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 301
A FEMALE FIGURE WITH PEONIES AND FAN IN LAPIS LAZULI China, 20th century
The stone is not particularly precious, but was skillfully crafted: a vein of pyrite on the dress is highlighted by the workmanship. It tends towards grey at the bottom and on the back. Shaped
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Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 302
A FEMALE FIGURE IN STONE China, 20th century
Lapis lazuli or sodalite: stone in matt ultramarine with some grey specks. Some tiny holes (on the skirt, the ribbon hanging from the waist, between the left sleeve and elbow). The figure has a convex mirror (?) in her right
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Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 950
Lot 303
A COMPOSITION WITH LARGE CENTRAL GODDESS, SURROUNDED BY YOUNG WOMEN IN HER SERVICE, IN LAPIS LAZULI ON IVORY BASE China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Intense stone colouring. Behind the back of the central goddess there are two maids moving large fans of peacock feathers,
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Starting price: € 3.000
Lot 304
A FIGURE OF KNEELING GUANYIN WITH LOTUS FLOWER IN TURQUOISE
China, 20th Century Fairly light-coloured stone, but without any veins on the front, while on the back there are several small black veins. Two-level wooden base, inlaid in silver thread. Height 3.42 in.
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Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 1.500
Lot 305
A FIGURE OF MAGU WITH BASKET AND ROD IN TURQUOISE China, 20th century
Light turquoise, without any veins on the front, but a large one on the back. Two-level wooden base, inlaid in silver thread. Very fine, detailed workmanship. Intricate hairstyling. The rod is broken
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 450
Lot 306
A VASE WITH SCENE OF SQUIRRELS PLAYING AMONG GRAPES IN TURQUOISE China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Decoration in high relief and in the round, which includes the lid. Two vines grow on the sides of the vessel; branches, leaves and fruit also extend over the lid. Three
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Starting price: € 1.200 | Sold for : € 4.200
Lot 307
A VASE WITH SCENE OF STRUGGLE BETWEEN MAN AND TIGER IN THE MOUNTAINS, CARVED IN TURQUOISE
China, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century The decoration in high relief and openwork also includes the lid. Very fine and refined carving. The black veins are skillfully hidden in the
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Starting price: € 3.000 | Sold for : € 4.000
Lot 308
A TRIPOD CENSER IN SMOKY AGATE WITH LID
China, Qing Dynasty, 18th-19th Century Smoky agate with some white, cloudy inclusions. Its feet are in the shape of “Foo dog” heads. The handles with pendant rings are dragon-shaped at the shoulder and circular on the lid. On top
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Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 1.600
Lot 309
A TRIPOD CENSER IN PINK QUARTZ WITH LID China, 20th century
Uniformly coloured, but with some cracks in the stone. On the lid, carved in a hemisphere, a “Foo Dog” with winged tail is depicted in the round. The two handles are shaped like a head of a wild beast with
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Starting price: € 400
Lot 310
A VASE WITH LID AND LION-SHAPED HANDLES IN ROSE QUARTZ China, 20th century
Quartz with some imperfections, but intensely coloured. Archaistic shape and decoration with masks of the taotie type with large eyes and snout carved in bas-relief on the body of the vessel. Lid
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Starting price: € 400
Lot 311
A BRUSHPOT IN WHITE JADE China, Qianlong reign period, 18th century (?)
Uniform white jade, worked in slight bas-relief, depicting a mountainous landscape, with two pine trees and a crane with its paw raised. Pine tree and crane reveal the wish for a long life and a
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Starting price: € 3.000 | Sold for : € 3.000
Lot 312
A COMPOSITION IN JADE OF A MOUNTAIN WITH SAGE AND QILIN UNDER THE PEACH TREE OF IMMORTALITY
China, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, 18th Century Beige and russet nephrite with grey veining at the bottom, skillfully integrated into the composition. At the back there are
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Starting price: € 1.500 | Sold for : € 2.200
Lot 313
A VASE WITH PEONIES AND BULBULS WITH LID IN RED CORAL China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Red coral, with some lighter streaks and spots. Archaic-style vase, with two peony bushes growing up from the base. Some small bulbuls (Pycnonotus sinensis) are perched in the
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Starting price: € 3.000 | Sold for : € 4.400
Lot 314
A TALL FIGURE OF GUANYIN IN CORAL China, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century
Coral in deep red. An inclusion is skillfully placed on the rear side, under one arm. Guanyin has a lotus flower in one hand and other flowers crown her head. Her right hand is tucked into her left
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Starting price: € 5.000 | Sold for : € 14.000
Lot 315
A FEMALE FIGURE WITH BASKET, FLOWERS AND BANANA TREE IN TURQUOISE
China, early 20th Century Very fine, detailed workmanship. Very pale, almost teal-coloured stone. A few thin veins. Two-level wooden base, inlaid in silver thread. 4.72 x 3.54 x 3.15 in. (including base)
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Starting price: € 1.500 | Sold for : € 1.500
Lot 316
A FIGURE OF GUANYIN IN TURQUOISE China, 20th century
A black vein crosses the head on the rear side, and passes under the chin and neck and continues over the front shoulder. Workmanship with many intricacies. Rocks and stylized waves and natural folds. On the rocks of a
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Starting price: € 1.300 | Sold for : € 1.300
Lot 317
A FIGURE OF A FEMALE DANCER IN TURQUOISE WITH CRACKLE OF BLACK VEINS
China, 20th Century Teal turquoise covered with a grid of veins. Carved wooden base. In some places the veins have caused little sections of carving to come away as with the ribbon of one of the two
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 318
A VASE WITH LID IN THE SHAPE OF PEACHES OF IMMORTALITY AND BUDDHA’S HAND’ IN TURQUOISE
China, Qing Dynasty, 18th-19th Century Rather light turquoise, with a few veins. Very skilful carving, particularly under the fruits where branches and leaves form a solid base. The
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Starting price: € 2.000 | Sold for : € 5.250
Lot 319
A KNEELING FIGURE WITH FAN AND TRAY IN LAPIS LAZULI China, 20th century
Finely worked stone with intense hues. The young woman smiles blissfully, holding a tray with a teapot and cup in one hand, and a folding fan in the other. The flowing shawl expresses grace and
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 320
A PAIR OF BUDDHIST LIONS (“FOO DOGS”) IN LAPIS LAZULI China, 20th century
Stone with some lighter-coloured veining and traces of pyrite. A base in lapis lazuli rests on another two-level wooden base inlaid with silver thread. Buddhist lions, also called "Foo dogs", are
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Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 321
A PAIR OF GUANYIN FIGURES WITH FAN IN TIGER EYE China, 20th century
Iridescent yellow gold front, brown veins on the back. The two figures have specular shapes. Bases in shaped wood, with four feet. Height 8.94 and 8.90 in. (glued base)
Starting price: € 400
Lot 322
A PAIR OF GREEN JASPER DECORATIVE COLUMNS 20th Century
Obelisk-shaped, smooth. Height 11.22 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 400 Ordinary vat
Lot 323
TWO SILVER AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL HEART-SHAPED BOXES, CAPELLO Turin, 20th Century
One in red enamel and the other in turquoise enamel. The red one is gilded on the inside, both are decorated with geometrical designs under enamel. 398 g The largest 3.94 x 3.54 in.
Starting price: € 550 Ordinary vat
Lot 324
TWO SILVER LETTER OPENERS, CAPELLO Turin, 20th Century
Similar but different sizes, smooth, the holder in the shape of the ideogram long, happy life. Silver 925 232 g The longer one 8.07 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 150 Ordinary vat
Lot 325
A SILVER AND SILVER-GILT PAIR OF TANKARDS AND TWO TUMBLERS Turin, 20th Century
The tankards marked C. Turconi are smooth, gilded on the inside with the Chinese ideogram long, happy life applied on the front; the tumblers marked Capello are smooth, filleted with a border
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Starting price: € 250 | Sold for : € 450 Ordinary vat