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 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