Asian and Tribal Art

Asian and Tribal Art

Sell and buy at auction or by private treaty (private rooms) works and objects of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, South East Asian, Indian, Islamic cultures, African tribal, oceanic and pre-Columbian art.


Free appraisals and appraisals of: Chinese porcelain, netsuke, Japanese prints, Ukiyo-e, Chinese jade, Buddhist sculpture, Chinese cloisonné, Japanese lacquerware, Indian art, Thai art, Islamic art, Cambodian art, Khmer art, Persian miniature, Japanese katana, Korean ceramics, Tibetan gilded bronze, Nepalese gilded bronze, Gandhara art, thangka, Chinese painting, Japanese painting, Korean painting, tribal art, oceanic art, Maori sculpture, aboriginal painting, contemporary Chinese art, contemporary Indonesian painting, calligraphy, Chinese seals, ancient Chinese ivories, ancient rhinoceros horn objects, Japanese ceramics, Qing dynasty art, Ming dynasty art, Hindu sculpture, Jain sculpture, tribal masks.

Under the direction of Astrid Narguet, the department treats Asian and tribal art covering the long stretch of history from Neolithic to contemporary times. Included in its sphere of interest are painting, sculpture, and decorative arts produced in China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Central Asia, the Middle East (Islamic cultures), Africa, Oceania, and pre-Columbian America.

His department's staff awaits the study, cataloging, appraisal and placement on the Italian and foreign markets of Asian and tribal art on consignment, either for auction trade or in the form of private negotiation, the latter for pieces of particularly high economic and art historical value.

The department also offers a specialist appraisal service.

A selection of Asian and tribal art objects of various price ranges is available at the department and can be purchased out of auction.
Staff
Ludovico Durante

Ludovico Durante

Assistant
Astrid Narguet

Astrid Narguet

Head of Department