Statue, Bamana
Mali, 116 cm HK$2.8  3.8 million / US$361,000  489,000
Created to reveal the values borne by the Jo and the Bamana beauty canons, this African statue evokes not only the status of the female founder of the cults and associated beliefs, but also that of the mother and accomplished woman. Today, the figure is pared down to its intimate spiritual essence and the passage of time has softened its forms, revealing its austere and tender beauty. This figure  a commanding representation of the power of the revered female entity  is an illustration of the extreme refinement of Bamana art within this rare corpus of works dated between the 13th and 17th century. A Gogotte

A Gogotte
Oligocene (30 Million Years Old)
Fontainebleau, France, 125 cm x 120 cm HK$250,000  350,000 / US$32,300 45,200
A gogotte is a millions-of-years old naturally shaped mineral rarity consisting of tiny quartz fragments held together by calcium carbonate. As an underground water stream slowly filters through sand, these tears of stone are frozen upside down in eternal flight. The most prized examples of gogottes are found in Fontainebleau, France, where they have been protected in a sandy basin for over 30 million years. Known to have inspired artists from the Surrealist Art movement, including Jean Arp, these wonderful forms can compare to the most beautiful modern sculpture. This current gogotte is very rare in size and is a very spectacular specimen.

A Magnificent and Extremely Rare Dry-Lacquer Head of Avalokitesvara, Tang Dynasty, 43.3 cm / overall 67.8 cm , Est. HK$18 million – 25 million / US$2.32 million – 3.23 million

An Impressive Allosaurus Dinosaur Skull, Late Jurassic Period, Wyoming, USA, approx. 79.8cm, Est. HK$2.2 – 2.8 million / US$284,000 – 361,000

A Pair of Mammoth Tusk Chukchi Snow Goggles, Northeastern Siberia, Early 19th Century, 13.1 cm, Est. HK$120,000 – 180,000 / US$15,500 – 23,200

A Wax Anatomical Model of a Head, Italian School, Late 18th – Early 19th Century, Possibly a Follower of Clemente Susini (1754-1814), 23.5 cm, Est. HK$180,000 – 250,000/ US$23,200 – 32,300

A Grey ‘Ying’ Rock, Ming – Qing Dynasty, rock 32 cm, painting 81.8 cm x 27.3 cm, HK$900,000 – 1.2 million / US$116,000 – 155,000

A Hellenistic Marble Torso of Aphrodite, Circa 1st Century BC, 24.8 cm, Est. HK$500,000 – 700,000/ US$64,500 – 90,500

Statue, Bam­­­ana, Mali, 116 cm, HK$2.8 – 3.8 million / US$361,000 – 489,000

A Gogotte, Oligocene (30 Million Years Old), Fontainebleau, France, 125 cm x 120 cm, HK$250,000 – 350,000 / US$32,300 – 45,200