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 1
A FRAGMENT OF FRIEZE WITH TWO DEITIES South-East Asia, 19th century (?)
Carved in grey stone, it shows two seated figures. The one to the left near the frame is a female with her hands folded; the one to the right is dressed in a loose samghati that leaves her right
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Starting price: € 300
Lot 2
A RELIEF WITH DETAIL OF HAND AND ROSARY South-East Asia, 12th-13th century (?)
Nicely carved in grey stone, this originally was part of a larger relief. In the fragment the fingers of a hand holding spheres of a rosary are very clear, while the rest of the surface
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Starting price: € 300
Lot 3
TWO BUDDHAMUCHALINDA Cambodia, 12th-13th century (?)
or later Carved in stone in the round, both sculptures portray the divinity seated in the dhyanasana position on the coils of the king of snakes Naga Muchalinda, whose seven heads form a protective aura around the
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Starting price: € 800
Lot 4
A DEITY HEAD Cambodia, Khmer, 12th-13th century
Carved in stone. This head is characterised by an elaborate hairdo with a large chignon at the top. The hair is held in place by a strap tied at the back, embellished on the front with a circular buckle. On wood stand.
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Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 5
AN ANTEFIX WITH OWL Cambodia, 12th-13th century
The stone is scored on the front with a dense grid on the torso and the wings. The figure has very big eyes and a beak. On wood stand. This statue is not perfectly legible, with some pieces missing especially in the face,
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Starting price: € 500
Lot 6
A TRIAD OF DEITIES Cambodia, 12th-13th century (?)
Carved in a green stone with evident intrusions of mica, the sculpture depicts a composition with the Buddha of Medicine Bhaisajyaguru in the centre seated in the dhyanasana position on the coils of Muchalinda, whose
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 7
A HEAD OF BUDDHA Cambodia, Khmer, style of the 12th-13th century
Carved in stone. The face is under a crown on which a geometric grid design is incised. At the centre of the head there is the ushnisha, which is also decorated with fine incisions. The longer earlobes
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Starting price: € 300
Lot 9
A MALE TORSO Cambodia, Khmer, Angkor Vat period, 12th century
Carved in grey stone, the figure is in the samabangha position, wearing only a sampot with a belt around the waist; there is a sash of cloth with double fish tail ends between the legs; the sampot is decorated
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Starting price: € 4.000
Lot 10
AN EARTHENWARE JAR WITH LEAD GLAZE IN GREEN AND AMBER
China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) Earthenware with five ring-shaped handles on the shoulder and decorated with a lotus flower and leaves motif in relief. Two of the handles were reattached, a small crack stretches from
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 11
TWO GU-SHAPED ARCHAISTIC VASES China, 20th century
Bronze with green patina. Both assembled as lamps with central pin. The decoration is moulded with archaic-inspired motifs: taotie and leiwen. Bronzes in excellent condition, with wooden bases partially missing and
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Starting price: € 300
Lot 12
TWO VASES WITH ARCHAISTIC HANDLES China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
Glazed earthenware. Two lion-head studs are stamped onto the shoulder of the flambé vase, while the black vase has a series of ring handles fixed on the shoulder and belly. The neck of the black
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Starting price: € 300
Lot 13
A PAIR OF MONUMENTAL BALUSTER VASES WITH APOCRYPHAL JIAQING REIGN MARK China, Jingdezhen (Jiangxi), 20th century
Porcelain with doucai decoration, cobalt blue under the glaze and polychrome enamel over the glaze. Waves at the base, dragons with five claws and phoenixes
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Starting price: € 600
Lot 14
A LARGE VASE WITH CÉLADON GLAZE, PAINTED IN BLUE AND WHITE China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Porcelain with two side handles and decorated with cobalt blue and white only on one side. Height 16.77 in., diameter at rim 7.09 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Estimate : € 300 - 600
Lot 15
A PAIR OF EXPORT VASES IN FAMILLE ROSE ON CAFÉ-AU-LAIT BACKGROUND China, Qing dynasty, late 18th century
“Trumpet-shaped” porcelain with a cylindrical body that flares open at the top and bottom. White inside. Typical decoration of the so-called “Batavian” porcelain,
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Starting price: € 400
Lot 16
A “PHOENIX TAIL” VASE DECORATED IN BLUE AND WHITE China, 20th century
Porcelain decorated in cobalt blue under the glaze. Unfinished base, unmarked. On one side a bird is perched on a rock, surrounded by flowers. On the other side, a butterfly flutters over a bouquet of
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Starting price: € 200
Lot 17
A GROUP OF THREE VASES WITH MONOCHROMATIC GLAZING
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) and later Glazed ceramic, two are glazed in turquoise, the third in “peacock feather” blue. One of the vases wears a gilded metal mount. Decorated with moulded grapevine leaves,
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 18
A TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER DECORATED WITH FLORAL PATTERNS AND A FOO DOG ON THE LID
Japan, Satsuma kilns, Meiji period (1868-1912) White stoneware with crackled ivory-coloured glaze and polychrome and gold enamel painted over the glaze. The shape derives from antique Chinese
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Starting price: € 800
Lot 19
NANDI India, Deccan, 18th century
The bull, mythical mount of Shiva, the most important goddess of Hinduism, is portrayed here in gilded bronze, crouching on a rectangular plinth. On the back is a cylinder that perhaps was used to hold a stick of ink. Height 3.15 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 20
TWO SETS WITH DEITIES India, Deccan, 19th century
Bronze, one portrays Khandoba without his horse, with a sword in his right hand and his tiny wife in his left one. The other represents a divinity seated on a pedestal and surrounded by four faithful followers. Height
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Starting price: € 250
Lot 21
VISHNU AND ATTENDANT Southern India, 19th century
Bronze with patina, the altar consists of three pieces, or the square base sustained by four feet, the arch, and the main figure. In the centre Vishnu has four arms, accompanied below by another divinity, probably Garuda.
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Starting price: € 400
Lot 22
A SET OF FOUR FIGURES Thailand, Rattanakosin period, 19th century
All in gilded and lacquered bronze. One portrays the Buddha seated in the dyhanasana position on a plinth with three steps, decorated with jewels and wearing a monumental ushnisha. The second is a female
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Starting price: € 400
Lot 23
BUDDHA Thailand, Lanna period, 16th century
Bronze, lacquered and gilded, portraying the deity seated in sattvasana, with his right hand in bhumisparsha mudra.
Starting price: € 1.500
Lot 24
TWO SCULPTURES Thailand, Rattanakosin period, 19th century
Bronze, these figures both represent a mythological animal with four legs. On is being ridden, while the other has a human figure in front of it. Height 2.75 in. and 3.94 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 25
AVALOKITESHVARA Cambodia, 13th-14th century
Bronze, this statue portrays the divinity standing on a circular base in the samabangha position, wearing a sampot tied at the waist with a wide belt with a circular buckle. The dress drapes gracefully down the legs. The hair
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Starting price: € 800
Lot 26
TWO TORSOS OF BUDDHA Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 16th-17th century
Both in bronze, one has a dark patina and wears the samghati. The earlobes are stretched and the ushnisha is flame-shaped. The other is a paré type with a green patina, wearing jewels and a crown,
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Starting price: € 500
Lot 27
NINE BUDDHA HEADS
South-east Asia Seven in bronze and two in stone, all except one on wood stand. Height 1.97 in. approximately
Starting price: € 1.000
Lot 28
BUDDHA Burma, Mandalay period, 19th century
Gilded bronze, Buddha is seated in the dhyanasana position on a triangular base. Dressed in a loose samghati that leaves the right shoulder uncovered, his right hand is in the bhumisparsha mudra position; the eyes are enlivened
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Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 29
A SET OF FOUR FIGURES Burma, Cambodia, and Thailand, 19th-20th century
All in bronze, two with gilding. One represents the Buddha standing in the samabangha position, with some bits missing; on represents the Buddha sitting in the dhyanasana position on a tall pedestal;
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Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 800
Lot 30
BUDDHA Burma, 19th-20th century
Bronze, the Buddha is seated in the dhyanasana position on a hexagonal base. He is wearing the customary samghati that is fitted to his body, leaving the right shoulder uncovered; the right hand is in bhumisparsha mudra. Height 11.42 in.
Starting price: € 500
Lot 31
BUDDHA Burma, Mandalay period, 19th century
Bronze with patina, Buddha is seated in the dhyanasana position on a triangular base. Dressed in a loose samghati that leaves the right shoulder uncovered, his right hand is in the bhumisparsha mudra position; the eyes are
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Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 32
A BUDDHA AND A BODHISATTVA China, Tang and Burmese style, 18th-19th century
The Buddha in gilded bronze, standing on a circular base, supported by a tall square pedestal with four legs. The bodhisattva is in bronze with patina, and has a gilded third eye. He is seated on
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Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 33
A SMALL VOTIVE FIGURE OF BODHISATTVA WITH A HALO IN GOLD-PLATED BRONZE Northern China, 20th century
(dated by the engraving to the year 467 A.D.) Gold-plated bronze. Trace of the seal of export authorization. The Buddha is standing on the lotus flower, the right hand is
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Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 5.500
Lot 34
A FELINE IN CARVED JADE China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
White and russet nephrite. 1.38 x 3 x 1.57 in.
Starting price: € 300
Lot 35
A BUTTON IN WHITE JADE China (?), early 20th century
White jade, carved with fretwork and engraved. There are two small holes in the centre. 1.89 x 3 x 0.12 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 250
Lot 36
A BOY RIDING A BUFFALO IN CARVED JADE
China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) White and black nephrite. The subject of a boy bringing a buffalo to pasture is very common in ancient China, as is alludes to a cycle of Chan (Zen) Buddhist parables, also known as "Ten images of
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Starting price: € 400
Lot 37
A LARGE DECORATIVE PENDANT IN JADEITE China, 19th century
The jadeite was worked and drilled with abrasive methods. It consists of four single parts: a large plate, a small plate, and two chains with continuous elements (each counting 17 links). The large plate is
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Starting price: € 3.000
Lot 38
TWO ROUND COSMETIC BOXES China, Yuan dynasty, 14th century
Moulded and decorated porcelain with ornamental decorations impressed by the mould. The qingbai white-bluish glaze does not cover the base. Slight defects, minor cracks, small chips. Diameter 5.31 and 3.54 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 39
TWO OCTAGONAL COSMETIC BOXES
South-east China, Song dynasty (960-1279) and later Moulded and decorated porcelain. The light-coloured glaze ends above the base. Glaze partially worn, small chips, restored in black along the joint of the boxes. Diameter 4.13 and 4 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 40
A ROUND BOX AND A SMALL BOWL WITH GREY GLAZING South-east China or south-east Asia, 15th-18th century
Grey porcelain stoneware, moulded and decorated. Small restorations in yellow clay. Diameter 4.33 and 5.51 in. Chinese ceramics were commonly used throughout Asia and
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Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 41
TWO ROUND COSMETIC BOXES AND A SMALL BOWL WITH QINGBAI GLAZING
South-east China, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) and later Porcelain and porcelain stoneware moulded and glazed in white with characteristic bluish glimpse. One of the boxes is decorated with a swastika, the other
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Starting price: € 400
Lot 42
THREE ROUND BOXES FOR COSMETICS OR MEDICINES
China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and later Moulded and decorated sandy stoneware and porcelain. Translucent white glazing. Decorative ribbing on the side. Small chips. Diameter 4.13, 3.54 and 2.75 in.
Starting price: € 400
Lot 43
AN OCTAGONAL BOX AND A VASE WITH CÉLADON GLAZING
South-east Chine (Fujian?), Song or Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century White porcelain and light grey stoneware produced and decorated in a mould; the glazing ends over the base. There is a peony moulded in the centre of the
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 350
Lot 44
A VASE WITH RING-SHAPED HANDLES
China, Longquan kilns (Zhejiang), Ming dynasty (1368-1644) Stoneware produced in a bivalve mould with céladon glazing. The profile dating back to the Song dynasty presents a four-lobed flared opening and two handles in which two fixed
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Starting price: € 400
Lot 45
A “PHOENIX TAIL” ZHANGZHOU (SWATOW) VASE WITH CÉLADON GLAZE China, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century
The glaze forms a crackled network on the body of this heavy stoneware vase, produced in China for export to south-east Asia. Small defects in the glaze, ceramic residues
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 46
A CÉLADON BOWL WITH ENGRAVED LOTUS FLOWERS
China, Longquan kilns (Zhejiang), southern Song dynasty, late 12thearly 13th century Pink stoneware somewhat rough and very heavy. The outer decoration is engraved freehand. Green-grey glazing. Diameter 6.57 in., height 2.52 in.
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Starting price: € 300
Lot 47
A CYLINDRICAL TRIPOD WITH CÉLADON GLAZING China, Yaozhou kilns (Shaanxi), Ming dynasty, 16th century
Glazed stoneware. The grid pattern is incised by hand under the olive green glaze, with deliberate crackle here and there. Inside and at the base of the incense burner
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Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 500
Lot 48
THREE ANIMAL SCULPTURES Bali, 20th century
Wood, carved in the round. They represent two goats and a cow. Goats 16.14 x 35.43 x 10.63 in. and 14.57 x 29.53 x 7 in. Cow 13.38 x 40.16 x 9.84 in.
Starting price: € 1.000
Lot 49
A GILDED WOODEN SCULPTURE OF A BIRD Burma, 19th century
Carved wood in five parts (neck and head, torso, feet, tail), gilded and inlaid with glass inserts, of which only a few traces remain. The bird has its tail raised and the neck extended. The legs rest on a circular
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Starting price: € 600
Lot 50
A PAIR OF LARGE DEER Bali, 20th century
Monumental sculptures in carved wood depicting a pair of deer in the round. Intended to be ridden, both deer have saddles, reins, and blinders carved in relief. 45.27 x 45.27 in.
Starting price: € 2.000