Art d'Asie

Art d'Asie

Sale Overview

Christie’s Paris will present the live auction of Art d'Asie on 11 June. If you are interested in including a lot or collection in this auction, contact us for a free and confidential valuation before end of March.

Auction times
10 Jun 10:30 AM (CEST)

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Tiphaine Nicoul

Tiphaine Nicoul

Head of department | Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art

Having graduated in History of Art and Museology from the Ecole du Louvre after a law degree, Tiphaine Nicoul joined Christie’s in 2003. Since then she has developed her department and the success of a number of sales which led to Paris becoming an international market place for Asian art.

Thanks to her twenty years of experience, she was involved in some of the most remarkable sales at Christie’s. In 2006, she achieved exceptional results with Le banquet de la victoire dans les jardins de l’Ouest by Zhang Tingyan and Zhan Kun (€6,000,000). In 2007, she was in charge of the sale of gift bronzes and Chinese enamels from Juan Jose Amezaga’s rare collection (€13,200,000). In 2012, after a bidding war over a unique Guanvin wood sculpture, she realised the highest auction total of the year in France, across all categories (€9,000,000).
Zheng Ma

Zheng Ma

Senior Specialist | Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art

Zheng Ma joined the Asian Art department as a Chinese art Specialist at Christie’s Paris in 2013. Over the years, she contributed significantly to the success of the department by bringing in important consignments, including an 18th century handscroll attributed to Gu Quan, sold for €5.58 million in 2015, a Qianlong blue and white Penba ewer in 2016 (€421,500), an important imperial ivory seal from the Wanli period (€475,500), and a rock crystal deer from the personal collection of Coco Chanel, which sold for €162,500 in 2019. Speaking French, English and Chinese fluently, Zheng is also the main contact with Christie’s top Chinese clients in the Paris office.

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Zheng Ma rejoignit le département d'Art d'Asie en tant que spécialiste en Art Chinois chez Christie's Paris en 2013. Au cours des années, elle contribue beaucoup au succès du département en rassemblant des consignations importantes, notamment une peinture chinoise en rouleau du XVIIIe siècle attribuée à Gu Quan, vendue à 5,58 millions d'euros en 2015, un pichet en porcelaine bleu et blanc de Penba de l'époque Qianlong en 2016 (421 500 €), un grand sceau impérial en ivoire de l'époque Wanli (475 500 €), et un cerf en cristal de roche de la collection privée de Coco Chanel vendu à 162 500€ en 2019. Parlant couramment français, anglais et chinois, Zheng est également le contact principal des importants clients chinois à Paris.
Camille de Foresta

Camille de Foresta

Senior Specialist | Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art

Appointed ‘Commissaire-priseur’ in 2010, Camille de Foresta started her career in an international auction house at the Valuations department, and later joined their Asian Art department.

Camille joined Christie’s Paris in 2016 as Specialist in Asian art, with a focus on business-getting. Helping to establish records, she auctioned a gilt-bronze figure of Buddha from the Liao dynasty for €13.5M in 2016, the Lionel and Danielle Fournier of Himalayan Art in 2018 for a total of €3.5M and a Coromandel screen from the Kangxi period for €2.1M in 2019.

In 2018, she organised the thematic sale Japonism, showing the influence of Japanese art on Western art in the late 19th/early 20th century mixing Japanese prints and works of art with Art nouveau jewellery, Gallé furniture, Nabis paintings, Art Deco lacquer, and more.

Camille is also passionate for fashion and Haute Couture, and was in charge of the sale Rencontres Couture à Paris Collection Didier Ludot in 2015, Catherine Deneuve Yves Saint Laurent : De mode et d’amitié in 2019 and the worldwide record for an Haute Couture piece at auction: the Yves Saint Laurent Sunflowers jacket after Van Gogh sold in 2019 for €382,000.

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"Nommée commissaire-priseur en 2010, Camille de Foresta rejoint Christie's Paris au département des Inventaires avant d'intégrer le département d'Art d'Asie. Elle contribue à l'établissement des records du département, notamment en vendant une statue de Boudha en bronze doré de la dynastie Liao pour 13,5 millions d'euros en 2016, la collection privée d'art himalayen de Lionel et Danielle Fournier en 2018 pour un total de 3,5 millions d'euros et un paravent Coromandel de l'époque Kangxi pour 2,1 millions d'euros en 2019.

En 2018, elle organisea la vente thématique Japonisme, montrant l'influence de l'art japonais sur l'art occidental à la fin du XIXe siècle et au début du XXe siècle combinant les estampes japonaises et oeuvres d'art, avec des bijoux Art Nouveau, meuble de Gallé, peintures des Nabis, laque d'Art Déco, et autres.

Camille est également passionnée de mode et de haute couture, et était en charge de la vente Rencontres Couture à Paris Collection Didier Ludot en 2015, Catherine Deneuve Yves Saint Laurent: De mode et d'amitié en 2019 et du record mondial pour une pièce haute couture dans une enchère: la veste Tournesol Yves Saint Laurent inspirée du tableau de Van Gogh vendue en 2019 pour 382 000€."

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