FINE ASIAN & TRIBAL ART - PRINCE COLLECTION Auction on Nov 20, 2026 by Apollo Art Auctions in London
FINE ASIAN & TRIBAL ART - PRINCE COLLECTION
TIBETAN STONE SCULPTURE OF CHAKRASAMVARA
JAPANESE TOSEI GUSOKU ARMOUR SUIT, WITH LATER REPLACEMENTS
MAYAN POLYCHROME CYLINDRICAL VESSEL

FINE ASIAN & TRIBAL ART - PRINCE COLLECTION

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Apollo Art Auctions is delighted to present Fine Asian, Tribal and Antiques ? The Prince Collection, taking place on 20 November 2026 at 11 AM GMT, at our central London showroom, 63?64 Margaret Street. The sale brings together a diverse selection of Asian, Himalayan, African and Pre-Columbian art, alongside European antiques and collectables. Chinese painted pottery, bronzes and ceramics feature alongside Tibetan ritual objects and Japanese arms and armour, reflecting centuries of craftsmanship and artistic tradition. Highlights include a Tibetan stone sculpture of Chakrasamvara, a Chinese bronze horse head and Japanese tosei gusoku armour. The African selection features a large Bamana door, a sculptural Dogon ladder and a Congolese figurative chair, while Pre-Columbian works include Lambayeque copper vessels, Moche ceremonial sceptres and carved stone zemis. Chinese Door of Hope dolls, Indian terracotta figures and Italian Nativity figures add a distinctive dimension to the collection. We invite collectors to explore the catalogue and arrange a private viewing. For appointments and enquiries, please contact enquiries@apolloauctions.com.
BEAUTIFUL CHINESE BRONZE HORSE HEAD: Han Dynasty, Ca. 206 BC - AD 220 > A composite bronze horse head. Cast with alert, pricked ears, bulging eyes, an open mouth and a defined mane plate behind the neck. >For similar see: Sotheby?s Hong
Estimate:
£4,500
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£9,000
£3,000
CHINESE TURQUOISE-INLAID BRONZE HILT FROM GE VESSEL: Late Shang Dynasty, ca. 1250 - 1046 BC > A Chinese bronze hilt from a Ge vessel, with a profile incorporating stylized animal forms and geometric openings, inlaid with turquoise. >Published: D.
Estimate:
£4,500
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£9,000
£3,000
CHINESE BRONZE LI TRIPOD, WESTERN ZHOU STYLE: Ca. 19th century AD or earlier > A Chinese bronze tripod vessel with a rounded, lobed body, flaring rim and three short hollow-looking legs. >>Size: 150mm x 125mm; Weight: 1.12kg > Provenance:
Estimate:
£750
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£1,500
£500
CHINESE BRONZE RITUAL WINE JUE VESSEL, SHANG-STYLE: Ca. 19th century AD or earlier > A Chinese bronze jue vessel with a deep body, projecting pouring lip, rear extension and tall tripod legs. Upright posts rise beside the rim. >>Size: 290mm x 225mm;
Estimate:
£450
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£900
£300
GROUP OF FIVE CHINESE MAJIAYAO POTTERY VESSELS: Neolithic period, ca. 3300 - 2050 BC > A group comprising four small double_looped painted pottery jars and one painted terracotta human head sculpture. The jars are decorated with faded painted
Estimate:
£450
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£900
£300
CHINESE MAJIAYAO PAINTED DOUBLE-HANDLED JAR: Late Neolithic period, ca. 2300 - 2000 BC > A Chinese painted pottery jar with a broad rounded body, short neck and two loop handles. Dark geometric bands and hatched panels cover the reddish-buff
Estimate:
£300
-
£600
£200
CHINESE MAJIAYAO PAINTED POTTERY BASIN: Neolithic period, ca. 3300 - 2050 BC or later > A wide shallow pottery basin decorated internally with bold swirling spiral and circular eye motifs in pale ochre slip against dark brown ground. The
Estimate:
£450
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£900
£300
CHINESE MAJIAYAO PAINTED POTTERY CUP WITH HANDLE: Neolithic period, ca. 3300 - 2050 BC or later > A pear_shaped pottery cup with a single large strap handle. Decorated in dark brown and ochre slip with geometric panels of cross_hatching, framed by
Estimate:
£450
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£900
£300
CHINESE MAJIAYAO PAINTED POTTERY VASE: Neolithic period, ca. 3300 - 2050 BC > A slender-necked ovoid pottery vase with a pair of loop handles on the upper body. The front surface is painted in dark pigment on pale terracotta ground: the
Estimate:
£450
-
£900
£300
CHINESE NEOLITHIC POTTERY PAINTED DOUBLE-HANDLED JAR: Ca. 1400 - 900 BC > A Chinese painted pottery jar with a tapering body, flaring mouth and two upright strap handles. The buff surface is decorated in dark pigment with bold angular and circular
Estimate:
£450
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£900
£300
CHINESE MAJIAYAO PAINTED JAR WITH COVER: Neolithic period, ca. 3300 - 2050 BC > A terracotta jar with a domed lid surmounted by a hooked finial, the shoulder set with three zoomorphic knobs and a pair of loop handles. The body and lid are
Estimate:
£2,500
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£3,500
£1,500
CHINESE MAJIAYAO BANSHAN PAINTED POTTERY JAR: Neolithic period, ca. 2650 - 2350 BC > A bulbous pottery jar with two loop handles at the shoulder and small decorative lugs at the neck. Painted in ochre and dark brown slip with segmented panels of
Estimate:
£2,500
-
£3,500
£1,500
THAI BAN CHIANG EARTHENWARE PEDESTAL JAR: Ca. 1000 - 300 BC > A Thai earthenware jar of rounded form, with a slightly flaring rim and raised pedestal foot. The pale body is decorated with reddish painted bands and curvilinear linear
Estimate:
£300
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£600
£200
CHINESE GILT BRONZE ?ZODIAC? MIRROR: Sui - Tang Dynasty, ca. AD 581 - 907 > A Chinese circular bronze mirror with a central boss and concentric bands of relief decoration, including small zodiacal or animal motifs, with traces of
Estimate:
£450
-
£900
£300
CHINESE BRONZE FIVE SACRED MOUNTAINS SQUARE MIRROR: Tang Dynasty, ca. AD 618 - 907 > A Chinese square bronze mirror with a central boss and radiating relief decoration. >>Size: 115mm x 115mm; Weight: 420g > Provenance: Private London Collection; Ex.
Estimate:
£150
-
£300
£100
SMALL SANCAI CERAMIC BOWL: Tang Dynasty, ca. AD 618 - 907 > A small Chinese sancai-glazed bowl with rounded sides, a slightly everted rim and a short foot. Amber, cream and green glazes create an irregular mottled pattern
Estimate:
£300
-
£600
£200
GROUP OF CHINESE STONE CARVINGS: > A collection of three small carvings in hardstone, including a russet-toned figure of a recumbent animal, a gourd-shaped pendant with a stylised animal head finial, and a cylindrical bead of
Estimate:
£250
-
£400
£150
CHINESE ROCK CRYSTAL HUAN: Warring States period to Han Dynasty, Ca. 475 BC - AD 220 > A Chinese rock crystal of circular ring form. Meticulously hand-finished and highly polished on both interior and exterior surfaces.
Estimate:
£300
-
£600
£200
CHINESE CIZHOU CARVED BOWL: Song Dynasty, ca. AD 960 - 1279 > A Chinese Cizhou bowl with a flaring profile and contrasting light interior and dark exterior, raised on a short foot. Accompanied by a fitted wooden storage box.
Estimate:
£750
-
£1,500
£500
CHINESE CIZHOU TIGER PILLOW: Song Dynasty, ca. AD 960 - 1279 > A Chinese Cizhou pottery pillow modelled as a recumbent tiger, its head turned outward and its body supporting a flattened resting surface. The pale ground is
Estimate:
£750
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£1,500
£500
CHINESE TERRACOTTA PANEL DEPICTING A WARRIOR: Song Dynasty, Ca. AD 960 - 1279 > A rectangular terracotta panel modelled in relief with a crouching guardian, his powerful body characterised by broad shoulders, a rounded abdomen and bent limbs.
Estimate:
£300
-
£600
£200
CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON OCTAGONAL CUP: Southern Song Dynasty, ca. AD 1127-1279 > A Chinese Longquan celadon cup with eight gently rounded facets, an octagonal rim and a short circular foot. Covered inside and out with a pale grey-green
Estimate:
£1,000
-
£1,500
£800
CHINESE SWATOW POYCHROME-ENAMELLED CHARGER: Ming Dynasty, ca. AD 1368 - 1644 > A Chinese Zhangzhou, or Swatow, porcelain charger painted in coloured enamels with bold decorative motifs within a broad rim. Accompanied by a wooden storage box.
Estimate:
£1,200
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£2,000
£800
CHINESE SWATOW SLIP-DECORATED BLUE GLAZE CHARGER: Ming Dynasty, ca. AD 1368 - 1644 > A Chinese Zhangzhou, or Swatow, charger with a broad shallow well and slightly everted rim. The dark blue-glazed surface is enlivened with pale slip decoration.
Estimate:
£1,200
-
£2,000
£800