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
A WOODEN TWINE BOX 19th Century
Walnut, egg-shaped with a threaded scroll. 6.10 x 3.15 in.
Image refers to lots 374-375-376-377
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 150
A WOODEN SPICE-BOX 18th Century
Circular, with cover, three internal partitions. 3.74 x 5 in.
Image refers to lots 374-375-376-377
Starting price: € 350
A FOOT KALEIDOSCOPE AND A TABLET KALEIDOSCOPE
Circa 1840 The foot kaleidoscope in the form of wooden telescope, brass and ebonized wood; the other one in walnut with a crank. The largest 7.87 x 6.50 in.
Starting price: € 400
A GROUP OF TWO TELESCOPES, LEONARDO SEMITECOLO Venice, 18th Century
One in ornate leather on red background with bone rings, the other one with blue background and brass rings, both consist of four concentric tubes of different diameter, according to the classical
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 600
A GREGORIAN TELESCOPE, JOHN DOLLOND London, first half of the 18th Century
In brass and wood, on tripod feet. 22 x 21.65 in.
Starting price: € 1.500
A GROUP OF RELICS 18th-19th Century
In containers and silver boxes and cases, one with a late 18th Century
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
A WOODEN STOUP Piedmont, mid-18th Century
Carved and gilt wood, with a glass case containing an ivory crucifix. Defects and losses. 15.75 x 9.64 x 1.97 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 350
A PENDANT IN THE FORM OF A PELICAN WITH HATCHLINGS
Saint Petersbourg, 1793 Symbol of the Eucharist, in silver, natural pearls and gems. Marked on the back. 3.94 x 1.89 in. Provenienza / Provenance Collezione di S.A.R. il principe Amedeo di Savoia duca di Aosta.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 550
A SET OF FIVE PHARMACY BOTTLES 19th-20th Century
A larger and four smaller bottles, the largest decorated with birds and leaves, all labeled in black and gold bearing the name of an essence. The highest 9.21 x 3.94 in.
Starting price: € 250 | Sold for : € 250
A GROUP OF NINE CARVED PEACH PITS China, 19th-20th Century
Five of the them shaped as baskets, the others carved as human figures and animals. A seed different, nature. Length of each approximately 0.98 in.
Starting price: € 100
A GROUP OF FOUR DIFFERENT OBJECTS 19th-20th Century
Comprising a wooden box, a wooden puzzle game, a box in form of a keg containing a pair of dices and a carved kernel. The puzzle box 1.77 x 1.50 in.
Starting price: € 200
A RARE RUG METAL SCISSORS Persia, 19th Century
In the form of a toucan. Length 7.28 in.
Starting price: € 350
A SILVER AND SILVER PLATED CHATELAINE 19th Century
With pendants, including a door-crochets, a needle holder, a hook for threading the yarn, a pair of scissors. Some other pendants probably added later as a lucky charm and a watch-key and a miniature scimitar. Length
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Starting price: € 700
A COUPLE OF NEEDLE-BOXES 18th Century
The cylindrical box made in turtle with gilt inlaid, the other, the leather operated in gold container, on the cover inscribed Needles in gold. Length 5 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 150
A GUNPOWDER BOX 18th Century
Engraved ivory with stylized flowers. Diameter 3.35 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Attribuito a J. GUERIN
Veduta di Geneve 1914 Miniatura ad olio su tavola entro cornice dorata. Al verso firmata e datata. Diametro 6 cm
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
A CARVED PUMPKIN WATER BOTTLE 18th Century
One side depicts ‘King James II of England on the island of the Netherlands’, and on the other side ‘The visions of Joan of Arc’. Diameter 6.50 in.
Starting price: € 200
SMALL GOTHIC STYLE CLOCK
France, about 1830 Gilded and patinated bronze case in a gothically architectural shape richly decorated with ornamental motifs. Gilded and chased bronze dial depicting a rose window, Roman hour numerals and Breguet hands. Applied fusee movement
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Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 550
PENDULUM CLOCK SIGNED WISS
Switzerland, about 1770 Ebony wooden case with applied floral motifs, upper handle and lower circular and flat feet. White enamel dial with Roman numerals and 5-minute Markers. Central subsidiary dial for the alarm and pierced hands.
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Starting price: € 1.000
BLACK FOREST WALL CLOCK Germany, end of 19th Century
Ebony frame case with polychrome male portrait on glass which eyes move with clock’s beats rhythm. White enamel dial with Roman numerals and “quatrefoil” hands. Weight driven mechanism, wooden structure with brass
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Starting price: € 700
WOODEN PENDULUM CLOCK
Italy, about 1770 Veneered wooden case with smooth shape and bronze floral application. White enamel dial, Roman numerals and 5-minute Marker, subsidiary dial for the alarm. Pierced metal hands. Square movement with verge escapement, alarm, hour and
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Starting price: € 2.000 | Sold for : € 2.000
SMALL SKELETON PENDULUM CLOCK, France, end of 19th Century
Brass case pierced and engraved with floral motifs. White enamel dial, Roman hour numerals and Breguet hands. Anchor escapement movement, lower barrel with big toothed wheel geared with the upper circular
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Starting price: € 800
RICHARD EARLOM 1728-1794 LE MARRIAGE À LA MODE
Set of six etchings on paper executed on the homonymous series of paintings by William Hogarth made between 1743 and 1745 of the National Gallery in London. 13.78 x 17.32 in. Provenienza / Provenance Libreria Antiquaria
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Starting price: € 900
A MODERN BOX WITH LOUPE LID 20th Century
Containing twelve clock-keys, in different shapes. The box 1.97 x 3.15 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
A FAN Probably Italy or Egypt, 19th Century
Paper, with insert in mother-of-pearl stone, depicting a clear Orientalist scene in which the figures of four legionnaires stand out against the background of a ruined stronghold in the desert. Signed A. Rossi. 10.63 in. open
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 400