Embossed silver betel nut box featuring a turtle. - Lot 85

The collection of a diplomat and traveler

A sale devoted to Asian art, almost all the lots come from the collection of a diplomat who, over the course of his assignments, has built up a rich and sensitive collection, reflecting a genuine cultural curiosity.

Without striving for rarity, this collection stands out for the quality and sincerity of its approach to Asian art: objects chosen by taste, emotion or memory, brought together with care through travels and encounters.

The collection offers an evocative panorama of Asia: Buddha sculptures (nearly eighty works from Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Nepal and Tibet), thangkas and religious paintings , ritual and everyday objects, as well as a fine collection of traditional furniture such as apothecary cabinets and manuscript cabinets.

From Burma, India, Thailand, China, Japan, Cambodia, Tibet, Nepal and Southeast Asia, these pieces tell a story of passion, discovery and attachment to a continent where spirituality and the art of living are one and the same.

A sale imbued with poetry, in the image of its collector.

SEQUANA would like to warmly thank Cabinet Ansas Papillon de Lery for its support and advice in the preparation of this catalog.