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
Lot 76
A BUDDHIST PORTABLE SHRINE (GA’U) WITH CASE Tibet, 20th century
Shaped copper foil, with the front part joined with thick silver foil (or silver-plated metal foil) worked in deep repoussé. Two horizontal side handles. Inside is a small figurine of Buddha in burnished
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Starting price: € 250 | Sold for : € 350
Lot 77
TWO BUDDHIST PORTABLE SHRINES (GA’U) Tibet, 19th-20th century
Shaped copper or brass foil, on the front joined with silver and brass foil, worked in repoussé and fretwork. Two horizontal side handles. No case. One contains a small figurine of Buddha in burnished bronze.
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 450
Lot 78
TWO DEER-SHAPED BETEL NUT BOXES Cambodia, 19th-20th century
Both boxes are bivalve, worked in repoussé in a silver alloy foil. Excellent condition. The foil that makes it possible for the two parts of one of the animals to fit together is welded with a different alloy.
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Starting price: € 500
Lot 79
TWO PUMPKIN-SHAPED BETEL NUT BOXES South-east Asia (Thailand or Cambodia), 19th-20th century
The smaller box is in a silver alloy foil worked in repoussé and filigree. The segments are decorated with an ornamental geometric pattern, the handle is in spiral form. The
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Starting price: € 300
Lot 80
TWO BETEL NUTS BOXES IN THE SHAPE OF A LION AND DEER China, Qing dynasty, and Cambodia, 19th-early 20th century
Silver alloy foil worked in repoussé. Lion 1.96 x 2.75 x 1.69 in. Roe deer 5.12 x 4.72 x 3.54 in. Bivalve boxes in the shape of a crouched lion and a deer. The
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Starting price: € 300
Lot 81
A FIGURE OF BUDDHA SEATED ON A THRONE China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Carved wood, lacquered in red and black, and partially gilded. The devotional niche on the back is sealed. Good condition. The wood presents some small cracks due to its age. The hands joined in his
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Starting price: € 400
Lot 82
TWO FIGURES OF BODHISATTVAS China, Ming dynasty, 17th century
One of the two wooden figures is heavy, gilded, with red paint on the lotus throne. The other is lighter, with traces of black lacquer and red paint. The bodhisattvas are both seated cross-legged, with the
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Starting price: € 500
Lot 83
A FIGURE OF GUANYIN AMONG FLOWERS
China, Qing dynasty, 19th Century Finely carved wood with a few traces of black lacquer and gilding (on the left shoulder). The goddess of mercy is seated on draped fabric, the folds of which partially cover the throne made of a fretwork
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Starting price: € 800
Lot 85
TWO FIGURES OF GUANYIN WITH INFANT IN ARMS China, Ming dynasty and later, 17th and 19th century
Carved wood with traces of lacquer and gilding. The figure in perfumed wood is in good condition, the other shows some woodworm damage, while the corner on the top right of
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Starting price: € 300
Lot 86
A FIGURE OF GUANYIN WITH CHILD China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Carved wood, painted. Traces of gilding. Signs of woodworm and some small seasoning cracks, but nothing broken. Niche on the back is empty. Height 10.63 in.
Starting price: € 500
Lot 87
THREE FIGURES OF GUANYIN China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Carved wood, painted and gilded. Three of the countless variants in which Guanyin, the goddess of mercy, appears in the classic Buddhist iconography: one of the figures is seated in vajrasana and with three
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Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 1.400
Lot 88
A GROUP OF FIVE FIGURES OF GUANYIN
China, Qing dynasty, 17th-19th Century Carved wood, lacquered or dry-lacquered, gilded and painted. One of the devotional niches on the back is missing its lid: the small offerings can still be seen inside. Paint is worn, various breaks
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Starting price: € 500
Lot 89
A SHRINE WITH GUANYIN AND INFANT
China, Qing dynasty, 19th Century Carved, lacquered, painted, and partially gilded wood. The goddess of mercy is seated on the lotus throne, the baldachin behind her is carved with a bird on one side, a vase on the other, and a small
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Starting price: € 500
Lot 90
A FIGURE OF WARRIOR DEITY (ZHENWU) WITH TORTOISE AND SNAKE UNDERFOOT China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Carved wood, lacquered and gilded, beard made of real hair. Zhenwu (“true warrior”) is one of the most powerful gods of Daoism, venerated for invoking the healing of
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Starting price: € 700
Lot 91
TWO FIGURES OF A DAOIST DEITY (YAO WANG) WITH TIGER AND SNAKE China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
Lacquered wood, the smaller figure is also gilded. The tiger is next to the figure, while the snake forming an arc over his head is broken in both figurines: one only has
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Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 800
Lot 92
A RARE FIGURE OF WEI TUO
China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) (?) Carved, dry-lacquered and gilded wood. Figure fixed with wooden pins to the square base. Wearing armour, the general is standing with both feet firmly on the ground; his right hand resets on a rod, the left on
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Starting price: € 1.500 | Sold for : € 2.400
Lot 93
A FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN WITH A BALD HEAD AND “BLOODSUCKING” FANGS
China, Qing dynasty, 19th Century Excellent condition, no woodworm, painted and lacquered in black and red, with gilded armour. The guardian is wearing splendid armour, his right hand and foot are raised,
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Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 94
TWO FIGURES OF GUARDIAN DEITIES China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
Carved, lacquered, painted, and partially gilded wood. In a dynamic position with a threatening expression, the two warriors are about to attack their enemies. The hands once held weapons. The animal
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Starting price: € 600
Lot 95
A FIGURE OF DEITY WITH TIGER (ZHAO GONGMING) China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
Carved wood, painted and partially gilded. This warrior is leaning forward in a threatening position, with an arm raised and a foot on the nape of the animal. He is wearing impressive
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Starting price: € 500
Lot 96
THREE FIGURES OF THREATENING GUARDIANS
China, Qing dynasty, 18th and 19th Century Carved wood, lacquered, painted, and partially gilded. Two of the guardians, both of which date back to the 19th Century, are wearing splendid armour, with right hand and foot raised and
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Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 800
Lot 97
A LARGE FIGURE OF DAOIST OFFICIAL (CAISHEN?)
China, Qing dynasty, 18th Century Carved wood painted in red, black, gold, and white. The official is in a dynamic position, with his feet resting on a cloud. His right hand holds up a ingot (or a book?), the left is now
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Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 700
Lot 98
TWO LARGE FIGURES OF DAOIST OFFICIAL (CAISHEN?) China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
Carved, lacquered and painted wood with traces of partial gilding. With rich ceremonial garb and impressive headdresses, a ingot (missing in the standing figure) and a full vase in
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Starting price: € 500
Lot 99
A FIGURE OF HIGH-LEVEL OFFICIAL China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Carved, lacquered in black, gilded and painted wood. Beard made of real hair. Seated in western fashion, wearing a ceremonial costume and headdress, this important official was perhaps holding a jade hu
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Starting price: € 500
Lot 100
TWO FIGURES OF OFFICIALS SEATED IN WESTERN FASHION China, Ming dynasty, 17th century
Compact and heavy carved wood, with few traces of gilding and lacquering. The headdresses help to identify the two figures as public officials. The wrinkled faces and bellies above the
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Starting price: € 600