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 351
A SILVER AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL HEART-SHAPED BOX AND AN EGG-SHAPED BOX, CAPELLO Turin, 20th Century
Both in red enamel on geometrical pattern under enamel, gilded on the inside. 340 g The egg 3.54 x 2.83 in.
Starting price: € 550 | Sold for : € 550 Ordinary vat
Lot 352
A SILVER COFFEE POT TOGETHER WITH A SILVER SUGAR BOWL, CAPELLO Turin, 20th Century
Different, the smooth coffee pot with handle in ebonized wood, the helmet-shaped sugar bowl with fitted spoon. 804 g including the handle of the coffee pot Coffee pot height 7.48 in.
Starting price: € 250 | Sold for : € 350 Ordinary vat
Lot 353
A SILVER AND SILVER-GILT BOX, VAVASSORI Milan, 20th Century
Including two fruit tongs by Capello, Turin. The box is in the shape of a nut, gilded on the inside; the fruit tongs are in steel, silver and cherry-colored guilloché enamel. Silver 925 598 g The box 3.94 x 6 x
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Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 300 Ordinary vat
Lot 354
A SILVER EWER, VAVASSORI Milan, 20th Century
Together with a pair of silver glasses by Capello, Turin. The ewer is helmet-shaped with corded decoration, the glasses smooth. Silver 925 1012 g Pitcher height 9.25 in.
Starting price: € 250 | Sold for : € 400 Ordinary vat
Lot 355
A SET OF TWO SILVER LETTER OPENERS, CAPELLO Turin, 20th Century
Smooth, with holder in the shape of the ideogram long, happy life. Silver 925 144 g 70.87 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 200 Ordinary vat
Lot 356
A GROUP OF SEVERAL SILVER OBJECTS, CAPELLO Turin, 20th Century
Including a large and smooth rectangular frame, a smooth round frame with two dolphins embossed and a candle holder of stacked spheres, bearing the ideogram long happy life embossed. Silver 925 The candle
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Starting price: € 200 Ordinary vat
Lot 357
THREE GLOBES AND A PAPER WEIGHT IN SEMIPRECIOUS STONES 19th and 20th Century
One in lapis lazuli, one in paesite and the third agate, with shaped wooden bases, the paperweight prism in various semi-precious stones. The globe in paesite diameter 2.36 in.
Starting price: € 250 | Sold for : € 250
Lot 358
A GROUP OF TWO LINCHPIN AND A SMOKE-BOX 19th Century
The box in gilt, silvered and burnished metal, in form of a book, a linchpin in the form of a greyhound, the other in the cross-headed snake. The box 1.77 x 1.26 x 0.39 in.
Starting price: € 400
Lot 359
A GROUP OF SEVEN METAL PADLOCKS 19th-20th Century
In brass and gilt metal, including one in the shape of a dragon, one in the form of horse and one in form of a cat. The one in the form of horse 2.67 x 1.97 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 360
A GROUP OF SIX SCISSORS
Different ages Including one in the shape of an heron and one for buttonholes. The longest 3.74 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 361
THREE BETEL NUTCRACKER 19th Century
In metal and gilt metal, including one in the shape of a horse. The longest 6.50 in.
Starting price: € 150
Lot 362
A TERRESTRIAL GLOBE, J. LEBEGUE Paris, second half of the 19th Century
Mounted on sculpture in bronze depicting Gea, black marble base, inscribed ‘J.L. Lebegue and C.ie Editeurs, 30 rue Lille, Paris’. Height 8.66 in.
Image refers to lots 362-363-364-365
Starting price: € 1.500
Lot 363
A RARE TERRESTRIAL GLOBE OF EGG FORM
Germany, about 1880 The globe opens as a box, on a bronze tripod with a miniature depicting a military officer on the base. Height 5.12 in.
Image refers to lots 362-363-364-365
Starting price: € 2.000 | Sold for : € 2.000
Lot 364
A CELESTIAL GLOBE, SMITH & SON
London, circa 1850 With bone and brass handle, inscribed ‘Smith’s Celestial Gloge - Smith & Son, London’. Height 4.33 in.
Image refers to lots 362-363-364-365
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 750
Lot 365
A TERRESTRIAL GLOBE, PAUL RATH Leipzig, 19th Century
Working as a money box with openable metal flap on the bottom, incribed ‘Neuer Schulerglobus - v.Prof. Dr. A. Krause [...] Paul Rath GmbH‘. Diameter 11 cm
Image refers to lots 362-363-364-365
Starting price: € 150
Lot 366
A GEOMANTIC COMPASS (LUOPAN 羅盤) China, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
Wooden disc painted with inscriptions in black; at the center of the disc there is a small compass protected by glass. The magnetic needle of the compass does not work, it’s glass is broken. Small
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Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 367
A SOLAR CLOCK COMPASS 18th Century
Walnut case, inscribed on the dial ‘I.G.Klein engineer fecit’. 2.75 x 1.57 in.
Image refers to lots 366-367-368
Starting price: € 300
Lot 368
AN IVORY COMPASS 18th Century
Circular form, doomed. Diameter 1.97 in.
Image refers to lots 366-367-368
Starting price: € 1.000
Lot 369
A GROUP OF THREE WALKING STICKS 19th-20th Century
One made of shark vertebrae, one with the handle that opens and contains a smoking pipe, the last with deer horn and paw handle, iron tip and inscribed ‘Rigi Kulm’. The longest 39.17 in.
Starting price: € 500
Lot 370
A THEODOLITE, CARLO GRINDEL Milan, first half of the 19th Century
In walnut and brass. Height 53.54 in. Bibliografia / Literature Collezione degli atti delle solenni distribuzioni de’ premj d’industria fatte in Milano ed in Venezia dall’anno 1806 in avanti, Milano, Regia
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Starting price: € 400
Lot 371
A SCOTTISH SNUFFBOX Scotland, 19th Century
Horn and silver, inscribed ‘A. Coutts’ on the silver border and with monogram AC on the cover. Length 3 in.
Starting price: € 700
Lot 372
A TRAVEL NOTEBOOK 19th Century
Blind tooled leather binding, uncut, a document holder and pencil. Few damages. 7.48 x 5.51 x 1.57 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 373
AN INK BUFFER Made out of two 18th Century
books with calf binding tooled in gold. 7.08 x 4.33 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 374
A WOODEN GROLLA CUP WITH COVER Valle d’Aosta, 18th Century
Walnut, on a circular foot, doomed cover. 6.10 x 4.33 in.
Image refers to lots 374-375-376-377
Starting price: € 500
Lot 375
A WOODEN SPICE BOX 18th Century
Walnut, with doomed foot, in the shape of an acorn. 9.45 x 4.72 in.
Image refers to lot 374-375-376-377
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200