.
5363 – Nigeria, Yoruba, a lidded bowl, agere ifa supported by a cockerel grasping a snake, the lid surmounted by a feline. With pigments.
5379 – Mende and Vai, three Sowei helmet masks.
5383 – South Sudan, Bongo, a wooden cylindrical anthropomorphic funerary post, with carved arms and legs and markings on its left side. With a weathered open top.
5385 – Tanzania, Nyamwezi, Lake Rukwa, a standing female figure with circle dot eyes.
5603 – Papua, North West Asmat, Sor River, Yaosokor Village, a hard wooden anthropomorphic head with unusual, very expressive facial details, showing circular eyes, and a pierced septum in an articulated nose.
5606 – New Zealand, Maori, club, taiaha, inlaid eyes with pāua shell. (was cut in two parts)
5607 – Central Nias, ancestor figure, ada zatua
5609 – East Kalimantan, Dayak, five assorted wooden amulet figures.
5612 – Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Ngaju Dayak, squatting figure, Hampatong, the head surmounted by a crown.
5614 – Papua, Asmat, Casuarina coast, Jaosekor, a carved ancestral figure, kawe carved by carver Sopu.
5619 – Vanuatu, Ambrym Island, a fern tree grade figure,
5623 – P.N. Guinea, Maprik, old and rare coiled plant fibre helmet mask, with black and white pigments.
5638 – Papua, Asmat, a wooden food bowl, one side surmounted by a squatting female anthropomorphic figure, the reverse painted in red, black and white pigments.
5640 – Vietnam, Central Highlands, Jorai, two female funeral figures.
5643 – Bali, a carved wooden reclining stag, with loose deer antlers.
5666 – Papua New Guinea, Upper Sepik River, shield displaying a pattern of connected ovals with flowing lines, triangular and curved shapes. The ridge has a curved indentation. With natural pigments in black, white and yellow. A wooden handle on the reverse.
5683 – Papua, North West Asmat, war shield, with a design in red on a white ground, showing a.o. praying mantis and abstracted anthropomorphs, plant fibre tassels.
8885 – Fossilised petrified Arizona sequoia tree disc display table on a round black glass base with a brass sphere