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 51
A SCULPTURE Thailand, Rattanakosin period, late 19th century
Carved in wood, portrays the snake Naga and has an outer surface covered in coloured glass inlays. Naga 38 x 76 cm
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 52
GARUDA Thailand, Rattanakosin period, 19th century
Architectural element in carved wood portraying Garuda, the birdshaped god. On wood stand. Wear. Height 56.30 in.
Starting price: € 1.000
Lot 53
BUDDHA Thailand or Burma, 17th-19th century
The sculpture is made of a wooden core on which a metal plate worked in repoussé has been added. This portrays the Buddha seated in the dhyanasana position on a triangular base, decorated on the front with narrower frieze with
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Starting price: € 300
Lot 54
TWO CARVINGS OF DEITIES Thailand, Rattanakosin period, 19th century
Both in wood, one portrays the standing Buddha, while the other is an architectural element that presents a group of deities. Standing Buddha height 29.53 in. Architectural element height 29.72 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 55
A SET OF THREE FIGURES
Thailand, Burma, and Southern India (?) Consisting of: a figure of Buddha in lacquered and gilded wood on wood stand; a figure of an offering monk in lacquered and gilded bronze; a figure of a dancer in wood with evident traces of polychromatic
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Starting price: € 400
Lot 56
A HEAD OF BUDDHA Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 17th century
Carved in grey stone, showing traces of its original lacquer. On wood stand. Damage to the ears and the ushnisha. Height 10.24 in. Provenance Acquired in Bangkok in 1980.
Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 800
Lot 57
A HEAD OF BUDDHA Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 17th century
Carved in grey stone, showing traces of its original lacquer. On wood stand. Height 10.63 in. Provenance Acquired in Bangkok in 1980.
Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 800
Lot 58
A HEAD OF BUDDHA Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 17th century
Carved in grey stone, showing traces of its original lacquer and gilding. On wood stand. Height 10.63 in. Provenance Acquired in Bangkok in 1972.
Starting price: € 600
Lot 59
A HEAD OF BUDDHA Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 17th century
Carved in grey stone, the details highlight an expression of calm and awareness. On wood stand. Height 11.42 in. Provenance Acquired in Bangkok in 1972.
Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 800
Lot 60
A HEAD OF A DEITY Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 17th century
Carved in dark grey stone, showing traces of its original lacquer and gilding. On wood stand. The ushnisha is missing. Height 13.38 in. Provenance Acquired in Bangkok in 1972.
Starting price: € 800
Lot 61
A HEAD OF BUDDHA Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 17th century
Carved in grey stone, the facial features are drawn decisively to give an expression of hieratic serenity. On wood stand. The upper part of the ushnisha is missing. Height 10.63 in. Provenance Acquired in Bangkok
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Starting price: € 1.000
Lot 62
A BOWL AND A VASE WITH BUD ON COVER IN BENCHARONG STYLE
China, Jingdezhen (Jiangxi) and Guangzhou (Guangdong), late 18thearly 19th century Porcelain painted over the glaze with polychrome enamels. The bowl is in excellent condition. Some imperfections in the glazing in
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Starting price: € 600
Lot 63
TWO BENCHARONG VASES WITH STUPA-SHAPED LIDS
China, Jingdezhen (Jiangxi) and Guangzhou (Guangdong), late 18th Century Porcelain painted with overglazed polychromatic enamels. Tip of the cover in gilded metal. Porcelain in excellent condition. The painting, applied after
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Starting price: € 300
Lot 64
FIVE LAI NAM THONG VASES WITH STUPA-SHAPED LIDS
China, Jingdezhen (Jiangxi) and Guangzhou (Guangdong), late 18thearly 19th Century Porcelain painted over the glazed with multicoloured enamels. Tip of the cover in gilded metal, one in gold. Paint on both vases slightly
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Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 1.100
Lot 65
A GLOBULAR JAR WITH FOUR HANDLES AND A GEM-SHAPED LID
Thailand, Ban Pa Yang Kilns at Sawankhalok, Ayutthaya period, about. 1540 Pinkish-beige stoneware with symmetrical handles on the shoulder. The céladon glazing ends above the base. Glazing partially worn. Small chip
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Starting price: € 400
Lot 66
TWO GLOBULAR JARS WITH THREE HANDLES AND GEM-SHAPED LID
Thailand, Si Satchanalai/Sawankhalok kilns, Ayutthaya period, 14th-16th centuryGrey-ivory stoneware with céladon glazing (very fine craquelure) that stops above the base. Height with lid 6 and 4.72 in.
Starting price: € 700
Lot 67
A GROUP OF THREE THAI CERAMICS WITH CÉLADON GLAZING Thailand, Ayutthaya period, Si Satchanalai/Sawankhalok kilns, 15th century
Grey-reddish engraved stoneware with céladon glazing, concentrated in the hollows and toward the base in light blue glassy material. Height of
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Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 68
TWO VASES WITH LOTUS FLOWER PATTERN ENGRAVED UNDER CÉLADON GLAZING Thailand, Kalong kilns (?), 15th century
Fine grey-reddish stoneware. The glazing ends irregularly above the base. The central band of the vases is outlined by concentric circles and finely engraved with
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Starting price: € 800
Lot 69
A SMALL FIGURE OF BODHISATTVA WITH NAGA SITTING ON A GOAT IN BURNISHED BRONZE Tibet, 20th century
Bronze. The statue is mounted on a lotus throne with two new screws in the paws. The bodhisattva holds a sabre in his right hand, and a vase in his left. Height 2.95 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 70
A COUPLE OF FIGURES OF BODHISATTVAS (GUAN YIN AND PU XIAN) Sino-Tibetan area, 20th century
Bronze, one sitting on a lion and the other on an elephant. Height 3.82 and 3.78 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 1.100
Lot 71
A CIRCULAR CASE IN GILT AND SILVERED COPPER Tibet, 19th-20th century
The copper is worked in repoussé, silver and gold plated on the outside. The hinge and lock in silver sheet metal is fixed with copper nails. A small turquoise in the centre of the lid. Missing the
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Starting price: € 200
Lot 72
A THANG-KA WITH SEATED MASTER Tibet, late 18th-early 19th century
Gouache on canvas, with a few strokes painted in gold on on cotton with white ground preparation. The painting is very refined and detailed, representing a scene of universal judgment with the condemned at
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Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 16.000
Lot 73
A THANG-KA WITH SEATED MASTER Tibet, late 18th-early 19th century
Gouache on paper on canvas, with a few strokes painted in gold. Very worn, with large horizontal zones completely wrecked. Image 28.27 x 19.29 in., full canvas approximately 30.31 x 20.27 in.
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 12.000
Lot 74
A THANG-KA WITH BUDDHA SEATED IN THE CENTRE Tibet, 19th century
Gouache on paper on canvas, with a few strokes painted in gold. The Buddha is seated on a lotus throne, flanked by two acolytes. In the foreground there is an altar. In the background there is a landscape.
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Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 23.000
Lot 75
A BUDDHIST PORTABLE SHRINE (GA’U) Tibet, 19th century
Shaped copper foil metal with the frontal part worked in repoussé and silver plated. Two side handles. No case. A lower band of petals (of Chinese influence) obove vegetal ornaments. Inside a small wooden base
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Starting price: € 200