TEFAF is regarded as the world’s preeminent organisation for fine art, antiques, and design. Nies Oriental Art has been a proud participant of the fair since 1988.
Our 2026 TEFAF exhibition celebrates Asia’s rich cultural heritage, highlighting the artistic splendour and spiritual impact of Asian sculpture. We are delighted to present a curated selection of artworks, underpinned by informed connoisseurship and an enduring passion for Asian art.
We hope to welcome you to our stand 112.
EARLY ACCESS │ 12-13 March, 2026
GENERAL OPENING │ 14-19 March, 2026
FUDO MYOO
Japan, Muromachi period, 15th century
Polychromed and gilt wood
Fudo Myoo: 32.4cm., overall: 60cm.
PROVENANCE
René Guiette (1893-1976), Antwerp.
James B. Godfrey, New York, until 1987.
Drs. Edmund and Julie Lewis, New York, 1987-2019.
Didier Delville, Brussels, 2019-2025.
BODHISATTVA
Ancient region of Gandhara, Kushan period, 2nd century
Grey schist, height: 68cm.
PROVENANCE
Brigadier John Cecil Macrae CB DSO DL (1881- 1940), UK, who acquired the statue in India during his service in the Indian army, circa 1920-1940.
Thence by descent to his nephew, Sir Robert Andrew Alexander Scarth Macrae (1915 – 1999), 1940-1999.
Thence by descent to his son, Christopher Walter Scarth Macrae, Orkney, November 1999 – 2025.
HEAD OF A BUDDHA
Tibet, Tsang district, 15th century
Gilt copper alloy, blue pigment, height: 36cm.
PROVENANCE
Patrick Dupont, Bilzen.
Marcel Nies Oriental Art, Antwerp, until 2001.
R. De Niet, Belgium, 2001-2015.
Marcel Nies Oriental Art, Antwerp, 2015.
Private collection, Lucca, until 2026.
PUBLISHED
M. Nies, Immortal Image, Marcel Nies Oriental Art, Antwerp, 2001, no.38.
M. Nies, Karma, Marcel Nies Oriental Art, Antwerp, 2015, pp.50-51.
J. Van Alphen (ed.), Cast for Eternity, Bronze metalworks from India and the Himalayas in Belgian and Dutch Collections, exh. cat. Ethnographic Museum, Antwerp, 2004, p.194, no.64.
PARINIRVANA BUDDHA
Laos, Lan Xang Kingdom (1353-1707), circa 1600
Bronze with traces of gilding, height: 42cm.
PROVENANCE
Kunsthandel Aalderink, Amsterdam.
Mrs. D. Vinkenborg, Bilthoven, since at least 1950.
F. Flieger, Amsterdam, 1976.
Mrs. M. Smeets, Naarden, 1978-2025.
