The Oriental, Asian, and Islamic Art auction on December 16, 2025, presents a unique opportunity to trace, through each artwork, the subtle thread that connects artifact to myth.
Each piece, beyond its intrinsic value, transports the enthusiast into a realm where art, culture, and spirituality intertwine with imagination, evoking legends that have fascinated and inspired the West for centuries.
The sale features a particularly significant selection of Chinese works, organized into several categories of great collector interest. This remarkable offering is made possible thanks to new synergies with French experts from the Millon Auction Group, who are increasingly collaborating with Italy and introducing the market to works of exceptional quality. Among the highlights is the Ruyi scepter, literally “as you wish,” carved in luminous celadon jade with delicate rust-colored inclusions (lot 297, €100,000 – 150,000). Dating from the Qianlong period of the Qing dynasty (1736–1795), this exceptional example reflects the mastery of imperial workshops under the direct supervision of the court. Its head is finely modeled in low relief with the Eight Buddhist Emblems (babao), symbols of prosperity and spiritual fulfillment.
Lot 297
A rare ruyi sceptre in light celadon jade with russet inclusions. China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1796). Length: 42 cm.
Estimate € 100.000 - 150.000
Technique and beauty converge with equal virtuosity in a magnificent 18th-century Qing dynasty black and gilded lacquer cabinet (lot 294, €8,000 – 10,000). The architectural structure, with a two-door front decorated with landscapes and Eastern figures, is enriched with engraved and gilded bronze friezes. The interior, featuring open compartments, drawers, and floral decorations, reveals the refined art of hiramaki-e lacquer, a rare technique combining thin layers of lacquer with gold inlays, creating extraordinary plays of light and depth.
Lot 294
Important black and gilded lacquered wooden cabinet of architectural structure with double-leaf front decorated with oriental architecture and figures within a landscape in gilded lacquer, hirimakie, friezes in engraved and gilded bronze. Interior lacquered with flowers and animals with drawers. Standing on a perforated base. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) 18th century.
Estimate € 8.000 - 10.000
Among the highly prized sculptures stands out a large pink coral carving with Eastern figures, mounted on a wooden base, early 20th century (lot 296, €7,000 – 8,000). The work demonstrates remarkable technical versatility, transforming the living material of coral into a three-dimensional narrative rich in dynamism and artistic sensitivity.
Lot 296
GImportant coral carving with oriental figures. China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) early 20th century. (h. cm 33).
Mounted on wooden base (g gross 2970) (h. tot cm 44).
Estimate € 7.000 - 8.000
The vase section is also not to be missed, with a particularly fine example in blue and copper-red porcelain. Its quadrilobate body is decorated with five-clawed dragons advancing among celestial clouds and rippling waves, dating from the Jiaqing period (lot 289, €2,000 – 3,000).
Lot 289
A fine blue and copper-red porcelain bottle vase, rising from a short foot to a quadrilobed “pomegranate-blossom” body surmounted by a short neck flanked by a pair of elephant-head handles. The body is elegantly decorated in underglaze copper red and cobalt blue with five-clawed dragons striding amid celestial clouds above crashing waves. China, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period (1796-1820).
Estimate € 2.000 - 3.000
Notable in the collection is a small section dedicated to Islamic and Indian art, appearing in Italy for the first time thanks to the expertise of French specialist Anne-Sophie Joncoux Pilorget. Among the most significant pieces is a magnificent silk prayer rug (sejjâda), finely decorated with silver threads, from the island of Chios and produced under Ottoman rule between the late 17th and early 18th centuries (lot 363, €2,000 – 3,000).
Lot 363
An Ottoman silk prayer textile (sajjada). Chios, Silk and metal-thread brocade with the name of the four first califs, late 17th-early 18th century (cm 180x120).
Estimate € 2.000 - 3.000