FURNITURE, PAINTINGS, WORKS OF ART
The auction includes three collections of oriental art from China, Japan and South East Asia, fine furniture, works of art and a fine selection of paintings from private collections
Part 1, Asian Art from the 2nd to the 20th Century 10.30 am | lots 1-321
Part 2, European Art and Oriental Carpets from the 14th to the 19th Century 3.00 pm | lots 322-690
VIEWING from Saturday 20 May to Wednesday 24 May 10 am/1 pm - 2 pm/6.30 pm (Sunday included) - Sala Bolaffi, via Cavour 17, Torino
Lot 251
A CUP WITH COVER IN GREEN STONE China, 20th century
Black and dark green marble; carved wooden pedestal. Production defect on the cover. Old repairs of the rim (four chips glued) and the pedestal. Height 2.79 in. (base included), diameter 3.31 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 252
A PLAQUE IN THE FORM OF A PHOENIX IN JADE China, early 20th century
Olive green and beige, non-transparent nephrite, worked in slight relief on both sides. Two holes, one in the crest, the other in a wing. 11.18 x 5.71 x 0.24 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 800
Lot 253
A FIGURINE OF KOI FISH IN JADEITE China, Qing dynasty, late 19th-early 20th century
Apple-green jadeite. Detailed craftsmanship. Base in finely carved wood. 1.61 x 2.56 x 1.46 in. The fish is a symbol of good luck and health because yu ("fish") is a homophone of yu
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 254
A SMALL FIGURE OF MAGU IN JADEITE China, 20th century
Carved in white and apple green jadeite all around. Base in briarwood. 2.36 x 1.18 x 0.67 in. Magu is an immortal fairy associated with the wish for long life. She is always represented with a rod and a basket of
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Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 255
A JADE LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES AND BUILDINGS China, 19th-20th century
Spinach green and white jade worked in fretwork. The front is carved with mountains, buildings, trees, and human figures. On the back instead there is the large wheel of life, which is at the base of
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Starting price: € 800
Lot 256
A MOUNTAIN JADE WITH CARVING OF LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES China, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Céladon jade with a few russet veins on the back. The whole block of stone is carved and features an inscription on the front. 4.92 x 4.41 x 2.60 in. By optimising the natural shape
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Starting price: € 2.000 | Sold for : € 4.400
Lot 257
A QUARTZ TRIPOD, MOUNTED WITH GOLD AND STRINGS OF NATURAL PEARLS
European workmanship, late 19th - early 20th Century Essential and harmonious shape. Knob carved in the shape of a flower. Mounting with gold leaf and wire and small cultivated pearls. One bead is detached,
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Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 1.300
Lot 258
THREE KATABORI-NETSUKE
Japan Edo Period (1603-1868) The lot consists of an old man (Jurojin?) and child with deer, signed Kogetsu (江月); a wood gatherer with child, signed Doragon (青龍); a wood gatherer resting, signed on the base. Old man 1 x 1.73 x 1.42 in. Wood gatherer
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Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 259
A CARP-SHAPED TEAPOT AND TWO ANIMALS WITH EGG AND SPINACH GLAZING
China, Kangxi reign period (1661-1722) Mould-produced porcelain, finished with some modelled elements and engravings and decorated on the biscuit with splashes of traditional sancai (“tri-colour”) glazes
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Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.000
Lot 260
TWO FIGURES OF GUANYIN IN JADE China, 20th century
A Guanyin and child in white jadeite, which is yellowish at the bottom and has spinach green inclusions towards the top, with a shaped solid wood base. Another Guanyin with a full vessel and a bird in celadon jadeite
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Starting price: € 2.500 | Sold for : € 3.200
Lot 261
A FEMALE FIGURE (THE GODDESS OF THE MOON?) WITH LANTERN IN LAVENDER JADE China, 20th century
Lavender jade all over the figure, except for a green section on the back. In her right hand the goddess holds a teapot with a cup, and a lantern in her left hand. Carved wooden
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Starting price: € 2.000 | Sold for : € 3.200
Lot 262
A FIGURE OF GUANYIN WITH RUYI IN JADE China, 20th century
In grey-green jadeite with small white clouds and some parts with lavender hues. The Goddess of Mercy holding a ruyi in one hand and in the other, she holds the ribbon that goes around her waist. Both are
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Starting price: € 1.200
Lot 263
A COMPOSITION WITH GUANYIN AS A BUDDHA WITH AN ACOLYTE IN JADE China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Exceptional workmanship with transparent parts and many intricate details. Intense dark celadon jade. Translucent flaming aureole and circular aura. Though in the guise of
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Starting price: € 4.000
Lot 264
A VASE WITH PEONIES AND A PAIR OF BULBULS IN TURQUOISE China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Very fine workmanship with decorations only on the front of the vase. The two long-tailed, small-crested bulbuls ( pycnonotus sinensis), though not standing close to each other, are
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Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.700
Lot 265
A VASE WITH LID DECORATED WITH PEONIES AND A BULBUL IN TURQUOISE China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Decoration in high relief and in the round on the lid. Extremely fine working. A black vein runs across the entire vessel from the bottom to the top. 4.41 x 2.36 x 1.85 in.
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Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.200
Lot 266
A VASE WITH CHRYSANTHEMUMS AND A PAIR OF DOVES IN TURQUOISE
China, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century Decoration in high relief and in the round on the lid. Fairly light turquoise, yellowish on the shoulder and with large black veins mainly in the lower section. Height 4.80 in.
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Starting price: € 1.200 | Sold for : € 1.600
Lot 267
A COMPOSITION WITH TWO FEMALE FIGURES IN THE SHADE OF A PALM TREE IN ROSE QUARTZ China, 20th century
Workmanship showing few details. A figure standing with a cup in her hands, the other is seated with a book scroll (?) in her left hand. La palm tree indicates that the
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Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 268
A VASE WITH LID MADE OF JADEITE China, 20th century
Jadeite with green and white clouds. The handles are in the shape of a lion on the shoulder and a dragon on the lid; masks of the taotie type are depicted in relief on the belly. The knob of the lid is shaped as a
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Starting price: € 1.500 | Sold for : € 7.000
Lot 269
AN ARCHAISTIC CUP WITH HANDLE IN JADE China 18th Century
White jade with some darker spots. Carved wooden base. Height 2,20 in. (including bas), diameter 2,48 in.
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 270
A LARGE COMPOSITION WITH EIGHT FEMALE FIGURES IN LAPIS LAZULI ON CARVED IVORY BASE China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Very detailed and well finished workmanship. The stone has rather uniform colouring, dotted with small inclusions of pyrite. Four figures, each with a
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Starting price: € 3.000
Lot 271
A COMPOSITION WITH DEITY, MAIDEN AND PHOENIX IN MALACHITE WITH IVORY BASE China, early 20th century
Malachite with intense colouring and with some lighter veins. The deity is spilling a basket to shower herself, the girl and the phoenix with flowers. The phoenix, symbol
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Starting price: € 1.500
Lot 272
A COMPOSITION WITH TWO FEMALE FIGURES BURNING INCENSE IN LAPIS LAZULI
China, 20th Century Fine workmanship with a complex composition. Intense stone colouring. The taller lady is holding a fan in one hand, while the other hand is resting on the shoulder of the girl, who
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Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 273
A COMPOSITION WITH DEITY AND MAIDEN IN MALACHITE WITH IVORY BASE China, early 20th century
Very fine workmanship. Some small defects in the stone are only visible on the back. Spilling a basket over her shoulder, the great goddess is sprinkling with flowers herself and
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Starting price: € 2.000
Lot 274
A TEAPOT IN SPINACH GREEN JADE China, 20th century (?)
Translucent dark green stone, without any veining. Shaped solid wooden base. Label on the base “Teiera Chien-Lung. Giada spinacio”. 5.59 x 6.65 x 2.16 in. Spout with elephant-nosed incipit and dragon-shaped handle.
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Starting price: € 1.500
Lot 275
A FIGURE OF GUANYIN WITH VASE AND PEONY IN RED CORAL
China, 20th Century Very fine workmanship, in deep red coral. Guanyin is represented with a vase in her left hand and a flower in her right hand. The band for her waist hangs down from the long sleeve. Carved wooden
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Starting price: € 1.200 | Sold for : € 3.000