The Directors of Adam's are pleased to announce the appointment of Thibault 蒂伯 A. Duval BA MA to the position of Head of Asian Art.
With 2 Master Degrees from École du Louvre (in Art Market and in Museology), and a Bachelor in Law from Sorbonne Universities, Thibault Alexandre Duval trained at leading museums (such as the Louvre, the British Museum and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium) as well as renowned auctions houses (such as Artcurial).
A member of the Société des Amis du Musée Guimet in Paris and the London Oriental Ceramic Society, he practices Chinese calligraphy as homage to his interest in all things oriental, and has extensively travelled Asia.
Adam’s ‘Asian Art Department’ expertly caters to both established professional collectors and those buying on a smaller scale, reaching a global clientele synonymous with high-end results.
Request a valuation of your item or collection at any time to thibault@adams.ie - our next auction record might be in your house!
Our ‘Asian Art Department’ aims at organising four auctions a year and covers four specialities:
I- Arts of China & Himalaya;
II- Arts of Indochina, Vietnam & South-East Asia;
III- Asian Painters & Modern Art;
IV- Arts of Japan & Korea.
We are delighted to be members of the two world-leading Asian Art events:
- Asian Art in London;
- Printemps Asiatique Paris.
We are proud to have achieved and to hold world-record prices:
- €456,000 for a Yongzheng marked crackled glaze porcelain vase (2021/06/29);
- €175,000 for a Bleu de Hue Vietnamese plate (2021/11/23);
- €175,000 for a Hongmu desk, once owned by Ferdinand Viscount of Lesseps (2021/11/23);
- €137,500 for a Chinese painting after Castiglione (2021/06/29);
- €118,750 for a Yongle style blue and white porcelain bianhu flask (2022/01/18).
We offer unparalleled services:
- free, confidential and fast appraisals within 24 hours;
- detailed and museum quality auction catalogues with numerous pictures;
- auction trailers / teasers / videos;
- 9 online catalogues & 7 online live auctions (Adam’s Live, 51bidlive, E-Pailive, TheSaleroom, Drouot Live, Invaluable, Liveauctioneers, Artfoxlive, Auction.fr);
- 3D virtual tour of auction previews;
- previews in London, UK, and Paris, France.