August Premiere: Chinese Art & Decorative
Updated August 10, 2026
This auction ended on August 6, 2026.
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| Date | August 6, 2026 at 9:30 AM EDT |
| Type | Online only |
| Auction house | Bala Collection LLC |
| Location | Wilmington, Delaware, 19801 · more auctions in Wilmington |
| Lots | 235 |
| Estimates | $300 – $80,000 |
What's in this auction
235 lots, mostly pottery, china & glass (30), jewelry & watches (27), fine art & prints (11), antiques & furniture (6). 235 lots have photos and 230 have full descriptions. Pre-sale estimates $300–$80,000 across 235 priced lots. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog.
Highest-estimated lots
- A PATEK PHILIPPE GOLD COIN WATCH — est. $50,000–$80,000
- A PATEK PHILIPPE 18K FIVE-MINUTE REPEATER ANTIQUE POCKET WATCH — est. $50,000–$80,000
- A PATEK PHILIPPE 18K WHITE GOLD MANUAL MECHANICAL WATCH — est. $15,000–$30,000
- XU YANG (ACTIVE 18TH C.), ATTRIBUTED TO, HANDSCROLL OF SUZHOU'S PROSPERITY — est. $15,000–$30,000
- A DRAGON ROBE — est. $15,000–$30,000
From the auction house
Bala Collection is pleased to present its August auction, August Premiere: Chinese Art & Decorative Arts, opening on August 6 at 9:30 AM EDT. The sale features Chinese paintings, calligraphy, porcelain, jade, jewelry, fine watches, memorabilia, and decorative arts, bringing together notable works from Eastern and Western traditions. Full catalog and bidding: view on liveauctioneers .
In this auction (235 lots)
Categories: Pottery, China & Glass (30) · Jewelry & Watches (27) · Fine Art & Prints (11) · Antiques & Furniture (6) · Coins & Currency (2) · Sporting Goods & Outdoors (1)
- Lot 0001 — A PATEK PHILIPPE GOLD COIN WATCH
- Lot 0002 — A TURQUOISE-GREEN GROUND FAMILLE ROSE 'LADIES' BOWL
- Lot 0003 — A BLUE AND WHITE 'BRANCHING FRUITS AND FLOWERS' LOBED BOWL
- Lot 0004 — A BLUE AND WHITE 'FIGURE STORY' YUHUCHUN VASE
- Lot 0005 — A GOLD RUBY AND DIAMOND RING
- Lot 0006 — A GOLD SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND RING
- Lot 0007 — A PATEK PHILIPPE 18K WHITE GOLD MANUAL MECHANICAL WATCH
- Lot 0008 — AN AMERICAN ANSONIA 'FIGURE STATUE' SWINGING CLOCK
- Lot 0009 — A CARVED RED LACQUER 'DOUBLE SHOU, BAT AND CLOUD DRAGON' WRITING BRUSH
- Lot 0010 — A JADEITE SACHET PENDANT
- Lot 0011 — A WHITE PAINTED POTTERY 'BLUE WARRIOR' HORSE
- Lot 0012 — A PAINTED POTTERY 'OFFICIAL IN BLACK ROBE WITH DETACHABLE HEAD' HORSE AND ATTENDANT
- Lot 0013 — AMERICAN ELGIN 14K GOLD POCKET WATCH, CIRCA 1900
- Lot 0014 — SU SHI (1037-1101), ATTRIBUTED TO, INK BAMBOO
- Lot 0015 — A SET OF THIRTEEN ANCIENT CHINESE COINS
- Lot 0016 — MIKE BIBBY SIGNED SACRAMENTO KINGS POSTER WITH HANDPRINT, WITH JSA FULL LOA
- Lot 0017 — ROWAN ATKINSON SIGNED "MR. BEAN" PHOTOGRAPH, WITH JSA FULL LOA
- Lot 0018 — JAY CHOU SIGNED LYRICS BOOK, WITH JSA FULL LOA
- Lot 0019 — DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH, WITH PSA/DNA FULL LOA
- Lot 0020 — QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND PRINCE PHILIP DUAL-SIGNED OFFICIAL GREETING CARD, 1960, WITH JSA COA
- Lot 0021 — KING CHARLES III AND QUEEN CAMILLA DUAL-SIGNED OFFICIAL GREETING CARD, WITH PSA/DNA COA
- Lot 0022 — HARRY S. TRUMAN SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH, WITH JSA COA
- Lot 0023 — A JADEITE 'FU, LU, SHOU AND XI' HANDPIECE
- Lot 0024 — A 'LONGEVITY AND RUYI' HANDPIECE
- Lot 0025 — A WANG BU BLUE AND WHITE 'REEDS AND WILD GEESE' PORCELAIN PLAQUE
- Lot 0026 — A BLUE AND WHITE 'CRANE, DEER AND SPRING' CLUB-SHAPED VASE
- Lot 0027 — A SACRIFICIAL BLUE-GLAZED YUHUCHUN VASE
- Lot 0028 — A COPPER-BODY PAINTED ENAMEL 'FLOWERS AND BIRDS' VASE
- Lot 0029 — A SET OF COPPER-BODY PAINTED ENAMEL 'FLOWERS AND FIGURES' CUPS AND SAUCERS
- Lot 0030 — A SHOUSHAN STONE CARVED 'KUI XING' FIGURE
- Lot 0031 — A JADEITE FEATHER TUBE
- Lot 0032 — A JADEITE LONGEVITY LOCK PENDANT
- Lot 0033 — A MICHAEL ANTHONY GEM-SET GOLD POCKET WATCH CHAIN
- Lot 0034 — A HEIWADO PEARL AND DIAMOND POCKET WATCH CHAIN
- Lot 0035 — A BREGUET MECHANICAL WATCH
- Lot 0036 — A PIAGET GOLD DIAMOND WATCH
- Lot 0037 — A SET OF GILT-BRONZE CLOCK AND CANDELABRA
- Lot 0038 — KOBE BRYANT SIGNED OFFICIAL NBA GAME BASKETBALL, WITH JSA COA
- Lot 0039 — EMILIA CLARKE SIGNED "GAME OF THRONES" POSTER, LIMITED EDITION OF 12, WITH EM COA
- Lot 0040 — CHARLIE CHAPLIN SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH, 1943
- Lot 0041 — OMEGA SEAMASTER COLLECTION WRISTWATCH
- Lot 0042 — OMEGA CONSTELLATION WOMEN'S QUARTZ WRISTWATCH
- Lot 0043 — CHOPARD IMPERIALE COLLECTION WRISTWATCH
- Lot 0044 — IWC AQUATIMER CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH, REF. IW376703
- Lot 0045 — IWC PILOT'S WATCH CHRONOGRAPH, REF. IW377701
- Lot 0046 — IWC PILOT'S WATCH CHRONOGRAPH "LE PETIT PRINCE" SPECIAL EDITION, REF. IW377714
- Lot 0047 — JIAO BINGZHEN (ACTIVE 17TH-18TH C.), ATTRIBUTED TO, FLOWERS IN ANTIQUE STYLE
- Lot 0048 — THE GUANGXU EMPEROR (1871-1908), ATTRIBUTED TO, IMPERIAL CALLIGRAPHY
- Lot 0049 — A COPPER-BODY CLOISONNé 'DRAGON' WALL VASE
- Lot 0050 — A PAINTED POTTERY 'OFFICIAL IN RED ROBE WITH DETACHABLE HEAD' HORSE AND ATTENDANT
- Lot 0051 — A GILT-BRONZE 'AUSPICIOUS BEAST' LOBED DISH
- Lot 0052 — A SET OF CARVED RED LACQUER 'PAVILIONS AND TOWERS' FAN RIBS
- Lot 0053 — WU CHANGSHUO (1844-1927), ATTRIBUTED TO, WEALTH, NOBILITY, AND GREAT PROFIT
- Lot 0054 — XU SHICHANG (1855-1939), ATTRIBUTED TO, CALLIGRAPHY
- Lot 0055 — WU CHANGSHUO (1844-1927), ATTRIBUTED TO, FLOWERS
- Lot 0056 — FU SINIAN (1896-1950), ATTRIBUTED TO, CALLIGRAPHY
- Lot 0057 — XIANG SHENGMO (1597-1658), ATTRIBUTED TO, FLOWERS
- Lot 0058 — LU LENGJIA (ACTIVE 8TH C.), ATTRIBUTED TO, ARHATS
- Lot 0059 — ZHAO MENGFU (1254-1322), ATTRIBUTED TO, CALLIGRAPHY
- Lot 0060 — WANG ZHENPENG (ACTIVE 1280-1329), ATTRIBUTED TO, THREE-FOLD SCREEN
- Lot 0061 — XU YANG (ACTIVE 18TH C.), ATTRIBUTED TO, HANDSCROLL OF SUZHOU'S PROSPERITY
- Lot 0062 — A PAIR OF JADEITE DRAGON-SHAPED HOOKS
- Lot 0063 — A JADE COVERED VASE
- Lot 0064 — A COPPER-BODY CLOISONNé 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' SKYWARD-HANDLED CENSER
- Lot 0065 — A YELLOW JAMBHALA FIGURE
- Lot 0066 — A DRAGON ROBE
- Lot 0067 — A CARVED RED LACQUER 'SCHOLARS GATHERING' TABLE SCREEN
- Lot 0068 — CHINESE EXPORT CLOISONNé CHARGER WITH BUTTERFLY AND FLORAL DECORATION, REPUBLIC PERIOD
- Lot 0069 — DANISH STERLING SILVER AND RED ENAMEL MINIATURE PEPPER SHAKER, SALT CELLAR, AND SPOON SET, CIRCA
- Lot 0070 — LLEDO "DAYS GONE" DIE-CAST MODEL VEHICLE COLLECTION, ENGLAND, CIRCA 1980S–1990S
- Lot 0071 — SET OF ITALIAN RCR CUT LEAD-CRYSTAL WHISKY TUMBLERS, CIRCA 1970S–1980S
- Lot 0072 — FRANKLIN MINT STERLING SILVER "STATE FLOWERS" SPOON COLLECTION, 1978
- Lot 0073 — A COPPER-INLAID GOLD AND SILVER 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BELT HOOK
- Lot 0074 — A CARVED RED LACQUER 'FLOWERS AND DRAGON' TWO-HANDLED VASE
- Lot 0075 — COLLECTION OF CHINESE EXPORT SILVER NAPKIN RINGS, REPUBLIC PERIOD
- Lot 0076 — A GILT-BRONZE 'AUSPICIOUS BEAST' LOBED DISH
- Lot 0077 — A COPPER-BODY CLOISONNé 'PEACH OF LONGEVITY' THREE-LEGGED CENSER
- Lot 0078 — A CARVED JADE 'SCHOLARS UNDER PINE TREE' CUP
- Lot 0079 — A JAEGER-LECOULTRE 18K PEARL LADY'S PENDANT WATCH
- Lot 0080 — A PATEK PHILIPPE 18K FIVE-MINUTE REPEATER ANTIQUE POCKET WATCH
- Lot 0081 — IWC PORTOFINO AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH
- Lot 0082 — IWC PORTUGIESER CHRONOGRAPH MEN'S WRISTWATCH
- Lot 0083 — IWC PORTOFINO CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH, REF. IW391031
- Lot 0084 — CARTIER BALLON BLEU WRISTWATCH, REF. W6920071
- Lot 0085 — GLASHüTTE ORIGINAL PANO CLASSIC COLLECTION WRISTWATCH
- Lot 0086 — CARTIER BALLON BLEU WRISTWATCH, REF. W69007Z3
- Lot 0087 — A BRONZE 'LION PLAYING WITH EMBROIDERED BALL' ORNAMENT
- Lot 0088 — ZHAO MENGFU (1254-1322), ATTRIBUTED TO, FIGURES AND HORSES
- Lot 0089 — ZHAO PUCHU (1907-2000), ATTRIBUTED TO, CALLIGRAPHY
- Lot 0090 — QI BAISHI (1864-1957), ATTRIBUTED TO, DOUBLE LONGEVITY
- Lot 0091 — WU CHANGSHUO (1844-1927), ATTRIBUTED TO, PEACHES OF THREE THOUSAND YEARS
- Lot 0092 — A PAINTED POTTERY 'POLO-PLAYER' FIGURINE
- Lot 0093 — A PAINTED POTTERY STANDING HORSE FIGURINE
- Lot 0094 — A BLUE AND WHITE 'INTERLOCKING LOTUS' JAR
- Lot 0095 — A DING WARE STRING-ATTACHED FOUR-LOOPED VASE
- Lot 0096 — A BLUE AND WHITE 'INTERLOCKING LOTUS AND DRAGON' JAR
- Lot 0097 — A BLUE AND WHITE 'INTERLOCKING LOTUS WITH EIGHT BUDDHIST EMBLEMS' JAR
- Lot 0098 — A CLOISONNé 'INTERLOCKING LOTUS' RUYI-HANDLED TRIPOD CENSER
- Lot 0099 — A BRONZE 'ELEPHANT BEARING A VASE' HEXAGONAL INCENSE BURNER
- Lot 0100 — A PLAIN BRONZE ROUND-BELLIED TWO-HANDLED CENSER
- Lot 0101 — PRADA BONNIE BLACK WAXED-LEATHER SHOULDER BAG
- Lot 0102 — LOUIS VUITTON CAPUCINES BAG
- Lot 0103 — CHANEL 19 DENIM CHAIN BAG
- Lot 0104 — GUCCI OPHIDIA SMALL CHAIN CROSSBODY BAG
- Lot 0105 — WU CHANGSHUO (1844-1927), ATTRIBUTED TO, PURPLE RIBBON (IRIS)
- Lot 0106 — WU CHANGSHUO (1844-1927), ATTRIBUTED TO, LOQAUT
- Lot 0107 — ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983), ATTRIBUTED TO, LANDSCAPE
- Lot 0108 — ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983), ATTRIBUTED TO, SPLASHED-COLOR LANDSCAPE
- Lot 0109 — XU BEIHONG (1895-1953), ATTRIBUTED TO, CRYING FOR BATTLE
- Lot 0110 — XU BEIHONG (1895-1953), ATTRIBUTED TO, PORTRAIT OF A FIGURE
- Lot 0111 — XU BEIHONG (1895-1953), ATTRIBUTED TO, EIGHT LEAVES OF GALLOPING STEEDS
- Lot 0112 — XU BEIHONG (1895-1953), ATTRIBUTED TO, STANDING STEED
- Lot 0113 — A SILVER COVERED BOX
- Lot 0114 — A SET OF JADEITE OPENWORK PLAQUES
- Lot 0115 — A JADEITE 'DOUBLE BAT AND SHOU' HANDPIECE
- Lot 0116 — A CARVED TIANHUANG STONE 'FIGURE STORY' SEAL
- Lot 0117 — TIANHUANG STONE SEAL WITH DUAN END CARVING
- Lot 0118 — A WUCAI 'IMMORTALS AND FIGURES STOPPING THE ARMY' LARGE CLUB-SHAPED VASE
- Lot 0119 — A BLUE AND WHITE WITH WUCAI BROCADE-GROUND MEDALLION 'ANTIQUES' CLUB-SHAPED VASE
- Lot 0120 — A BLUE AND WHITE 'WARRIOR FIGURES' BRUSH POT
- Lot 0121 — A BLUE AND WHITE 'INTERLOCKING FLOWERS' LARGE DISH
- Lot 0122 — ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983), ATTRIBUTED TO, SPLASHED-COLOR LANDSCAPE
- Lot 0123 — ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983), ATTRIBUTED TO, SPLASHED-COLOR LANDSCAPE
- Lot 0124 — ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983), ATTRIBUTED TO, LANDSCAPE
- Lot 0125 — A JADE DRAGON
- Lot 0126 — A JADE OWL
- Lot 0127 — A JADE HUANG PENDANT
- Lot 0128 — A BLUE AND WHITE WITH COPPER-RED 'BRANCHING AUSPICIOUS FRUITS' MEIPING
- Lot 0129 — A BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' JUE CUP
- Lot 0130 — A RUBY RED-GLAZED FAMILLE ROSE 'FLOWERS AND BUTTERFLIES' VASE
- Lot 0131 — A FAMILLE ROSE 'FIGURES' BRUSH POT
- Lot 0132 — ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983), ATTRIBUTED TO, LANDSCAPE
- Lot 0133 — WANG YUANQI (1642-1715), ATTRIBUTED TO, LANDSCAPE
- Lot 0134 — FENG CHAORAN (1882-1954), ATTRIBUTED TO, LANDSCAPE
- Lot 0135 — ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983), ATTRIBUTED TO, LANDSCAPE
- Lot 0136 — BADA SHANREN (1626-1705), ATTRIBUTED TO, KINGFISHER IN LOTUS POND
- Lot 0137 — ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983), ATTRIBUTED TO, LANDSCAPE
- Lot 0138 — QIAN DU (1764-1845), ATTRIBUTED TO, VIEWING STARS ON THE NIGHT OF QIXI
- Lot 0139 — WANG YUANQI (1642-1715), ATTRIBUTED TO, IN THE SPIRIT OF HUANG GONGWANG'S BRUSHWORK
- Lot 0140 — BADA SHANREN (1626-1705), ATTRIBUTED TO, EAGLE ON A PINE
- Lot 0141 — LIU HAISU (1896-1994), ATTRIBUTED TO, THE MOUNTAINS BOW THEIR HEADS TODAY
- Lot 0142 — ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983), ATTRIBUTED TO, SPLASHED-COLOR LOTUS
- Lot 0143 — QI BAISHI (1864-1957), ATTRIBUTED TO, MANDARIN DUCKS AND LOTUS
- Lot 0144 — FU BAOSHI (1904-1965), ATTRIBUTED TO, VISITING A FRIEND
- Lot 0145 — JIANG JINGGUO (1910-1988), ATTRIBUTED TO, CALLIGRAPHY
- Lot 0146 — WU HUFAN (1894-1968), ATTRIBUTED TO, LANDSCAPE
- Lot 0147 — WU GUANZHONG (1919-2010), ATTRIBUTED TO, PINE
- Lot 0148 — WANG YUAN (ACTIVE 14TH C.), ATTRIBUTED TO, FLOWERS AND BIRDS
- Lot 0149 — ANONYMOUS, SUTRA FRAGMENT
- Lot 0150 — SHEN ZHOU (1427-1509), ATTRIBUTED TO, ORCHIDS
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